UTom, umthengisi webhanana
Humphreys Odunga
Zablon Alex Nguku
isiXhosa

UTom uphethe ingobozi yeebhanana ezivuthiweyo.

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UTom uya emarikeni uyothengisa iibhanana.

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Abantu abasemarikeni bathenga iziqhamo.

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Kodwa akukho mntu ozithengayo iibhanana zikaTom. Bakhetha ukuthenga iziqhamo ebafazini.

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"Ekuhlaleni, ngabafazi bodwa abathengisa iziqhamo," batsho abantu. "Yindoda enjani na le?" bayabuza abantu.

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Kodwa uTom akancami. Uyakhwaza, "Thengani iibhanana zam! Thengani iibhanana zam ezinencasa ezivuthiweyo!"

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Omnye umfazi uthatha ipakethi yeebhanana engobozini. Ujonga iibhanana ngononophelo.

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Lo mfazi uthenga iibhanana.

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Abantu abaninzi beza esitendini. Bathenga iibhanana zikaTom bazitye.

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Msinyane,   ingobozi ayinanto. UTom ubala imali ayenzileyo.

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Aze uTom athenge isepha, iswekile, nesonka. Ufaka izinto engobozini yakhe.

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UTom ungcekelela ingobozi entlokweni yakhe agoduke.

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UTom, umthengisi webhanana
Author - Humphreys Odunga
Translation - Nokuthula Bernelee Dyonase
Illustration - Zablon Alex Nguku
Language - isiXhosa
Level - First words
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Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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