Vho Sophie, vha re na tshivhindi
Thandiwe Dlodlo
Simon Mokoena
Ho vha hu tshilimo, ḓuvha ḽi tshi khou fhisesa, Khoḓani o vha a tshi khou sokou ya phanḓa na murahu a sa ḓivhi zwine a nga ita.
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Mme awe vho vha vho ya masimuni vho mu sia e eṱhe.
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“Ndi nga ita mini?” Khoḓani a tshi khou humbula.
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Nga u ṱavhanya Khoḓani a ḓelwa nga muhumbulo.
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“Mulambo! Ndi ḓo bambela mulamboni, fhedzi ndi ḓo ṱuwa na nnyi ngauri mma vho ri ndi songo ṱuwa ndi ndoṱhe?” Khoḓani u khou humbula.
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Nga tshenetsho tshifhinga Vho Sophie ndi u fhira vha tshi khou ya mulamboni. Vho vha vha hwala manngi muhulwane wo ḓalaho zwiambaro.
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“Khezwo! Ndi ḓo tevhela Vho Sophie mulamboni,” Khoḓani a tshi amba e eṱhe.
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A gidima murahu ha Vho Sophie. “Ndi khou humbela u ṱuwa navho mulamboni?” Khoḓani a tshi humbela. Vho Sophie vha ṅwethuwa vha tenda nga ṱhoho.
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Vhe nḓilani, Nozipho a tevhela vho a ṱuwa navho. Nozipho ha funi u bambela fhedzi u takalela u vhona vhaṅwe vha tshi bambela.
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“Ṋamusi ndi ḓo bambela vhukatikati, iyoo! A thi tsha vha ṅwana nṋe, ndi ḓo vha mangadza vhoṱhe,” hu amba Khoḓani.
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A fhufhela maḓini nga u ṱavhanya … a ya fhasi, a ya nṱha a dovha a ya fhasi.
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Nozipho o vha o sedza e kule musi khonani yawe i tshi khou bambela na vhaṅwe vhana.
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Musi Noziphi o sedza, zwi vhonala uri vhana vhoṱhe vha khou ḓiphina.
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Vho vha vha tshi khou ita phosho musi vha tshi khou bambela.
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Vho vha vha tshi khou vhidzelelana vho takala vhukuma.
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Musi Nozipho a tshi sedza zwavhuḓi, o vhona zwithu zwi songo ḓoweleaho.
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Khoḓani o vha a tshi khou bambela kule na vhaṅwe vhana.
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Nozipho a sendela tsini uri a vhone zwavhuḓi. O tshuwa, a shavhela kha vhafumakadzi vhane vha khou kuvha mulamboni.
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“Thusani wee! Khoḓani u khou nwela khothe,” Nozipho a tshi ṱavha mukosi.
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Nga u bonya ha iṱo, Vho Sophie ndi u fhufhela maḓini. Vha thoma u bambela.
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Vha bambela fhasi ha maḓi, vha imisa ṱhoho, vha vhuya vha swika kha Khoḓani.
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Vha fara Khoḓani nga tshanḓa vha bva nae maḓini.
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Vha bva nae vho mu beba muṱanani.
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Vha pfuka vhukati ha tshigwada tsha vhana na vhafumakadzi vhe vha vha vha tshi khou lilela Khoḓani.
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Nozipho o vha e murahu ha Vho Sophie vhe vha vha vho beba Khoḓani vha tshi khou ya kiḽiniki.
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Musi vha tshi swika kiḽiniki vha ṱanganedzwa nga muongi Noxolo we a gidimela u thusa Khoḓani.
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Vhaṅwe vhaongi vho ḓa nga u ṱavhanya uri vha thuse muongi Noxolo.
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“U ḓo tshila, ri na mashudu ngauri ha ngo vha maḓini lwa tshifhinga tshilapfu!” hu amba muongi.
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Vho Sophie vha femuluwa vho vhofholowa.
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Vhathu vhoṱhe kiḽiniki vha vha livhuha nga tshivhindi tshe vha tshi sumbedza.
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“Ndi livhuha ndo kona u tshidza vhutshilo,” vha tshi amba nga u ḓiṱukufhadza.
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Mafhungo a swika musanda. Vhamusanda vha isa mulaedza wa uri hu vhidzwe Vho Sophie.
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Vhamusanda vha thetshelesa musi Vho Sophie vha tshi ṱalutshedza nḓila ye vha vha ngayo mubambeli makone.
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“Musi ndi kha ḓi vha musidzana, khonani yanga yo vha i tshi dzula seli ha mulambo. Mulambo wo vha u tshipiḓa tsha vhutshilo hashu. Ro vha ri tshi ṱangana hone u ka maḓi, u kuvha, na u bambela!” vha tshi khou vhudza vhamusanda.
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Vhamusanda vha ita nḓivhadzo ya u livhuha Vho Sophie nga ṅwambo wa tshivhindi tshavho. Vhafumakadzi vha fhululedza, vhanna vha lidza milodzi, vhana vha vhidzelela nga dakalo.
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U bva nga ḽeneḽo ḓuvha, vhana vho vha vha tshi tevhela Vho Sophie hoṱhe hune vha ya hone.
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Vho vha vha tshi pfala vha tshi khou imba vha tshi ri, “A huna tshine tsha nga mmbaisa, vha hone Vho Sophie vha re na tshivhindi!
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Title: Vho Sophie, vha re na tshivhindi
Author/s: Thandiwe Dlodlo
Translator/s: Tshedza Tlhako
Illustrator/s: Simon Mokoena
Assurer/s: Doris Manyamalala
Language: Tshivenḓa

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