Indlovu nabantwana bayo.
Karabo Ntokozo Leope
Nqobile Prisca Nkonyane

Kwabe kukhona umama wendlovu nabantwana bendlovu ababili, uTemu noTingo. Bebahlala bobathathu ehlathini.

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Unina lika Temu noTingo bekathanda ukubabukela nabadlalako bajabulile. UTemu noTingo bebakuthanda ukuyaluka ehlathini badlale kodwana unina bekahlala abakhumbuza kobana bangadlaleli kude nekhaya.

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Ngelinye ilanga, uTemu noTingo babona amaviyaviyani adlula aphaphela phezulu, anemibala emihle ekhanyako. " Asiwagijimise siwabambe!" kwatjho uTemu.

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Ngelikhulu ithabo, uTemu noTingo bagijima etjanini ehlathini, bazama ukubamba amaviyaviyani.

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Bathi nabasagijimisa amaviyaviyani njalo, batjhelela bawela ngedakeni. "Qala Tingo! amaviyaviyani ehlele lapha!" kwakhomba uTemu.

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Ngaphandle kokumorosa isikhathi, uTemu noTingo beqela ngedakeni bathelana ngodaka begodu bahleka kumnandi.

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Ngemva kwesikhatjhana, unina leendlovu wabona bona abentwana bayo balahlekile. Ngokukhulu ukutshwenyeka, wagijima alandelana neemporo zeenyawo zabantwana bayo. Unina wabathola badlala ngodaka.

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"Temu! Tingo! nenzani la?" Kwabuza unina leendlovu ngokutshwenyeka. UTemu noTingo baqala phasi batjengisa ukuzisola.

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Unina leendlovu wabakhipha ngedakeni. "Akukaphephi bona nidlalele lapha. Asikhambeni sibuyele ekhaya", kwatjho unina leendlovu ngephimbo eliphasi.

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Bathe nabafika lapha bahlala khona, unina wabahlambisa ngomboko wayo, abathela ngamanzi. Wasusa udaka obuzele emzimbeni kaTemu noTingo.

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Unina likaTemu noTingo wabatjela bona bangasadlalela kude nekhaya khona bazakuphepha. Wabafundisa isifundo esihle.

UTemu noTingo basingatha unina wabo, bazizwa baphephile begodu bathandwa. Babona bona ekhaya kulapha kunomma khona.

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UTemu noTingo balala kamnandi ngaphasi komkhanyo wenyezi, lapha inyezi ikhanyise khona bha! babebadiniwe ngombana begade bagijimisana namaviyaviyani.

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Unina walala kamnandi nabentwana bakhe. Abafundise nesifundo esihle.

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Njalo ke, umndeni weendlovu wahlala kamnandi nangokuphepha lapha bahlala khona ehlathini. Umndeni lo, wahlala ngokuthula begodu uthabile.

IYAPHELA!!!

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GLOSSARY

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Indlovu nabantwana bayo.
Author - Karabo Ntokozo Leope
Illustration - Nqobile Prisca Nkonyane
Language - IsiNdebele (Zimbabwe)
Level - Longer paragraphs