Kalabushe muyobi
Gaspah Juma
Jesse Breytenbach

Liyolo, kwali mulindwana yumo ngamu yake ali Kalabushe.

Kalabushe ali muyobi fiyo, mama wake amusoka loli atakapilikaga.

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Kalabushe ali nunasenge wake yuyo ikala pisilya lwa cisoko, mu kaya kopalamana naka Kalabushe.

Siku limo nasenge wake abinile loli atali numundu uwakumutula.

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Mama wa Kalabushe atangwanike fiyo, gali namayolo papo amupile Kalabushe cakulya ukuti akamupe nasenge wake.

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Munjila, Kalabushe alinkwagana nu Sinisoni.

Sinisoni lyali libole lilyo lyasinthile ukuba munthu.

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Sinisoni amulalusishe Kalabushe, "Upimbileci?" Kalabushe amwamwile atile, "Mphimbile nyama, mafumbi nulupyu."

Loli mama wa Kalabushe amukanisishe kuyoba kubandu fifyo apimbile.

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Kalabushe akindilile kumubula Sinisoni ukuti, "Fyakulya ifi ngubuka nafyo kwanasenge wangu."

Sinisoni amyangulile ululimi popilika fyakulya fila.

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Sinisoni abopile kunkyeni nubuka kwanasenge wa Kalabushe.

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Amumilile nasenge wa Kalabushe nukwikinkha ibulangeti.

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Bo Kalabushe afikile, alyagile panyumba pali myee.

Alingile munyumba nukwanda kukolela, "Nasenge, ulikoci?"

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Kalabushe atapilike masho ganasenge wake. Alingile kukati kwanasenge wake.

Aswigile poketa mundu ikinkhile nibulangeti.

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Kalabushe alalwishe atile, "Nasenge fiki mbulukutu shako sikulile?"

Sinisoni alyamwile ukufuma mwi bulangeti ilinywamu, "Ngulonda ngupilikishe kanunu."

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Kalabushe alalusishe kangi, "Nasenge bulebule maso gako gakulile mushugu?"

Sinisoni alyamwile, "Ngulonda ngukete kanunu."

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Kalabushe alalusishe sona ukuti, "Nasenge, nongwa cici mulomo wako gusololwike umwishugu?"

Sinisoni alyamwile atile, "Ukuti ngulye kanunu." Anyelile ukufuma pibedi numuzwita Kalabushe.

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Kalabushe akindilile ukuyoba na papo ali mu lwanda lwa Sinisoni.

Alalwishe amalalusho mingi fiyo mulwanda lwa Sinisoni.

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Pa bumalilo, Sinisoni akatele namalalusho ya Kalabushe mulwanda mula mphaka amufunyile.

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Kalabushe nunasenge wake batuliwe nabandu bamukaya.

Ukufuma isiku lila, Kalabushe alekile fyoyobayoba na wahesha.

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Kalabushe muyobi
Author - Gaspah Juma
Translation - Jane Mulenga, Mary Ng'ambi
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Chinkhonde
Level - First paragraphs