Kati Nenja kanye nemisundvu
Elke and René Leisink
Elke and René Leisink

Lona NguKati.

Lena Yinja.

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Kati Nenja bavula sivalo. Bavula sivalo sendlu yabo.

Kati Nenja bayaphuma endlini yabo.

2

Kati Nenja bayahamba.

Bahamba etjanini. Bahamba emkhatsini wetihlahla. Bahamba bancamula ehlatsini.

Bese bayema.

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Kati Nenja babona luphawu. Babona luphawu esihlahleni.

Kati Nenja babuka loluphawu. Babuka emagama lakuloluphawu.

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Kati Nenja bayafundza.

Bafundza luphawu lolutsi, 'caphela lijazi.'

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Kati utsi, "Yini lijazi?"

Inja itsi, "Lijazi libhantji."

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Bokati Nenja abaliboni lijazi.

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Bese bayahleka.

Bahleka loluphawu.

Bahleka loluphawu lolungawenti umcondvo.

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Kusenjalo lamagama ayashintja!

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Kati Nenja bayafundza.

Bafundza loluphawu.

10

Lutsi, 'caphela ligilebisi.'

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Kati utsi, "Yini ligilebisi?"

Inja itsi, "Ligilebisi sitselo."

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Bokati Nenja abaliboni ligilebisi.

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Bese bayahleka.

Bahleka loluphawu.

Bahleka loluphawu lolungawenti umcondvo.

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Kati Nenja babuka loluphawu. Babona imisundvu kuloluphawu. Lemisundvu ishintja emagama!

Kati Nenja batsatsa lemisundvu. Batsatsa lemisundvu bese bayayilahla.

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Kati Nenja bayafundza.

Bafundza loluphawu, lutsi, 'caphela imfene.'

16

Kati utsi, "Yini imfene?"

Inja itsi, "Imfene yingobiyane lenkhulu."

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Kati Nenja babona imfene. Bokati Nenja bakhomba lemfene.

Lemfene yinkhulu. Lemfene yinkhulu kakhulu.

Kati utsi, "Baleka!" Inja itsi, "Baleka!"

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Kati Nenja bayagijima. Bayabaleka.

Kati Nenja bayagijima babuyela endlini yabo.

Bokati Nenja bavala sivalo.

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Bavala sivalo sendlu yabo.

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Usale kahle Kati.

Usale kahle Inja.

Usale kahle mfene.

Nisale kahle misundvu.

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Kati Nenja kanye nemisundvu
Author - Elke and René Leisink
Translation - Mduduzi Benjie Shongwe
Illustration - Elke and René Leisink
Language - Siswati
Level - First paragraphs