Ndiza kuyibamba!
Martha Kekana
Isaac Okwir
isiXhosa
First paragraphs
Kwilali ekuthiwa yiGaMaupye, ngaphandle nje kwedolophu iPolokwane, kuhlala uMnu. Masoga Maupye nomfazi wakhe uNkskz. Masohlo Maupye.
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UMnu. Maupye usapho lwakhe ulondla ngokulima izityalo. Yonke imihla uyemka emzini wakhe ehamba nenja yakhe uPichonki.
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Namhlanje ndiza kuyibamba le nto itya izityalo zam,” watsho ngokuzithemba uMnu. Maupye.
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“Mandiqhubeke ngalo msebenzi kude kube semini maqanda,” watsho uPichonki.
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Usebenza ngokuzimisela uMnu. Maupye kule ntsimi.
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Uxhasa usapho lwakhe ngezinto azilimayo.
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AbakwaMaupye abawuthengi umgubo wombona kunye nemifuno.
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Emva kweeyure ezimbalwa kufika uNkskz. Maupye entsimini.
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Uzise isidlo sasemini namanzi.
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“Molo Mokone,” utsho uNkskz. Maupye.
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UMnu. Maupye uyatya, uyasela aze aphumle.
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“Kulo unyaka sibe nethamsanqa lemvula. Izityalo ziluhlaza kwaye ziyabukeka,” utsho njalo.
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“Kunjalo, siza kuthumela iingxowa ezilishumi zengqolowa nerhasi ukuze zisilwe,” uyaphendula uNkskz. Maupye.
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“Khawulibale ngento eqoba izityalo zakho! Ichumile le ntsimi, sinezityalo ezininzi,” utsho ehleka uNkskz. Maupye.
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“Ndiyaphawula ukuba akundazi, sithandwa sam. Le nto iqoba ezi zityalo zethu ndiza kuyibamba!” uphendula ngelitshoyo uMnu. Maupye.
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Ngawo loo mzuzu uMnu. Maupye ubona umvundla usitya ezi zityalo zakhe. Uyaphakama axhume atsho egibisela lo mvundla ngegaba lakhe.
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“Ndiza kuwufumana!” uyakhalima ecaphuka uMnu. Maupye.
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Umvundla uyabaleka ubashiye apho.
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Awufunyanwa nanguPichonki.
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Igaba labo laphukile.
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UNkskz. Maupye uyothuka emangalisiwe.
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Title: Ndiza kuyibamba!
Author/s: Martha Kekana
Translator/s: Angelinah Dazela
Illustrator/s: Isaac Okwir
Assurer/s: Bukeka Mahlangabeza
Language: isiXhosa

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