Umdoko
Zimbili Dlamini
Catherine Groenewald
isiNdebele

UZama ulungiselela ukuya esikolweni.

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Ubaba upheka umdoko wekuseni.

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"Umma upheka umdoko omnandi khulu!" kutjho uZama.

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Umdoko unikela uZama amandla wokuya esikolweni.

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Umdoko sewulungile.

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Ubaba uthela ibisi ngethando.

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"Baba, ngicabanga bona umdoko lo ufuna itjhukela enengi," kutjho uZama.

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"Umdoko kamma umnandi ukudlula kababa," kucabanga uZama

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"Baba, ngingayithela enye itjhukela?" kubuza uZama.

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Ubaba unikela uZama enye itjhukela.

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"Wu! Baba! Uthele itswayi ngemdokweni wami!"

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"Baba, umma uzokubuya nini ekhaya?" kubuza uZama.

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Umdoko
Author - Zimbili Dlamini, Hlengiwe Zondi
Translation - Phephelaphi Mnguni, Sponono Mahlangu
Illustration - Catherine Groenewald
Language - isiNdebele
Level - First words
© African Storybook Initiative and Molteno Institute 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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