Ukuphila nokukhubazeka
African Storybook
Sibusiso Khumalo
isiNdebele
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UVincent umbikiindaba wesiTetjhi somRhatjho i-RX. Usesitetjhini somRhatjho i-RX ukobana azokugadangisa ihlelo lakhe.
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Namhlanjesi ihlelo likaVincent likhuluma ngabantwana abanamalwele emizimbeni.
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Ubahlunga ngamalemuko ababe nawo ngesikhathi sikamabhubhisa we-Covid-19.
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“Lotjhani balaleli, okhulumako nguVincent esiTetjhini somRhatjho i-RX. Namhlanjesi iinthekeli zami nguMulalo, ngu-Ashley noLina,” kutjho uVincent.
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Iinthekeli nazo ziyatjho bona zibobani zibuyaphi.
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UVincent uragela phambili, “Umabhubhisa we-Covid-19 bewutjhijila khulu abantu abaphila nokukhubazeka. Ngibawa khenitjele abalaleli bethu ngalokho.”
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UMulalo uyathoma, “Nginobulwele obungapholiko ngelimi lesiyeni obubizwa ngokuthiwa yi-spinal muscular atrophy. Buthinta imisipha yami – iinyawo zami, imikhono kanye nokuphefumula.
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Nangabe i-Coronavirus nobulwele bami kuthe ukuhlangana kwabambisana, ngabe angisaphili ephasini! Amaphaphu wami abuthakathaka begodu nakangenwa yingogwana leya ngabe angisekho!”
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ULina uthi, “Nami ngangithuke khulu. Nginobulwele besifuba obubizwa ngokuthiwa yi-asthma, bona buthinta amaphaphu.
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Lokha nangikhohlelako namkha ngibhalelwa kuphefumula, bengingasenaso isiqiniseko sokobana bekuyi-asthma namkha bekuyingogwana ye-Corona. Beyizokuthinta kumbi khulu amaphaphu wami.”
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U-Ashley naye ungezelela ngokuthi, “Mina-ke nginobulwele bomkhumbulo ngelimi lesiyeni obubizwa ngokuthiwa yi- ‘bipolar disoder’. Buthinta ipilo yomkhumbulo wami begodu kufanele ngihlale ngisela amapilisi.
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Kwesinye isikhathi ngizizwa ngitlhuwe khulu, namkha ngikwate khulu. Kwesinye isikhathi imizwa yami itjhuguluka msinya. Kungaba budisi khulu ukulawula imizwa yami.”
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“Ngiyathokoza ukobana nabelane nathi ngamalemuko lawo. Ingabe beyikhona into ehle kini ngesikhathi sakamabhubhisa?” kubuza uVincent.
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“Mina ngakghona ukuhlala isikhathi esinengi nomndeni wami. Sasidlala imidlalo sisoke begodu ngakuthabela khulu lokho,” kutjho uLina.
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“Nami ngaba nesikhathi esihle nomndeni wami. Ngetjhudu, ngangikghona ukuzelapha ngisekhaya,” kuphendula uMulalo.
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“Mina-ke ngabona kungcono ukusebenzisa isikhathesi njengethuba lokuba ngcono. Ngahlala kamnandi nomndeni wami. Ngaphendukela nakuZimu ngathandaza nokuthandaza,” kutjho u-Ashley.
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UVincent uqala isikhathi sakhe emthangaleni. “Wu! Ngebhadi isikhathi sinomona, sesiphelelwa sikhathi!” kutjho uVincent.
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“Mayelana nabanye abantwana abatholwa banobulwele bomkhumbulo namkha banokukhubazeka emzimbeni, ngimaphi amazwi eningabakhuthaza ngawo?” kubuza uVincent.
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U-Ashley uphendula ntanzi, “Kunokubekana amabala okwenziwa babantu lokha nawugula ngomkhumbulo.
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Uthathwa njengehlanya namkha kuthiwe ufuna itjhejo, mina ngifuna lokho kutjhuguluke. Kulungile ukobana ugule.”
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ULina naye uvumelana naye uthi, “Mina isiyeleliso enginaso kwabanye kukobana kufanele ube nomusa kuwe. Uzibekezelele wena ngokwakho. Ngalokho wenza into ehle kuwe.”
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UMulalo ungezelela ngokuthi, “Ungaziliseleli! Iye khona zikhona iintjhijilo kodwana usengaphumelela emabhudangweni wakho.”
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——Imibuzo


  1. Tlola ihlathululo yamagama la: ubulwele, ubulwele obungapholiko, ukubeka amabala.
  2. Thola amagama endatjaneni atjho okufanako nalokhu: iseluleko, kokuthoma, ngidanile.
  3. Kutjho ukuthini ukutholwa unobulwele bomkhumbulo namkha ukuba nokukhubazeka emzimbeni?
  4. Ingabe ikhona into eyaba yihle kuwe ngesikhathi sikamabhubhisa?
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Indatjana esencwadini le imayelana nemibiko yomRhatjho i-RX. Umrhatjho i-RX kusitetjhi somrhatjho wethungelelwano, wenzelwe abantwana bewusetjenziswa bantwana.
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UmRhatjho i-RX usebenza ukusuka esibhedlela i-the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital e-Cape Town.
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UmRhatjho i-RX usiza abantwana ukobana bacoce iindatjana ngezinto eziqakathekileko kibo.
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Vakatjhela umRhatjho i-RX

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Title: Ukuphila nokukhubazeka
Author/s: African Storybook
Translator/s: Sponono Mahlangu
Illustrator/s: Sibusiso Khumalo
Assurer/s: William Jiyana
Language: isiNdebele

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