Iluba Mbotu
Nozizwe Herero
Siya Masuku

Mukaninga, akampulazi mufwafwi akamunzi.

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Kwakali kukkala kana kankuku kaitwa kuti Dezii.

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''Ndakukomena, ndiyanda kuuluka, mujulu mumulengalenga,'' wakaamba Dezi.

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''Ndakukomena, ndiyanda kuuluka, mujulu mumulengalenga,'' wakaamba Dezi.

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''Ndakukomena, ndiyanda kuuluka, mujulu mumulengalenga,'' wakaamba Dezi.

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Pesi nkuku zyoonse zyakakaseka.

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Dezi kunyina naakatyompwa. Mazuba oonse wakaliisya kubbakamuna mababa. Bbaku, bbaku, bbaku, wakali kulibbakamuna pesi kunyina naakali kuuluka.

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Nakali kuliyiisya kuluuka, wakali kweezyezya kauluka kumwi kalanga nkuku ansi. Wakali kweezyezya kauluka atala atumeembya atumpye. ''Mawe!'' Bayuni baya kwaamba, ''Inkuku ikonzya kuuluka!''

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Bbaku, bbaku, bbaku, mazuba oonse wakali kubbakumuna mababa.

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Wakali kunyamuka mujulu akuwa ansi Alimwi.

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Buzuba bwakatobela Dezi wakatanta atala aciluli cang'anda cankuku akulibbakumuna mababa akulibbakumuna Alimwi...

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''Dezi, ulaandene kunkuku zimwi. Taziyandi kuluuka mbuli nduwe! Inga wacikonzya, ''Baama bakaamba.''

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Buzuba bwakatobela Dezi wakatanta atala aciluli cang'anda cankuku akulibbakumuna mababa akulibbakumuna Alimwi...

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Bbululu!

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Nkuku zimwi zyakoompolola kuseka. "Ha ha ha! Twali kukwaambila! Nkuku tazyuluki!"

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Pesi buzuba bwakacilila Wakatantisya mujulu kapati, kujulu kwini yang'anda. Bbaku, bbaku, bbaku, Dezi wakabbakamuna mababa akwe.

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Wakazumanana kuuluka! Muwo waansi amababa akwe wakakomena akuluukisya kuya mujulu! Tumembya atumpye twakaamba, "Cilagambya! Nkuku yuuluka.

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Ankuku zimwi zyakayanda kuba mbuli nguwe.

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Wakazumanana kuuluka! Muwo waansi amababa akwe wakakomena akuluukisya kuya mujulu! Tumembya atumpye twakaamba, "Cilagambya! Nkuku yuuluka."

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Zyakaamba, "Ma Dezi, ulicigambyo!"

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Iluba Mbotu
Author - Nozizwe Herero
Translation - Limbali Muyendekwa, Maureen Musale
Illustration - Siya Masuku
Language - ChiTonga
Level - First paragraphs