Ixoxo lisinda ekufeni
Selolo Nare Joyce
Rob Owen
isiZulu
First paragraphs
Kudala, kwakukhona ixoxo elalihlala emfuleni i-Olifants River.
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Ngelinye ilanga izulu lina wathi uXoxo ezibhukudela, wezwa efikelwa yindlala.
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Yathi imvula inganqamuka, uXoxo wabona iqule lezimpukane bude buduze nalapho wayebhukuda khona.
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“Ngizosishaya sibe bomvu ngalezi zimpukane,” kucabanga uXoxo.
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Wagxumela ngaphandle komfula waqonda kuzona.
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Kusenjalo kwaqhamuka uNwabu wama phambi kwakhe uXoxo.
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“Yindawo yami le kanti futhi ukudla kwami lokhu!” kusho uNwabu efutheka.
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UNwabu washo waqala ukushintsha umbala ngenxa yentukuthelo.
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UXoxo wagxuma wama le kude.
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Wagaqazela wangena ehlathini, ezama ukuziqinisa emva kokwethuswa uNwabu.
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Kwathi esazama ukwehlisa umoya, kwaqhamuka uMpisi ebabela umlilo eshisa ihlathi.
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UXoxo wethuka kakhulu ebona umlilo.
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Wagxuma wama emhlabathini wacasha ngaphansi kwamaqabunga amakhulu.
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Wakwazi ukucasha ngaphansi kwala maqabunga kodwa wayesakuzwa ukushisa komlilo eduze kwakhe.
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UXoxo wavele wavala amehlo akhe ngenxa yokwesaba. Wagxumela phezulu futhi kude.
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Waye wathi gxumbu emanzini ebuyela emfuleni.
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Kusenjalo wabona uFudu eziphumulele egatsheni lomuthi. Wabhukuda waqonda kuye.
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“Sawubona weXoxo, ngabe belunjani usuku lwakho?” kubuza uFudu.
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“Hhayi belukahle ngiziphumulele nje,” kumoyizela uXoxo.
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Title: Ixoxo lisinda ekufeni
Author/s: Selolo Nare Joyce
Translator/s: Zanele Zuma
Illustrator/s: Rob Owen
Assurer/s: Zanele Ndlovu
Language: isiZulu

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