Kiveti Kya Muti
Southern African Folktale
Jemma Kahn

Ivinda ya tene kwai mundu wai na kila kindu – muunda munou, wai na ngombe, malondu na mbui. Na aendee na ukua andeea kwithiwa na kimako, nundu ndai na kindu kimwe. Ndai muka.

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Aungamite ungu wa muti muthenya umwe aukiwa ni ivindisya iseo. Kethiwa ndona kiveti ai atonya usovya kimwe?

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Kwou ambia kuseuvya kiveti kyanake kumana na uvonge wa muti. Ila waminie kuseuvya ivisa, akita metho mayo na mavinguka. Aivevea na yethiwa na thayu.

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Kwaw'o kyai kiveti kyanake utakyona vandu vangi. Atulya ndu mbee wakyo to akikulya ethiwe mume wakyo.

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Akinenga ngua nzeo, wanyua na mbete ya mutwe kwonanya kyai kiveti kitwae. Na akyakia nyumba ya ndaka na nyeki ila yai vakuvi na kitina kya muti vala kyaumie. "Nikukulya kindu kimwe kwatei." Atavya kiveti kyake. "Ndukaatate utavya mundu vala waumie."

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Kwa kavinda kavuthu, aume ma muika kuma utuini ungi mambiia kuneena. "Mundu mukuu ta usu atonya kwithiwa na kiveti kya muika kyanake uu ata? Mavanga kukyosa na kukitwaa kyuuni kyoo."

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Mukuu uu niwethiwe na kyeva muno. Ndai atonya kwikala thayu atena kiveti kiu. Ateo avindisya yingi, "Ethiwa nina kindu kyake ndyaile ni kumaka." Kwou atuma mavui, kukimantha, kukinia, na kumwetee o kindu kuma kwakyo.

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Ila makyonie, makiniie kwa kithyomo kya nyunyi. Kiveti kya muti kiveti kya muti, Kiseo kitemoneka. Mwimiu nututumie tumutungie ngua yaku.

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Kya manenga ngua yakyo, na mauluka iulu wa iima, mbusi, maendete kula kwi muume wakyo. Akwatie ngua yakyo vakuvi na uthyu na eewa muyo vanini.

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Wendi wake uyathela mituki. Niwatumiie mavui ingi makinie. Kiveti kya muti, kiveti kya muti kiseo kitemoneka, mwimiu nututumie tumutungie mbete yaku ya mutwe.

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Akwete mbete ya mutwe athumuuka nundu wa kiveti kyake kikuasa kyuuni kya andu angi. Kwa kavinda, eeta mavui make ingi. Thyiuuthi kula kii mukaine, kiveti kya muti kiveti kya muti kiseo kitemoneka muimiu niatutumie tumutungie thayu wake!

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Kwou mathi ivinda ya katatu. Mavuila ituoni syakyo. Mainite, kila isuni yatonga itho mituki kyatwika ivisa. Maau na moko mavaluka na mutwe. Na kyavaluka muthangani.

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Kavola muume avingilitya kitina kya muti usini. Akyungamya na mii yakyo kiwuni. Nundu wa isua na muthanga, kyamesya matu ingi.

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Na ukungi wikwo matu nimaumasya wasya. Otondu kiveti kikaa kikwenda muume.

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You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Kiveti Kya Muti
Author - Southern African Folktale
Translation - Stephen Musyoka
Illustration - Jemma Kahn
Language - Kikamba
Level - Longer paragraphs