Ukuqalana ne-Covid
African Storybook
Tawanda Mhandu
Iinkolo zavalwa iinyanga ezimbalwa ngesimanga sokuqinteliswa kwamakhambo kwelizwe loke. Ukuqinteliswa kwamakhambo kwabe kwenzelwe ukurhobhisa ukurhatjheka kwe-Covid-19.
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Iinkolo zavulwa godu ngeveke egadungileko. Abanye abafundi nanje basahlezi emakhaya.
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Esikolweni samabanga aphasi iMaxeke Primary School, sekusikhathi sesifundo samakghonofundwa wePilo.
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UTitjhere uPiti ufuna ukutholisisa ngendlela abantwana abaphatheke ngakhona ngokuqinteliswa kwamakhambo.
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“Ngithanda ukuzwa ngamalemuko wenu ngesikhathi sokuqinteliswa kwamakhambo,” kutjho utitjhere ebafundini bakhe etlasini.
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“Ubaba wami ukholwa bona woke umuntu kufanele abe nehlelo elilandelwako,” kuthoma uSello.
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“Yeke, bekasivusa woke malanga ukusukela ngoMvulo ukuyokufika ngeLesihlanu, begodu bekafuna senze nemisebenzi ebonakalako ukusukela nge-iri lobu-8 ekuseni ukuyokufikela nge-iri lesi-2 ntambama,” kutjho uSello.
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“Ingabe kutjho ukuthini lokho, ‘into ebonakalako’?” kubuza uMunya.
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“Kukwenza into ehle nenepumelelo,” kuphendula uSello.
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“Iye Sello, kunjalo,” kutjho uTitjhere uPiti.
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“Ubaba wethu wenza isiqiniseko sokobana ukuqinteliswa kwamakhambo bekufana nokuthi sikhathi sesikolo!” kungezelela udadwabo likaNeo.
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“Into eyodwa engiyithanda ngokuqinteliswa kwamakhambo kukobana senze imisebenzi eminengi sisoke simndeni,” kutjho uNeo.
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“Ngicabanga bona ngisebenzise isikhathi sami sokuphumula ngokuhlakanipha. Ngenze iiMbalo zami ngombana ngifuna ukwenza ngcono amamaksi wami, kutjho uMunya.
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Ngibukele amamuvi begodu ngidlale imidlalo ngaphandle ukobana ngizithabise. Ngifunde nokobana ngibe matasatasa.
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Ngizithabulule umzimba ukobana ngihlale nginepilo.”
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“Mayelana nokuqinteliswa kwamakhambo, ngicabanga bona kukhona okuhle nokumbi,” kutjho uBasani.
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“Okuhle kukobana ngibe nesikhathi sokuphumula, begodu ngithethe isikhathi sami ngahlala nomndeni wami. Ngisebenzise isikhathi lesi ukobana ngifunde iincwadi ngibuyekeze nomsebenzi wesikolo,” utjho uyahlathulula.
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“Ngangitshwenyeke khulu ngokuthi ingabe abasebenzi bezindlini ababonomakhwitjhi bazawuthola umrholo.
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Bengisabela umndeni wami nabantu abaragela phambili nokwephula umthetho,” utjho asaraga.
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UTitjhere uPiti uvuma ngehloko. Uyazi bona ngesikhathi sokuqinteliswa kwamakhambo bekulula ukuzizwa ungazazi begodu nokobana usabe.
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“Emndenini wami sisithandathu nasi soke. Ukobana ngithanda ukunande sihlangana nomndeni wami kungenza ngirhaphe,” kutjho uYash.
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Ukurarulula umraro lo umma wathenga umdlalo we-Monopoly. Kwabe kumdlalo webhodi engangiwuthanda khulu ngisesemncani,”
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“Bengidlala khulu umdlalo we-Monopoly eemvekeni ezigadungileko bengacabanga nokuthola umsebenzi wokuthengisa izindlu!” kuswaphelisa uYash.
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U-Amanda uyahleka nakaqedako uthi, “Engikwenzileko ukuqalana nokuqinteliswa kwamakhambo kwabe kukupheka nokubhaga. Yo! Ngangisikhumbulile isikolo!”
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Abafundi abanengi bavuma.
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“Kuhle ukukhuluma nomuntu esimthembako simtjele bona sizizwa njani.
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Namhlanjesi ngizwe imibono emihle mayelana nendlela yokuqalana nepilo lokha nakunamatjhuguluko,” kutjho uTitjhere uPiti.
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“Asirageleni phambili nokukhuluma ngalokhu kusasa,” kutjho uTitjhere uPiti nakulila isimbi.
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Imibuzo


  1. Tlola ihlathululo yamabizo la: ukuqalana, iintjhijilo, ukwesaba, kwangamalanga.
  2. Tlola amagama aphikisana nalawa angehla.
  3. Hlathulula ihlaya lakaYash.
  4. Ngimiphi imibono emithathu yendlela yokuqalana nepilo lokha nayitjhugulukako?
  5. Ingabe uyavumelana noBasani?Hlathulula ipendulo yakho.
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Title: Ukuqalana ne-Covid
Author/s: African Storybook
Translator/s: Sponono Mahlangu
Illustrator/s: Tawanda Mhandu
Assurer/s: William Jiyana
Language: isiNdebele

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