Kwejani igamba
Michael Oguttu
Vusi Malindi
ChiNambya

Unhuna wangu wechinhulume unojilwa kulala.

Ndinomuka zwingwanangwana nokuti ndilokosha.

1

Ndimi ndinotisa izhuba lingwine.

2

"Unyenyeji yangu yezwi ngwanangwana," baleba Mai.

3

Ndinozwishambisa mazhuba ose, andidi lubancho.

4

Andineni nevula inotonola kana chinkondiya chino wachisa ingubo.

5

Mai banondiyeyesa, "Usukangwanwe meno awo."

Imi ndashandula, "Anditobami."

6

Ndikangopeja kushamba, ndinomusa amegulu naba tategaji.

Ndibashubila izhuba bhodo.

7

"Ndaba nkulwana, ndokwanisa kuzwimbajika," ndababuja Mai.

8

Ndinotubula kukopela zwikopelo nokusunga ishangu jangu.

9

Ndinechokomende kuti ununa wangu unoziba zose zwinotiwa kuchikolo.

10

Mungumba yezwlayijo ndinokweja kuzunda nenzila jose.

11

Ndinozwita yezwi mazhuba ose.

Koga chinhu chandinoda, kuzana nokuzana.

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Kwejani igamba
Author - Michael Oguttu
Translation - Lilian Nyathi, Virginia Gwaba
Illustration - Vusi Malindi
Language - ChiNambya
Level - First sentences
© Text: Uganda Community Libraries Association (Ugcla)  Artwork: African Storybook Initiative 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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