Ntchimana ukongwa
Media Matters
Sandy Lightly
Chitonga (Malawi)

"Ama," wangudana Lebo. "Zani muzioni. Chakuvwala chechosi ntchimana ukongwa kwaku ini!"

"Ankha ndioni," angukamba Anyina.

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"Ndioniyeni siketi yangu. Njimana ukongwa," wangukamba Lebo.

"Hinya njimana," Angukamba Anyina. "Nomsa watongi siketi yaku.

2

"Ndioniyeni jinzi yangu. "Njimana ukungwa," wangukamba Lebo.

"Hinya njimana," angukamba Anyina. "Nomsa watongi jinzi yaku."

3

"Ndioniyeni malaya ngangu, Ngamana ukongwa," wangukamba Lebo.

"Hinya nadi," angukamba Anyina. "Nomsa watongi malaya ngaku."

4

"Ndioniyeni juzi langu. Ndimana ukongwa," wangukamba Lebo.

"Hinya nadi," angukamba Anyina. "Nomsa watongi juzi laku."

5

"Ndioniyeni chivwalu changu cha nyengu yavuwa. Ntchimana ukongwa," wangukamba Lebo.

"Hinya nadi," angukamba Anyina. "Nomsa watongi chivwalu chaku cha nyengu ya vuwa."

6

"Ndioniyeni masokosi ngangu. Ngamana ukongwa," wangukamba Lebo.

"Hinya nadi," angukamba Anyina. "Nomsa watongi masokosi ngaku."

7

"Ndioniyeni sapatu zangu. Zimana ukongwa," wangukamba Lebo.

"Hinya nadi," angukamba Anyina. "Nomsa watongi sapatu zaku."

8

"Sonu we ndi vakuvwala vinandi," wangukamba Lebo.

"Aoa ndilivi," wangumukakNomsa. "Vakuvwala ivi vikulu ukongwa kwaku ini."

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Ntchimana ukongwa
Author - Media Matters
Translation - Pilirani Kamanga, Winfred Mkochi
Illustration - Sandy Lightly
Language - Chitonga (Malawi)
Level - First sentences
© African Reading Matters 2003
Creative Commons: Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
Original source www.read.org.za