ULihle noLwandle ehlobo
Glanice Masilo
Khanyisa Masemola
isiNdebele
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ULihle noLwandle baya elayibhrari ukuyokufundela iinhlahlubo.
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ULihle ulinde ngaphandle. Ubiza udadwabo, “Yenza msinya, Lwandle!”
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“Sengiyeza,” kutjho uLwandle avala umnyango wangaphambili.
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“Kubayini wembethe izambatho lezo?
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Wenze njani, uyagula kghani?” kubuza uLihle.
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“Nangabe kuba makhaza, ngizobe ngikulindele!” kumomotheka uLwandle.
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ULihle uyaphendula, “Lilanga elifuthumeleko lehlobo. Wembathele isikhathi somnyaka ekungasiso!”
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Nabakhambako, uLwandle uthi, “Kusese sekuseni, kodwana ilanga sele lihlabile begodu libalele.”
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ULihle uyaphendula, “Iye, kungakho woke umuntu embethe izambatho zehlobo!”
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ULihle uyahlathulula, “Kilesi isikhathi somnyaka, ilanga liphuma msinya begodu litjhinga lada kunezinye iinkhathi zomnyaka. Kunama iri amanengi emini. Amazinga wokutjhisa aphakama khulu ehlobo.”
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“Awukhumbuli litho utitjhere wethu asitjele yona?” kubuza uLihle aphela ihliziyo.
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ULwandle uyacabanga, bese uthi, “Iye, ehlobo sisela iinselo ezimakhaza. Ngifuna isiselo esimakhaza!”
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“Ehlobo, sembatha izambatho ezilula. Abanye abantu basebenzisa izambreni ukobana bazivikele elangeni,” kutjho uLihle.
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“Khamba kabuthaka, ngiyatjha!” kunghonghoyila uLwandle.
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“Qala boke abantu bazipholisa umtjhiso ngaphakathi kwedamu lokududa. Asikhambe siyokududa, kutjhisa khulu bona singafunda,” kuhleka uLwandle. ULihle uthintitha ihloko ngalokho okutjhiwo ngudadwabo.
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“Ngithanda amagwava namalitjhi,” kutjho uLihle, aqale iinthelo zehlobo ezithengiswako.
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“Ngomile,” uLwandle uphefumulela phezulu.
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“Thatha, ngize namanzi,” kumomotheka uLihle.
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“Kutjhisa khulu! Liphela nini ihlobo?” uLwandle ukhokha ummoya msiya.
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ULihle uyahleka, “Jayela, ihlobo lisathoma! Amazinga wokutjhisa azokuragela phambili nokutjhisa.”
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——Imibuzo


  1. Thola amagama amathathu endatjaneni ukobana uhlathulule ihlobo.
  2. Ngimuphi udade ombethe izambatho ezifaneleko:
    • zebusika?
    • zehlobo?
    Hlathulula iimpendulo zakho.
  3. Tlola izinto ezimbili esingazenza bona sizipholise umtjhiso.
  4. Ngibuphi ubungozi bokuba selangeni elitjhisako isikhathi eside?
  5. Thola ezinye iinarha ezihlanu ezise-Afrika eziba nehlobo, itwasahlobo, ubusika nesiruthwana.
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Title: ULihle noLwandle ehlobo
Author/s: Glanice Masilo
Translator/s: Vusi Mahlangu
Illustrator/s: Khanyisa Masemola
Assurer/s: Sponono Mahlangu
Language: isiNdebele

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