UTitjhere Nkosi
Lawrence A. Konjuro
Vusi Malindi

Lo ngutitjhere wami.

Ibizo lakhe nguTitjhere Nkosi. Usithanda khulu kwamambala.

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UTitjhere Nkosi usifundisa amatjhada nabokamisa. Sele ngikwazi ukuthi a, e, i, o, u.

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UTitjhere Nkosi sele asifundise umbala obovu, ohlaza kwesibhakabhaka, ohlaza satjani, osarulana kanye nonzima.

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Ngesikhathi sokulala, utitjhere Nkosi usivumela ingoma ukuze silale.

Uvuma ingoma edunduzelako.

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Umdunduzelo uvunywa ngalindlela:

Kulala okuqwebezelako nikela ngamehlwakho. Ukumomotheka kukulindele nawuvukako. Lalani nthandwa ezihle, ningalili. Mina ngizonivumela umdunduzelo omnandi.

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UTitjhere Nkosi wazi iindatjana ezinengi.

Usicocela iindatjana ezahlukahlukeneko ngamalanga woke weveke.

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NgoMvulo, usicocela iindatjana ezikhuluma ngamadoda alungileko.

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NgeLesibili, usicocela iindatjana ezikhuluma ngabomma abalungileko.

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NgeLesithathu, usicocela iindatjana ezikhuluma ngemihlobohlobo yeenthuthi.

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NgeLesine, usicocela iindatjana ezikhuluma ngezokulima.

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Kuthi ngeLesihlanu, uTitjhere Nkosi asibawe bonyana sicoce zethu iindatjana eklasini.

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Utitjhere wethu ngutitjhere olunge khulu ephasinapha.

Nangikhulako ngifuna ukufana noTitjhere Nkosi.

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You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
UTitjhere Nkosi
Author - Lawrence A. Konjuro
Translation - Emly Msimango, Busi Sibuyi
Illustration - Vusi Malindi
Language - isiNdebele
Level - First paragraphs