Nkhuku na Bongololo
Winny Asara
Magriet Brink

Nkhuku na Bongololo ŵakaŵa pa ubwezi. Kweni nyengo zose ŵakaphalizgananga.

Dazi linyankhe ŵakakolerana kuti ŵakatimbe bola lamalundi kuti uyo wakumanya bola wamanyikwe.

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Ŵakaluta pamalo ghakutimbirapo bola na kwamba kutimba bola. Nkhuku yikatimbanga mwaluŵiro, kweni Bongololo wakatimbanga mwaluŵiro comene.

Nkhuku yikatimbira bola kutali, kweni Bongololo wakatimbira kutali comene. Nkhuku yikayamba kukwiya.

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Ŵakakoleranaso kuti ŵatimbe bola lakuhozga vigoli pera. Bongololo wakaŵa wakwamba kukhala pagolo. Nkhuku yikahozgapo cigoli cimoza pera.

Nyengo yakuti Nkhuku yikhale pagolo yikafika.

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Bongololo wakatimba bola na kuhozga. Bongololo wakachita njomba na kuhozga. Bongololo wakatimbaso bola na mutu na kuhozgaso.

Bongololo wakahozga vigoli vinkhondi.

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Nkhuku yikakwiya cifukwa yikatondeka. Yikazomerezga yayi kuti yatondeka.

Bongololo wakamba kuseka cifukwa mubwezi wakhe wakamba kulirira wati watondeka.

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Nkhuku yikakwiya comene mwakuti yikayasama kumlomo na kujompha na kumumira Bongololo.

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Apo nkhuku yikaweranga kunyumba, yikakumana na Ŵanyina Bongololo. Ŵanyina Bongololo ŵakayifumba, "Kasi wamuwonako mwana wane?"

Nkhuku yikazgola cilicose cala. Ŵanyina Bongololo ŵakafipa mtima.

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Ndipo Ŵanyina Bongololo ŵakapulika tumazgo twapasipasi. "Amama nivwirani!" mazgo ghakacemerezga.

Ŵanyina Bongololo ŵakalaŵiska uku na uku na kupulikizga comene. Mazgo ghakafumiranga munthumbo mwa nkhuku.

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Ŵanyina Bongololo ŵakacemerezga ŵakati, "Gwiriska nchito nkhongono zako zapadera mwana wane!"

Bongololo wakufumiska sungo liheni kweniso wakupulikikwa uheni mumlomo. Nkhuku yikayamba kupulika kulwala.

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Nkhuku yikageya. Ndipo yikamira na kuthunyaso. Ndipo yikayethyemula na kukhosomola. Yikakhosomolaso comene.

Bongololo wakapulikwika uheni mumlomo!

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Nkhuku yikakhosomola mpaka paumaliro yikamukhosomolera kuwalo Bongololo.

Ŵanyina Bongololo na mwana wawo wakakwera mukhuni na kubisama.

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Kufuma penepapo, nkhuku na bongololo wakayamba kutinkhana.

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Nkhuku na Bongololo
Author - Winny Asara
Translation - Cecilia Mwalwayo, Mervis Kamanga
Illustration - Magriet Brink
Language - Citumbuka
Level - First paragraphs