Umngani longaketsembeki
Mafisa Kwena Petrus
Rob Owen
Siswati
First paragraphs
Kwesukasukela, bekunenyoka lebeyingumngani lokahle wesicoco.
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Bebabangani labakhulu futsi bebatsandzana.
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Ngalelinye lilanga Sicoco watsi kuNyoka, “Mngani, kungaba njani nasingabutsa tinhlwa letimnandzi letikhuluphele?”
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Nyoka wavuma kuhamba naSicoco.
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Labangani batibutsela esakeni lelikhulu tinhlwa.
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Sicoco wabutsa letinyenti futsi wajabula kakhulu.
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Endleleni sebabuyela ekhaya, Sicoco naNyoka bahlangana nelicembu lebushigwane.
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Bushigwane bebutitsa tabo.
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Nyoka wamemeta, “Mngani, siyahlaselwa nyalo! Nasingalahlekelwa nguloku lesinako esakeni, ngeke sibe nalutfo lesitokudla kusihlwa!”
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Sicoco watsetsisa bushigwane, “Sukani lapha endleleni, nakungenjalo lomunye wena sitomenta silo sengubo!”
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Bushigwane bancuma kutsi indlela lencono kakhulu kutsi bubaleke!
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Sicoco wamema Nyoka esidlweni sakusihlwa.
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“Umkami upheke tinhlwa letimnandzi,” kusho Sicoco ngekutigcabha.
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Bangani bachubeka bakhuluma ngesikhatsi Nkhosikati Sicoco apheka sidlo sakusihlwa.
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Kudla kwasheshe kwalunga.
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Bangani bageza, emva kwaloko baya kuyohlala etafuleni.
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Kusenjalo, Sicoco wakhomba lipuleti lakhe wase utsi, “Kudla kwaNyoka kukhulu kunekwami!”
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Nyoka waphendvula, “Cha, ecinisweni kudla kwakho lokukhulu kunekwami!”
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Sicoco wadla sidlo sakhe sakusihlwa, kepha Nyoka watfukutsela wase udvuba kudla.
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Ekugcineni, Sicoco watsi kuNyoka, “Nangabe utokwala kudla kwemkami, kutofanele uphume uphele endlini yami.”
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Loko-ke kwaba kuphela kwebungani lobuhle!
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Kusukela lapho, ticoco kanye netinyoka akuzange kusaba bangani.
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Title: Umngani longaketsembeki
Author/s: Mafisa Kwena Petrus
Translator/s: Mduduzi Benjie Shongwe
Illustrator/s: Rob Owen
Assurer/s: Simangele Khoza
Language: Siswati

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