Sekwa na Ḽiivha
Nwabisa Dumela
Tebogo Boikanyo Matshana
“Tswii! Tswii! Tswii!”
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“Kwa! Kwa! Kwa!”
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“Kwakaa! Kwakaa! Kwakaa!”
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Sekwa na Ḽiivha vha ṱangana kudamuni tsini na mulambo. Vho vha vhe madele mapfani.
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Ḓuvha ḽo vha ḽi tshi khou gotsha ḓula.
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Sekwa a dzhena maḓini nga u ṱavhanya. Ḽiivha a humbula uri, “Zwi nga vha zwi tshi takadza u bambela.”
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Nga murahu ha u dzhenisa ṱhoho maḓini, Sekwa a ri, “Ni nga takalela u bambela? Ṋamelani kha muṱana wanga ndi ḓo ni gudisa.”
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Tshifhinga tshoṱhe musi Sekwa a tshi ṋupela na Ḽiivha e muṱanani, Ḽiivha o vha a tshi fhufha.
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Ḽiivha a humbula o pfa vhuṱungu uri, “Ndi nga si vhuye nda kona u bambela u fana na Sekwa.”
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Sekwa a sala e eṱhe maḓini.
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“Mulandu ndi mini Ḽiivha? Ni a sinyusa. Ni nga ntsia hani maḓini ndi ndoṱhe?” Sekwa a tshi gungula.
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Ḽiivha a fhindula, “Ndi khou ofha u nwela khothe.”
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“Ndo vha ndi tshi ri ni khou ṱoḓa u guda u bambela u fana na nṋe,” hu amba Sekwa.
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“Tswii! Tswii! Tswii! Sekwa, Iḓani ndi ni gudise u fhufha. Zwi a konḓa nga maanḓa u bambela!”
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Ḽiivha a ya kha tombo ḽihulu. Sekwa a mu tevhela.
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Nga u ṱavhanya, Ḽiivha o vha o no vha nṱha ha muri mulapfu. Sekwa o vha a sa koni u mu tevhela.
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Sekwa o vha o pfa vhuṱungu. A humbula e eṱhe o sinyuwa, “Ḽiivha u ḓihumbulela e eṱhe.
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Ndi tou vha sekwa hu si ḽiivha. Ndo ḓowela u bambela hu si u fhufha.”
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Ḽiivha o vha a tshi ṱoḓa u khuthadza khonani yawe.
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Vha dzula kha tombo vha sokou ṅoo!
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Mafheleloni, Ḽiivha a ri, “Khonani yanga, ṋamusi ndo guda uri ndi nga si bambele u fana na inwi.
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Na inwi ni nga si fhufhe u fana na nṋe. Nṋe ndi ḓo fhufha, inwi na bambela.”
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Vha kuvhatedzana.
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“Ri masekwa, musi ri tshi bambela, ṱhoho dzashu dzi a ṋupela nahone ra ri, ‘Kwaa kwaa kwaa gadada!’”
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“Ri zwiṋoni, musi ri tshi fhufha ri babamela phapha dzashu ra ri, ‘Tsiyo, tsiyo, tsiyo!’”
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Your attribution should include the following:
Title: Sekwa na Ḽiivha
Author/s: Nwabisa Dumela
Translator/s: Tshedza Tlhako
Illustrator/s: Tebogo Boikanyo Matshana
Assurer/s: Doris Manyamalala
Language: Tshivenḓa

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