Ingabe ukhona ofana nami?
Fred Strydom
Jess Jardim-Wedepohl
isiNdebele

Angazi bonyana ukhona omunye ofana nami ephasinapha.

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Ofana nami patsi.

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Nokhuluma njengami nje.

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Nonomdlwenge ofana newami nje.

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Umuntu onamehlo kanye neendlebe ezifana nezami.

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Nohleka njengami.

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Owenza ngendlela engenza ngayo …

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… nongekhe enze engikwazi ukukwenza.

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Ngiqale koke nje ngifuna ofana nami.

Ngakhamba ngaya ephageni ngaqala nangaphasi kwemithi.

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Ngaqala ngazomba, ngaya phasi naphezulu…

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… ngaqala ubuso boke.

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Azange ngithole ofana nami nakancani.

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Kukhona ofana nami ephasini!

Ngikhethekile, iye kuliqiniso!

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Kodwana akusimi ngedwa uyayibona indaba leyo?

Nawe nguwe wedwa, ufana uwedwa!

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Ingabe ukhona ofana nami?
Author - Fred Strydom
Translation - Bangula Lingo Centre cc
Illustration - Jess Jardim-Wedepohl
Language - isiNdebele
Level - First sentences
© Fred Strydom, Jess Jardim-Wedepohl, Stephen Wallace, Book Dash 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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