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Bangani

Busile Ndhlovu

Catherine Groenewald

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Kuhle kudlala nebangani. Bangani bami nguSuzi, Noma, Sabelo, Thembi naDumi. Siyatsandza kudlala imidlalo. Imidlalo icinisa imitimba yetfu. Bungani buhle kakhulu. Bangani bami batsandza kudlala.

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"Mine nginganehlula ngelibhola letinyawo." Kusho Sabelo akhomba Suzi naDumi. Phela Sabelo udlala libhola letinyawo njalo. Mine ngitsandza kuhlamba. "Kusho Noma." Mine ngitsandza mabhacelana."Kuphendvula Dumi."

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Nami ngiyakwati kudlala libhola letinyawo. "Bukani bangani nginikhombise." Tsine siyalidlala libhola letinyawo ekhaya. Buka kutsi ngilikhahlela njani. Uyabona kutsi ngiyakwati kukhahlela ibhola. "Kusho Suzi ngekutimisela."

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Phela nekuhlamba kubutwa lapha kimi. Ngubani langangehlula? Angeke nizame ningehlule. Suzi uyayati imidlalo leminyenti. Asiboneni phela kutsi ningangehlula. Ngubani langangehlula ngekuhlamba? Asibone phela Sabelo? Uyakwati kuhlamba emantini? Bahleke bonkhe bangani.

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Phela nekuhlamba kubutwa lapha kimi. Ngubani langangehlula? Angeke nizame ningehlule. Suzi uyayati imidlalo leminyenti. Asiboneni phela kutsi ningangehlula. Ngubani langangehlula ngekuhlamba? Asibone phela Sabelo? Uyakwati kuhlamba emantini? Bahleke bonkhe bangani.

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Yekela kuhleka Dumi. Uyangiphazamisa. Phela mine ngitsandza kufundza. Kufundza kungipha inhlakanipho. "Inhlakanipho ingipha lwati lolunyenti. Phela imphumelelo itfolwa ngulabafundzako. Kuhle kufundza tincwadzi kute utfole lwati." Kusho Thembi ngekutimisela.

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Mine ngitsandza libhola letinyawo. Ngubani lofuna kudlala nami? "Ningasabi bangani." Angeke nginikhahlele. "Ngiyanicela bangani." Kusho Sabelo atimisele ngekudlala.

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Mine angiwutsandzi umdlalo welibhola letinyawo. Ngitsandza kuhlamba emantini. Kantsi nawe uyakwati kuhlamba Sabelo? Kusho Noma. "Ngicela ungifundzise kuhlamba Noma." Kusho Sabela. "Kulula loko, kudzinga tandla netinyawo." Kusho Noma. "Uyabona kutsi kumele uyishaye njani idadamu?" Kusho Noma akhombisa Sabela.

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Utsite angacedza kuhlamba Sabela wakhumbula. Kantsi Dumi ushonephi? Niyayibona lentfo yakhe yekubhaca. Wanyenya Sabela. Wacondza esihlahleni ayotfusa Dumi. Wa! Kusho Sabelo. Wetfuka Dumi wasukuma wahamba naSabelo.

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Kumnandzi kudlala imidlalo nebangani. Bangani badlala imidlalo leyehlukene. Thembi akalenti liphutsa. Uhleti nalabanye bangani bafundza tincwadzi. Bafuna inhlakanipho. Kuhle kufundza bangani. Kantsi nemidlalo icinisa imitimba yetfu. Bangani lababili abakutsandzi kudlala. Bona batfukutsele.

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Bangani

Author - Busile Ndhlovu
Illustration - Catherine Groenewald
Language - siSwati
Level - First paragraphs