Imvula
Letta Machoga
Marleen Visser
isiXhosa

"Hayi Nomvula, sukudlala ngamanzi. Amanzi anqabile!" "Kushushu nje Mama! Ingathi ndingangena kula manzi. Ndifuna ukuphola."

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"Hayi Nomvula, sukudlala ngamanzi. Amanzi anqabile!" "Kushushu nje Mama. Ndinxaniwe. Ingathi ndingasela amanzi abandayo."

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Iyana imvula. Amanzi, aza kuba maninzi. Kodwa ngoku, andikwazi ukudlala. Ingathi kungabashushu.

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Tyhini khangela izityalo. Ziyakhula, ziluhlaza. Jonga nee-emele nezitya zigcwele ziyaphuphuma ngamanzi.

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Iyekile ngoku ukunetha imvula. Siza kutsho sidlale. Khangela ukuba kuhle kwelizwe emva kwemvula. Isibhakabhaka sihle. Futhi, kuluhlaza yaka! Imithi, ingca neentyatyambo zimibala-bala.

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Owu, nantso inetha kwakhona le mvula. Sizakudlala nini?

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Hayi mna, ndiza kudlala nokuba kuyanetha. Akusemnandi nje ukudlala emvuleni! Chapha chapha chapha! Imanz'ilokhwe yam! Imanz'ilokhwe yam! Chapha chapha chapha! Zimanz'iinwele zam! Zimanz'iinwele zam!

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Nomvula! Awuva mntanam! Sondela, ndikusule iinwele, ndikukame. Chapha chapha chapha! Zimanz'iinwele zakho! Zimanz'iinwele zakho!

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Imvula
Author - Letta Machoga
Adaptation - Nolitha Bikitsha, Thandabantu Magengelele
Illustration - Marleen Visser
Language - isiXhosa
Level - First paragraphs
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