U-Asnath Mahapa undizela phezulu
Sara Lekganyane
Khanyisa Masemola
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ULebo wenza inhlolovo nokaputeni u-Asnath Mahapa ulwenzela iphephabhuku lesikole sakhe.
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Ujabule kakhulu ukuhlangana nowesifazane wokuqala onsundu ongumshayeli wezindiza eNingizimu Afrika.
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“Sawubona, kaputeni Mahapa! Wamukelekile kule nhlolovo yethu,” kusho uLebo.
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“Sawubona Lebo futhi ngiyabonga. Ngicela ungibize ngo-Asnath,” kusho u-Asnath.
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“Ngicela ungitshele ngesikhathi lapho usemncane,” kusho uLebo.
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U-Asnath uyaphendula, “Ngazalwa ngonyaka we-1979 esifundazweni saseLimpopo eNingizimu Afrika.
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Ngakhulela endaweni eyayingenawo amanzi nogesi. Sasifunda sikhanyisa ngekhandlela.”
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“Waqala nini ukuba nothando lwezindiza nokundiza?” kubuza uLebo.
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“Ngaqala ukuthanda izindiza ngineminyaka eyishumi nantathu.
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Ngesikhathi ngihlala ngaphakathi esikoleni ngaqala ukufunda amaphephabhuku axoxa ngokundiza.
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Konke kwaqala kanjalo-ke,” kukhumbula u-Asnath.
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“Lwakhula kanjani lolu thando lokundiza?” Kubuza uLebo, ebhala phansi.
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“Ngangihlale ngizibuza ukuthi izindiza ezinkulu nezisindayo zihlala kanjani emoyeni zikwazi ukundiza,” kuphendula u-Asnath.
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Umbuzo kaLebo olandelayo uthi, “Yiziphi izifundo okufanele uzifunde uma ufuna ukuba ngumshayeli wezindiza?”
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U-Asnath wachaza ukuthi iziBalo neSayensi izifundo ezibulekile.
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“Uphinde uhlale emoyeni amahora amaningi ufundela ukushayela futhi uzijwayeza ngaphambi kokuthi uthole ilayisense,” echaza.
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ULebo wase ebuza ngemininingwane yokufundela ukuba ngumshayeli wezindiza.
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U-Asnath uyaphendula, “Ukuba ngumshayeli wezindiza, kufanele wazi kahle izinombolo nokubala.
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Ukufundela ubuNjiniyela kukufundisa ukuthi izindiza zisebenza kanjani. UbuNjiniyela bugxile kulwazi lweSayensi neziBalo.”
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“Uyakwazi ukukhumbula usuku lwakho lokuqala ushayela indiza? Ngiyesaba ukundiza!” kusho uLebo.
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U-Asnath waphendula wathi, “Ewu! Ikhanda lami lalizula futhi nginesiyezi. Kodwa angizange ngiphele amandla.
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Manje, sengishayela ngiye kwamanye amazwe amaningi, ngifike ngifunde ngamasiko ahlukile.”
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“Kufanele ukuba mnandi lokho!” kubabaza uLebo.
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“Ungangitshela kabanzi ngokuthi izindiza zindiza kanjani?”
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U-Asnath uyachaza, “Umoya ongena emaphikweni unikeza indiza amandla okuthi iphakame iye phezulu.
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Amandla enjini wona enza indiza ikwazi ukuya phambili”
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“Kuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu,” kusho uLebo. “Ngabe bukhona ubunzima owake wabhekana nabo ekubeni ngumshayeli wezindiza?”
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“Yebo, buningi ubunzima engike ngahlangabezane nabo! Bangitshela ukuthi ngimfishane kakhulu. Nokuthi iziqu zami azikho eqophelweni elifanele.
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Basho nokuthi umsebenzi wokushayela izindiza akuwona umsebenzi wabantu besifazane.”
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ULebo uyabuza, “Wabe usuzixazulula kanjani lezo zinkinga?”
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“Ngalwa ukuze umthetho omayelana nobude bomshayeli wezindiza ushintshe. Ngase ngibuyela esikoleni sokufundela ukushayela izindiza ngathola imiphumela emihle.
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Ngangifuna ukukhombisa ukuthi abantu besifazane bangawenza lo msebenzi!” kuphendula u-Asnath.
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ULebo uvuma ngekhanda lapho u-Asnath eqhubeka, “Ngafunda ukuthi uma uzimisele ngeke wehluleke.
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Ngafunda ukungabalaleli abantu abathi angizukwazi. Nokuthi abantu besifazane bangenza noma yini abantu besilisa abakwazi ukuyenza.”
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ULebo wathi, “Yiqiniso lokho!”
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“Yini oziqhenya ngayo kakhulu?” kubuza uLebo.
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“Ngangineminyaka engamashumi amabili kuphela ngesikhathi ngizuza iziqu zokuba ngumshayeli wezindiza wokuqala onsundu wesifazane lapha eNingizimu Afrika.
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Ngaphinde ngaba yingxenye yohambo lokuqala ngendiza eyayinabasebenzi besifazane bodwa.
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Nginothando lokukhuthaza amantombazane ukuba afunde iSayensi.”
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ULebo uthi, “Ngeshwa, sesiphelelwe yisikhathi. Ngiyabonga ngenhlolovo yethu.
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Uyasikhombisa ukuthi uma umuntu ezimisele futhi esebenza kanzima, angandizela phezulu!”
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U-Asnath wamoyizela wathi, “Ngiyabonga Lebo. Bekuyintokozo ukukhuluma nawe!”
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——Imibuzo


  1. Ngobani abantu ababili kule ndaba futhi bakhuluma ngani?
  2. Kungani uLebo abe nale ngxoxiswano?
  3. Yini eyayenza ukuthi u-Asnath afune ukuba ngumshayeli wezindiza.
  4. Chaza ukuthi yini edingekayo ukuze ube umshayeli wendiza.
  5. Zindiza kanjani izindiza?
  6. Thola ukuthi wayengubani umshayeli wezindiza wokuqala wesifazane e-Afrika.
  7. Ingabe uyakholelwa ukuthi ukhona umuntu ongandizela phezulu njengo-Asnath? Chaza.
  8. U-Asnath wathanda izindiza lapho eneminyaka engu-13. Yini wena oyithandayo? Uzoyifinyelela kanjani kuyo?
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——Izincwadi ezikulolu chungechunge


  • U-Andile Mji
  • U-Asnath Mahapa
  • UBongani Mayosi
  • UCharlotte Maxeke
  • UMmantsane Moche Diale
  • UMulalo Doyoyo
  • UTebello Nyokong
  • UTshilidzi Marwala
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Title: U-Asnath Mahapa undizela phezulu
Author/s: Sara Lekganyane
Translator/s: Zanele Ndlovu
Illustrator/s: Khanyisa Masemola
Assurer/s: Zanele Zuma
Language: isiZulu

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