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Vana va swihlenge
Given J Hlongwani
Wiehan de Jager
Xitsonga
Khale wa khaleni, a ku ri na ndyangu lowu a wu tsakile.
Vana a va tshamela ro lwa.

A va pfuna vatswari va vona ekaya na le masin'wini.
Kambe a va nga pfumeleriwi ku ya ekusuhi ni ndzilo.
A va fanele va tirha ntirho wa vona nivusiku.
Hikuva a va endliwile hi swihlenge!
Kambe un'wana wa majaha a tsakela ku ya emasaneni.
Siku rin'wana ku navela loku a ku ri ku kulu swinene.

Buti wa yena na sesi wa yena va n'wi lemukisile.
Kambe a va hlwerile! Dyambu ro hisa ri n'wi n'okisile.
Vana va swihlenge va ririle loko va vona makwavo a ri karhi a n'oka.
Kambe va endlile kungu.

Va vumbile masalelwa ya swihlenge leswi n'okeke a endla xinyanyana.
Va tekile makwavo wa vona lowa xinyanyana va n'wi yisa eka ntshava yo leha.
Loko dyambu ri ri karhi ri tlhava, u hahile, a yimbelela eku voningeni ka mixo.
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Vana va swihlenge
Author - Southern African Folktale
Translation - Given J Hlongwani
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Xitsonga
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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