Umdlalo wokuphekana
Mozambican folktale
Reginaldo Vicente Manhice
isiXhosa

Kudala-dala, umvundla nenkawu babengabahlobo. Ngenye imini, ngexesha lendlala, umvundla wamema umhlobo wakhe ukuba bazodlala.

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Umvundla wathi, "Masidlale ukuphekaphekana!" Inkawu yabuza, "Sizakuyenza njani lonto?"

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Ke ngoku umvundla waphendula, "Kufuneka sibase umlilo."

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Sigcwalise imbiza ngamanzi, ke ngoku siyibeke emlilweni.

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Mna ndiyakungena kuqala. Xa ndibetha isiciko sembiza, uvule. Ngoku ndizokuphuma.

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Inkawu yavuma ukuyenza lonto. Ngoko umvundla wangena kuqala embizeni, amanzi eqala ukubila.

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Umvundla wankqonkqoza, inkawu yasivula isiciko.

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Kodwa kuthe xa ilithuba lenkawu, umvundla wathatha ilityekazi elikhulu, walibeka phezu kwesiciko sembiza, esakugqiba, wahlala phezu kwaso.

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Kuthe xa amanzi eqala ukubila, inkawu yankqonkqoza, kodwa umvundla akakhange asivule isiciko.

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Ngoku inkawu yafa, ke ngoku umvundla watya umhlobo wakhe!

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Umdlalo wokuphekana
Author - Mozambican folktale
Translation - Lunathi Ntunzi
Illustration - Reginaldo Vicente Manhice
Language - isiXhosa
Level - First sentences
© Mozambican Writers 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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