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Abasizi bakaGogo uMapula abahlakaniphile
Lerato Tsotetsi
Magriet Brink
Ugogo uMapula ubuka inqwaba yamaklabishi akhe abekwe eduze komnyango wangaphambili endlini yakhe. Usebenze kanzima esivandeni sakhe.
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Manje sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ayodayisa isivuno sakhe emakethe.
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“Ngizodinga abantu abazongisiza ukubala nokupakisha la maklabishi,” kucabanga ugogo.
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Esame khona lapho uGogo kwadlula uJabu, uDineo noDimpho. Wajabula kakhulu ukubabona.
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“Wozani nizongisiza ngokupakisha la maklabishi kula mabhokisi,” kucela ugogo.
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Wayazi ukuthi bayizingane ezihlakaniphile futhi ezithanda ukusiza abantu.
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Baqala babonisana ngokuthi babezowapakisha kanjani amaklabishi.
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“Asiwabale bese siwapakisha ngamabili,” kusho uDineo.
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“Asiwabale siwapakishe ngamane,” kusho uJabu.
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“Mina ngithi asiwabale bese siwapakisha ngamathathu,” kusho uDimpho.
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Bagcina bevumelana ngokuthi ukuwabala ngamane yikhona okwakuzoshesha.
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“Kungena amaklabishi ayishumi nambili ebhokisini ngalinye,” kusho uDineo.
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“Kwakuhle lokho, futhi kuzoshesha!” kumoyizela uGogo. “Sekudingeka ukuthi uMnumzane Jonas awathathe awase emakethe.”
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“Lizobiza malini iklabishi lilinye Gogo?” kubuza uDineo.
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“Ngiyazi ukuthi ningakubala kalula lokho. Ibhokisi elilodwa libiza uR60,” kusho uGogo.
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“Uma ibhokisi libiza uR60, libe linamaklabishi ayishumi nambili, kumele sehlukanise amashumi ayisithupha ngeshumi nambili,” kusho uDineo.
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“Sengiyazi minai! kusho uJabu. “Iklabishi lilinye lizobiza uR5.”
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“Nami ngiyavuma!” kuphendula uDimpho.
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Abasizi bakaGogo baqala bawapakisha onke amaklabishi.
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Wafika wajabula kakhulu uMnumzane Jonas ngoba wawungasekho umsebenzi omkhulu ayezowenza. “Ngizoqinisekisa ukuthi bawathenga wonke la maklabishi emakethe,” kusho uMnu Jonas.
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Izingane zahlala zaphumula ngaphansi kwesihlahla esivandeni sikaGogo. Zabona into ayayifihlwe nguGogo ngaphansi kwephinifa lakhe.
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“Yini le oyifihle ngaphansi kwephinifa Gogo?” kubuza uDineo.
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“Engifuna ukunibonga ngakho ngomsebenzi omkhulu eniwenzile. Kuzodingeka ukuthi nikwabelane ngokulingana,” kusho uGogo.
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Izingane zamemeza ngokujabula. UGogo uMapula wabanikeza ama-aphula amaningi futhi amnandi.
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“Abukeka emnandi,” kusho uDineo ekhotha izindebe zakhe.
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“Ngabe awethu wonke la ma-aphula?” kubuza uDimpho emangele.
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“Kunjalo, kodwa khumbula ukuthi kufanele niwabelane ngokulingana!” kusho uGogo.
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“Asiwabaleni,” uDimpho ubeka umbono.
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Bawabala ngamabili.
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“Kunamaqoqo ayisishiyagalombili ama-aphula abekwe ngamabili, ne-aphula elilodwa ngaphezulu, Esewonke ayishumi nesikhombisa,” kusho uDimpho.
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“Kusho ukuthi kufanele sehlukaniselane ngokulingana thina sobathathu ama-aphula ayishumi nesikhombisa,” kubeka uJabu.
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Babala ama-aphula ayisihlanu umuntu emunye, kwasala amabili ngaphezulu.
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Badideka ukuthi babezowahlukanisa kanjani lawa asele.
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“Kufanele siwasike abe ngohhafu,” kusho uDimpho.
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“Kumele siwasike abe amakota,” kubeka uJabu.
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“Kodwa ngeke thina sobathathu sikwazi ukwehlukaniselana ohhafu noma amakota,” kukhononda uDineo.
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“Asiwanikezeni uGogo noMnu Jonas!” ubeka umbono.
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“Yebo, ngoba uGogo nguyena owatshalile,” kuvuma uJabu.
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“UMnu Jonas nguyena owahambise emakethe,” kwengeza uDimpho.
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UMnu Jonas wabuya emakethe emva kokudayisa amaklabishi.
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UDimpho wanikeza uGogo noMnu Jonas ama-aphula ayesele.
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Abasizi bakaGogo abahlakaniphile baziqhenya kakhulu ngesenzo sabo sokusiza uGogo.
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Basebenzisa ulwazi ababeluthole esikoleni ukusiza uGogo kanjalo nangokwabelana ngokulingana.
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Title
: Abasizi bakaGogo uMapula abahlakaniphile
Author/s
: Lerato Tsotetsi
Translator/s
: Zanele Zuma
Illustrator/s
: Magriet Brink
Assurer/s:
Zanele Ndlovu
Language:
isiZulu
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