Umoya
Ursula Nafula
Marion Drew
isiXhosa

Umoya uyabhudla. Umoya ubhudla ikhaya lethu.

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Umoya unamandla. Ukrazula ikayiti yam isesandleni sam.

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Ndileqa ikayiti yam. Umoya undivuthelela kude nekayiti yam.

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Umoya uba sisitshingitshane. Isitshingitshane siyinyusela phezulu kakhulu ikayiti yam.

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Isitshingitshane siyandigubungela. Andiboni nto, andikwazi kubamba nto.

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Ingaba iphi ikayiti yam ngoku? Mhlawumbi ibambeke emthini.

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Mhlawumbi ikayiti yam isabhabha esibhakabhakeni.

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Ngelingeni umoya uyaphela. Mna ndisajikeleza.

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Xa ndiyeka ukujikeleza ndiyabheka-bheka. Ingaba uye phi umoya?

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Andiyiboni naphi na ikayiti yam. Andisawuva umoya.

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Mhlawumbi ndizakuyifumana ngomso ikayiti yam. Ngoku kufuneka ndiye ekhaya phambi kokuba umoya ubhudle kwakhona.

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Umoya
Author - Ursula Nafula
Translation - Kholeka Mabeta
Illustration - Marion Drew
Language - isiXhosa
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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