Umgcini nesikhungo esikhethekile
Ursula Nafula
Magriet Brink

Lena yindaba yomgcini nesikhungo sezilwane eziyizintandane.

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Inyanga edlule kwakuyinyanga ematasatasa esikhungwini.

UNomusa ononyaka waba ngowokuqala ukufika. Wayezacile futhi elusizi.

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Kodwa ngokukhulu ukushesha uNomusa wavele waqina.

Waqala ukudlala nezinye izilwane.

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Ngelinye ilanga ngayo leyo nyanga, kwathi cababa indiza enophephela emhlane kuleso sikhungo.

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Kundiza enophephela emhlane kwakunendlovu encane phansi kwengubo yokulala enkulu.

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UNdiwa wayengaphansi kwengubo yokulala.

Wayenezinsuku ezinhlanu ezelwe.

Umgcini wamncelisa ibhodlela.

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Ngobunye ubusuku, wonke umuntu wavuswa ukufika kuka-Ambiya.

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U-Ambiya wayenezinyanga ezinhlanu.

Wayebuthakathaka emva kohambo lwakhe olude.

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Ngenxa yentamo yakhe ende, umgcini kwakufanele aliphakamisele phezulu ibhodlela ukuze akwazi ukumncelisa.

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Izintandane ezagcina ukufika ngaleyo nyanga kwakungamawundlu ayelambile oKopi, noKepi, noKeji.

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Umgcini nabasizi bakhe babezithanda zonke izilwane, ngisho nalezo ezigangile.

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Abantu bakulesi sikhungo basebenza kanzima.

Bathemba ukuthi ngelinye ilanga izintandane ziyokwazi ukuzinakekela ngokwazo. Uma kunjalo ziyokwazi ukubuyela endle.

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Umgcini nesikhungo esikhethekile
Author - Ursula Nafula, Nina Orange
Translation - Margaret Nokuthula Zondi
Illustration - Magriet Brink
Language - isiZulu
Level - First paragraphs