Ukuphila nokukhubazeka
African Storybook
Sibusiso Khumalo
UVincent uyintatheli yesiteshi i-RX Radio. Usezindlini zomsakazo ukuzoqopha uhlelo lwakhe.
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Namhlanje uhlelo lukaVincent lugxile ezinganeni eziphila nezimo zempilo ezingezinhle.
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Uxoxisana nazo mayelana nezimo ezizithola zibhekene nazo ngalesi sikhathi sobhubhane lwekhovidi.
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“Sanibonani balaleli, nguVincent ezindlini zokusakaza i-RX Radio. Namhlanje izivakashi zami engizoxoxa nazo uMulalo, u-Ashley, noLina,” kusho uVincent.
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Izivakashi ziyazethula.
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U-Vincent uyaqhubeka, “Ubhubhane lwekhovidi luze nezinselelo ezinzima kakhulu kubantu abakhubazekile. Ningachazela abalaleli bethu ngalokho.”
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UMulalo uyaqala, “Nginesifo engiphila naso esithikameza ukusebenza kwezicubu zami – imilenze, izandla, nokuphefumula. Ngesilungu sibizwa nge ‘spinal muscular atrophy’.
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Uma igciwane lekhovidi lalingase lihlangane nokugula kwami, ngangingafa nokufa! Amaphaphu ami awasebenzi njengoba kufanele, uma ayengangenwa yigciwane lekhovidi kwakungase konakale!”
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ULina wathi, “Nami ngangithuke kakhulu. Nginesifuba esicinanayo esenza ngingakwazi ukuphefumula kahle.
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Uma nje ngikhwehlela noma ngiqala ukuphefumulela phezulu, ngangingazi noma isifuba lesi esicinanayo engisijwayele noma sekuyiyo ikhovidi. Yayingasilimaza kakhulu isifuba sami.”
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U-Ashley uyaphawula, “Nginesifo sengqondo esibizwa nge ‘bipolar disorder’. Sithikameza ukusebenza kwengqondo futhi ngithatha imithi yokuselapha.
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Ngesinye isikhathi ngizizwa ngidangele kakhulu noma ngithukuthele. Ngesinye isikhathi imizwa yami ishintsha ngokushesha. Kuba nzima kakhulu ukulawula imizwa yami.”
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“Ngiyabonga ngokusixoxela ngezimo enibhekane nazo. Ingabe ikhona into enhle eniyizuzile ngesikhathi sobhubhane lwekhovidi?” kubuza uVincent.
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“Ngikwazile ukuchitha isikhathi esiningi nomndeni wami. Sasidlala imidlalo yezingqwembe ndawonye, lokho bengikuthokozela kakhulu,” kusho uLina.
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Nami ngibe nesikhathi esimnandi nomndeni wami. Ngenhlanhla bengikwazi ukuzithathela imithi yami kahle ngisekhaya,” kuphendula uMulalo.
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“Ngathatha isinqumo sokusebenzisa leli thuba kangcono. Ngithole isikhathi sokuxhumana nomndeni wami. Ngaphinde ngaphenduka ngakhonza uNkulunkulu futhi ngathandaza,” kusho u-Ashley.
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UVincent ubheka isikhathi ewashini elisodongeni ezindlini zokusakaza. “Ngeshwa sesiphelelwa yisikhathi,” uyasho.
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“Yimaphi amazwi akhuthazayo eningabelana nawo nezinye izingane ezinokugula komqondo noma emzimbeni?” kubuza uVincent.
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U-Ashley uphendula kuqala, “Kukhona isithombe esingesihle esakhiwa ngomuntu onesifo esiphazamisa ingqondo.
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Kuyaye kuthiwe uyahlanya noma ufuna ukubukwa, ngifuna konke lokho kushintshe. Akuyona into enhle ukungaphili kahle emqondweni.”
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ULina uyavuma uthi, “Mina iseluleko sami kwabanye ukuthi ziphathe kahle ube nesineke nempilo yakho. Yazi ukuthi wenza konke okusemandleni ngempilo yakho.”
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UMulalo uyaqhubeka, “Ungakhathali! Zikhona izinselelo ezimpilweni zethu, kodwa usangawafeza amaphupho akho.”
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Imibuzo


  1. Bhala incazelo yala magama: isimo, isifo ophila naso, isithombe esingesihle.
  2. Thola amagama kule ndatshana achaza okufanayo nalawa: kakhulu, imibono, ithuba.
  3. Kusho ukuthini uma utholwa unesifo esithikameza ingqondo noma umzimba?
  4. Ngabe kukhona okuhle owakubona empilweni yakho ngesikhathi sobhubhane lwekhovidi?
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Your attribution should include the following:
Title: Ukuphila nokukhubazeka
Author/s: African Storybook
Translator/s: Zanele Ndlovu
Illustrator/s: Sibusiso Khumalo
Assurer/s: Zanele Zuma
Language: isiZulu

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