Olwemba lwa Sakima
Ursula Nafula
Peris Wachuka

Sakima ya banga ghalala n'abazaire be era ni mwaninha owe myaaka ena.Baliinga kw'itaka ly'omusaadha omukombe.Akasisira kaibwe kaali kumkomerero yo lukonholiro lw'emiti.

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Sakima bwe yali nga wa myaka esatu,yalwala era ya tulughala.Sakima yali mulenzi wa talanta.

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Sakima yakula ebintu kaamala abalenzi abe myaka omukaaga bye bataakola.Ekyo kubonera ku,nga atyama n'abakaire ku kyalo era baghaya ku nsonga enkulu einho.

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Abazaire ba Sakima ba pakasanga mu ndhu y'omusaadha omukombe.Nga bawuunha munkyo era baira igulo inho.Sakima ba mulekaanga ni mwanhina omuto.

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Sakima ya nhumirwanga okwamba enhemba.Lulala maama ghe ya mubuuza,"Sakima nhamba odheegera gha?"

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Sakima yairamu,"Ndhiidi bwiidi,maama.Ndhiiwulirira mu bwongo era na yamba."

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Sakima ya yenda nga okwembera mwanhina omuto okusingira irala nga endhala emuluma.Mwanhina ya muwulirisa nga ayemba olwemba lwe olunhuvu.Nga awulirisa eiroboozi eisenhenkherevu.

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"Sakima oyinza okukamba era wa kaira ganamu,"Mwanhina ya mwegayirira.Sakima nga akiriza ya kairaganamu.

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Oweigulu lulala bakaire be bwe baira ghaka nga basirikirivu.Sakima yategeera ati ghali gho ekyali ki sobye.

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"Kizibu ki,maama,bbaaba?"Sakima yabuuza.Sakima yakitegeera ati omwaana omulenzi w'omusaadha omukombe yali abuze.Omusaadha yali munakughavu inho.

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"Nsobola oku mwembera ku.Ayinza kabiri okusanhuka,"Sakima yakoba bazaire be.Aye abazaire ba mughakania."Mukombe inho.Oli bwa mulenzi mutulu.Osubira nga olwemba lwo lwida kumuyamba?"

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Aye Sakima kanga agoha.Mwanhina omuto ya mughagira.Yakoba,"Enhemba dha Sakima dhi mpoghereza nga endhala enhuma.Dhiidha kughoghereza omusaadha omukombe yeena.

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Olunaku olwaira ku,Sakima ya saba mwanhina omuto amukulembere baje mu ndhu y'omusaadha omukombe.

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Yaye merera ghansi ghe dinisa era ya tandhiika okwemba olw'emba lwe olusinga bunhnvu.Mpola mpola omutwe gw'omusaadha omukombe gwa tandhiika okuva yo mwidhinisa.

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Abapakasi balekera bye baali ku.Bawulirisa olwembo lwa Sakima olusenhenkerevu.Aye omusaadha mulala yakoba,"Ghabale ghazira muntu asobola ku kubagiza mukulu.Omulenzi oy'omutulu aloghoza ati ana mukubagiza?'

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Sakima yamaliriza okwemba olwemba lwe era ya kyuuka agolole.Aye omusaadha omukombe yafubutuka mu ndhu era ya koba,''Nkusaba oiremu okwemba.

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Mukiseera kyeena ekyo, abasaadha babiri baida nga basitwiire omuntu ku mugogolo.Baali bagainhe omwana w'omusaadha omukombe nga akubibwa era nga alekeibwa ku mbali gho luguudo.

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Omusaadha omukombe yali musanhufu okwiramu oku bona ku mwana we.Yasasula Sakima olw'oku mukubagiza.Ya twala mutabanhe ni Sakima mwirwaliro okukabera oba Sakima asobola okwiramu okubona.

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Olwemba lwa Sakima
Author - Ursula Nafula
Translation - Edison Kasajja, Kyambogo University
Illustration - Peris Wachuka
Language - Lusoga
Level - First paragraphs