Bovha, mbyana ya mina
Refilwe Ramagoshi
Tebogo Matshana

A wu se tshama u hlangana na mbyana yo tlhariha yo fana na Bovha?

Yi ehleketa leswaku na yona i munhu.

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Loko ndzi hlamba meno, na yona yi lava ndzi yi hlambisa meno.

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Loko ndzi vona thelevhixini, na yona yi fambisa mahlo.

Wonge yi twisisa hinkwaswo leswi humelelaka eka thelevhixini.

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Madyambu man'wana, a hi ri ku voneni ka bolo.

Ivi ku gongondziwa enyangweni.

A ku ri munghana wa mina Masesi.

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A swi tsakisa ku n'wi vona. Hi pfuxelana hi tsakile.

Kambe Masesi a nga xewetangi Bovha.

A ndzi rivarile ku va tivisa!

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Bovha a yi toloverile ku xewetiwa hi qhavula emin'waleni.

A yi khunguvanyekile.

Hi ya tshama ehansi. Kambe ndzi nga si nyika Masesi xotshama, Masesi a tshama exitulwini xa Bovha!

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Bovha yi tsandzeka ku tikhoma. A yi ndzi nyikangi na nkarhi wo vulavula.

Hi ku copeta ka tihlo, yi fika yi tshama ehenhla ka milenge ya Masesi.

Yi sungula ku n'wi vukula, yi n'wi langutile ematihlweni.

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Bovha a yi leva! Masesi a nga tivi ku ri u ta endla yini.

Hi xihatla ndzi fika ndzi susa Bovha ehenhla ka Masesi.

Kusuka siku rero, Masesi a nga ha tangi ekaya.

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Bovha, mbyana ya mina
Author - Refilwe Ramagoshi
Translation - Arnold Mushwana, Given J Hlongwani
Illustration - Tebogo Matshana
Language - Xitsonga
Level - First paragraphs