Sitayela saRafiki
Louis Greenberg
Audrey Anderson
Siswati

NgeLisontfo, Jimmy Zogba washaya ligoli leliwinako.

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NgeMsombuluko kwefika Licembu leCool Cat litichenya.

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"Hheyi wena Rafiki, tiphi tinelwe takho telidvuba.

Tinwele takho nguletetayelekile nje sengatsi awunandzaba."

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"Hheyi wena Rafiki, iphi ithathu yakho mbumbulu?

Sikhumba sakho siyadzinana. Nawe uyadzinana."

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"Hheyi wena Rafiki, buphi bukhatikhati bakho?

Ematinyo akho agwegwile, ngiso sizatfu leso."

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Ngalelo langa, Rafiki waya ekhaya ahamba kancane.

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"Anti ngicela wente tinwele tami tibe lidvuba?"

"Angikwati kukuhhula ngikwenete tinwele telidvuba. Ecinisweni angeke sicale nekucala."

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"Sikhumba sami siyadzinana, Sisi. Angangidvweba yini ithathu mbumbulu?"

"Awuyidzingi kutsi ikwente ubukeke unguwe."

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"Mkhulu, ngifisa sengatsi benginebukhatikhati."

"Bukhatikhati, mntfwanami, abusho lutfo."

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Ngemphelansontfo lelandzelako, Santi Ramires washaya ligoli leliwinako.

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Ngemsombuluko, Licembu leCool Cat lefika litichenya.

"Hheyi Rafiki! Ubukeka umuhle!"

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Rafiki wanyikitisa emahlombe.

"Ngibukeka njengami. Lesitayela lesi sami."

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Sitayela saRafiki
Author - Louis Greenberg
Translation - Bangula Lingo Centre cc
Illustration - Audrey Anderson
Language - Siswati
Level - First paragraphs
© Louis Greenberg, Audrey Anderson, Wesley Thompson, Book Dash 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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