Iqhinga lakaTjhontjhwani
Candice Dingwall
Steven McKimmie
isiNdebele

UTjhontjhwani omncani uthanda khulu ukufunda. Ngamalanga bebahlala barhuga uTjhontjhwani.

"Abotjhontjhwani abafundi. Abotjhontjhwani kufanele bondle. Abotjhontjhwani babuthelela ukudla abakufunako."

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UTjhontjhwani omNcani ubefunda ilanga loke, afunde, afunde ilanga belitjhinge.

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Abanye abotjhontjhwani babuthelele ukudla abakutholako bese bakubulungela ubusika ngaphasi komhlabathi.

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Unina noyise kaTjhontjhwani omNcani bese ibahlanganisa ihloko indaba le. UTjhontjhwani azange imphathe kuhle indaba le.

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Ngesikhathi sesiruthwana lokha amakari nakathoma ukuwela phasi, abotjhontjhwani kufanele babuthelelele ukudla ngaphasi komhlabathi.

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INdlovukazi ifuna ukudla kuzale esitorweni, ngalokho boke abojhontjhwani kufanele basebenze.

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UTjhontjhwani omNcani wathoma ukurhuwelela ngalokhu afunda ngakho.

"Irestjurente yinto esiyidingako, indawo lapha abantu badlela khona. Itjho njalo incwadi engiyifundako."

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Abotjhontjhwani bathoma ukukhamba ngamunye ngamunye. Bakhamba nje baya lapha ilanga litjhinga ngakhona.

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UTjhontjhwani omNcani wathi, "Naku okhunye!"

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Abotjhontjhwani bakhamba ngamunye ngamunye baphethe ibhega, baphethe ibhansi.

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Lokha nababuyako bathole iNdlovukazi ithabe khulu. Iintoro bezizele swi. Bathaba khulu.

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Unina noyise wabotjhontjhwani wagona abantwana babo.

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Umntwana wakwabo omntazana walotjhisa uTjhontjhwani omNcani

"Njeke ngiyazwisisa. Ngendlela uthanda ukufunda incwadi ngakhona, kungenza bona ngifune ukuqalaqala nami."

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Iqhinga lakaTjhontjhwani
Author - Candice Dingwall
Translation - Bangula Lingo Centre cc
Illustration - Steven McKimmie
Language - isiNdebele
Level - First paragraphs
© Candice Dingwell, Steven Mckimmie, Telri Stoop, Book Dash 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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