Ŋ uzam wende pəzekw ende ŋghe ŋ hayak Malawi, ujek ma ata sasərak wende parpar aka.
Əy yaɓa ca, Chiko, zlam medef mala laɗaw.
Ujek ma ata sasərak anta ca, ara la ma ata sasam ey ma ata ɗaw kusam.
Ara ujek ma ata sasərak uzəye mtahw ege mada sa.
Ujek ma ata sasərak anta ketulekeye a vejeɗ ma kafafan ege.
Ŋ taba fafan anta ege ca, vedəye əy vəre ghem, vedəye yam əy ghazɓan ana pes, vedəye zeney əy kawftalahw.
Ujek ŋcene ma ata sasərak anta ca, ara la ma ata sasam.
The staff gave us free food and school uniforms.
It made us feel safe and loved.
jəŋge askwaw Mada lasasərak ŋghe anta aka askwaw ca, sa kenelem ŋ san ŋ ŋter leŋ ŋ.
Sa kanalem ŋ san ŋ la lisafəy ege askwaw ca, ŋ san labara ege ŋ ɗerewel ege askwaw.
The teachers and staff at our school were like family.
They made us feel important and cherished.
Pes ma damaha kaw vekey ca, ara sasam mewe.
Nene kasasərak ŋcəne ŋ cekzetene ŋ vedəye yam leŋ nene kasan ŋ la wasay ata səkan ma ara nene.
Ujek ma ata sasərak ŋcəne anta a ghwelzekey ca, ŋ ŋter leŋ ŋ jeŋge gagaha səkwaw, cemey, kesesərekey ŋ la ŋ ɗala mataŋtaŋ.
Keghwelzekey ca, a laɗaw kusam, a lawan ha, a lasasərak heje kula ŋ dayzata səkan ege aza.
Translation - Hamadou Yougouda
Illustration - Yankho Jere
Language - Buwal
Level - Longer paragraphs
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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