UPalesa uthanda izityalo
Ursula Nafula
Jesse Pietersen
isiXhosa

Lo nguPalesa. Uneminyaka esixhenxe ubudala. Igama lakhe lithetha ukuthi 'intyatyambo' kulwimi lwakhe iSetswana.

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UPalesa uyavuka athethe nomthi weeorenji. "Nceda mthi weeorenji, khula ube mkhulu usinike amaorenji amaninzi avuthiweyo."

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UPalesa uhamba ngeenyawo ukuya esikolweni. Endleleni uthetha nengca. "Nceda ngca, yiba luhlaza kakhulu ungomi."

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UPalesa udlula kwiintyatyambo zasendle. "Ncedani zintyatyambo, qhamani ukuze ndihombise ngani iinwele zam."

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Esikolweni uPalesa uthetha nomthi osembindini wesakhiwo. "Nceda mthi, khupha amasebe amakhulu ukwenzela sifundele phantsi komthunzi."

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UPalesa uthetha nemithi yokubiyela ejikeleze isikolo sakhe. "Nceda ukhule womelele, unqande abantu abakhohlakeleyo bangangeni."

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Xa uPalesa ebuyela ekhaya esuka esikolweni, undwendwela umthi weeorenji. "Ingaba awakavuthwa amaorenji wakho?" uyabuza uPalesa.

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"Amaorenji aseluhlaza," wanesingqala uPalesa. "Ndiyakukubona ngomso mthi weeorenji," watsho uPalesa. "Mhlawumbi uyakube sele unalo iorenji elivuthiweyo lam."

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UPalesa uthanda izityalo
Author - Ursula Nafula
Translation - Kholeka Mabeta
Illustration - Jesse Pietersen
Language - isiXhosa
Level - First paragraphs
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