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Umhlobo ongenakumthemba
Mafisa Kwena Petrus
Rob Owen
Ngaxa lithile uNyoka wakha wanobuhlobo bokwenene noSele.
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Babethandana, ingulowo ethembekile komnye.
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Ngenye imini uSele wathi kuNyoka, “Mhlobo, kunganjani xa sinokumka siyokuqokelela iimbovane ezimnandi, ezibhabhayo nezityebileyo?”
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UNyoka wavuma ukuhamba noSele.
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Aba bahlobo baziqokelela iimbovane ezibhabhayo bazigalela engxoweni.
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USele wayengoyena uqokelele ezininzi kwaye oko kwamonwabisa.
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Xa besendleleni egodukayo badibana nesiqhu soonomatse uSele noNyoka.
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Abo nomatse babeziintshaba zikaSele noNyoka.
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Walila uNyoka, “Mhlobo siza kuhlaselwa! Ukuba siyahlukana nezinto esinazo engxoweni, ngokuhlwa namhlanje asizokubanayo into esinokuyitya!”
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USele wabakhalimela oonomatse, “Sikhweleleni, sukani endleleni, kungenjalo nakuba ngamaxhoba!”
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Oonomatse bagqiba ekubeni mababaleke bemke!
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USele wamema uNyoka ukuba eze kwisidlo sangokuhlwa.
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“Inkosikazi yam ilungisa iimbovane ezibhabhayo, kunjalo ziyanambitheka,” watsho ngokuzingca uSele.
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Abahlobo baqhubeka bethetha ngeli xesha uNkskz. Sele alungisa isidlo sangokuhlwa.
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Ngexesha elifutshane kwaba sekulungile ukutya.
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Bazihlamba abahlobo, emva koko kwayiwa etafileni.
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Ngesiquphe uSele wabonakala esalatha kwipleyiti yakhe esithi, “Ukutya okuphakelwe uNyoka kubonakala kukuninzi ngaphezu kokwam!”
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Waphendula uNyoka, “Okona kutya kuninzi koko kusepleyitini yakho!”
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USele wasidla isidlo sakhe, uNyoka wakhathazeka waza akakufuna okwakhe ukutya.
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USele wagqibela ngokuthi kuNyoka, “Ukuba uza kuthuka umfazi wam ngokuthetha kakubi ngendlela apheka ngayo, kungakuhle xa uphuma ngoku uhambe.”
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Eso yaba sisiphelo sobuhlobo babo obabuqale ngokuba buhle!
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Ukususela ngoko, amasele kunye neenyoka zange ziphinde zibengabahlobo.
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Title
: Umhlobo ongenakumthemba
Author/s
: Mafisa Kwena Petrus
Translator/s
: Angelinah Dazela
Illustrator/s
: Rob Owen
Assurer/s:
Bukeka Mahlangabeza
Language:
isiXhosa
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