Umngani ongathembekile
Mafisa Kwena Petrus
Rob Owen
isiZulu
First paragraphs
Kwakukhona inyoka eyayiwumngani omkhulu wexoxo.
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Babengabangani futhi bethandana kakhulu.
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Ngelinye ilanga uXoxo wathi kuNyoka, “Wemngani, kunganjani siyozingela izihlwabusi ezikhuluphele?”
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UNyoka wavuma ukuhamba noXoxo.
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Abangane baqala baqoqa izihlwabusi bazifaka esakeni elikhulu.
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UXoxo waqoqa zaba ningi futhi wayejabule kakhulu ngalokhu.
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Endleleni sebephindela ekhaya, uXoxo noNyoka bahlangana nezinkwe ezazindawonye.
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Izinkwe zaziyizitha zabo.
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UNyoka wamemeza, “Mngani siyahlaselwa la! Uma singaphunyukwa yilokhu esinakho esikhwameni, ngeke sidle lutho kusihlwa!”
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UXoxo wamemeza wathi kuzinkwe, “Sukani endleleni nina, ngale kwalokho omunye wenu uzolimala!”
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Izinkwe zabona kungcono ukubaleka zathathela ngejubane.
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UXoxo wamema uNyoka ukuthi azodla ukudla kwakusihlwa kwakhe.
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“Umkami uzipheka kahle kabi izihlwabusi,” kusho uXoxo.
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Abangani babeqhubeka nokuxoxa ngesikhathi uNkosikazi Xoxo elungisa ukudla kwakusihlwa.
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Kwasheshe kwalunga ukudla.
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Abangani bageza izandla base behlala etafuleni.
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Kusenjalo, uXoxo wakhomba ipuleti likaNyoka wathi, “Ukudla kukaNyoka kuningi kunokwami!”
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UNyoka waphendula, “Cha, empeleni ukudla kwakho kuningi kunokwami!”
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UXoxo wadla ukudla kwakhe, kodwa uNyoka waphoxeka kakhulu wenqaba ukudla.
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Kusenjalo, uXoxo wathi kuNyoka, “Uma uzobukela phansi ukudla okuphekwe ngumkami, kungcono uphume lapha emzini wami.”
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Baphelela lapho ubungane obuhle.
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Kusukela lapho izinyoka namaxoxo akubhekani.
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Title: Umngani ongathembekile
Author/s: Mafisa Kwena Petrus
Translator/s: Zanele Zuma
Illustrator/s: Rob Owen
Assurer/s: Zanele Ndlovu
Language: isiZulu

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