Cilango
Adelheid Marie Bwire
Melany Pietersen
ChiNkhonde

Siku limo, mama agulile fipaso fya kukindana kindana.

1

"Tupokulya ndili fipaso?" twalalusishe.

"Tupakulya namayolo," mama ayobile.

2

Mulumbu wangu Rahim mupafu fiyo.

Agelile fipaso fyosa. Alile fingi fiyo.

3

"Keta fifyo Rahim abombile!" akutile mulumbu wangu mukeke.

"Rahim otamya kangi atakwinong'onela banyake," nayobile.

4

Mama akalele fiyo nongwa ya Rahim.

5

Uswe nuswe twamukalalile Rahim.

Loli Rahim atakapasha.

6

"Mupomupa cilango Rahim?" alalusishe mulumbu wangu mukeke.

7

"Rahim, upolamba nosi lulu," mama wake amusokile.

8

Rahim alyandile kubina.

9

"Mulwanda mwangu mukumbaba," apephwile Rahim.

10

Mama amenye nongwa yiyo yamupangishe Rahim kubina.

"Fipaso fyumulanga Rahim," mama alinong'wine.

11

Pabumalilo, Rahim alambile kwa uswe. "Nthasokuya sona mupafu," ayobile.

Twamusubile.

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Cilango
Author - Adelheid Marie Bwire
Translation - Jane Mulenga, Mary Ng'ambi
Illustration - Melany Pietersen
Language - ChiNkhonde
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative and Molteno Institute 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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