Mondli Nɛ Mbali Ka Ya Bɔɔ Bumo Nanache So
Violet Otieno
Catherine Groenewald

Mondli nɛ Mbali nɛ bumo tuto e wɔ bumo be kade to. Saŋɛ kikɛ baa keni bumo be aya be keto ekpa nna.

Manɛ b ka maaŋ naaŋ yɔ sukuu so so nɛ baa keni aya be keto na ekpa, ama ŋkpal b ka beeŋ ya bɔɔ bumo nanache so loŋ be saŋɛ na so so. Bumo nanache na daa wɔ kadebi ko nɛ k mata lɔr gboŋ nna.

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Mondli nɛ Mbali be ŋgbene daŋ fuli bumo nna ga ŋkpal saŋɛ ka fo nɛ b naaŋ ya bɔɔ bumo nanache so so. Kanyɛ nɛ baaŋ klade n yɔ bumo nanache be kade to na nɛ b bela bumo be asɔ n yili.

B daŋ maŋ di loŋ be kanyɛ na, b baaŋ malga bumo be ewushi na be asheŋ nna kanyɛ na kikɛ.

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Karɛ ka cha chipurdidi nɛ b luri bumo tuto be lori to m pɛ kade na be ekpa. B daŋ far n choŋ abee nɛ asɔbɔya nɛ ndɔ damata ana so nna.

B daa karga elori nɛ baa choŋ so nɛ amo nɛ baa shɛr to nna nsaa boŋ nshɛ. Ama k maŋ chɛr ko nɛ kegbeŋ pɛ mbia na nɛ b fara a di.

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B ka fo kade na nɛ Mondli nɛ Mbali bumo tuto tiŋi bumo.

Nɛ b wu bumo nanache Nobuntu nɛ e dese klaŋ so ashi kadibi be kifito.

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Ndoŋ nna nɛ Nobuntu wora bumo mraaba ŋ keta bumo n luri mbe lan to nseŋ fara a cha a kulti ebu to a boŋ nshɛ kagbenefuliso.

Mo nanabiana na be ŋgbene daŋ fuli bumo nna ŋkpal b ka bar mo kadegboŋ to be ŋkɛ so. Ndoŋ nna nɛ Mondli yɛ, "Bugi ma kakɛ so pɔɛŋ." Nɛ Mbali yɛ, "M-m, bugi meya so sososo."

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Nobuntu ka bugi ŋkɛ na so n loge nɛ e nɛfa mo nanabiana na. Kumo be kaman nɛ Mondli nɛ Mbali lar kowu n ya kaa pɛl.

Nɛ Nobuntu nɛ mo pibi bir bumo be kanaŋ be asheŋ be bare nseŋ sa abar baru nɛ a wɔtɔ kikɛ nyam.

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Kakpa ka bee brito nɛ Mondli nɛ Mbali bɛta m ba lan to nɛ b baa ji kanyɛso be ajibi. B maŋ ji n loge gba nseŋ fara a di!

Kumo be ŋklade nɛ bumo tuto far mbe lori m bɛta n yɔ kadegboŋ to ŋ ka mbia na nɛ bumo nana Nobuntu nawule.

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Ndoŋ nna nɛ Mondli nɛ Mbali fara a chɛ bumo nana to a shuŋ mbe lan to be ashuŋ. B daa yɔ ebonto nɛ ndibi to nna.

B daa nite a fin ŋkoshi be afule nsaa wora epofantaŋ ashi mbe kudɔbi to a ba lan to gba.

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Kacha ko nɛ Mondli yɛr mo nana be ana keji to. Nɛ ana na ya luri esa ko be ndɔto.

Nɛ edɔpo na nyaagboo ga nseŋ kaŋɛ fanɛ e beeŋ chɛ ana na m muni ŋkpal b ka ji mbe adɔjibi so. Yili kamɔncha Mondli maŋ naŋ shin nɛ ana na luri asheŋ to kikɛ.

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Kacha ko nɛ mbia na nɛ bumo nana Nobuntu yɔ kebɛ to. E daa kɔ sutɔɔ nna a fa eposɔ nɛ shikiri nɛ kɔya.

Mbali daa sha kebaa kaŋɛ betɔpo asɔ na be yawu nna. Mondli malɛ e daa bela asɔ nɛ basa tɔ a wɔtɔ asɔ to a sa bumo.

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Naniere bumo be ewushi be nchɛ loge. Adaga fanɛ mbia na e bɛta n yɔ kadegboŋ to n ya kaa yɔ sukuu.

Ndoŋ nna nɛ bumo nana Nobuntu sa Mondli kuwuro nseŋ sa Mbali malɛ awo to be kale. Kumo be kaman nɛ e bela bumo be ekpa to be ajibi ase n sa bumo.

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Mbia na bumo tuton ka ba nɛ e ba a bumo, b daa maŋ naa sha keyɔ. Ndoŋ nna nɛ b kule bumo nana fanɛ e tu bumo n yɔ kadegboŋ to.

Nɛ e mushe nseŋ kaŋɛ, "M bel ga nɛ k naaŋ ya chena kadegboŋ to, amoso meeŋ baa jo menyi nfe nɛ men ba kaa bɔɔ ma so men be aya be keto kikɛ."

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Mondli Nɛ Mbali Ka Ya Bɔɔ Bumo Nanache So
Author - Violet Otieno
Translation - Chief A-R. Adam (OLE Ghana)
Illustration - Catherine Groenewald
Language - Gonja
Level - Longer paragraphs