Intuthwane enekhanda elikhulu nejuba
Terkule Aorabee
Joe Werna
isiZulu

Intuthwane enekhanda elikhulu yayingumlimi omuhle.

Yayihlala emhlabathini nomdeni wayo.

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Babesebenza kanzima kakhulu epulazini labo.

Umndeni wenthuthwane wawuhleli kahle.

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Ijuba laliwumakhelwane wentuthwane.

Ijuba lalihlala esihlahleni nomndeni walo.

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Ijuba nomndeni walo babengalimi.

Babephumula usuku lonke.

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Ijuba nomndeni walo babengabaculi abahle kakhulu.

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"Sihlephulele ukudla kwakho," ijuba licela intuthwane.

"Cha! Hamba uyolima!" kuphendula intuthwane.

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Ijuba landizela phansi laqala ukucula, "Intuthwane yinkosi!"

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"Intuthwane yinkosi! Intuthwane yinkosi!"

Intuthwane yalithanda leliculo.

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Emuva kokudla, ijuba kanye nomndeni walo bandizela phezu kwesihlahla sabo.

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Ngosuku olulandelayo, ijuba lagcona intuthwane.

"Ingabe amakhosi anamakhanda amakhulu?" ehleka.

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"Awubongi futhi uyivila!" kukhononda intuthwane.

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"Ngiyaxolisa," kusho ijuba, futhi laqala ukucula. "Inthuthwane iyinkosi!"

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Intuthwane enekhanda elikhulu nejuba
Author - Terkule Aorabee
Translation - Lizzy Mathonsi, Pretty Nxusa, Thabile Mbatha
Illustration - Joe Werna
Language - isiZulu
Level - First paragraphs
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Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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