Inkawu Idla Umsila Wayo
Mozambican folktale
Horácio José Cossa

UNogwaja wayengumngani omkhulu wenkawu.

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Ngelinye ilanga unogwaja wathi: Masihambe siyofuna into esizoyidla. Inkawu yavuma, kodwa wayesezigwaze ngowakhe.

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Bahamba baya emasimini ombila baqala badla umbila.

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Kodwa unogwaja ohlakaniphile wayesekhulume nabanikazi bepulazi, ukuthi abambe inkawu bese eyikhombisa ukuthi iyisilima.

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Unogwaja ohlakaniphile waqala wamemeza: Amasela! Amasela! Umbila wakho usuhambe wonke! Wase egxuma ebaleka.

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Ngokuphazima kweso, abalimi base befikile bathola inkawu izama ukubaleka. Kodwa inomsila omude kanti wawumbambezela.

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Abalimi bayilandela bememeza: Ima! Ima! Sikubonile, uwena inkawu.

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Kodwa bamthola base beqala bemshaya.

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Akakwazanga ukubekezelela ubuhlungu wase ethi: Benginomngani wami unogwaja. Uyena ongimemile.

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Kodwa abalimi bayinquma umsila base beyitshela ukuthi: Hamba uyotshela umngani wakho ukuthi sikunqume umsila!

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Base bahamba baya endlini kanogwaja bapheka umsila wenkawu kuze bazowudla.

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Emva kwesidlo unogwaja wabuza inkawu ukuthi iyazi ukuthi beyidlani. Isilima senkawu saphendula:.

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Unogwaja wamtshela ukuthi ubedla umsila wakhe wase ebaleka. Kusukela lapho baphenduka izitha.

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Inkawu Idla Umsila Wayo
Author - Mozambican folktale
Translation - Princess Ndlovu
Illustration - Horácio José Cossa
Language - isiZulu
Level - First paragraphs