Kalabushe Cilandisha
Gaspah Juma
Jesse Breytenbach

Kale saana kwali umukashaana uweshina Kalabushe. Uyu mukaashana aalelandisha saana.

Nelyo banyina bamuleseshe ukulandisha Kalabushe taumfwilile.

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Banyina-mwaice bakwa Kalabushe baleeikala ishilya lya mu mushi.

Ubushiku bumo balilwele. Tabakwete abakubasunga.

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Ubu bushiku banyina Kalabushe balikwete imilimo ingi iyakucita.

Caali icungulo ilyo banyina bamupeele ifyakulya ukutwalila banyina-mwaice abalelwala.

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Munshila, Kalubushe akumenye Samusoni.

Samusoni aali cimbwi uwasangukile mu muntu.

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Samusoni alipwishe Kalubushe ifyo asendele, "Finshi usendele?"

Kalabushe aatile, "Ninsenda inama, amani na umukaka."

Lelo banyina balimusokele ukukana landa ifyo asendele.

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Kabili Kalabushe atile, "Ndetwala ifyakulya kuli bamayo mwaice abalelwala."

Samusoni apishishe ululimi pakanwa ilyo aumfwile ilyashi lya pa nama Kalabushe asendele.

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Samusoni bwangu-bwangu aabutukile ku ng'anda ya banyina-mwaice bakwa Kalabushe.

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Aminine banyina-mwaice bakwa Kalabushe.

Aifimba na ubulangeti bwabo.

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Ilyo Kalabushe aafikile, mu ng'anda mwalitondolo.

Aingile na ukubeeta, "Maayo, muli kwi?"

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Kalabushe taumfwile ishiwi lya banyina-mwaice. Aingile ku muputule basendeme.

Alipapile ukusanga icintu naciifimba ubulangeti.

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Kalabushe alipwishe nakabili, "Maayo, ninshi amatwi yenu yaleemonekela ayakulu ileelo?"

Samusoni alyaswike umo asendeme,"Epakuti ndekumfwilisha bwino."

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Kalabushe alipwishe nakabili, "Mayo, ninshi ameenso yenu yalemoneka ayakulu?"

Samausoni atile, "Epakuti ndekumona bwino."

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Napakulekelesha Kalabushe alipwishe banyina, "Ninshi akanwa keenu kalemonekela akakulu?"

Samusoni atile, "Epakuti nkulye bwino!"

Alitolweke ukufuma apo alele na ukwisa mina Kalabushe.

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Kalabushe alikonkenyepofye ukulanda nelyo aali munda ya kwa Samusoni.

Alipwishe ameepusho ayengi.

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Napakulekelesha, Samusoni alinaka ku meepusho ina ukufwaya ukumuluka.

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Kalabushe na banyina-mwaice baliishile bapususha ku beekala-mushi.

Ukufuma apo pene Kalabushe talelanda landa saana ku bantu ashishibe.

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Kalabushe Cilandisha
Author - Gaspah Juma
Adaptation - Eunice Mukonde-Mulenga, Vision Milimo
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - IciBemba
Level - Longer paragraphs