Amandla kaSimangaliso
Sponono Mahlangu
Khanyisa Masemola
Enarheni engakwelinye ihlangothi lomlambo iLimpopo, kuhlala uSimangaliso.
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Kukholwa bona uSimangaliso unamandla amanengi akhethekileko.
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Woke umuntu endaweni yangekhethu ukhuluma ngaye.
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USimangaliso unelizwi elimnandi elibutjhelela. Uhlala ehlathini lapha avumela khona iinyoni neenlwana.
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Uvuma nakutjhinga elinye nelinye ilanga. Abantu basuka kude beze bazokulalela ilizwi lakhe elimnandi.
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USimangaliso uneenhluthu ezide umuntu angakhange akhe azibone. Ukghona ukutjhugulula iinhluthu zakhe ngendlela athanda ngayo. Ukghona ukuzenza zinyamalale begodu azenze zibuye.
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Ngaso soke isikhathi nakavumako, iinhluthu zakhe ziyarhirika bese zivala ubuso bakhe.
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USimangaliso ukhamba magega nehlathi loke qobe lilanga.
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Uyakghona ukuzwa nokunukelela ingozi.
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Uyakghona ukubona nalokha umuntu nakeza kuye ngeminqopho emimbi.
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Ngelinye ilanga, uSimangaliso wabona kungcono azitholele bona ipilo injani ngakwelinye ihlangothi lomlambo.
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Wabona kungcono athathe ikhambo.
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Wathi nakafika emlanjeni omkhulu, warareka, “Alo ngizokuyama njani?”
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USimangaliso wathula wadla amathambo wengqondo, ngemva kwalokho warhuwelela, “Amandla! Amandla!”
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Msinyazana kwavela ibhlorho.
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Wayamela ngakwelinye ihlangothi lomlambo bewaragela phambili nekhambo lakhe. Wakhamba waya kude namahlathi awaziko.
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USimangaliso wazizwa adiniwe. “Ngifuna indawo engingaphumula kiyo,” watjho acabanga.
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Warhuwelela, “Amandla! Amandla!”
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Msinyazana utjani bavela kiyo yoke indawo. USimangaliso wahlala phasi etjanini obuhle.
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USimangaliso wazizwa alambile. “Ngikude namahlathi. Ngizokuthola njani ukudla?” watjho azibuza.
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Wakhotha iindebe zakhe zomlomo warhuwelela,
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“Amandla! Amandla!”
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Msinyazana kwavela iimpoto ezinganalitho, iinkotlelo namakopi.
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Ukudla kukaSimangaliso akuthandako neenselo kwapharakela ngaphakathi kweempoto, kweenkotlelo kanye nemakopini anganalitho.
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Wadla wasela ngendlela athanda ngayo.
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Msinyazana wezwa itjhada.
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USimangaliso wanukelela bona sengikhona ngaphambi kobana ngitjhidele kuye.
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Wamemeza, “Ngubani loyo?”
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Ngaphendula ngelizwi elincani ngathi, “Ngimi. Ibizo lami nginguBumi.
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USimangaliso bekazi bona ngize ngobuhle.
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“Ngilahlekile,” Ngatjho ngelizwi lami elincani.
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“Yewize uzokudla usele nami!” uSimangaliso wamumema.
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Ngadla begodu ngasela yoke into engiyifunako.
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Ngatjela uSimangaliso bona ngilahleke njani ngemva kokulandela umnakwethu omdala.
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USimangaliso wangitjela ngekhambo lakhe lokufuna ukubona bona ipilo injani ngakwelinye ihlangothi lomlambo.
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Ngemva kwalokho, wamomotheka bese wamemeza wathi, “Amandla! Amandla!”
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Begodu ngafika njalo emnyango ongaphambili wendlu yababelethi bami.
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Title: Amandla kaSimangaliso
Author/s: Sponono Mahlangu
Illustrator/s: Khanyisa Masemola
Language: isiNdebele

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