Enkyende erire omukira gwayo
Mozambican folktale
Horácio José Cossa

Obweire bwenyimaho wakame ekaba eiri munywani waamani munonga we enkyende

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Eizoba rimwe wakame yangira,"renka tugyende tuntaburemu turonde ekiitu kyona ekyokurya."nanekyende yikiriza, kwoka gukaba guri omutego gwayo.

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Bakangyenda omumusiri gwebikyori batandika kugurya.

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kyonka omugyezi wakame akaba yagambire bakama bomusiri, kukwata ekyende bakagyoreka ku eteine magyezi.

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Omunyabwengye wakame akantandika kutera enduru,"abashuma! abashuma! ebikyori byanyu byona babitwara!" nawe yagurukagayo yiruka.

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Ahonaho bakama bagwe beinja bashanga enkyende erikugyezaho kwiruka.kyonka ekaba eyine omukira murigwa ngurikugyizibira.

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bakama bangwe bakamukuratira, nenduru,"yemerera! yemerera! twakurebire, ori ekyende."

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kyonka bakamukwata kandi batandika kumutera.

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Tarabasize kwemere obuhurunzi yangira ngu,"naba ndi naa munywani wagye wakame.Niwe anyesire."

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kyonka bakama bagwe bamusharaho omukira," kandi bamugyira,gyenda kandi ogambire munywani ngu twakushaho omukira."

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Rero bagyenda owenju ya wakame kandi baateka omukira gwe ekyende kugurya. Wakame yayeta ekyende ahakyamushana.

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Ahamuheru gwokurya wakame yabuza enkyende yaba nemanya eki yarya. enkyende etiinue magyezi yagarukamu," aaha tindikumanya."

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wakame yamugyira ngu yarya omukira gweye kandi yiruka. Kandi kuruga obwe baba abazigu!

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Enkyende erire omukira gwayo
Author - Mozambican folktale
Translation - Twinamasiko Julius
Illustration - Horácio José Cossa
Language - Rukiga
Level - Longer paragraphs