Palesa ulayanda Zisamu
Ursula Nafula
Jesse Pietersen
ChiTonga

Ooyu ngu Palesa. Izyina lyakwe lyaamba 'iduba' mumulaka wakwe waciSwana.

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Mafwumofwumo, Palesa ulakanana kucisamu camafwuleenke. "We ocisamu camafwuleenke, Akaka kotupa mafwuleenke manji."

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Palesa uleenda kuya kucikolo. Munzila waambila bwizu wati, "We obwizu, koindila kusiya alimwi utayumi."

3

Palesa wainda mumaluba akalimenena. "Nywe nomaluba, ndamulumba nkaambo kamibala yanu imweka."

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A cikolo, Palesa waamba kukasamu kacikkomena. "Okasamu, mitabi yako kiikkomena kutegwa katubalila mucimvule cako."

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Palesa wabandika kulukwakwa luzingulukide cikolo cakwe. "Akaka koyuma akukasya bantu babi kunjila mukati."

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Palesa najokela kung'anda kuzwa kucikolo, waswaya cisamu camafwuleenke. "Sena mafwuleenke ako abizwa kale?" Palesa wamubuzya.

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"Mafwuleenke taana bizwa," Palesa waamba.

"Njakukubona cifwumo ocisamu camafwuleenke. Ndiza cifwumo uyakundibeda afwuleenke libizidwe."

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Palesa ulayanda Zisamu
Author - Ursula Nafula
Translation - Edith Sikota Habwanda
Illustration - Jesse Pietersen
Language - ChiTonga
Level - First paragraphs
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Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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