Kolwe Ne N'gwena
Mulualem Daba
Abraham Muzee

Kolwe akumana ne Ng'wena lumbali yabemba.

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"Bushe wikala kwisa?" Kolwe aipusha. "Mulibemba," ya asuka Ing'wena.

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"Bushe wikala kwisa?" Ing'wena yaipusha. Kolwe aasuka "Mufimuti."

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"Bushe kuti waona?" Ing'wena yaipusha.

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"Iyo, teti nsambe," Kolwe aasuka. "Kuti nakusambilisha."

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Ing'wena yalanda, "Witina, tulifibusa."

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"Kolwe, bayama balwele, balefwaikwa inama," Ing'wena yalanda.

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Kolwe ali nomwenso mumatontokanyo bushe Ing'wena yalandya?

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Kolwe alefwaya okufyuka Ing'wena.

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Elyo Kolwe akwata etontonkanyo.

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Kolwe alaaya, "Nalaa bapela umutima wandi?"

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"Lelo umutima wandi, uli muchimuti kwishilya," alanda Kolwe.

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"Bushe kuti wayausenda umutima obe?" Ing'wena yaipusha. "Ee," Kolwe asumina

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Lilya Ing'wena yabwelela kwishilya, Kolwe afulumukila kufimuti.

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Ing'wena yatile, "I we tauli chibusa wandi, wachimbepa."

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Kolwe atile, "Lwe naine, tatuli fibusa. Ulefwaya okundya."

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Kolwe Ne N'gwena
Author - Mulualem Daba
Translation - Lusaka Teachers
Illustration - Abraham Muzee
Language - IciBemba
Level - First words