Naka na Nala vha guda nga ha mulilo
Glanice Masilo
Sibusiso Khumalo
Tshivenḓa
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Nala u a huwelela, “Ṱavhanyani Naka, ri ḓo lenga tshikoloni!”
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Naka u ri, “Ndi khou pfa phepho! Kha ri imenyana ri vhase mulilo ri dudele.”
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Nala a vhudzisa, “No hangwa uri makhadzi vho ri ri songo tamba nga mulilo?”
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Naka a fhindula, “Ndo vha pfa, fhedzi a ri ho nḓuni!”
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Nala u ri, “Ri tshiṱaraṱani, fhedzi zwi kha ḓi vha na khombo. Mulilo u nga phaḓalala nga u ṱavhanya wa tshinyadza.”
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Naka u elekanya ngazwo.
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Naka u ri, “Fhedzi kale ho vha hu tshi shumiswa mulilo u vhasa na u vhonetshela. Vhathu vho u shumisela u bika, u dudedza, na u vhonetshela.”
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Nala a fhindula, “Mulilo ndi wa ndeme, fhedzi zwi a konḓa u u langa. Ndi ngazwo makhadzi vho ri vhana vha songo funga mulilo. Ri tea u ṱhogomela.”
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Nala a isa phanḓa, “Muḓagasi wo tsireledzea, a u tshikafhadzi u fana na mulilo wa khuni kana malasha.”
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A dovha ari, “U fhisa zwenezwo zwivhaswa zwi tshikafhadza mupo.”
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Naka a vhudzisa, “Ni a ḓivha uri mulilo u thoma hani?”
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Nala a ṱalutshedza, “Musi tshivhaswa na muya zwi tshi vanganywa, zwi ita ṱhase. Mulilo u thoma ngauralo.”
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“Muya na tshivhaswa zwa vanganywa kha thempheretsha yo teaho, mulilo u a funga. Sa tsumbo, u swoṱa thanda mbili kana u funga metshisi.”
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“Mulilo u bvisa vhutsi,” ndi Naka.
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Nala a tenda, “Ee, ndi ngazwo ri songo tea u funga mulilo nḓuni. U fema vhutsi zwi nga ri lwadza.”
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Nala na Naka vha tshikoloni.
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Nala a mu sevha, “Ni songo sia khanḓela kana mulilo hu si na muthu. Mulilo u nga fhisa nnḓu na vhathu!”
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——Mbudziso


  1. Ndi nnyi a ṱoḓaho u vhasa mulilo, ndi ngani?
  2. Ṅwalani nḓila tharu dza u shumisa mulilo.
  3. Ṅwalani khombo tharu (3) dza mulilo.
  4. U ‘tshikafhadza mupo’ ndi mini?
  5. Ṅwalani nḓila mbili dza u dzula wo tsireledzea kha mulilo.
  6. Wanani ipfi ‘mulilo’ nga dziṅwe nyambo tharu. Olani tshifanyiso tshi na eneo maipfi.
  7. Ambani nga ha mifuda miraru ya mililo.
  8. Ṱalusani mifuda miṋa i shumiselwaho u dzima mulilo.
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Title: Naka na Nala vha guda nga ha mulilo
Author/s: Glanice Masilo
Translator/s: Doris Manyamalala
Illustrator/s: Sibusiso Khumalo
Assurer/s: Tshedza Tlhako
Language: Tshivenḓa

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