UZama uphuma phambili!
Michael Oguttu
Vusi Malindi
isiNdebele

Umfowethu omncani ulala lada.

Ngivuka ekuseni, ngombana ngiphuma phambili!

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Ngimi oyisika lapha.

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"Uyikwekwezi yami yekuseni," kutjho uMma.

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Ngiyazihlambisa ngamalanga, angitlhogi ukusizwa.

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Anginandaba nalokha ngihlamba ngamanzi amakhaza, nofana ngihlamba ngesibha esihlaza sasibhakabhaka sokuhlanza izambatho.

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Umma uyangikhumbuza, "Ungakhohlwa amazinywakho."

Ngiyaphendula, "Angeze ngithome, ingasi mina!"

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Ngemva kokuhlamba, ngilotjhisa uBamkhulu noKghari.

Ngibafisela ilanga elihle.

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Ngemva kwalokho ngiyembatha.

"Ngimkhulu kwanje, Mma," kutjho mina.

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Ngikghona ukukanapela iinkunubhe bengibophe namanyathelo.

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Ngiqinisekisa bona umfowethu wazi zoke iindaba zesikolweni.

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Ngetlasini ngisebenza ngamandla ngazo zoke iindlela.

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Ngenza izinto ezihle lezi ngamalanga.

Kodwana into engiyithanda khulu, kudlala nokudlala!

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UZama uphuma phambili!
Author - Michael Oguttu
Translation - Richard Vusi Mahlangu
Illustration - Vusi Malindi
Language - isiNdebele
Level - First sentences
© Text: Uganda Community Libraries Association (Ugcla)  Artwork: African Storybook Initiative 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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