(erangi omunda)empundu na gonya?
Mulualem Daba
Abraham Muzee
Runyankore

Iranira, gonya ekaba eshitami heihi na enyanja mpango neyota omushana. Empundu ekeija aha meizi baramukanisa.

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Empundu ekabuza gonya ahekutura. Gonya yagigarikamu "nintura omunyanja." Empundu ekashemerwa. ekagarika yabuza gonya, "amagara gomumeizi grigata? nimarungi.

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gonya yagigarikamu," amagara omumeizi nimarungi.noturahi?" empundu yagigarikamu, "nintura omu miti. nindya ebijuma na amapapa.noryaki?

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gonya yagigarikamu, "nindya enyama." akabayatekatekire okurya empundu.yabuza empundu nobasa kuziha?

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empundu yagigarikamu, ngaha ngaha tinkubasa kuziha."gonya yagigira ngu,"reeka nkwegyese kuziha." empundu yagigarikamu,ngaha tinkwenda."

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gonya yabeiha empundu,"twaba abanywani. otantina. ija, oshitame aha mugongo gwangye." empundu yashitama aha mugongo gwa gonya na gonya yatandika kuziha.

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kubahikire ahagati yenyanja, gonya yabuza empundu, "nohura ota kuba omunyanja? otereire? empundu yagigarikamu, "kiboneire kandi kyanshemeza.

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gonya ekagira empundu eti, "shwento yangye arweire. tutukatungire omubazi gwokumuragura."

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empundu yatandika kutina nokutetema. akatekateka oku arahungye ahari gonya.

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kandi empundu ekaba eyiine ekitekateko. akagira gonya, otatina. ninzakuha omutiima gwangye oguhereze shwento wawe. enyama yempundu nezakumukiza,"

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gonya yashemerwa. yagira, "hoona! noyija kubasa kuhereza omutima gwawe owa shwento wangye? empundu yagigarikamu, ego. turi abanywani!"

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bwanyimaho, empundu yagira nsasira munywani wangye nayebwa omutima gwangye omu muti. reeka tugyende tugurete."

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gonya ekabanganisamu yabuza, "nokimanyisa? noyija kureta omutima gwawe kuriga omumuti?" empundu yagigarikamu, ego ninza kugureta. ninyija kugyenda neiwe kutayayira shwento yawe."

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gonya yeikiriza kandi yaziha yagarikayo ahanshonda yenyanja. kubahikire aheitaka, empundu yaguruka ahamugongo gwagonya.

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kuruga ahabukumi bwitagi ryomuti, empundu yagyeta,"kare muywani wangye, gonya. yebare kundambuza enyanja."

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gonya ekagira ekiniga. yahuna, "yambiha? nozakugaruka nomutima gwawe? empundu yagigarikamu, nkabasa kushitama aha mugongo gwawe ahabwokuba omutima gwangye gwaguri nanye.

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(erangi omunda)empundu na gonya?
Author - Mulualem Daba
Translation - lilian akankunda
Illustration - Abraham Muzee
Language - Runyankore
Level - First paragraphs
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