Digongo-Ci Ndomondo Sidi Syangadi Manyunya
Aide Amade Cindojo and Assima Abudo
Little Zebra Books and Carol Liddiment
Dine disiku ce-Kalunga vadiji nkwenda mungulugulu lusulo.
Ce-Ndomondo nombe vadiji kukoko, vadiji nkwenda-jenda ni kudyaga makonde gambone ga mavisi.
Ce-Ndomondo nganivawonaga ce-Kalunga vala kuti vadiji papopo. Kwa yiyoyo, mwa ngosi vadivete ncikambato ce-Kalunga vala. Ce-Kalunga vagumisile ni kwasakadicila ce-Ndomondo, "M'mwe ce-Ndomondo! Ana ngankulola kuti nkundivata cikambato cangu?"
Ce-Ndomondo vavendile pepani kwa ce-Kalunga, "Ngudandawula n'nope bwanawe! Wune nganinambonaga. Conde mungululucile." Nambo ce-Kalunga, nganapikanila pepani-jo ni vagumidile ce-Ndomondo, "Ntesile mele-pe ayi! Disiku dine, cincilola ni kudipisya!"
Sano pele ce-Kalunga vajile kwasosa ce-Moto ni vatite, "Njawule ni nkacome ce-Ndomondo pacakacuwuce m'mesi kupita ncidya makonde. Vele andivete!" Ce-Moto ni vaajanjile kuti, "Yangadikandu bwanawe ce-Kalunga. Wune cindende ya mbendile-yo."
Pawujo pakwe, ce-Ndomondo vadiji nkudya makonde pakutadikangana ni lusulo. Vasisimwice, "Cuuee!" Malamba ga moto gatandite kucoma manyunya ga ce-Ndomondo.
Ce-Ndomondo vatandite kudila ni kuwutucila m'mesi. Manyunya gawo gose-pe gatinice ni moto. Ce-Ndomondo nganajimicila kudila, "Manyunya gangu gatinice ni moto! Ncomile manyunya gangu gose-pe! Manyunya gangu ngagakuwoneka! Manyunya gesalale gala!"
Ni kwa yiyoyo, ce-Ndomondo vangatadicila ni mesi, kogopa kuti cacitinika ni moto. Ce-Kalunga vasangalele n'nope pavatinice ce-Ndomondo ni moto. Acitiji, "Mucisye!"
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Digongo-Ci Ndomondo Sidi Syangadi Manyunya
Author - Basilio Gimo and David Ker
Adaptation - Aide Amade Cindojo and Assima Abudo
Illustration - Little Zebra Books and Carol Liddiment
Language - Ciyawo
Level - First paragraphs
© Little Zebra Books 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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