Engoma
Athieno Gertrude
Salim Kasamba

Okuva eira, engoma kibaire kivuga kyamugaso mu kiketezo kyaife. Twenda inho engoma!

Tuli n'engoma nga dha bigero byandhawulo: enene, edhaghagatigati awo n'obutono.

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Tukuba engoma nga tukozesa eminholo, oba engalo.

Tukuba engoma kulw'ensonga edhendhawulo. Tukuba engoma nga kuliku enhembo n'amakina, ku binhumo era ni mubiseera eby'okunholwa.

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Engoma dhiwoomesa enhembo era dhireetera abantu ekinhigiinhigi okukina. Engoma dhinhumisa emikolo.

Tukuba engoma kumikolo egy'okwandhula ni kukutuuma abaana amaina. Tukuba engoma kubinhumo eby'amakungula oba eby'eirongo.

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Tukuba engoma okubika era n'okweta abantu nga ghaligho afiire.

4

Tukuba engoma okweta abantu okugogola ebidhiba, okutereeza engira oba okuzimbira abakaire ababa bali mu bwetaavu.

Tukuba engoma okweta abantu nga ghaligho ente edhiibiibwa ku kyalo kyaife.

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Tukuba engoma okusolonga abantu baidhe mu neekobaano ew'omwami w'ekiketezo.

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Engoma dheeta abantu okuja mu masinzizo ku lwa Saasira ni ku nnaku edindi edh'okusaba.

Tukuba engoma n'okuwoomya enhembo dhewemba mu masinzizo.

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Engoma enene evuga eti, "Tyenda alambaire, tyenda alambaire."

Obutono bwiramu kulalakulala buti, "Aligha? Aligha?"

Awooni aghalala dhaaba ng'oti dhirikwemba.

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Engoma
Author - Athieno Gertrude
Translation - Charles Eramaga, Kyambogo University
Illustration - Salim Kasamba
Language - Lusoga
Level - Longer paragraphs