Iḽani mivhala yoṱhe!
Mimi Werna
Pixabay Website

Naa ni a zwi ḓivha uri musi ni tshi ḽa mitshelo ni vha ni tshi khou ḽa mivhala?

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Apuḽa ḽi na muvhala ufhio?

I ḽani mifuda yoṱhe ya maapuḽa.

Iḽani maapuḽa madala, matswuku, a ṱaḓa, na a pinki!

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Khokhonathi i na muvhala ufhio?

I ḽani mifuda yoṱhe ya khokhonathi.

Iḽani khokhonathi i songo omiswaho na yo omiswaho.

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Ndi ifhio mitshelo i re na muvhala wa swiri?

Ndi lini hune swiri ḽa vha na muvhala mudala?

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Habu ḽi na muvhala wa pinki.

Ndi funesa mutshelo wa muvhala wa pinki!

Musi ni tshi ḽa mitshelo, ni vha ni tshi khou ḽa mivhala.

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Gadaphele ndi mutshelo u re na thambo nthihi khulwane.

Musi ni tshi ḽa gadaphele, ni vha ni tshi khou ḽa muvhala ufhio?

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Mitshelo i aluwa kha maluvha a re kha tshimela.

Mitshelo i na dzimbeu.

Ndi ifhio mitshelo ine na funa u i ḽa?

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Phepha idzi dzi na muvhala ufhio?

Mufuda muiṅwe na muṅwe wa phepha ndi mutshelo.

Mitshelo yo fhambana na miroho.

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Iḽani mivhala yoṱhe!
Author - Mimi Werna
Translation - Doris Manyamalala, Tshedza Tlhako
Illustration - Pixabay Website
Language - Tshivenḓa
Level - First sentences