UTjhontjhwana nendlovu
Sicelo Hlamandana
Simangaliso Sibiya & Fezile Twala
Ngelinye ilanga ekuseni, iinlwana zahlangana ukobana zizokukhetha ikosi.
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Iinlwana neenunwana ezihlukeneko zeza lapha kwakuhlangenwe khona.
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Zoke njalo zazirarekile. Iindlovu, iinlwana ezikhulu akhange ziwukhambele umhlangano.
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Umhlangano waragela phambili ngaphandle kweendlovu.
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“Sizakubamba amakhetho nanyana iindlovu zingekho. Kufanele siyazi ikosi yethu namhlanjesi,” kutjho isiKhova.
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Iinlwana zavowuda zabeka uTjhontjhwana ikosi etja.
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UTjhontjhwana wavuma ukuba mdosiphambili nalokha bekathukiwe.
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“Kumsebenzi omkhulu khulu lo,” watjho acabanga.
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Iindaba zokobana uTjhontjhwana ukhethwe njengekosi zarhatjheka msinya.
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Zagijima bezafika ekosaneni yeendlovu.
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Yasilingeka yazala ipotjwana.
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Ikosana yeendlovu yakhamba yatjhinga ehlathini yayokufuna ukudla.
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Yabe inamandla begodu ingahloniphi muntu, yabe ingazihloniphi nakancani iinunwana ezifana nabotjhontjhwana.
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Yabe inganandaba nokuthi ithatha indawo yabotjhontjhwana.
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Ikosana enamandla yahliphiza isigodo lokha nayikhambako. Umhlambi wabotjhontjhwana waphuma wabaleka.
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Ikosi ekhethiweko uTjhontjhwana wakhasa wakhamba wayokukhalakatheka ngaphakathi komzimba wekosana.
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UTjhontjhwana wathi, “Kufanele uhloniphe boke abantu.” Waluma ikosana le amahlandla amanengana.
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Ikosana encani yendlovu yalila beyabawa ukulitjalelwa.
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Mhlokho yaya ekhaya idanile begodu inganakho nokudla.
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Ezinye iindlovu zazirarekile ngeenthembiso ikosana yazo ezenze eKosini uTjhontjhwana.
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Iindlovu zazithabile bona ikosana yazo ibuyele kizo. Azange bezibe nendaba ngokobana uTjhontjhwana bekayikosi.
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Abotjhontjhwana babusa nalokha babancancani nje.
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Your attribution should include the following:
Title: UTjhontjhwana nendlovu
Author/s: Sicelo Hlamandana
Translator/s: Sponono Mahlangu
Illustrator/s: Simangaliso Sibiya & Fezile Twala
Assurer/s: William Jiyana
Language: isiNdebele

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