Kuphila nekukhubateka
African Storybook
Sibusiso Khumalo
Vincent ubika tindzaba temsakato lokutsiwa yi-RX Radio Station. Usetindlini tekusakata te-RX Radio kute arekhode luhlelo lwakhe.
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Lamuhla, luhlelo lwaVincent lukhuluma ngebantfwana labaphila netinkinga temphilo letibucayi.
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Ucocisana nabo kute atfole lokwentekile kubo kulesikhatsi selubhubhane lweCovid-19.
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“Sanibonani emakhaya, lona nguVincent etindlini tekusakata te-RX Radio. Lamuhla, sivakashelwe nguMulalo, Ashley, kanye naLina,” kusho Vincent.
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Tivakashi tiyatetfula.
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Vincent uyachubeka, “Lubhubhane lweCovid-19 lube matima kakhudlwana kubantfu labaphila nekukhubateka. Ngisacela nitjele tilalele tetfu ngaloko.”
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Mulalo uyacala, “Mine nginesifo lesingumahlalakhona lokutsiwa spinal muscular atrophy. Sihlasela imisipha yami – imilente yami, imikhono, kanye nekuphefumula.
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Kube ngike ngangenwa ngulesifo seCorona virus, sahlangana nalesifo sami, bekutangibulala! Emaphaphu ami akasebenti kahle futsi njengobe lesifo sihlasela wona bekutawuphela ngami!”
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Lina utsi, “Nami bengetfuke kakhulu. Nginesifo sesifuba lokutsiwa yi-asthma, lesihlasela emaphaphu ami.
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Bengitsi nangikhwehlela nobe ngiphefumula kamatima, bengivele ngingati kutsi ngule asthma yini nobe yiCorona virus. Kube ike yangingena beyitawuba yimbi kakhulu esifubeni sami.”
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Ashley uyengeta, “Mine nginesifo lokutsiwa yi-bipolar. Sihlasela ingcondvo yami futsi kudzingeka nginatse emaphilisi ngenca yaso.
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Ngaletinye tikhatsi ngitiva ngiphatseke kabi ngalokwecile, nobe ngitive ngitfukutsele ngalokwecile. Ngaletinye tikhatsi imiva yami igucugucuka masinyane. Kuba lukhuni kulawula indlela lengitiva ngayo.”
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“Siyabonga ngekuhlanganyela natsi loko lokwenteka ekuphileni kwenu. Kukhona yini lokuhle lokwenteke kini ngesikhatsi selubhubhane?” kubuta Vincent.
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“Ngikhonile kucitsa sikhatsi nemndeni wami. Besidlala umdlalo webhodi ndzawonye, bengikujabulela kakhulu loko,” kusho Lina.
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“Nami ngibe nesikhatsi lesimnandzi nemndeni wami. Lokuhle kutsi bengikhona kutelapha ngisekhaya,” kuphendvula Mulalo.
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“Mine ngincume kusisebentisa kahle lesikhatsi nalelitfuba. Ngibe nemndeni wami. Ngiphindze ngasondzelana naNkulunkulu ngithantaza,” kusho Ashley.
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Vincent ubuka liwashi elubondzeni. Bese utsi, “Mane nje sikhatsi setfu sesiyaphela!”
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“Kulabanye bantfwana nabo lokutfolakale kutsi bayagula engcondvweni nobe emtimbeni, ngumaphi emavi lasikhutsato leningabashiya nawo?” kubuta Vincent.
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Ashley uphendvula kucala, “Bayabandlululwa bantfu labagula ngengcondvo.
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Utsatfwa njengemuntfu lohlanyako nobe lotsandza kunakwa, futsi mine ngifuna lentfo leyo ishintje. Akusilo licala kutsi awutiva kahle.”
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Lina uyavuma bese utsi, “Seluleko sami lesiya kulabanye kutsi tinakekele. Yehlisa umoya. Ngobe loko lokwentako nyalo ngiko lokusemandleni akho.”
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Mulalo uyengeta, “Futsi ungapheli emandla! Tinkinga tikhona kepha usengawafeza emaphupho akho.”
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Imibuto


  1. Bhala inchazelo yalamagama: sifo, mahlalakhona, kubandlululwa.
  2. Tfola emagama kulendzaba lasho: kakhulu, sikhutsato, litfuba.
  3. Kusho kutsini ‘kutfolakala kutsi ugula engcondvweni nobe emtimbeni’?
  4. Ikhona yini intfo lenhle leyenteke kuwe ngesikhatsi selubhubhane?
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Vakashela i-RX Radio
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Your attribution should include the following:
Title: Kuphila nekukhubateka
Author/s: African Storybook
Translator/s: Simangele Khoza
Illustrator/s: Sibusiso Khumalo
Assurer/s: Mduduzi Benjie Shongwe
Language: Siswati

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