In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, and of Him do we ask help.

The book of the history of the kings of Zaria from Mallam Musa, a Beriberi, until the time of Othman, we are about to give you.

The history (we give) by the help of God. Mallam Musa, then, obtained the kingdom of Zaria; he came and made war against the people of Zaria, he drove them away, they set forth, they went, they came to Mangi, they remained (there). He prepared to start, he followed them as far as Mangi, and when they heard of his movements, they rose up, they went to the land of Guri; they made a city there, it was called Habuja, they settled down in it; after this he rose up ‖ he went to the south to a certain land called the land of Umüaisha, he fought with its people; he destroyed them, he burnt the town, he came to the town of Zozo with thirteen hundred slaves; he came with (many) horses, he rose up, he went to war with a certain country called Kugama; (the people of that country) caused him loss; there was slain Kakumi a certain warrior whom he loved, he lamented, he rose up and returned to Zaria, he made preparations, he went to their town, he conquered them, he returned and remained in Zaria, he made war eight times, he remained at home nine years, he died in Zaria.