Mbholovo exikarhi ka vanhu na nyoka
Tshepiso Mogaswa
Adonay Gebru
Khale wa khaleni, a ku ri na mufana loyi a va ku i Mosimane.
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A ri na vumunhu na rirhandzu. A rhandza ku ya wisa etlhelo ka nambu.
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Siku rin’wana loko Mosimane a ri enambyeni, a vona N’wanyoka.
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“Xewani N’wanyoka,” ku vula Mosimane.
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“Xewani,” ku hlamula N’wanyoka.
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N’wanyoka a byela Mosimane leswaku a nga n’wi fumisa. Mosimane a fanele a n’wi rhwala a n’wi yisa laha a lavaka kona.
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N’wanyoka a tikomba a tshembekile.
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Mosimane a ri munhu wa mahanyelo ma kahle. A pfumela ku rhwala N’wanyoka hi le hlokweni.
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Va pela nambu swin’we.
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Ha la tlhelo, N’wanyoka u kombele leswaku va va vanghana, hikuva yena u hava munghana.
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Mosimane u pfumerile hi ku kanakana.
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Endleleni va hlanganile ne N’wamhisi.
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“Xewani va ka hina,” ku huwelela N’wamhisi. “Xewani Ttn N’wamhisi,” ku hlamula Mosimane na N’wanyoka hi nkarhi wun’we.
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“Xana mi ya kwihi n’wina vambirhi?” ku vutisa Ttn N’wamhisi. “Hi ya laha ndzi tsakelaka ku hiya kona,” ku hlamula N’wanyoka. N’wamhisi a hlamarile.
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“Xana u kumile mbuyelo wo tsakisa ku va u rhwale N’wanyoka?” N’wamhisi a vutisa Mosimane.
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Mosimane a nga kalangi a nga vula leswi a tshembisiweke hi N’wanyoka.
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Mosimane na N’wanyoka va yile emahlweni na riendzo ra vona.
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Eka ku famba ka vona enhoveni, Mosimane u ve a karhala.
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Va hlanganile na Malume N’wamhungubye ehansi ka nsinya.
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Malume N’wamhungubye a honekele N’wanyoka loyi a titsondzele enhlokweni ya munhu. A nga tshembi leswi a swi vona.
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A sungula ku hleka.
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N’wanyoka a holovela Malume N’wamhungubye a ku, “U hleka yini? Ku hleka swi nga vanga timbholovo!”
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“Mina na N’wanyoka hi vanghana vakulu!” Mosimane a byela Malume N’wamhungubye.
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Malume N’wamhungubye a ehleketa nkarhinyana. A sungula ku vulavulela ehansi.
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“N’wanyoka, chika enhlokweni ya mina leswaku ndzi ta twa Malume N’wamhungubye kahle.”
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A ya emahlweni a ku, “N’wanyoka, ndzi ku rhwale ndzi pela na wena nambu. Ndzi ku rhwale ku fika la. Mbuyelo wa mina wu kwihi? A ndzi ehleketa leswaku hi vanghana.”
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Malume Phungubye a vutisa, “Van’wanyoka a va tshembekangi?”
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N’wanyoka a swi vona leswaku Mosimane u khunguvanyekile. A nyokovela a nghena enhoveni.
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Mosimane u tlhelele kaya a ya byela vanhu hi N’wanyoka. Kufika na namuntlha, tinyoka a ti tshembiwi hi munhu.
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Your attribution should include the following:
Title: Mbholovo exikarhi ka vanhu na nyoka
Author/s: Tshepiso Mogaswa
Translator/s: Arnold Mushwana
Illustrator/s: Adonay Gebru
Assurer/s: Hlongwani Hlongwani, Bongani Maluleke
Language: Xitsonga

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