UNaka noNala bakhuluma ngephasi
Connie Makgabo
Vusi Malindi
isiNdebele
First sentences
UNaka noNala basesivandeni sabo. Bayahlwengisa, bebatjala nemirorho.
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“Kubayini sisebenza budisi kangaka elangeni?” uNala ukhokha ummoya.
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“Sisebenza budisi ngombana sithanda iphasi kanye nebhoduluko lethu!” kutjho uNaka.
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“Abantwana bakhula kuhle ebhodulukweni elihlwengekileko,” uyangezelela.
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“Begodu, sitjala imirorho ukwenzela bona sidle ukudla okunepilo,” kuraga uNaka.
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“Ukutjala imirorho yethu kungasongela nemali,” kutjho uNala.
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“Bewuthini ngephasi? Ngitjela okhunye?” uNala uyagandelela.
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UNaka uthi, “Asihlale phasi, ngizakutjela okuthileko ngephasi.”
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UNaka uyathoma, “Iphasi yiplanethi erono esiphila kiyo. Abantu abamabhiliyoni abunane baphila la!Iphasi likhamba lizombe ilanga.”
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“Iphasi lenziwe ngenarha, ummoya, kanye namanzi. Izinto eziphilako ziphila ehlangothini elingaphezulu leplanethi ngombana kutjhisa bhe ngaphakathi,” kuhlathulula uNaka.
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UNala umngena emlonyeni, “Kubayini singawi ephasinapha?”
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“Amandla wokudosana kwezinto ayasibamba lapha. Amandla la asidosela eplanethini,” kuphendula uNaka.
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“Singalinakekela njani iphasi?” kubuza uNala.
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UNaka uyaphendua, “Kufanele singasilaphazi iphasi. Kufanele sivuselele kabutjha izinto bese siphungula iinzibi zethu.”
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UNaka uyaraga, “Kufanele senze kabutjha iimplastiki, amaphepha, amarhalasi, namabhlege. Kuyakghonakala ukwenza izinto ezitja ngezinto ezivuselelekako. Silahla izinto ezinengi khulu.”
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UNaka uyaphetha, “Kufanele sinakekele iphasi ngombana abantu bayalitlhoga ukobana baphile.”
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“Kufanele sibuyele emsebenzini!” kutjho UNala.
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——Imibuzo


  1. Khuyini okwenziwa nguNala noNaka? Kubayini?
  2. Tlola amaphuzu ama-4 ngeplanethi yethu.
  3. Kubayini kufanele sinakekele iphasi?
  4. Kutjho ukuthini ‘ukuvuselela’ izinto?
  5. Khuyini okungavuselelwa? Rhelisa iimbonelo.
  6. Khuyini okhunye esingakwenza ukuvikela iphasi?
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Title: UNaka noNala bakhuluma ngephasi
Author/s: Connie Makgabo
Translator/s: Vusi Mahlangu
Illustrator/s: Vusi Malindi
Assurer/s: Sponono Mahlangu
Language: isiNdebele

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