Ifyo Kanyelele aapuswishe Inkunda
Kholeka Mabeta
Wiehan de Jager

Caali mulusuba ninshi nakasuba kalebalikisha na mu mpaanga na muuma.

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Kanyelele tanwinepo ameenshi pa nshiku ishingi.

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"Ndefwaya itoni lya meenshi nangu fye lya kutona kwibuula," efyasosele Kanyelele.

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Umuume nao walyumine.

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"Nga nshinwinepo ameenshi nalaafwa," efyalilile Kanyelele.

"Mfwile ukuya ku mumana banjebapo."

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"Umumana nawisula ameenshi na umukuku ukalamba. Uleekusenda," efyo akabundi kamano kamusokele.

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Lelo Kanyelele aali na icilaka saana. "Nalaafwa nga nshinwinepo ameenshi."

Eico aalile mukufwaya umumana.

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Apitile pafikako fya fyaani na pa misambo yauma.

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Alyendele mpaka aumfwile uko ameenshi yaleesansa.

Waali mumana! Alyumfwile amabimbi ya meenshi.

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Kanyelele anwine ameenshi ayatalala ukwisusha ulupi.

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Atemenwe cibi icakuti tamwene nooko ibimbi lyaleeisa.

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Kanyelele alyeseshe ukwika ku caani caleyelela ukupita apo ali.

Lelo bali musendele ku meenshi.

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"Mutuule! Mutuule!" efyo apundile.

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"Endesha, niina apa," efyo Nkunda yabuuta yatile, naikata akamusambo mukanwa kaiko.

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"Nalaaikala pano pakuti ntashe Nkunda," efyo Kanyelele atontonkenye.

"Nalaalolela mpaka abwele mukunwa ameenshi."

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Ubushiku bumo ilyo aaleelolela inkunda, abalumendo babili baishile ku mumana.

Baliikwete amalegeni yakulashilako.

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"Kwaliba inkunda iyabuuta iisa pana mukunwa ameenshi," efyalanda umulumendo umo.

"Twalaipaya walaba munani wacungulo."

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"Nshaleke abalumendo ukwipaya inkunda yabuuta," efyatontonkenye Kanyelele.

"Lelo nalicepesha saana. Nalacita shani?"

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Bwangu bwangu Inkunda yabuuta yalipupwike ukufuma ku cimuti ukwisa mukunwa ameenshi.

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Kanyelele atontonkenye ifyakucita.

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Yatolokele pa kulu kwa mulumendo. Kanyelele yalisumine umulumendo pamaka saana.

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Umulumendo aalitolweke. Elyo apundile,"Maaayo!"

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Inkunda ya buuta efyo yatulumwike nookupupuka.

Efyo yapuswike.

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Efyo Kanyelele atooteele Inkunda yabuuta pakumupususha bamupuswishe.

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Ifyo Kanyelele aapuswishe Inkunda
Author - Kholeka Mabeta, Judith Baker
Adaptation - Eunice Mukonde-Mulenga
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - IciBemba
Level - First sentences