Bantfwana bemtfwebeba
Southern African Folktale
Wiehan de Jager
Siswati

Kwesukasukela, bekunemndeni lophila ngekujabula.

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Bantfwana bakhona bebangakaze balwe nalomunye.

Bebasita batali babo ekhaya kanye nasemasimini.

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Kepha bebangavunyelwa kutsi basondzele edvute nemlilo.

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Bekufanele bente wonkhe umsebenti wabo ebusuku.

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Ngobe bebentiwe ngemtfwebeba!

5

Kepha lomunye webafana wafisa kuya ngaphandle elangeni lelishisako.

6

Ngalelinye lilanga lesifiso saba nemandla kakhulu.

Umnakabo nadzadzewabo bamecwayisa.

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Kepha besekwephute kakhulu!

Wancibilika elangeni lelishisako.

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Labantfwana labentiwe ngemtfwebeba bakhala nababona umnakabo ancibilika aphela.

9

Kepha benta lisu.

Babumba lomtfwebeba loncibilikile bawenta waba yinyoni.

10

Batsatsa lomnakabo loyinyoni bambeka entsabeni lephakeme.

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Njengobe bekuphuma lilanga, wandiza, ahlabelela ekuseni.

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Bantfwana bemtfwebeba
Author - Southern African Folktale
Translation - Mduduzi Benjie Shongwe
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Siswati
Level - First sentences
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