UNaka noNala bakhuluma ngomlilo
Glanice Masilo
Sibusiso Khumalo
isiNdebele
First sentences
“Yenza msinya Naka, sizokuladelwa esikolweni!” kutjho uNala.
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“Ngiyagongobala! Asijame sibase umlilo sizifuthumeze,” kutjho uNaka.
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“Ukhohliwe bona ukghari usitjele bona singadlali ngomlilo?” kubuza uNala.
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“Ngimzwile, kodwana asisingendlini!” kuphendula uNaka.
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UNala uthi, “Sisendleleni, begodu kusese nobungozi. Umlilo ubaleka msinya, begodu ungenza umonakalo omkhulu.”
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UNaka ucabanga ngalokhu.
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“Kodwana ekadeni, umlilo bekungiwo kwaphela osisetjenziswa sabo boke abantu sokwenza umtjhiso nokukhanyisa. Abantu bebawusebenzisela ukupheka, ukuzifuthumeza kanye nokukhanyisa,” kutjho uNaka.
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UNala uyaphendula, “Umlilo sisetjenziswa esilisizo, kodwana kubudisi ukusilawula. Kungakho ukghari athi abantwana bangatiki umlilo. Woke umuntu kufanele ayelele.”
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UNala uyaraga, “Igezi iphephile begodu ihlwengekile sekunokutjhisa iimbaseli ezifana neenkuni nofana amalahle.”
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“Ukutjhisa iimbaseli lezo kubanga isilaphazo,” kungezelela uNala.
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UNaka uyabuza, “Ingabe uyazi bona umlilo uthoma njani?”
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“Kesinye isikhathi isibaseli nasihlangana nommoya, kuba nokutlwebha okubakhona. Umlilo uthoma njalo,” kuhlathulula uNala.
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“Lokha ummoya nesibaseli zihlangana msinya ezingeni lokutjhisa elilungileko, kuthoma ukuba nelangabi. Ukwenza isibonelo, ukuhlikihla iingojwana ndawonye, namkha ukutlwebha umlilo.”
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“Umlilo wenza intuthu,” kutjho uNaka.
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UNala uyavuma, “Iye, kungakho singakafaneli ukuthi sitlwebhe umlilo singendlini. Akukaphephi ukurhogela intuthu.”
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UNala noNaka basesikolweni.
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“Khumbula, ungathomi utjhiye ikhandlela namkha umlilo utjha wodwa. Umlilo ungatjhisa izindlu nabantu!” kuyelelisa uNala.
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——Imibuzo


  1. Ngubani ofuna ukubasa umlilo, begodu kubayini?
  2. Yitjho izinto ezi-3 umlilo osetjenziselwa zona.
  3. Yitjho imiraro emi-3 yomlilo.
  4. Khuyini ‘isilaphazo’?
  5. Yitjho izinto ezi-2 zokuthi uphephe emlilweni.
  6. Thola igama elithi ‘umlilo’ ngamanye amalimi ama-3. Dweba isithombe ngamagama layo.
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Title: UNaka noNala bakhuluma ngomlilo
Author/s: Glanice Masilo
Translator/s: Vusi Mahlangu
Illustrator/s: Sibusiso Khumalo
Assurer/s: Sponono Mahlangu
Language: isiNdebele

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