Kuwutuka
Mozambican folktale
Amir Bachir António Necas

Dyapadi disiku dine ce-Kalunga vaasimene ce-Dikonokono ni vaatesile, "M'mwe ngakomboleka kuwutuka! Ya nkombwele m'mwe ni ya kudiwuta pasi."

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Sano ce-Dikonokono vatite, "Can'nyice Jumapidi kuti m'mwe can'nyiwone."

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Ce-Dikonokono vadinganisye macila kwa macila ga yipande ya yipepa ni valembile malove gane gakwe ga acila cipepa, ni ntenga wakwe wumpepe yipepa yose.

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Ce-Dikonokono vaapele yipepa yila acinjawo ni vatite, "Katema ka cakopoceleje ce-Kalunga, camumilanje. Vamo vakwe m'mwanya-jo canjile, 'Wune ni ce-Dikonokono'."

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Digongo vaatesile kuti catusimanile pasyeto maluva-po pakuti kwele ce-Kalunga ni ce-Dikonokono ni kwa cacipitaga.

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Jumapidi ce-Kalunga vakopocele pamalo pala ni vaasimene ce-Dikonokono ni vatite, "Kwende tupikisane! Nambo cinambwine!"

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Ndavi jila-jila ce-Dikonokono vajuvile pasyeto maluva ni valesile ce-Kalunga adi nkuwutuka. Pawujo pakuwutuka, ce-Kalunga vavilasile, "Ce-Dikonokono! Ce-Dikonokono!"

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Mwa acimakonokono ga gajuvile pamaluva gala, dyajanjile dimo dyakwe, "Wune ce-Dikonokono! Wune ce-Dikonokono!"

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Pambesi pakwe, ce-Kalunga vapesile n'nope mpaka vatemi pasi ni vatite, "Ce-Dikonokono, wune mbesile ni m'mwe mbwinile."

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Ni pele ce-Dikonokono vawinile ntande wa wukalamuci wawo!

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Kuwutuka
Author - Mozambican folktale
Translation - Alberto Mateus Chaibo, Assima Abudo
Illustration - Amir Bachir António Necas
Language - Ciyawo
Level - First paragraphs