Umngani ongathembekiko
Mafisa Kwena Petrus
Rob Owen
isiNdebele
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Kade, inyoka nesirhwerhwe kwaba bangani abakhulu.
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Bebabangani abazwanako bayirhara nomncamo.
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Ngelinye ilanga usiRhwerhwe wathi kuNyoka, “Mngani, kungaba njani nange singakhamba siyokubamba ubutjhontjhwana obunonileko obuphaphako?”
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Inyoka yavuma ukukhamba nosiRhwerhwe.
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Abangani babamba ubutjhontjhwana obuphaphako babufaka emgodleni omkhulu.
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UsiRhwerhwe wabamba obunengi begodu wathaba khulu.
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Nasele baya ekhaya usiRhwerhwe banoNyoka bahlangana newoma lobubhibhi.
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Ububhibhi bebuzizitha zabo.
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UNyoka walila wathi, “Mngani siyasahlelwa! Nange siloba lokhu esinakho ngesikhwameni, angeze saba nento esizoyidla ebusuku!”
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UsiRhwerhwe watjhatjhawula ububhibhi, “Sukani endleleni nina, nakungasinjalo omunye wenu uzakuba ngungazimbi.”
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Ububhibhi babona ukobana okungcono kusuka bubaleke!
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UsiRhwerhwe wamema uNyoka ukobana azokudla naye ukudla kwantambama.
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“Umkami upheka ubutjhontjhwana obuphaphako obumnandi,” kutjho usiRhwerhwe ngokuzikhakhazisa.
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Abangani baragela phambili nokukhuluma lokha unakwakhe lakaRhwerhwe nakapheka ukudla kwentambama.
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Msinyaza ukudla besele kulungile.
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Abangani bahlamba nabaqedako bakhamba bayokuhlala etafuleni.
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Msinyazana, usiRhwerhwe wakhomba epleyidini lakhe wathi, “Ukudla kwakaNyoka kunengi khulu kunekwami!”
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UNyoka waphendula wathi, “Awa kuhlekuhle ukudla kwakho ngikho okukhulu kunekwami!”
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UsiRhwerhwe wadla ukudla kwakhe kwantambama, kodwana uNyoka beyizwe ubuhlungu akhange isafuna ukudla.
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Ekugcineni, usiRhwerhwe wathi kuNyoka, “Nangabe uzokuthuka ukudla okuphekwe mkami, kufanele uphume ukhambe kwami.”
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Kwaba kuphela kobungani obuhle.
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Soloko kwalokho, iinrhwerhwe neenyoka akhange zisaba bangani.
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Title: Umngani ongathembekiko
Author/s: Mafisa Kwena Petrus
Translator/s: Sponono Mahlangu
Illustrator/s: Rob Owen
Assurer/s: William Jiyana
Language: isiNdebele

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