Vana va swihlenge
Southern African Folktale
Wiehan de Jager

Khale wa khaleni, a ku ri na ndyangu lowu a wu tsakile.

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Vana a va tshamela ro lwa.

A va pfuna vatswari va vona ekaya na le masin'wini.

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Kambe a va nga pfumeleriwi ku ya ekusuhi ni ndzilo.

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A va fanele va tirha ntirho wa vona nivusiku.

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Hikuva a va endliwile hi swihlenge!

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Kambe un'wana wa majaha a tsakela ku ya emasaneni.

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Siku rin'wana ku navela loku a ku ri ku kulu swinene.

Buti wa yena na sesi wa yena va n'wi lemukisile.

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Kambe a va hlwerile! Dyambu ro hisa ri n'wi n'okisile.

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Vana va swihlenge va ririle loko va vona makwavo a ri karhi a n'oka.

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Kambe va endlile kungu.

Va vumbile masalelwa ya swihlenge leswi n'okeke a endla xinyanyana.

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Va tekile makwavo wa vona lowa xinyanyana va n'wi yisa eka ntshava yo leha.

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Loko dyambu ri ri karhi ri tlhava, u hahile, a yimbelela eku voningeni ka mixo.

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Vana va swihlenge
Author - Southern African Folktale
Translation - Given J Hlongwani
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Xitsonga
Level - First sentences