Muvhuḓa fhasi ha muri
Phumy Zikode
Wiehan de Jager

Muvhuḓa wo vha wo lala fhasi ha muri wa muapuḽa. Apuḽa ḽa wela fhasi u bva davhini.

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Ipfi ḽa ri, "Gidima muvhuḓa gidima!" Wa vuwa wa gidima nga luvhilo.

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Wa ṱangana na khuhu. "Ndi ngani u tshi gidima?" hu vhudzisa khuhu. Muvhuḓa wa fhindula, "A thi ḓivhi. Ndo so ko pfa hu tshi wa tshithu na ipfi ḽe ḽa ri, 'Gidima muvhuḓa gidima!'."

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Khuhu yo vha yo tshuwa. Ya thoma u gidima i tshi pfa zwi no ambwa nga muvhuḓa.

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Vha ṱangana na mmbwa. Mmbwa ya vhudzisa, "Ni gidimela mini?" Khuhu ya ri, "A thi ḓivhi. Ndo soko pfa zwe muvhuḓa wa amba, na wone a u ḓivhi. Wo soko pfa tshithu tshi kho u wa na ipfi ḽe ḽa ri 'Gidima muvhuḓa gidima!'."

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Mmbwa ya pfa yo mangadzwa nga zwe ya pfa. Ya thoma u gidima na Muvhuḓa na Khuhu.

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Vha ṱangana na bere. Bere ya vhudzisa mmbwa, "Ni kho gidimelani?" "A thi ḓivhi. Ndo soko pfa zwe khuhu ya amba, na yone a i ḓivhi. Yo soko pfa zwe muvhuḓa wa amba na wone a u ḓivhi. Wo soko pfa tshithu tshi kho u wa na ipfi ḽe ḽa ri 'Gidima muvhuḓa gidima!'."

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Na bere ya thoma u gidima na zwiṅwe.

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Zwa ṱangana na mbongola. Mbongola ya vhudzisa, "Ndi ngani ni tshi kho gidima?" Bere ya fhindula, "A thi ḓivhi. Ndo soko pfa zwe mmbwa ya amba, nayone a i ḓivhi. Yo pfa zwe khuhu ya amba na yone a i ḓivhi. Yo soko pfa zwe muvhuḓa wa amba na wone a u ḓivhi. Wo soko pfa tshithu tshi kho u wa na ipfi ḽe ḽa ri 'Gidima muvhuḓa gidima!'."

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Mbongola na yone ya thoma u gidimavho.

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Zwa ṱangana na kholomo. Kholomo ya vhudzisa, "Ni gidimelani?" Mbongola ya fhindula, "A thi ḓivhi. Ndo soko pfa zwe bere ya amba, a i zwi ḓivhi nayone. Yo soko pfa zwe mmbwa ya amba, nayone a i ḓivhi. Yo pfa zwe khuhu ya amba na yone a i ḓivhi. Yo soko pfa zwe muvhuḓa wa amba na wone a u ḓivhi. Wo soko pfa tshithu tshi kho u wa na ipfi ḽe ḽa ri 'Gidima muvhuḓa gidima!'."

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Kholomo ya thoma u vhilahela ya thoma u gidima nayone.

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Zwa ṱangana na tshimange. Tshimange tsha vhudzisa, "Ni kho gidimela mini?" Kholomo ya fhindula, "A thi ḓivhi. Ndo soko pfa zwe donngi ya amba. Nayone a i ḓivhi. Yo pfa zwe mbongola ya amba, nayone a i ḓivhi. Yo so ko pfa zwe mmbwa ya amba, nayone a i ḓivhi. Yo pfa zwe khuhu ya amba na yone a i zwiḓivhi. Yo soko pfa zwe muvhuḓa wa amba na wone a u ḓivhi. Wo soko pfa tshithu tshi kho u wa na ipfi ḽe ḽa ri 'Gidima muvhuḓa gidima!'."

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Tshimange tsha thoma u gidima na zwiṅwe zwipuka.

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Zwa mbo di ṱangana na mutukana a kho gidimisa baisigira a vhudzisa, "Ni kho gidimela mini?" Zwipuka zwa fhindula, "A ri ḓivhi. Ro soko pfa zwe muvhuḓa wa amba na wone a u ḓivhi. Wo soko pfa tshithu tshi kho u wa na ipfi ḽe ḽa ri 'Gidima muvhuḓa gidima!'."

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Mutukana a sea a kona uri, "Apuḽa ḽo wa murini nga nṱhani ha muya. Ndi nṋe we nda ri 'Gidima muvhuḓa gidima!'."

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Muvhuḓa fhasi ha muri
Author - Phumy Zikode, Zanele Zuma, Pumla Mdontswa
Translation - Ramikosi Gudani
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Tshivenḓa
Level - Longer paragraphs