Amakati kaZamo
Khothatso Ranoosi
Marleen Visser
isiZulu

UZamo uyawathanda amakati.

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UZamo unekati elilodwa elimnyama.

Leli kati lidla inyama eningi.

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Aphinde abe nelinye elikhuluphele.

Leli lona, lidla yonke into.

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Elesithathu lona, ligibele esihlahleni.

Manje seligaxele esihlahleni.

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Nanguya uZamo ecaca esihlahleni. Naye uyagaxela kanye nekati lesithathu.

Manje umama kaZamo kufanele abasize, abehlise esihlahleni.

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UZamo unamanye amakati amabili avilaphayo.

Alibala ukulala elangeni usuku lonke.

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UZamo unamakati amathathu akhuthele.
Ebusuku, abamba amagundane ekhishini.

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UZamo unenja eyodwa. Igama layo nguPapi.

UPapi akanamngani. Uhlala edabukile nje.

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Amakati kaZamo awamthandi uPapi. Ayamxosha endlini, aphume abaleke.

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UZamo uyamcinga uPapi, amthole, abuye naye ekhaya.

Amakati awakujabuleli lokhu. Awafuni nakumbona uPapi.

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Ngabe uZamo unamakati amangaki?

Wabale sibone.

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Unezinja ezingaki uZamo? Unenja eyodwa.

Uphi uPapi manje?

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Wena unamakati amangaki ekhaya kini?

Izinja zona, unezingaki?

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Amakati kaZamo
Author - Khothatso Ranoosi, Marion Drew
Translation - Pumla Mdontswa
Illustration - Marleen Visser, Wiehan de Jager
Language - isiZulu
Level - First sentences
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