Thekhisi ya Funi
Marion Drew
Marion Drew

Ri a vusa! Dzina ḽanga ndi Funi.

Nṋe na mme anga ro lindela thekhisi. Ri khou ya hayani.

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Hafha ndo ima kha ḽaini. Mme anga vho nnyimbela luimbo.

"Kha vha ḓe Vho Thekhisi kani a vha zwi vhoni? Nṋe na Funi, ro vha lindela!"

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Mufumakadzi a re tsini na nṋe u khou isa khuhu dzawe hayani. Dzi ḓo kudzela makumba uri vha ḽe.

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Havha vhanna vha khou bva mushumoni. Vha ṅwethuwa na nṋe.

Ndi pfa vha tshi imba, "Funi muṱuku a songo vhilaela. Thekhisi i khou ḓa nga u ṱavhanya."

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Ha fhira muṅwe mufumakadzi. Ndi mufumakadzi o nakelelaho. Naa zwienda zwawe a zwo ngo naka?

Musi a tshi tshimbila zwi ri "goo, goo, goo goo, goo, goo."

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Havha munna vha khou rengisa zwinwiwa zwi rotholelaho. Ndi funa zwinwiwa zwi rotholelaho.

Zwi a rotholela nahone zwi na swigiri. Ni a zwi funa?

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Sedzani! Huna vhafumakadzi vho hwalaho zwiḽiwa zwa nga madekwana kha ṱhoho dzavho. Vho ṱalifha lungafhani?

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Havhaḽa mufumakadzi vha khou itwa mavhudzi.

Vha khou ḓibvisa na khonani dzavho nga madekwana.

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Ndo neta zwino. Mme anga vha mmbeba muṱanani wavho uri ndi awele.

Vha imba, "Vho Thekhisi ndi khou humbela uri vha songo lenga, Makhulu vho ri lindela getheni yashu."

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Khonani yanga Vhutshilo khoyu. Na ene o awela. Ri ḓo swika hayani hu si kale.

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Nṱha nṱha zwiṋoni zwi khou fhufhela hayani. Zwi fanela u swika hayani ḽi sa athu kovhela.

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Hoyu mufumakadzi u na zwiṅina zwo nakaho. Ndi humbula uri o zwi renga ṋamusi ḓoroboni.

Musi ndi tshi aluwa, na nṋe ndi ḓo rengela mme anga zwiṅina zwinzhi.

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Mme anga vha khou neta zwino.

Ndi vha imbela luimbo, "Vho Thekhisi ri khou humbela uri vha ḓe, nṋe na mme anga ro vha lindela."

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Imani! Ndi khou ipfa! Kheyi i khou ḓa!

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Heyi ndi thekhisi yashu tswuku khulwane. Yo ḓa u dzhia nṋe na mme anga u ri isa hayani. Ndo takala vhukuma!

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Ṱa-ṱa!

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Thekhisi ya Funi
Author - Marion Drew
Translation - Tshedza Tlhako
Illustration - Marion Drew
Language - Tshivenḓa
Level - First paragraphs