Ngizokubamba!
Martha Kekana
Isaac Okwir
isiZulu
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Endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi iGaMaupye, engaphandle kwedolobha iPolokwane, kuhlala uMnumzane Masoga Maupye nowakwakhe uNkosikazi Masohlo Maupye.
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UMnu Maupye wondla umndeni wakhe ngokulima. Uvuka njalo ekuseni aye emasimini nenja yakhe uPichonki.
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“Namhlanje ngizokubamba lokhu okudla izilimo zami,” kusho uMnu Maupye ngokuzethemba.
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“Angisebenze kakhulu kuze kube semini,” usho kuPichonki.
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UMnu Maupye usebenza kanzima emasimini.
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Wondla umndeni wakhe ngezilimo zakhe.
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Akayithengi impuphu nemifino.
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Emva kwamahora ambalwa, kufika uNkosikazi Maupye ensimini.
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Ulethe ukudla kwasemini namanzi.
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“Sawubona Mokone,” kubingelela uNkosikazi Maupye.
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UMnu Maupye uyadla, uyaphuza bese ephumula.
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“Kulo nyaka, sibusiswe ngemvula. Izilimo ziluhlaza futhi zikhula kahle,” uyaphawula.
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“Kunjalo, sizothumela amasaka ayishumi amabele ayogaywa,” kuphendula uNkosikazi Maupye.
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“Khohlwa yilokhu okudla izilimo zakho! Kuningi ukudla,” kuhleka uNkosikazi Maupye.
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“Ngiyabona ukuthi awungazi, sithandwa sami.
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Ngiyafunga, ngizokubamba!” kuphendula uMnu Maupye.
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Kwathi kusenjalo, Umnu Maupye ubona onogwaja udla izilimo zakhe. Wagxuma wawujikijela ngegeja.
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“Ngizowubamba!” kumemeza Umnu Maupye.
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Wabaleka wayoshona unogwaja.
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UPichonki akazange awuthole.
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Igeja nalo lase lephukile.
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UNkosikazi Maupye uphefumulela phezulu.
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Title: Ngizokubamba!
Author/s: Martha Kekana
Translator/s: Zanele Zuma
Illustrator/s: Isaac Okwir
Assurer/s: Zanele Ndlovu
Language: isiZulu

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