Umhlangano wemndeni
African Storybook
Thulisile Shongwe
Siswati
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Sinemhlangano wemndeni.
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Kukhona Babe, Anti Pula, Malume Chavani, Eddie, Attie, mine, kanye naGogo.
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Ngimi lomncane kunabo bonkhe.
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Ekhaya kuhlale kudlala umsakato 24/7. Sihlale silalele tindzaba.
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Lamuhla sive kutsi tikolo titovulwa evikini lelitako.
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Bese kuphele tinyanga tikolo tavalwa ngenca ye-Lockdown.
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Babe ucala kukhuluma, “Mndeni wami, kufanele sente sincumo mayelana nekubuyela kwebantfwana esikolweni.”
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Anti Pula ukhatsatekile. “Kuvulwa kwetikolo kusho kutsi sekutawutseleleka bantfu labanyenti.
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Lesifo sitawubhebhetseka kakhulu manje,” aphawula.
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Attie utsi, “Mine ngesaba kungenwa ngulesifo.
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Asilindzeni emaviki lamabili sibone kutsi tintfo titawuba njani esikolweni. Kusenekudideka lokunyenti ngalendzaba.”
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Babe utsi, “Mine ngesabela Gogo.
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Bantfwana nabangatfola leligciwane bese baliletsa lapha ekhaya, yena utawugula kakhulu.”
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Gogo uvuma ngenhloko.
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Gogo sewugugile. Unesifo sashukela kanye nesifo senhlitiyo.
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Ngiyesaba kakhulu. Ngikhatsatekile ngemndeni wakitsi.
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Malume Chavani utsi, “Mine ngicabanga kutsi kuncono bantfwana bahlale ekhaya, kute sivikeleke. Asesicale sibone kutsi tikolo setikulungele yini kwemukela bafundzi.”
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Wonkhe umuntfu uyavuma ngaphandle kwa-Eddie.
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“Mine kufanele ngiye esikolweni semabanga laphakeme emnyakeni lotako.
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Angati nobe ngitawukwati yini kuwucedza umsebenti lekufanele ngiwufundze.
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Lokufundza ku-inthanethi angikutsandzisisi kahle,” kusho Eddie.
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Mine angikhatsatwa kusalela emuva emsebentini wesikolwa.
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Ngikhatsatwa yindzaba yebuntfu. Sesitawuphatsana njani manje?
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Kufanele silwisane nalesifo ndzawonye.
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——Imibuto


  1. Bhala inchazelo yalamagama: kutseleleka, kuguga, kuvikeleka, buntfu.
  2. Chaza loko lokushiwo ‘kukhatsatwa yindzaba yebuntfu’.
  3. Ucabanga kutsi ngusiphi sincumo umndeni lofinyelele kuso? Kungani?
  4. Umndeni wakho wakhiwa bobani?
  5. Wativa kanjani ngesikhatsi uphindze uhlangana nebangani bakho basesikolweni ngemuva kwe-lockdown ye-Covid-19?
  6. Ngaphandle kwesifo sashukela, ngutiphi letinye tifo letine letingehlisa emasotja emtimba wemuntfu?
  7. Ngutiphi tincumo lotenta malanga onkhe?
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Title: Umhlangano wemndeni
Author/s: African Storybook
Translator/s: Simangele Khoza
Illustrator/s: Thulisile Shongwe
Assurer/s: Mduduzi Benjie Shongwe
Language: Siswati

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