Nĩ nyendete
Patience M
Patience M
Gikuyu

Nĩ nyendete gũthaka mũbira.

Nyendete gũthaka mũbira na Theuri, Njeru na Ben.

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Nĩ nyendete mami wakwa.

Nĩ atumaga theke.

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Nĩ nyendete Ngai, tondũ nĩanyũmbire.

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Nĩ nyendete thukuru, tondũ arimũ mathomithagia ũrĩa njagĩrĩirwo nĩ kumenya.

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Nĩ nyendete gũthaka na magui, tondũ nĩ mwago.

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Nĩ nyendete mĩthenya ya gũciarwo, tondũ nĩngũngũagĩra.

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Na ndĩ nyendete tondũ…

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…tondũ…nĩ njĩkaga!

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Nĩ nyendete
Author - Patience M
Translation - Elizabeth Mboche, George Maina
Illustration - Patience M
Language - Gikuyu
Level - First sentences
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