Kutheni isele lilibi?
Mozambican folktale
Hélder de Paz Alexandre
isiXhosa

Kudala-dala, icilikishe nesele babe ngabahlobo.

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Isele lalinomona bubuhle nenkazimlo yecilikishe.

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"Wenze njani ukuze ubemhle? Jonga mna, ndimbi. Ndenze njani ngolwam ulusu?" latsho isele.

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Lathi icilikishe, "Mamela, galela amanzi embizeni uyibeke emlilweni. Ecaleni kwakho."

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Kodwa isele lathi, "Sendiyazi, ndiyayazi. Thula, mhlobo wam." Lahamba.

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Lafika ekhaya lagalela amanzi embizeni.

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Athe xa amanzi eqala ukubila, lazijula kuwo.

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Ze latsha ulusu lakhe, laqhawukelwa nangumsila.

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Endaweni yokuba liqhakazele libelihle nje ngecilikishe, laba libi nangakumbi!

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Kutheni isele lilibi?
Author - Mozambican folktale
Translation - Nokuthula Bernelee Dyonase
Illustration - Hélder de Paz Alexandre
Language - isiXhosa
Level - First sentences
© Mozambican Writers 2014
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