Tshipuka tsha zwivhili
Mlungisi Madlala
Jesse Breytenbach

Muḓi wa ha Magoḓa wo vha u muḓi wa dakalo. Vhasidzanyana vhavhili vho guda u bika na u lima ngade kha mme avho.

Vhatukana vhavhili vha tshi zwima na khotsi avho.

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Nga tshilalelo ḓuvha ḽiṅwe na ḽiṅwe, vho vha tshi anetshelana zwe vha ita iḽo ḓuvha.

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Khotsi avho vha tshi dzulela u kaidza vhana uri vha songo sunguvhela vhukatikati ha ḓaka. Vha vhudza muṱa wavho nga ha tshipuka tshiṅwe-vho tshi no dzula ḓakani.

"Hetshi tshipuka tshi fana na riṋe vhavhili ro mamekana!"

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Ḽiṅwe ḓuvha avha vhananyana vho vha vha tshi khou tamba mulamboni. Khathihi fhedzi, murahu ha miri, ha dzumbuluwa tshipuka tshiṅwe-vho!

Tshi na maṱo mavhili, nḓevhe mbili, zwanḓa zwivhili na milenzhe mivhili.

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Vha mbo shavhela hayani, vho tshuwa, uri vha vhudze khaladzi dzavho zwe vha vhona.

Fhedzi avha vhatukana vha si zwi tende, "Havha vhasidzana vha khou vhalavhala!" vha mbo ralo.

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Nga murahu, vhatukana vha tama u vhona-vho.

Vha tevhela avha vhasidzana mulamboni uri vha vhone itshi tshipuka nga maṱo avho.

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Vha sedza hoṱhehoṱhe fhedzi zwe vha vhona ho vha hatsi vhulapfulapfu na miri.

Khathihi fhedzi, vha mbo pfa phosho, vha ṱingaṱinga.

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Vha vhona nṱha ha miri hu tshi khou dembetita tshipuka tshiṅwe-vho tshine a vha athu tshi vhona.

Tsho vha tshi na zwanḓa zwivhili, milenzhe mivhili na khando mbili. Vhudzuloni ha tshithihitshithihi sa vhone.

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Avha vhana vha shavhela ha vhabebi hayani vha songo tshuwa zwone.

Hu si kale muṱa woṱhe wa swika mulamboni uri vha vhone tshipuka itshi.

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"Ni songo nthwa wee!" hu amba tshipuka, musi tsho dzumbama nga muri.

Zwa zwino avha vha khou kona u vhona mulenzhe muthihi fhedzi, tshanḓa tshithihi na ḽiṱo ḽithihi.

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"Ndi a fana na vhoiwe," ndi itshi tshipuka tshi tshi isa phanḓa.

"Phambano nthihi i re hone ndi uri ndo sikiwa ndi na miraḓo mivhilimivhili."

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Ndi yone nḓila ye vha ha Magoḓa vha wana ngayo uri a vho ngo tea u ofha tshipuka itshi.

Ndi muthu, a re na tshivhumbeo tsho fhambanaho na tshavho.

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Tshipuka tsha zwivhili
Author - Mlungisi Madlala, Ntombikayise Ngidi
Translation - Ndivhuho Mutsila
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Tshivenḓa
Level - First paragraphs