UTsakani nabonompopi beengodo
Hlongwani Hlongwani
Tebogo Matshana
UTsakani nabonompopi beengodo

Sponono Mahlangu
Tebogo Matshana
Kade, ethresteni leMbhokota elabe liseentabeni, kwakuhlala umntazanyana ibizo lakhe kunguTsakani.
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UTsakani wabe anganabo abangani, ngaso soke isikhathi wabe azihlalela yedwa anesizungu.
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Wafuna umuntu angasizana naye ukubumba amathoyi webumba, ukwenza iimpoto, amabhigiri kanye neenkomo. Kwakunganamuntu angadlala naye.
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UGogo wakubona lokhu begodu wacabanga bona, “uTsakani udlala ngamatje woke malanga. Lokhu akukalungi. Ngizokwenza iplani.”
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UGogo bekakwazi ukubaza isigodo. Bekakwazi ukwenza imibazo yeendlovu ezikulu, imibazo yabantu abadumileko.
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UGogo bekenza imibazo yayo yoke into ayicabangako.
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Lokha uTsakani nabekamatasatasa adlala ngamatje, uGogo bekenza unompopi wesigodo.
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Unompopi wesigodo bekakghona ukuhlala nokukhamba, kodwana kwaphela lokha nakatjhidele kuTsakani.
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“Gogo, uhlakaniphile,” kutjho uTsakani athabile lokha nakabona unompopi.
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UGogo wakhamba watjhiya uTsakani nonompopi wesigodo.
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UTsakani wabe athabe khulu nakadlala ngonompopi wesigodo. Msinyazana besele adonda godu.
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Unompopi ukghona ukuhlala nokukhamba kwaphela, akakghoni ukukhuluma. Bekunganamuntu angakhuluma naye.
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Yeke, uGogo wenza omunye unompopi okghona ukukhamba, ukuhlala nokukhuluma.
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UTsakani wabe athabe komhlolo. Wajida nokujida athabile. Wathi, “Gogo, uhlakaniphe khulu, ungenzele ilanga.”
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Badlala boke bekwatjhinga ilanga.
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Kodwana unompopi wesigodo bekangakghoni ukujida, ukube uTsakani yena uthanda ukujida.
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Uthanda ukujidela umjido wethabo, umjido wokuthumba kanye netjhibhelani.
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Bekafuna ukuswaya aye ngapha nangapha, nomnganakhe wesigodo. Bekunganamuntu angajida naye.
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UGogo bekakghona ukwenza enye nenye into ngebumba nesigodo.
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Wenza godu omunye unompopi wesigodo, owembethe imincamo namabhengele, unompopi wesigodo wambathiswa nomtjeka imbala.
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Unompopi wesigodo lo bekamuhle arhanyazela. Bekakghona ukukhamba, ukuhlala, ukukhuluma nokujida.
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Unompopi banoTsakani balalela iingoma begodu bajida bobabili.
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Ukusukela mhlokho nakangakayi esikolweni, uTsakani bekadlala nabonompopi bakhe beengodo abenziwe nguGogo.
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UTsakani akhange asakholwa sizungu.
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UGogo nakabona indlela uTsakani athabe ngayo, wenzela boke abantwana ethresteni abonompopi beengodo.
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Wabaza neengodo ezinengi ukobana ahlobise ngazo.
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Iphasi loke belikghona ukubona umsebenzi wezandla ezihle zikaKokwani.
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Your attribution should include the following:
Title: UTsakani nabonompopi beengodo
Author/s: Hlongwani Hlongwani
Translator/s: Sponono Mahlangu
Illustrator/s: Tebogo Matshana
Assurer/s: Vusi Mahlangu
Language: isiNdebele

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