Ekitonde ekyendhaghulo
Mlungisi Madlala
Jesse Breytenbach

Olulyo lwa Izinzawu lwali lusangaaluvu. Abaghala ababiri bayega okufumba n'okulima okuva ku inhaibwe. Abalenzi ababiri baaja ni iseibwe okuyiiga.

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Eiguloigulo, baayogera ku bye baali bakoze olunaku olwo.

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Iseibwe buliidho nga abalabula obuteeghereekerera mu kibira, yaakobera abaaghaka ku kitonde ekikanga ekyali mu kibira.
"Ekitonde kino kiri babiri ku ife nga otuyimbye aghalala!"

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Lwali lulala, abaghala bano baali bali kuzaanhira ku mwiga. Amangu ago, okuva einhuma w'omuti, aghaali ekitonde ekikanga!
Ekitonde ky'ali n'amaiso abiri, amatu abiri, amakono abiri, n'amagulu abiri.

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Nga bali kudhugumira olw'okutya, baalumuka baaja okukobera baanhina baibwe kye babwoine. Aye abaisuka tibabaikiririzaamu.
"Abaghala basiru!" Bwe baakoba.

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Oluvainhuma, abaisuka baabuguutana. Baanonereza abaghala ku mwiga baje beebonere ku kitonde kino.

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Baanoonia, baanonia aye kye basobola okubona kyali isubi ireei na miti. Amangu ago, baawulira kereere. Baalinga ghaigulu.

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Ghaigulu ku muti ekitonde kyewuba kye baali tibabonangaku. Kyali n'emikono ebiri n'obwala bubiri, amagulu abiri n'ebigere bibiri mu kifo ky'ekirala oti niibo.

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Abaana baatya baalumuka bairayo ghaka baayeta abazaire. Amangu ago, amaka gonagona agaali ku mwiga gaidha okubona ekitonde kino.

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"Muta nkosa!" Ekitonde bwe ky'akoba, nga bwe kyekweka einhuma w'omuti. Baasobola kubonaku ekigere kirara, omugulu mulala, omukono mulala, olwala lulala n'eriiso irala.

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"Ndi nga imwe,"ekitonde kyeyongerayo,"endhawulo yonka eri eti nakolwa kumpi na bintu bibiri ebya buli kintu."

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Kale eno n'engeri amaka ga Izinzawu bwe gakizuula nti tikyali kitonde kibakanga. Kyali bwa kyandhawulo kubo.

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Ekitonde ekyendhaghulo
Author - Mlungisi Madlala, Ntombikayise Ngidi
Translation - Bakali Kasolo
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Lusoga
Level - First paragraphs