Khonani i sa fulufhedzei
Mafisa Kwena Petrus
Rob Owen
Tshivenḓa
First paragraphs
Nga ṅwaha wa mmbo na tsikidzi, ṋowa yo vha i na vhukonani havhuḓi na tshiḓula.
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Vho vha vhe khonani dzavhuḓi nahone vha tshi funana.
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Ḽinwe ḓuvha tshiḓula tsha ri kha Ṋowa, “Khonani, zwi nga vha hani arali ra nga ya u bata vhusunzi ho nonaho vhu ḓifhaho?”
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Ṋowa ya tenda u ṱuwa na Tshiḓula.
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Khonani dza bata vhusunzi dza vhu dzhenisa sagani ḽihulwane.
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Tshiḓula ndi tshone tsho batesaho nahone tsha takala nga maanḓa.
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Musi vhe nḓilani ya u ya hayani, Tshiḓula na Ṋowa vha ṱangana na tshigwada tsha dziṱhera.
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Ṱhera dzo vha dzi maswina avho.
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Ṋowa ya lila, “Khonani, ri khou ṱhaselwa! Arali ra xelelwa nga zwine ra vha nazwo sagani, a ri nga ḽi tshithu nga madekwana!”
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Tshiḓula tsha hambekanya dziṱhera, “Ibvani nḓilani, zwa sa ralo hu na ane a ḓo huvhala!”
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Ṱhera dza vhona uri ndi khwine u shavha!
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Tshiḓula tsha ramba Ṋowa tshilaleloni.
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“Mufumakadzi wanga u bika vhusunzi vhu ḓifhesaho.” Khonani dza ḽa mihani musi Mufumakadzi Vho Tshiḓula vha tshi khou lugiselela tshilalelo.
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Hu sa athu fhela tshifhinga, zwiḽiwa zwo vha zwo no luga. Khonani dza ṱamba zwanḓa dza dzula ṱafulani.
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Nga u ṱavhanya, Tshiḓula tsha sumba phuleithi yatsho tsha ri, “Ṋowa o wana zwiḽiwa zwinzhi u fhira nṋe.”
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Ṋowa ya fhindula ya ri, “Hai, zwaṋu ndi zwinzhi u fhira zwanga!”
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Tshiḓula tsha ḽa tshilalelo, fhedzi Ṋowa a si ḽe ngauri o vha o sinyuwa.
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Tshiḓula tsha fhedzisela tsho ri kha Ṋowa, “Arali wo ḓa u sasaladza kubikele kwa mufumakadzi wanga, ndi khwine u bve u fhele muḓini washu.”
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Ndi u fa ha vhukonani havhuḓi!
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U bva tsheetsho, zwiḓula na ṋowa a zwo ngo tsha dovha zwa vha dzikhonani.
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Title: Khonani i sa fulufhedzei
Author/s: Mafisa Kwena Petrus
Translator/s: Doris Manyamalala
Illustrator/s: Rob Owen
Assurer/s: Tshedza Tlhako
Language: Tshivenḓa

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