Ingeli Isi Iswa Yayeta Liwuusi
Kholeka Mabeta
Wiehan de Jager

Lwali lunaku lyeibugumu omukyibila.

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Nonkaabe yabaile awuula amaizi okumala enaku ejeera kuu.

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“Netagaku itondo lya maize, nowelitonya kuzwa kukyikola," onkabe ya kungile.

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No luume lyali lukalile.

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"Nga mbula, maize, naafa," onkabe ya.

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"Omwiga gwizwire era mugumu. Gwaga kukweyawo," okyuli yalawire.

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Naye onkabe yaali ne nyota. "Nafa owentanywe amaizi." Era yabile nanonya amwiga ejeguli.

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Yatambwire nabita okukyibilio kyeisubi okwisaga ikalu.

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Yatambwire paka owe yawulile amaizi nga gasambuka. Yabaile nyanza! Yawulilanga amayengo.

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Onkabe ya nywile nkambi empanzu elya maize.

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Yasanyukile ino teyawoineku amayengo nga gaiza.

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Onkabe yagezerye ku okukwata eisubi ereli okumaizi naye lyamubitileku. Naye amaizi gamutwaile.

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"Munyambe, Munyambe!" yayetele.

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"Oyanguwe onine," onkodole namukoba, nga akwaite akasaga omumunya gwe.

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"Njaba kutyama anu paka nga nebalilye onkodole,” onkabe nasalawo. Ajaba kumukuma paka oweyawila omukunywa.”

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Olunaku lumo oweyali nga akumilile, abaisuka babili baizire okumwiga Baali nomutego.

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"Walilio onkodole omweru aiza anno okunywa," omwisuka omweiza nakoba. "Tulina okumulya ekyeigulo olwati."

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"Tenyinza okuleka abaisuka bano okwita onkodole ono om weru," onkabe nalowoza. "Naye ndi mutono, nkole tya?"

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Onkodole we ya tukile nazwa okumusale naika okunywa amaizi.

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Onkabe yabaile ne ndowoza.

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Yawukiile okukyigele kya mwisuka omweiza. Onkabe namuluma ino namani.

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Omumwisuka yawukire. “Nana!” omwisuka nakoba.

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Onkodole ye wunyire era naguluka nazwawo olwe kwetasa.

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Eyo niye ngeri onkabe ejiyebalilye mu onkodole olwo kumuyamba.

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Ingeli Isi Iswa Yayeta Liwuusi
Author - Kholeka Mabeta, Judith Baker
Translation - Denis Nasangha
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Lugwere
Level - First sentences