Tintfo Lengitatiko
Ursula Nafula
Michael Nakuwa
siSwati

Lena iManyatta Likhaya lami Likhaya lami liseveni lase Turkana.

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Leli likamela. Eveni laseTurkana bantfu bagcina tilwane letahlukahlukene. Kepha likamela libaluleke kakhulu.

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Laba bothishela bami. Ngiyatsandza kuya eskolweni. Sikolo sami sibitwa ngekutsi ILolupe Primary School. Ngiyamtsandza thishela wami lofundzisa sifundvo sebuciko.

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Lona ngumkhumbi. Imikhumbi mikhulu. Isetjentiswa kutfutsa bantfu netimphahla emantini. Uma ngiya eMombasa, Ngiyayibona imikhumbi.

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Lona ngumbhedze. Ngiyawutsandza umbhedze lengawakhelwa ngubabe wami. Siwusebentisa nemnaketfu lomncane. Lombhedze untofontofo.

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Leli lichudze. Ekhaya sinemachudze lamabili. Siphindze sibe netinkhukhu letinyenti. Tinkhukhu titalela emacandza lamaningi.

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Leli ligundvwane. Emagundvwane atilwane letiyingoti. Adla kudla. Aphindze futsi adla timphahla. Angabanga netifo.

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Lena inja. Tinja tilwane letifuywa emakhaya. Inja yakitsi ibitwa ngekutsi ngu Daa. Ikhonkhotsa kakhulu.

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Lesi sambulelo. Batali bami banesambulela lesikhulu. Sinemibala lebovu, loluhlata sasibhakabhaka Kanye naloluhlata.

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Ngisegumbini lekufundza lesibili, futsi ngati tintfo letinyenti. Ngisafuna kwati lokunyenti. Lengingakwati ngikubuta batali bami nobe thishela wami.

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Tintfo Lengitatiko
Author - Ursula Nafula
Translation - Sakhile Vilakazi, Philile Mabaso
Illustration - Michael Nakuwa
Language - siSwati
Level - First paragraphs
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Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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