Kuitalifisa Kwa Kana Ka Tou
Judith Baker
Wiehan de Jager

Makande akuli Tou ina ni mulomo omutelele azibahala kwa batu kaufeela.

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Kono muzibe kuli mulomo ho nesi omutelele inge kamomuubonela kacenu cwana hape neinunile maswe.

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Lizazi leling'wi kana ka Tou kapepwa. Nakana nibutali ahulu nikulata kuziba kaufeela zeneli kazungulukile. Nakabuzanga folofolo kaufeela yakabona.

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Akobona Tutwa kakomoka ahulu mwaminano yakona mane kabuza Tutwa kuli, "Cwale wena Tutwa king'i unosi auna nimulala omutelele?"

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Inge kasakomokile kakopana hape ni Sembele. Kamubuza kuli, "King'i lunaka lwahao alushengile cwalo?"

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Hape mane kayokopana nikubu nikuibuza kuli, unitaluseze, "King'i meto ahao afubezi inge mali?"

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Ababonana ni Kwena kamubuza kuli, "Kono kuli wena Kwena ucanga busihu?"

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"Utaza lilata." Bahalifa bomaye ka Tou. "Akipuzo yeho." Akautwa cwalo kanyema. Kana ka Tou kananuwa nikuzwa inge kanyemile.

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Onafo kanako yenyinyani, kwataha Mbande kukona nikukabulelela kuli, "Unilatelele, luye kwanuka uyobona zeica Kwena."

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Kakusasinya nako kana ka Tou kalatelela Tou kwa nuka.

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Kafita mwabucwani bonobwizi kwatuko ni nuka nikuyema kwapata ya nuka. Nibata kuiponela kacenu. Ikayi kwena?

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"Mucwani," ahala linzwi mwa pako ya licwe ya nuka.    "Luiketile," kahalaba kana ka Tou. "Amunibulele zeicanga kwena busihu," kabuza.

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"Sutelela nikutaluseze." Kautwa lizwi leo kuzwa mwapako yalicwe. "Sutelela bukaufi kuli uiponele."

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"Kasikananela kale kaswaseya mwanu ya Kwena!"    Ngo yakona kaufeela yafelela mwahanu yakwena. He-he-he-he-eee, "Kaceku usico sakwena yaseya Mbande inge ikutela kwa kota."

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Kwaba siyongili sakwiposhola mwana ya Kwena. Kwena yapanela ngo ya Tou katata inge ihowa kakutundeka.

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Bakeng'isa yakuhowa ngo yaka Tou, yakala kunamuluwa. "Pwaa!" Kayowela ko kana ka Tou.

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Bakeng'isa akuiposhola mwa meno aKwena, Kwena yanyema inge ikutela mwamezi atungile.

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Akali katalimele ngo yakona kana ka Tou kakomoka kubona ngo inge inamuluhile. Kapalelwa nikubona kweneyifelela ngo yakona.

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Ngo yaba yetelele ahulu nikusabisa kuli mane nakakona nifula miselo yeli mwalimu zali kota.

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Bakeng'isa kunamuluha kwango yakona kakala kuisebelisanga nikuiselanga mezi famukokoto. Kuzwa liza leo liTou yaba ni lingo zetelele.

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You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Kuitalifisa Kwa Kana Ka Tou
Author - Judith Baker, Lorato Trok
Translation - Limbali Muyendekwa
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - SiLozi
Level - First paragraphs