Sikhamba ndawonye
Jade Mathieson
Louwrisa Blaauw

Nasikhamba ndawonye sithole bonyana ibanga lide, sikhamba sibhina.

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Nginawe begodu nawe unami.

Ikhambo limnandi lokha nawulikhamba nomndenakho.

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Ngizonifukamela njengesikhukhukazi.

Isikhukhukazi sifuthumeza amadzinyani waso ngaphasi kweempiko zaso.

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Izulu nalithoma ukuna, ngizokwenza njengendlwana leya ngenze ubuso benu bome.

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Lokha amafu nakamambi akwatile begodu athuthumbako, qina wena, kanti ulilelani?

Ingani awusiwedwa nje.

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Sikhamba ndawonye, ngalokho asikaphathwa sizungu.

Qala! Qala ngapha nangapha! Ubone koke okuhle esikutholileko!

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Nangabe kukhona okubonako okuthabisako, kwabelane nami. Angifuni ukuphundwa.

Yabelana nami!

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Nangabe uzwa iinyawo zakho bona ziyababa, ungakhathazeki, siyilwile!

Naku umtholapilo sesifika kiwo.

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Sidinga ukuhlolisa iimphimbo yethu, amaphaphu neendlebe.

Kufanele uqine nawukhulako, akunasidingo seenyembezi.

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Ucabanga bona ukuzihlolisa kuyathusa? Yewize, ngibamba.

Uzokuhlola ukufuthumela kweengazi zakho ngesisetjenziswesi esisabhande lesandleni.

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Basinikela imithi yethu bese basitjela bona senzeni ukuze sihlale siphilile.

Sabuyela ekhaya.

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Kuhle ukudinwa nokho kunengi esikubonileko.

Njeke, sikhathi sokulala. Lala kuhle ubhudange kamnandi.

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Sikhamba ndawonye
Author - Jade Mathieson
Translation - Jotham Mahlangu
Illustration - Louwrisa Blaauw
Language - isiNdebele
Level - First paragraphs