Kungu Lerikulu Ra N'warisokotinyana
Candice Dingwall
Steven McKimmie
Xitsonga

N'warisokotinyana a rhandza ku hlaya. Vusokoti lebyin'wana byi hlekula, byi n'wi laya.

"Vusokoti a byi hlayi. Vusokiti byi fanele ku phamela. Vusokiti byi hlengeleta swakudya leswi nga fanela."

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N'warisokotinyana a ta hlaya siku hinkwaro, a hlayetela loko lebyin'wana byi duke naro!

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Vusokoti lebyin’wana a byi handza sava byi hlayisa swakudya ehansi ka misava.

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Vatswari va yena a va hlundzuka swinene, N'warisokotinyana a titwa ku biha hakunene.

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Hi xixikana loko matluka ma dzudzeka, vusokoti bya swakudya bya makanyeka.

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Nkosikazi yi lava swakudya ku tata dulu, vusokoti byi hlengeleta swakudya hi tinhulu.

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N'warisokotinyana u sungula ku huwelela hi mayelana na ndhawu leyi a nga hlaya hi mayelana na yona.

"Khefi hi lexi hi xi lavaka, ndhawu laha vanhu va phameriwaka, va vula tano etibukwini leti ndzi ti hlayaka."

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Vusokoti byi macha hi rin'werin'we. Byi macha byi famba swin'we.

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Kutani N'warisokotinyana a ku, "Heyi, tivoneleni eka tihuku!"

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Vusokoti byi macha hi rin'werin'we, byi khome bantsi na bega, yin'weyin'we.

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Loko byi vuya Nkosikazi yi tsakile. Madulu ya tela. Mikulungwana yi fikile.

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N'warisokotinyana a vukarha vatswari va yena.

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A khoma sesi wa yena lowa ricece hi voko, yena a n'wi khoma hi rhoko. "Swi kahle ku tikarhatela vutlhari bya tibuku, Hina hi rivala ku fana na tihuku."

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Kungu Lerikulu Ra N'warisokotinyana
Author - Candice Dingwall
Translation - Tinyiko Hlangwani
Illustration - Steven McKimmie
Language - Xitsonga
Level - First paragraphs
© Candice Dingwell, Steven Mckimmie, Telri Stoop, Book Dash 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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