Naka naNala bakhuluma ngemlilo
Glanice Masilo
Sibusiso Khumalo
Siswati
First sentences
“Phangisa Naka, sitawufika sekwephutile esikolweni!” kumemeta Nala.
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“Ngiva emakhata! Asime kancane sibase umlilo kute sifutfumale,” kusho Naka.
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“Sewukhohliwe yini kutsi anti watsi singabodlala ngemlilo?” kubuta Nala
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“Ngiyakhumbula, kepha mosi asikho ekhatsi endlini!” kuphendvula Naka.
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Nala utsi, “Yebo sisemgwacweni, kepha kuyingoti nalapha. Umlilo ungabhebhetseka masinyane, bese ubanga umonakalo lomkhulu.”
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Naka uyacabangisisa ngaloku.
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“Kepha kadzeni bonkhe bantfu bebasebentisa umlilo kuphela kute babase futsi bakhanyise. Bantfu bebawusebentisela kupheka, kutifutfumeta kanye nekukhanyisa,” kusho Naka.
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Nala uyaphendvula, “Yebo, umlilo ulusito lolukhulu, kepha kumatima kuwulawula. Nguleyondzaba anti atsi bantfwana akukafaneli bawubase umlilo. Wonkhe umuntfu kufuneka anake.”
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Nala uyachubeka, “Gesi uphephile kunemlilo futsi awungcolisi njengekubasa ngetinkhuni nobe emalahle.”
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“Kubasa tinkhuni kanye nemalahle kungcolisa umoya,” kwengeta Nala.
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Naka uyabuta, “Uyati yini kutsi umlilo ubakhona njani?”
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“Ngaletinye tikhatsi ubakhona lapho tinkhuni nobe emalahle kuhlangana nemoya, bese kubakhona tinhlase. Utfungeleka njalo-ke umlilo,” kuchaza Nala.
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“Nangabe umoya netinkhuni kuhlangana ngekushesha endzaweni leshisako, lilangabi lemlilo liyatfungeleka. Nasi sibonelo, kuhlikihla tintsi ndzawonye, nobe kulayida umetjiso.”
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“Umlilo ukhipha intfutfu,” kusho Naka.
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Nala uyavuma, “Yebo, leso ngulesinye sizatfu lesenta singawubasi umlilo endlini. Kuyingoti kuphefumula intfutfu.”
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BoNala naNaka sebasesikolweni.
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“Khumbula, akukafaneli ulishiye livutsa likhandlela. Umlilo ungayishisa indlu kanye nebantfu!” kucwayisa Nala.
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——Imibuto


  1. Ngubani lofuna kubasa umlilo, futsi kungani?
  2. Bala imisebenti lemi-3 yemlilo.
  3. Bala tinkinga leti-3 temlilo.
  4. Kuyini ‘kungcolisa umoya’?
  5. Bala tindlela leti-2 tekuphepha emlilweni.
  6. Tfola ligama lelitsi ‘umlilo’ ngetilwimi letinye leti-3. Dvweba sitfombe ngalamagama.
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Title: Naka naNala bakhuluma ngemlilo
Author/s: Glanice Masilo
Translator/s: Simangele Khoza
Illustrator/s: Sibusiso Khumalo
Assurer/s: Mduduzi Benjie Shongwe
Language: Siswati

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