Sulo adayanya uxamwali na Moto
Basilio Gimo
Carol Liddiment

Pantsiku inango sulo akhazunga m'phepete mwa gombe,

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ndipo mbvuu ikhabzizungirambo icimbadya mauswa yakusvipirira m'phepete mwa gombe momwe mukhana sulomo.

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Mbvuu iribe kuwona kuti sulo akhali m'phepete mule, na tenepo mbvuu idamuponda mwendo sulo.

Ndipo sulo adalira, acipfuwula aciwuza mbvuu kuti: "Iwe mbvuu uli kuwona lini kuti uli kundiponda mwendo?"

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Ndipo mbvuu ire idamupepesa sulo iciti: "Pepa xamwali ndikhalibe kukuwona, ndikhululukirembo!"

Ndipo sulo alibe kufuna kubva, ndipo sulo ule adauza mbvuu ire kuti: "Wandiponda utowa, dikhira, unidzawona ntsiku inango, undzakhaula."

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N'cadidi sulo adayenda kukapangana uxamwali na moto aciti: "Udzayende kukatentha mbvuu ikadzabula kunja kudzadya mauswa thangwe idandiponda."

Ndipo xamwali moto ule adatawira aciti: "Inde xamwali sulo, ndinidzacita bzomwe walewabzo."

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Mbvuu ire idayenda kukadya kutali na gombe, ndipo mwadzidzi moto udagaka uciyamba kutentha ukuse bwentse bwa mbvuu.

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Ndipo mbvuu idalira, icithawira m'madzi. Ndipo ukuse bwentse budamala kupsa na moto.

Mbvuu idalira iciti: "Ukuse bwangu bwapsa na moto. Ukuse moto wanditenthera. Ukuse bwangu bwamala kupsa, ukuse bwangu bwa bwino-bwino."

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Sulo adakomedwa kwene-kwene pomwe mbvuu idapsa na moto, acilewa kuti: "Ndam'bwerezambo."

Na tenepo, mbvuu imbabula lini kunja kugopa kupsa pomwe na moto.

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Sulo adayanya uxamwali na Moto
Author - Basilio Gimo, David Ker
Translation - Little Zebra Books
Illustration - Carol Liddiment
Language - Cinyungwe
Level - First paragraphs