UPalesa uthanda iintjalo
Ursula Nafula
Jesse Pietersen

Lo nguPalesa.

Ibizo lakhe litjho ithuthumbo ngelimi lekhabo, leSetswana.

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Ekuseni uPalesa ukhuluma nomuthi wama-orentji.

"Muthi wama-orentji, ngibawa usiphe ama-orentji amanengi."

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UPalesa uya esikolweni.

Endleleni uthi etjanini, "Ngiyakubawa tjani, hlala uhlaza ungatjhwabi."

3

UPalesa udlula emathuthumbeni wommango.

"Mathuthumbo, ngiyathokoza ngemibala yenu ekhanyako."

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Esikolweni, uPalesa ukhuluma nemithi emincani.

"Mithi, ngibawa nibe namataka amakhulu sikghone ukufundela ngaphasi komthunzi wenu."

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UPalesa ukhuluma nehlatjhana elincani elizungeze isikolo sakhe.

"Ngibawa ukhule unamandla uvimbe abantu abambi bangangeni ngaphakathi."

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Lokha uPalesa nakabuya esikolweni, wavakatjhela umuthi wama-orentji.

"Selavuthiwe ama-orentji wakho?" kubuza uPalesa.

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"Ama-orentji asese hlaza," kuphefumula uPalesa. Wathi, "Ngizokubona kusasa muthi wama-orentji."

"Mhlamunye lokho uzabe unama-orentji wami avuthiweko!"

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UPalesa uthanda iintjalo
Author - Ursula Nafula
Translation - Phephelaphi Mnguni, Sponono Mahlangu
Illustration - Jesse Pietersen
Language - isiNdebele
Level - First paragraphs