Nomusa ni yɔɔ nilee
Zandile Malaza
Simon Mokoena

Yɛ Masoyi akrowa lɛ mli lɛ, gbekɛ yoo ko ni le nii waa yɛ ni atsɛɔ lɛ Nomusa. Ekɛ enaa, ni ji ŋmãa okwaafonyo lɛ hi shi.

Mɛi ni yɔɔ akrowa lɛ mli lɛ ateŋ mɛi babaoo leee nikanemɔ loo niŋmaa. Amɛyeɔ amɛshihilɛ kɛjɛɔ okwaayeli mli.

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Nomusa sumɔɔ skul yaa, ni enaa kɛ ehe fɔ̃ɔ enɔ.

Daa gbi kɛjɛ skul lɛ, enaa haa lɛ shĩa nitsumɔi yɛ ŋmɔ lɛ mli.

Ehe bahia ni etiu ŋmeii kɛ okpoi ni miisumɔ ni amɛye ŋmɔshi nibii lɛ.

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Ewa kɛha Nomusa akɛ ebaatiu ŋmeii kɛ okpoi shwane muu lɛ fɛɛ. Bei pii lɛ, enáaa be ni ekɛbaagbe e-skul nitsumɔi lɛ anaa.

Gbekɛbii babaoo ni yɔɔ akrowa lɛ mli lɛ eyaaa skul kwraa ejaakɛ esa akɛ amɛtsu nii yɛ ŋmɔ mli.

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Beni bei hoɔ lɛ, Nomusa he jɔ̃ ehe waa yɛ okpoi kɛ ŋmeii asɛɛtiumɔ he.

Esusu akɛ, "Miyɛ susumɔ kpakpa ko."

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Nomusa fimɔ tsei kakadaji enyɔ jogbaŋŋ. Ekɛ enitsumɔ atadei lɛ wo tsei lɛ amli.

Ehiɛ tsei lɛ amli shiŋŋ ni ekɛ enitsumɔ tsɔne lɛ wo nɔ.

Eji gbeyeishemɔ ko!

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Nomusa kɛ gbeyeishemɔ lɛ wo ŋmãa ŋmɔ lɛ teŋgbɛ.

"Nɛkɛ gbeyeishemɔ nɛɛ baaye mi najiaŋ be mli ni mitsuɔ skul nitsumɔi. Nana baasusu akɛ miyɛ ŋmɔ mli," Nomusa ŋmɔ kɛ ehe.

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Daa gbi lɛ, ekɛ e-skul kotoku lɛ yaa ŋmɔ mli.

Ehi e-skul atade lɛ mli ni ekɛ enitsumɔ atadei lɛ wo gbeyeishemɔ tsɔne lɛ nɔ.

Kɛkɛ lɛ, efee eshia nitsumɔ yɛ tso ko shishi.

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Gbii ho ni Nomusa susu akɛ, "Nana lɛ enaŋ mi gbɛjianɔtoo ni yɔɔ ŋaa lɛ he sane kɔkɔɔkɔ."

Nomusa miishɛɛ ni enaa kpɛ ehe yɛ nakai beaŋ nɔŋŋ.

Akpɔlɔi kɛ okpoi lɛ eyaaa ŋmãa ŋmɔ lɛ mli.

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Gbi ko shwane lɛ, Nomusa nanaa tee ŋmɔ lɛ mli koni eyahe niyenii hee.

Gbo lɛ mli fee dioo waa. No mli lɛ, ŋmeii loo okpoi bɛ he ko he ko.

Nana susu yɛ ehe akɛ, "Nomusa miitsu nitsumɔ kpakpa."

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Nana tsɛ lɛ akɛ, "Nomusa! Nomusa! Nɛgbɛ oyɔɔ?"

Hetoo ko bɛ.

Kɛkɛ ni ena gbeyeishemɔ lɛ yɛ ŋmɔ lɛ teŋgbɛ, ni ewo Nomusa atadei!

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Beni enaa lɛ yɔse nɔ ni Nomusa fee lɛ, ekɛ enaa lɛ wo ehe nɔ.

Esusu akɛ, "Enɛ ji nilee waa. Ehe ehiaaa ni Nomusa aya ŋmɔ mli koni eyashwie akpɔlɔi kɛ okpoi lɛ."

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Mɔ fɛɛ mɔ ni yɔɔ akrowa lɛ mli lɛ sumɔɔ Nomusa ŋaa susumɔ lɛ. Amɛ fɛɛ amɛbɔi ŋmeii kɛ nitsumɔ yɛ amɛŋmɔji amli.

Gbeyei ni gbeɔ mɔ lɛ haa ŋmeii kɛ okpoi lɛ tsiɔ amɛhe kɛjɛɔ ŋmɔji lɛ ahe.

Ni gbekɛbii lɛ baanyɛ aya skul moŋ fe ni amɛaakwɛ ŋmɔshi nibii anɔ.

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Nomusa ni yɔɔ nilee
Author - Zandile Malaza
Translation - Evans Korletey-Tene
Illustration - Simon Mokoena
Language - Ga
Level - First paragraphs