Zama umwana musuma
Eunice Mukonde-Mulenga and Mwanza Nakawala
Vusi Malindi
Ndume yandi umunoono tasendama bwangu.
Ine ndabuuka bwangu pantu nalikoosa!
Nine njisula amawindo ukuti ulubuto lwingile.
"Uli lutanda lwandi ulwalucelo," eba maayo.
Ndaisambikia cila bushiku.
Nshifwaya abakungafwa.
Nshisakamana ukusamba menshi yatalala nangu nisopo ya bulu iyakucapila ifyakufwala.
Bamayo balanjibukisha abati, "Wilaba kusukusa ameeno."
Ndasuka naati, "Nakalya, teeti ndabe!"
Panuma yakusamba, ndaposha Bamaama nabamaayo-senge.
Ndabalomba ukukwata ubushiku busuma.
Elyo naifwalika nemwine.
"Ninkula nomba maayo," efyo njasuka.
Kuti namanaga amabatani na ukukaka intambo sha pa nsapato.
Ndashininkisha ukumona ukuti ndume yandi naishiba fyoonse ifileecitika ku sukulu.
Mu sukulu ndabomba bwino mu nshila yonse.
Ndacita fyonse ifi fisuma cila bushiku.
Lelo ifintu natemwa ukucita ifisuma kwangala, kabili ukwangala!
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Zama umwana musuma
Author - Michael Oguttu
Adaptation - Eunice Mukonde-Mulenga and Mwanza Nakawala
Illustration - Vusi Malindi
Language - IciBemba
Level - First sentences
© Text: Uganda Community Libraries Association (Ugcla) Artwork: African Storybook Initiative 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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