Daise ndi minthondwi yaki
Nozizwe Herero
Siya Masuku

Kali-kali penga chikweta cho chenga pafupi ndi kamuzi kanyaki.

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Kwajanga mwana wa nyoli munyaki wakudanika Daise.

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"Asani ndakuwa, ndipenja kuziphululuka muchanya ukongwa," wangukamba Daise.

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Kweni nyoli zinyaki zosi zingumuseka.

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"Ndiwi wakuzizwisa," Angukamba anyaki. "Tiseŵengi nawi so cha."

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"Daise, tingakhoza kuphululusa mapapa ngidu kweni nkhwakusyuzga kuti nyoli ziphululuki," angukamba Anyina.

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Daise wangulekapu cha. Zuŵa lelosi wayeseliyanga pakuyija, kupukusa mapapa ngaki mwakuwelezaweleza, wapukusanga mapapa kweni watondekanga kuti waphululuki.

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Wachiyesele, wangujiŵanaŵana kuti waphululuka muchanya ndipu watizilelesa nyoli zinyaki pasi.

Wangujiŵanaŵana kuti waphululuka kuphala Tiyuni. "Bama!" Tiyuni tezemukamba. "Nyoli yakuphuluka."

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Kupu, kupu, kupu, zuŵa lelosi Daise wapukusanga mapapa ngaki.

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Wakwanisanga kuphululuka kweni wawanga waka pasi.

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"Ndezemuphululuka cha!" Daise wanguliya kwa Anyina. "Anyangu anenesa."

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"Daise, ndiwi wakulekana ndi Nyoli zinyaki. Zikhumba cha kuphululuka kweni iwi ukhumba! Ungakwanisa," Anyina angukamba.

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Zuwa linyaki Daise wangukwela pachanya pa chikutu kupu, kupu, kupu wangupukusa mapapa ngaki.

Wanguphululuka muchanya. Wangupukusa mapapa ngaki ndi kupukusa so mapapa ngaki.

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Phwa!

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Nyoli zinyaki zingumuseka ukongwa. "Ha ha ha! Tingukukambiya! Nyoli zingaphululuka cha!"

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Kweni zuŵa lachiŵi Daise wangukwela muchanya ukongwa, mphaka pachanya pa nyumba.

Kupu, kupu, kupu, Daisy wangupukusa mapapa ngaki.

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Wanguphululuka muchanya ndikupukusa mapapa ngaki, kupukusa mapapa ngaki.

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Wangulutiliza kuphululuka! Mphepu ya pasi pa mapapa ngaki yingukuwa ndipu wanguphululuka muchanya nthazi!

Tiyuni tingukamba, "Ntchamunthondwi! Nyoli yakuphululuka."

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Ndipu Nyoli zinyaki zapenjanga kuja nge iyu.

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Zingukamba, "Awa Daise, ndiwi wamunthondwi."

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Daise ndi minthondwi yaki
Author - Nozizwe Herero
Translation - Pilirani Kamanga, Winfred Mkochi
Illustration - Siya Masuku
Language - Chitonga (Malawi)
Level - First paragraphs