Isijeziso sakaThemba
Adelheid Marie Bwire
Melany Pietersen
isiNdebele

Ahh! Umma uze neenthelo.

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Mina ngilambile. Umma uzosipha nini iinthelo lezi?

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Hlam, hlam, hlam! Mnandi!

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"Ngubani odle iinthelo?" kubuza uSana. "UThemba akakalungi," kukhuluma uThembi.

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Umma ukwatile.

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"Themba, ngubani odle iinthelo?"

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Mma uThemba udle iinthelo zoke, ibhanana, ipenapula, ipiyere, umengo.

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Themba kubayini ungabawi. Linthelo bezingakahlanzeki.

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Ngiyajuluka.

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Mma amathumbu wami abuhlungu.

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Ngizwa ubuhlungu.

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Siyakulibalela Themba. Zifundise ukubawa njalo.

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Isijeziso sakaThemba
Author - Adelheid Marie Bwire
Translation - William Jiyana
Illustration - Melany Pietersen
Language - isiNdebele
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative and Molteno Institute 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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