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Sakimas song
Muyunda Malambo
Peris Wachuka
SiLozi
Sakima
nehayena nib a shemi ni kezeli wa haye ne hani silimo zeku ma fo.Ne ba ena fa
mubu ya bana ba ba fumile.
Ane
sakima na fetile sillimo ze talo ne akulile ni ku leka ku bona.
Sakima
naayezanga lika zenata kufita ba likani ba aye. Kweina ni baba ulu mwalapa ku
ambola makaride.
Bashemi
ba ha ye ne ba beleka mwandei ya bana ba la fumile. Ne ba zwa kwandu
kakusasani kuta ha manzibwana.sakima na a seyalanga ni kezeli wa ha fe.
Sakaima
ne a latanga ku opela ma pina zaze e limu bo maye se ba mubuza’’ Uyetutanga
kakai ma pina, sakama?
Skima  se abahalaba,’’ nay a ze ba, bo ma na yu
utuwanga mwa toho ni kukaya ho pela.
Sakaima
ne ha latanga ku opela ku muyani wa ha 
ye ha yeba ne a utwa muyani wa ha ye, he yeba ne a hautwanga ku neyma
kezeli wa ha ye ne  hautwanga ku enga
enge apela ma pina neya latanga.
Opela
ape ni ape, sakima kazele wa ha ye ku mukupa sakima na lume;a ni oku  apela ape
Zaze
lilimu ba shimi bah aye a ne ni ba kutile kwandi na banze zee sakima na
zebele kuna ni butata
Kini
bo ma, bo ndante? Sakima se a buza sakima se a ziba kuli mwana wa bana ba ba
fumile na lateyele
Na
ko na ku ba opelela mwendi ba kona kuta bela ape’’ sakima se bulele ba shemi
ba a ye ba shimi ba ha ye se ba hana,’’ balebafumile wena auboni, ubona pina
ika pa tusa.
Chwale
sakima neaska tawelu kazele wa ha ye na mu tusa ma pina ya sakima yani
yusanya pnge neyemile. Ya ka ba tusa ni bona.
Kakusasani
sakima se abulelela kezele wa ha ye na ku muyesa kwandu ya ba fumi.
Se
ayema fali gelasi ni ku kale kupela pina ya lata. Ayeyani, Toho ya bana ba
seyekala ka bo nahala fa glasi.
Ba
beleki se ba tuwela za ne ba yeza. Se bateleza kupina ya sakima. Kuno muna a
li mumwi sa a bu le la;; A kuna ya likile kubayeleleza chwale yow a kona?
Sakima
na feleza ku opela se akala kuya chwale ba fumi se ba zwafande ni kubulela
kuli naku pa opela ape.
Ona
fale se ba bona bana ba babeli ingeba shimbile mutu. Ne ba fuma ni mwana wa
bon a enge ba mu na ti le ni ku mu se ya fa mu kwakwa.
Ba
fumi ne ba tebila kubona mwana wa bona ape. Se ba fa sakima kwa ku ba yeleza
se baisa mwana wa bona sipatela ni sakima kuyo bona ka pa kona yu ya lima
ape.
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Sakimas song
Author - Ursula Nafula
Translation - Muyunda Malambo
Illustration - Peris Wachuka
Language - SiLozi
Level - First paragraphs
© Africa Storybook Initiative 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • أغنية سكيما
      Arabic (Translation)
    • Nyimbo ya Sakima
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Sakima's song
      English (Translation)
    • Sakima's song (Colour-in)
      English (Adaptation)
    • Ulwimbo lwakwa Sakima
      IciBemba (Translation)
    • Indirimbo ya Gahima
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
    • Olwemba lwa Sakima
      Lusoga (Translation)
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