Manaasi Ni Kamakhula
Ghanaian folktale
Wiehan de Jager

Aabawo khaale ni khaale naabi, babaandu abe baakhumanyakho shishiindu shoosi ta. Sibaamanya khuubyaala byakhulya ta, namwe khuunaba tsingubo ta, namwe khuubasa bibyuuma ta. Ne wele waabwe Khabuumbi uwamenyatsaka mu ngaaki mwikulu aaba ni kamakesi koosi ke shibala. Abe waakabiikha buulayi mu nyuungu.

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Shifukhu shitweela, Khabuumbi waakhalawo khuuwa Manaasi inyuungu iyo iye kamakesi. Buli esi Manaasi ekheengela mu nyuungu umwo, eyikatsakayo shishiindu shiyaakha. Isho shaamwikhoyesatsaka naabi.

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Lwe kumuluungo, Manaasi wambaasa ari, "Kane imbiikhe inyuungu yino buulayi imisya we kusaala kuleeyi. Kane shino shiinyalisise ise khuukimalila senyene. Manaasi waaborora luwuutsi luleeyi, waalubowelela khu nyuungu, lwanyuma waakibowa khu nda yeewe. Aryo waarakikha khuuniina khu kusaala. Ne sishaba shaangu khuuniina nga waasutile inyuungu ta, lwekhuuba yaba imukuunyaka khu meesikamo keewe buli nyaanga."

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Bino byoosi byakholekha nga umwaana wa Manasi umukyeekhe, uwaba weemikhile mwisiina mwe kusaala, waaloleleele. Kila aloma paapawe ari, "Sishaandibeele shaangu khuuniina nga waabowele inyuungu iyo khu mukoongo, mu shifwo she nda?" Manaasi waakhakakho waabowa inyuungu iyetsula kamakyesi khu mukoongo, ni abweenewo waashinyoola nga shaangu naabi khuuniina.

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Lubaluba, waatabula imisya we kusaala. Ne waasilamo wambaasa ari, "Iseese niye uwaandibeele ni kamakesi koosi, ne bona ari umwaana wase wafuurire ise kamakyesi!" Manaasi lirima lyamuwaamba lwashino, waabukula inyuungu iyaba ili imisya we kusaala waakitsukutsa aasi.

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Inyuungu iyo yekhupa aasi yaabulyungukhaka. Kamakesi iko kaasalanila kekyela ka buli muundu khuufunakho. Shino nisho shishamilamo babaandu khukhwiiyika khuulima, khuunaba tsingubo, ni khuubasa bibyuuma, atweela ni bibiindu bibiindi byoosi byeesi babaandu bakhola.

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Manaasi Ni Kamakhula
Author - Ghanaian folktale
Translation - Fabian Wakholi
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Lumasaaba
Level - First paragraphs