Ibhesi ekulu ehlaza sasibhakabhaka
Mecelin Kakoro
Mango Tree

Kwakunebhesi eyodwa tere endaweni lapho kwakuhlala khona uVusi.

Beyiyikulu begodu ihlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Beyibanga itjhada elikhulu.

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Ngelinye ilanga, unina lakaVusi wathi, "Kusasa sizokuya edorobheni siyokuthenga ijinifomu yakho yesikolo."

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UVusi bekathabe khulu.

Bebazokukhamba ngebhesi ekulu ehlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Wabhalelwa kulala mhlokho.

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UVusi besele embethe nezambatho zakhe lokha unina nakozamvusa.

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UVusi nonina bakhamba batjhinga esitopeni sebhesi. Balinda ibhesi ehlaza okwesibhakabhaka.

Ibhesi ayizange ifike.

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Nabanye abantu bafika esitopeni.

Banghonghoyila ngombana ibhesi beyiladelwe. "Ingabe ibhesi seyikhambile?" bayabuzana.

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UVusi bekatshwenyekile.

"Angekhe sikwazi ukuya edorobheni. Angekhe ngikwazi ukuthola ijinifomu yami," utjho uyacabanga.

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Abanye abantu babuyele emakhaya. Kodwana uVusi walila angafuni ukukhamba.

Unina wamthulisa. "Sizokulinda isikhatjhana," kutjho unina.

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Ngesikhatjhana, bezwa itjhada. Babona ithuli emmoyeni.

Ibhesi beyiza!

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Ibhesi le beyingasi hlaza okwesibhakabhaka, beyingasi yikulu. Ibhesi le beyibovu begodu iyincani.

Abantu ebebalindile baqala ibhesi le. Azange bayikhwele.

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"Ngenani! Ngenani!" Kwarhuwelela umtjhayeli. "Siladelwe khulu namhlanjesi," kutjho umtjhayeli.

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UVusi nonina baba ngebokuthoma ukungena.

Ngemva kwalapho boke bangena ngebhesini encani ebovu.

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UVusi waqala ngaphandle kwefesidere.

Wabona abanye abantu abanengi estopeni sebhesi.

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Nabanye abanengi bebagijimela ukuzokukhwela ibhesi.

Kodwana babethwa sikhathi. Ibhesi besele izele. Ibhesi ebovu yatjhinga edorobheni.

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"Iphi ibhesi ekulu ehlaza okwesibhakabhaka?" kubuza unina lakaVusi.

"Iphukile," kuphendula umtjhayeli. "Sisayilungisa. Izokuza kusasa," kungezelela umtjhayeli.

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UVusi akazange atshwenyeke ngombala webhesi. Akazange atshwenyeke ngobukhulu bebhesi.

Bekathabile ngombana ibhesi le beyiya edorobheni.

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Ibhesi ekulu ehlaza sasibhakabhaka
Author - Mecelin Kakoro
Translation - Phephelaphi Mnguni, Sponono Mahlangu
Illustration - Mango Tree
Language - isiNdebele
Level - First paragraphs