Naa Hu Na Muṅwe Ane A Nga Nṋe?
Fred Strydom
Jess Jardim-Wedepohl
Tshivenḓa

Ndi a ḓivhudzisa arali hu na muṅwe nṋe huṅwe fhethu ḽifhasini.

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Ane a fana na nṋe.

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A amba u fana na nṋe.

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A vha na tsonga dzanga.

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Muṅwe ane a vha na maṱo anga na nḓevhe dzanga.

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Ane a sea u fana na nṋe.

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Ane a kona u ita zwine nda kona u ita zwone…

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…a si kone u ita zwine nṋe nda si kone u ita zwone.

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Ndo sedza sedza hoṱhe hoṱhe ndi tshi khou ṱoḓa muṅwe nṋe.

Ndo ya phakhani nda sedza murahu ha miri.

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Ndo sedza u mona hoṱhe, nṱha na fhasi…

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…nda sedza tshifhaṱuwo tshiṅwe na tshiṅwe.

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Nda si kone u wana muṅwe nṋe fhethu hoṱhe hoṱhe.

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Hu tou vha na nṋe muthihi fhedzi ḽifhasini!

Ndo khethea, ndi ngoho!

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Fhedzi a si nṋe ndi ndoṱhe, a ni zwi vhoni?

Hu na inwi muthihi fhedzi!

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Naa Hu Na Muṅwe Ane A Nga Nṋe?
Author - Fred Strydom
Translation - Tshifhiwa Gangazhe
Illustration - Jess Jardim-Wedepohl
Language - Tshivenḓa
Level - First sentences
© Fred Strydom, Jess Jardim-Wedepohl, Stephen Wallace, Book Dash 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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