Kalabushe Mukanazi
Gaspah Juma
Jesse Breytenbach

Kaindi, kwakali musimbi wazyina lya Kalabushe. Ooyu musimbi wakali mukanazi. Banyina bakamulaya kuti atanikwaambaulisyi, pele Kalabushe tanaakaswiila.

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Bumwi buzuba, mwana okwabo abanyina wakaciswa. Mukaintu ooyu, wakali kukkala kudindi lyakali kutalaa munzi wa Kalabushe.

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Banyina Kalabushe bakajisi bubi buzuba oobo. Aboobo kwalisiide kale banyina nobakamutuma kuti atole cakulya kumusyoonto wabo wakacisidwe.

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Katola cakulya, Kalabushe wakaswaanya Sinson. Ooyu wakali suntwe wakaba muntu.

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Suntwe wakabuzya ncaakabwezede Kalabushe. "Nyama, mayi a mukupa," Kalabushe wakavwiila. Banyina Kalabushe bakalimucenzyede kuti taakeelede kwaamba ncaakayumwide.

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Kalabushe wakaambila Suntwe kuti mwana okwabo banyina wakali cisidwe. Aboobo wakali kubatolela cakulya.

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Suntwe wakalunduka cakufwambaana kuya kubasyoonto banyina Kalabushe.

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Suntwe wakamena mwana okwabo abanyina. Mpoona wakalivwumba payi lyabo.

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Naakasika Kalabushe, kwakaluumwine amunzi. Wakaunka mung'anda akwiita, "Baama, muli kuli?"

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Taakalimvwa jwi lya mwana okwabo abanyina. Mpoona wakaunka kuzyuli ooko nkobakali koona. Wakagambwa kubona muntu wakavwumbidwe payi pati.

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"Baama, nkaambo nzi matwi aanu sunu mapati?" Kalabushe wakabuzya. Suntwe wakavwiila kunsi apayi kati, "Kutegwa ndikumvwisisisye."

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Kalabushe wakabuzya alimwi kati, "Baama, ino meso aanu akomena buti sunu?" "Kutegwa ndikubonesyesye."

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Kalabushe wakabuzya camamanino, "Ii, Baama, Ino mulomo wanu wakomena buti sunu?" Suntwe wakati, "Kutegwa ndicikonzye kukulya." Suntwe wakasotoka kuzwa mubulo akumena Kalabushe.

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Akaambo kakuti Kalabushe wakali mukanazi, wakazumanana kwaambaula mwida lya Suntwe. Wakabuzya mibuzyo minji.

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Kumamanino aamibuzyo eeyo, Suntwe wakakatazyigwa, mpoona wakayeeya buyo kuti amuswe.

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Musimbi ooyu a mwana okwabo abanyina bakafwutulwaa basimunzi. Kuzwa buzuba oobo Kalabushe wakaleka kwaambaula makani manji kubantu mbatazyi.

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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:
Kalabushe Mukanazi
Author - Gaspah Juma
Translation - Edith Sikota Habwanda
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - ChiTonga
Level - First paragraphs