Phumelele a re na Tshivhindi
Zandile Malaza
Simon Mokoena
Phumelele o vha e musidzana a bvaho muṱani wa vhashai.
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O vha a tshi dzula na muṱa wahawe muḓanani u vhidzwaho Celani.
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Ho vha hu na bada nthihi fhedzi ya u dzhena na u bva Celani.
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Tsini na bada ya muḓana ho vha hu na muri.
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Ḽiṋowa ḽihulwane ḽo vha ḽi tshi dzula kha wonoyo muri.
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Vhathu vho vha vha tshi fhira wonoyo muri musi vha tshi ya kiḽiniki, mavhengeleni kana tshikoloni.
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Musi ḽi tshi pfa mitsindo, ḽinowa ḽo vha ḽi tshi ḓiwisela fhasi badani.
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Ḽiṋowa ḽo vha ḽi tshi konḓisela vhathu vha ṱoḓaho u pfuka. Vhadzulapo vho lingedza u fara ḽiṋowa fhedzi vha kundelwa.
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A huna we a kona u fara ḽiṋowa.
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Khosi ya amba uri ane a ḓo fara ḽiṋowa u ḓo lambedzwa. Vhanna ndi vhone fhedzi vhe vha tendelwa u shela mulenzhe kha ḽeneḽo fulo.
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Vhanna vha mirole yoṱhe vho lingedza u fara ḽiṋowa fhedzi vha balelwa.
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Vho lingedza u shuma sa zwigwada.
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Naho zwo ralo, vho kundelwa u fara ḽiṋowa.
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U dzhena na u bva muḓanani zwo vha zwi khombo.
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Phumelele a ya ha khosi a ri, “Kha vha ntendele ndi shele mulenzhe kha heḽi fulo.”
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Vhathu vha mu sea ngauri o vha e mufumakadzi. Vha ri, “U khou swaswa.”
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Khosi ya humbula nga zwe Phumelele a zwi humbela.
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Mafheleloni, khosi ya ri, “Vhanna vha muvhunduni vho kundelwa u fara ḽiṋowa. A thi nga xelelwi nga tshithu.”
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Khosi ya fha Phumelele tshikhala. Fhedzi yo vha i sa fulufheli uri a nga bvelela he vhanna vha kundelwa hone.
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Phumelele o vha e na maano a vhuṱali.
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A luka manngi muhulwane vhukuma. A u lukela na thambo dzine manngi wa nga vhofhiwa ngadzo uri u valee.
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A halwa manngi nṱha ha ṱhoho a livha murini.
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Sa nga misi, ḽiṋowa ḽa pfa mitsindo. Ḽa ḓilugiselela u ḓiwisela fhasi u ri ḽi thivhe nḓila.
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Phumelele o vha o ḓilugisela musi ḽi tshi ita ngauralo!
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“Ṋamusi ndi ḓo ḽi sumbedza,” u ralo a tshi sendela murini.
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Musi ḽiṋowa ḽi tshi ḓiwisa murini, ḽa mbo ḓi wela ngomu ha manngi wo lukiwaho.
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Nga u ṱavhanya Phumelele a vhofha thambo dza manngi a u vala. Ḽiṋowa ḽa valelwa nga ngomu.
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Phumelele a hwala manngi u re na ḽiṋowa a ya muḓanani.
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Vhathu vhoṱhe muḓanani vha mu renda musi a tshi dzhena khoroni dza pfamo ya khosi.
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Vhathu vha ri, “Phumelele o ṱalifha nahone u na tshivhindi. Khosi i fanela u ita zwe ya fulufhedzisa.”
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Khosi ya ṋea Phumelele tshipiḓa tshihulwane tsha shango na danga ḽo ḓalaho kholomo.
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A vha murangaphanḓa wa tshenetsho tshipiḓa tsha shango. Vhathu vha ya khae u wana nyeletshedzo.
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Ḽiṋowa ḽa dzhiiwa ḽa iswa hune ha fuiwa dziṋowa, vhathu vha kona u tshimbila vho vhofholowa.
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Your attribution should include the following:
Title: Phumelele a re na Tshivhindi
Author/s: Zandile Malaza
Translator/s: Doris Manyamalala
Illustrator/s: Simon Mokoena
Assurer/s: Tshedza Tlhako
Language: Tshivenḓa

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