Xiluva Xo Hlamarisa Xa Daisy!
Nozizwe Herero
Siya Masuku

Khale ka khaleni exipurasanini…

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…lexi a xi ri ekusuhi na muganganyana a ku tshama xikukwana lexi a xi vitaniwa Daisy.

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"Loko ndzi kula, ndzi lava ku haha ndzi ya ehenhlahenhla empfhukeni," ku vula Daisy.

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Kambe tihuku hinkwato letin'wana ti n'wi hleka.

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"Wa hlamarisa swinene," va vula. "A hi nga ha tlangi na wena naswitsanana."

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"Daisy, hi kota ku kavata timpapa ta hina kambe swa tika swinene eka tihuku ku haha," Mhani a n'wi byela.

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Daisy a nga helangi ntamu. Masiku hinkwayo a titoloveta hi yexe, a karhi a kavata timpapa ta yena.

Kave, kave, kave, a ta kavata timpapa ta yena kambe a nga koti ku tlakuka ehansi.

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Loko a karhi a titoloveta, u tianakanyile a karhi a hahela empfhukeni a languta tihuku leti a ti ri ehansi.

U tianakanyile a karhi a haha a hundza swindzingiri na timbewulani. "Mawaku!" swinyenyana a swi ta vula. "Huku leyi yi kotaka ku haha!"

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A ta tlakuka ehansi kambe a tlhela a wela ehansi.

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A ta tlakuka ehansi kambe a tlhela a wela ehansi.

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"A ndzi nga pfuki ndzi hahile!" Daisy a rilela Mhani. "Lavan'wana va vula swona."

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"Daisy, u hambanile na tihuku letin'wana. A va lavi ku haha kambe wena wa swi lava! U nga swi kota," Mhani a vula.

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Siku leri landzelaka Daisy u khandziyile ehenhla ka xihahlu xa tihuku kutani a ku kave, kave, kave, a kavata timpapa ta yena.

U hahile a ya emoyeni, kutani a kavata timpapa ta yena … kutani a kavata timpapa ta yena … kutani a kavata timpapa ta yena … kutani …

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BAMU!

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Tihuku letin'wana a ti hleka swinene. "Kwa, kwa, kwa! Hi ku byerile! Tihuku a ti swi koti ku haha!"

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Kambe siku leri landzelaka Daisy u khandziyile a ya ehenhla swinene, exihlungwanini xa rhandavula.

Kave, kave, kave, Daisy a kavata timpapa ta yena.

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U hahile a ya emoyeni kutani a kavata timpapa ta yena … kutani a kavata timpapa ta yena … kutani a kavata timpapa ta yena … kutani …

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U yile emahlweni a haha! Moya ehansi ka timpapa ta yena wu tiyelerile swinene kutani a ya ehenhlahenhla!

Swindzingiri na timbewulani swi ku, "Swa hlamarisa! Huku yo haha!"

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Kutani tihuku letin'wana a ti lava ku fana yena.

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Ti ku vula ti ku, "Yoo, Daisy, wa hlamarisa!"

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Xiluva Xo Hlamarisa Xa Daisy!
Author - Nozizwe Herero
Translation - Tinyiko Hlangwani
Illustration - Siya Masuku
Language - Xitsonga
Level - First paragraphs