Nomsa Neliphimbo Lakhe
Qedusizi Phinah Lubisi
Wiehan de Jager
siSwati

Bekukhona intfombatanyana lenhle, isho ngeliphimbo layo lelimnandzi. Libito layo bekunguNomsa.

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Nomsa bekakutsandza kakhulu kusita unina ngemsebenti wasendlini. Kuhlabela nako bekakukhonte kakhulu.

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Ngalelinye lilanga unina wamtfuma emakhethe kuyotsenga tibhidvo kokupheka kudla kwakusihlwa.

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Utsite nakafika emakethe, leseceleni nelihlashana. Nomsa watfola kungakavulwa emakethe. Wabona kutsi kuncono alindze sikhashane kunekutsi abuyele emuva ekhaya. Nangemphela wahlala phasi wadlala ngemdoli wakhe, abuye ahlabela liculo lakhe lekalitsandzako.

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Asahlabelela kamnandzi Nomsa, weva livi lichamuka ngasehlatsini. Lelivi belihlabela lilingisela Nomsa, wamangala Nomsa, kepha wachubeka nekuhlabela. Utsite nakasuka, wangena ehlatsini afuna kutibonela loyo muntfu bekamlingisa nakahlabela.

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Utsite nakasemkhatsini welihlatsi,  wabona salukati silele ehlatsini sibonakala sikhatsele.

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Ngenhlanhla lenkhulu, Nomsa bekasati lesalukati, kantsi besekavile ngamake wakhe kutsi sinyamalele.

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Nangemphela Nomsa, wasisita ngekutsi ahambe naso.

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Batsite nabafika ekhaya lesalukati.  Umndeni waso wahlokoma ngenjabulo. Salukati sabalandzisela ngako konkhe lokwenteke ehlatsini.  Umndeni wonkhe wambonga kakhulu Nomsa ngekunakekela labanye bantfu. Nomsa bamupha netitselo.

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Salukati nemyeni waso bambonga kuNomsa ngelutsandvo  salukati  satsi,  "Maye liphimbo lakho,  lingisindzise ekufeni."

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Nomsa Neliphimbo Lakhe
Author - Qedusizi Phinah Lubisi
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager, Silva Afonso, Sarah Bouwer, Rob Owen, african stories, Wiehan de Jaager
Language - siSwati
Level - First paragraphs
© Lubisi Qedusizi Phinah 2016
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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