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Indzaba yaLesedi
Tebogo Matshana
Tebogo Matshana
Dzadzewetfu Lesedi akahlaliseki.
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Ugencetisa situlo sakhe ente shengatsi ulibhele.
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Ubhaca etulu esihlahleni nangabe utama kumbamba.
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“Yehla lapho, kutoze konakale tinwele takho!” kumemeta gogo.
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“Hhayi gogo,” kuphendvula Lesedi, “Sengivele sengisemoyeni!”
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Gogo unikina inhloko yakhe ngekumangala.
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Ungete wakholwa kutsi nangabe lina, dzadzewetfu Lesedi ugijima khona lapho emvuleni.
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“Lesedi!” kumemeta gogo, “Ngena endlini, kutoze konakale timphahla takho!”
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Lesedi udvweba imidvwebo kanye nemachibi ekudleni kwakhe ngelitiya lakhe.
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Wenta bugudvugudvu bemisindvo ngetigubhu takhe temculo kanye nemsindvo lomkhulu ngelugitali lwakhe lolusebenta ngagesi.
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Kungako angaboni ngisho nemonakalo lawentako ekamelweni letfu!
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“Lesedi, ecinisweni lena akusiyo indlela sidzandzane lokufanele sitiphatse ngayo,” kusho gogo.
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“Awu nawe gogo,” kukhala Lesedi, “Lena yindlela nami lengentiwe ngayo.”
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Busuku bonkhe, Lesedi, ugucugucuka njalo, akabutsi hlutfu butfongo.
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Bese kutsi ekuseni, Lesedi abe seloku anebutfongo.
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“Nkosiyami gogo,” kusho Lesedi, “phela angizange neze ngilale kahle.
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Ngicela unginikete umshanyelo, ngicabanga kutsi ngishanyele likamelo lami.”
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“Maye Lesedi,” kumoyitela gogo, “Mhlawumbe ekugcineni utokuba yintfombi!”
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“Yebo gogo,” kumoyitela Lesedi, “Ngitochubeka ngingimi, kuphela nangabe ngiba yintfombi.”
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“Ngingaba ngiko kokubili. Ngingaba ngunobe yini lengifuna kuba ngiyo,” kubabata dzadzewetfu njengoba agaca gogo.
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Title
: Indzaba yaLesedi
Author/s
: Tebogo Matshana
Translator/s
: Mduduzi Benjie Shongwe
Illustrator/s
: Tebogo Matshana
Assurer/s:
Simangele Khoza
Language:
Siswati
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