Yowaana naibumbi n'omukzi ow'ekyalo
Abdul Koroma
Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi

Agho olwatuuka, Yowaana naibumbi endhala yaatandiika okumuluma. Yaasalawo okunoonia eky'okulya. Yaasalowo okucaaliraku mukwano gwe ye yali nga atera okufunaku obuyambi.
Aye mukwano gwe yali nga azirayo eka.

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Yowaana naibumbi yaayiiya amagezi ga nabitamu okufuna eky'okulya. Yaidhukira ekyagi eky'omukaire kyeyali nga aterekamu emere.

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Yaingira mu kyagi era yaibamuku eby'enhandha n'amatooke.

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Nga alikufuluma, nga obwana obuto bwamutegeera entambulaye. Agho bwayetaku mulala ku bakazi abakaire.
Omukazi yaalumuka okuja okuge Yowaana naibumbi.

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Mu migugu gye, Yowaana naibumbi yatya inho yaayenda okulumuka.
Omukazi yaamugema era yaasalawo okumubonereza.

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"Tumutwale ku gubaale gule ogw'ekyalo,"Yalolo, omulala ku bakazi bwe yasaba.

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Yowaana yaasekera ghaigulu era yaakoba, "Dhaadha wange omusaadha aba ghano ku gubaale. Okuntwala okwo, kiri nga omuli kuntwala eka. Mwebale!"

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"Tumusuule mu muliro," Bwonso bweyakoba.

Kabiri, Yowaana yaaseka bwakoba, "maama wange anendha einho, ni mwene muliro gwa buli nsambo. Okunsuula omwo kiri nga abali kuntwla eka. Mwebale!" Agho omukazi byamusobera.

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"Tute ebibala ebigheraku ku kiibo tumute omwo ghagati tumusuule mu nnhandha" Jowani yaateesa. kino, Yowaana kya muliza, "agho mu ndise!"

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Lulala ghagati mu mwiga, Yowaana yaadhaguza. Yaatolangu ku bibala bwe yeriira eno bwa seka omukazi.

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Omukazi bya musala era yaayenda okufumita Yowaana.
Aye olw'obwangu obw'amaadhi, tibwamwikira ku mugema.

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Yowaana yeerabira nga ghansi mu maadhi yaliyo akyimba ak'ebye nnhandha.
Ezira yaidha ku muyamba.

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Yowaana naibumbi n'omukzi ow'ekyalo
Author - Abdul Koroma
Translation - Julius Bamwagala, Kyambogo University
Illustration - Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi
Language - Lusoga
Level - First paragraphs