Ngizayibamba!
Martha Kekana
Isaac Okwir
isiNdebele
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Endaweni ebizwa bona yiGaMaupye, ngaphandle kwedorobha lePolokwane, kuhlala uBaba uMasoga Maupye nomkakhe uMma uMasohlo Maupye.
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UBaba uMaupye wondla umndenakhe ngokutjala iintjalo. Ukhamba nenjakhe uPichonki woke malanga ekuseni.
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“Namhlanjesi ngizoyibamba into edla iintjalo zami,” kutjho uBaba uMaupye ngokuzethemba.
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“Angiragele phambili nomsebenzi lo bekuyokufika isikhathi samadina,” utjho atjela uPichonki.
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Ubaba uMaupye usebenza ngokuzikhandla emasimini.
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Wondla umndenakhe ngalokho akulimako. Umndeni wakaMaupye awuyithengi ipuphu nemirorho.
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Ngemva kwama-iri ambalwa, uMma uMaupye uyafika naye emasimini.
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Uletha ukudla kwemini namanzi.
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“Lotjha Mokone,” kutjho uMma uMaupye.
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Ubaba uMaupye uyadla, usela amanzi bese uyaphumula.
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“Umnyaka lo, izulu lisithandile. Iintjalo zihlaza tlabha! Begodu zihle,” utjho kunakwakhe.
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“Iye, sizakuthumela imigodla elitjhumi yesiphila ukobana iyokugaywa,” kuphendula uMma uMaupye.
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“Khohlwa ngalokho okudla iintjalo zakho! Kunengi khulu ukudla kwethu,” kuhleka uMma uMaupye
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“Ngiyakubona bona awungazi kuhle, sithandwa sami. Ngiyafunga, ngizoyibamba into eyenza lokhu, kuphendula uBaba uMaupye.
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Njenganje uBaba uMaupye ubona umqasana udla iintjalo zakhe. Weqa msinya wathatha ilembe lakhe wajikijela ngalo umqasana.
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“Ngizawubamba!” kurhuwelela uBaba uMaupye.
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Umqasana weqa msinya wadla phasi.
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UPichonki akhange awuthole umqasana.
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Begodu, nelembe laphuka.
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UMma uMaupye wahlekela ehliziyweni.
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Title: Ngizayibamba!
Author/s: Martha Kekana
Translator/s: Sponono Mahlangu
Illustrator/s: Isaac Okwir
Assurer/s: William Jiyana
Language: isiNdebele

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