IKghuru eyikutani
Ntombifuthi Ncwayiba
Khanyisa Masemola
Kade ugubudu asadla ubulongwe, iinlwana zommango zaphuma zaphelelwa mamanzi.
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Zaqala kiyo yoke indawo kodwana akhange ziwathole.
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Zabuthana ukobana zithole isisombululo somraro wazo. Zoke iinlwana zakhambela umhlangano, ngaphandle kwakaJakalasi.
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UJakalasi wathi, “Ngingawukhambela njani mina umhlangano neenkghuru ezinukako?”
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Lokhu kwasilinga ezinye iinlwana.
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Emhlanganweni, iinlwana zavumelana ngokuthi zizakwemba umthombo.
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Inyamazana, emdosiphambili yathi, “Umthombo wethu uzakutjhinga phasi begodu unabe. Lokha nawuzeleko angeze sisatlhoga amanzi godu.”
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Zavuma zagida lokha nazidlhegana ngokwemba umthombo.
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Ekugcineni, amanzi avinyilika phasi umthombo wazala swi!
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Bebathabe khulu. Akhange khebanambithe amanzi asudu nahlwengeke njengalawa.
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Yeke, ngelinye ilanga, iinlwana zalemuka bona kukhona umuntu obekasilaphaza amanzi wazo.
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Zadlhegana ngokugada umthombo.
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Lokha iNtenetjha nayisemsebenzini igade umthombo, uJakalasi weza aphethe intambo yakhe yokweqa.
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“Wenza ini lapha?” kubuza uJakalasi.
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“Ngigade amanzi wethu,” kuphendula iNtenetjha.
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UJakalasi wabawa ukudlala neNtenetjha.
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Badlhegana ngokubophelelana.
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Umdlalo lo bebawudlala ngokuthi odlalako avale amehlo, abotjhwe ngentambo, abale ukuyokufika ekulungwaneni ngemuva kwalokho avule amehlo.
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INtenetjha nayo yavuma.
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INtenetjha yabopha uJakalasi, owabala bewayokufika ekulungwaneni. INtenetjha yamtjhaphulula.
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Ngemuva kwalokho, uJakalasi wabophelela iNtenetjha, eyavala amehlo wayo beyathoma ukubala.
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UJakalasi wasela amanzi ngemthonjeni nakaqedako waduda.
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Ngemuva kwalokho, uJakalasi wathatha amanye godu amanzi wakhamba.
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INtenetjha yabala beyafika kukulungwana bese yavula amehlo.
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UJakalasi bekangasekho ndawo.
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INtenetjha yarhuwelela ibiza ezinye iinlwana ukobana zizoyitjhaphulula.
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Iinlwana zaragela phambili nokudlhegana ngokugada umthombo, kodwana zoke njalo zabhalelwa kumbamba uJakalasi.
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IKghuru yathi, “Mina anginande ngiqala.”
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“IKghuru isilwana esingakahlakaniphi khulu begodu esinganabelo,” kucabanga ezinye iinlwana.
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IKghuru yatjuza yangena ngaphakathi komthombo yalinda uJakalasi.
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Lokha uJakalasi nakafikako, wazitjela wathi, “Wu! Akunamuntu lapha!”
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Lokha nakasaselako, wezwa ngento imluma epumulweni, Ngemuva kwalokho yamdosela ngaphakathi kwamanzi!
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UJakalasi wathi uyararhararha, kodwana iKghuru yambamba ngobhongwana. “Izani nangu ngimbambile!” kurhuwelela iKghuru.
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Iinlwana zeza zoke zafika zatjhaphulula uJakalasi. IKghuru yathi, “Usone soke lapha. Yazi-ke, isijeziso sakho kusihlambisa iinyawo.”
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Iinlwana zoke zabuka iKghuru zathi uyikutani yazo.
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Ukusukela mhlokho, zathabela ukusela emanzini ahlanzekileko ngaphandle kokuphazanyiswa.
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Your attribution should include the following:
Title: IKghuru eyikutani
Author/s: Ntombifuthi Ncwayiba
Translator/s: Sponono Mahlangu
Illustrator/s: Khanyisa Masemola
Assurer/s: William Jiyana
Language: isiNdebele

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