Indzaba yaLesedi
Tebogo Matshana
Tebogo Matshana
Siswati
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Dzadzewetfu Lesedi akahlaliseki.
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Ugencetisa situlo sakhe ente shengatsi ulibhele.
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Ubhaca etulu esihlahleni nangabe wetama kumbamba.
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“Yehla lapho, kutawuze 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 ngeligitali lakhe lolusebenta ngagesi.
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Kungako angaboni ngisho nemonakalo lawentako ekamelweni letfu.
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“Lesedi, ecinisweni lena akusiyo indlela sidzandzane lekufanele sitiphatse ngayo,” kusho gogo.
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“Awu nawe gogo,” kukhala Lesedi, “Lena yindlela nami lengidalwe ngayo.”
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Busuku bonkhe, Lesedi ugucugucuka njalo, akabutsi hlutfu butfongo.
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Bese kutsi ekuseni, Lesedi abesoloku 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 utawukuba yintfombi!”
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“Yebo gogo,” kumoyitela Lesedi, “Ngitawuchubeka ngibe ngimi, 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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