Ebiruga omu'kiihe kyenjara
Bashir Usman
Idowu Abayomi Oluwasegun

Iira kara buli, akabaho ekiihe kyenjara omukichweka kya Fommbina. Abantu kikabasindika omu biswa kuseera ebyokulya.

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Hakabayo omusaija omu akaba atakusobora ku kufunira ekka ye emere. Kiro kimu, akagambira mukazi'we ati, "Kangende nseere ebyokulya." Yagenda.

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Ataroho, omukazi we akaba atakusobora kulinda amagaruka ge. Habwekyo, akachumbira abaana emyongo eyi yabaire aihire omwa nyina we.

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Iba we akagaruka obwiire bugenzere, ataina kintu kyoona. Mukazi'we akamutangiira kandi yamukaguza, "Oyine ekintu kyona kyona ekya baana baralya?" Akamugarukamu, "Kwaha." Akamuhaho ha'myongo, kyonka etamwiguse.

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Yahabuza, "Emyongo enu ogihirege nkanha?" Mukazi'we akamugarukamu, "Nyina nyowe ayahura emyongo ha kasolya kenju ye."

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Saha mukaaga ze'ekiro, ibba okaimuka mu kitabu. Akachwamu okugenda ha kasolya ke'enju ya nyina zaara okwiiba emyongo eyabaire esigaireho. Akafuna eidaara.

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Eidaara yaryemeeza ha'nju ya nyina zaara kandi yatemba ha kasolya.

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Omusaija yatandika okutemba nagenda ha kasolya namberi emyongo yabaire. Omu'kutemya kwe'eriso akaraba omu'kasolya yagwa omunju, n'okuhinda okwamaani! Pararam!

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Akemeera omubwangu bwa maani munno. "Salaamu alaykum, mukaikuru, tukuruga omwiguru! Ndi omu habakwija. Ninye asokeere, abandi bakwija," nikwo omusaija yagambire.

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Omukaikuru akafuna'akafuna okutiina. Akafuna ekichwankenya.

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Akairuka mpaka aharwigi nayenda kuturuka enju. Baitu omusaija omukukomya kweliso akaba aturukire enju omukaikuru atakabaire kugituruka.

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Boona babiri nibacuura obuyambi, omusaija akairuka nagenda buturuka musana kandi omukaikuru akairuka nagenda bugwa musana.

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Ebiruga omu'kiihe kyenjara
Author - Bashir Usman
Translation - Innocent Vuga, Uganda Christian University
Illustration - Idowu Abayomi Oluwasegun
Language - Runyoro
Level - First paragraphs