Emakati a-Bakhona
Khothatso Ranoosi
Marleen Visser
Siswati

Bakhona utsandza emakati.
Endlini yakhe kunemakati lamanyenti.

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Bakhona unelikati linye
lelimnyama. Lelikati lidla inyama lenyenti.

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Bakhona unelikati linye
lelikhuluphele. Lelikati leli lidla yonkhe
intfo.

3

Likati lesitsatfu, ligibela
sihlahla. Lelikati leli liyahakamela kulesihlahla.

4

Bakhona ugibela lesihlahla.
Naye uyahakamela nalelikati lesitsatfu kulesihlahla.

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Bakhona unemakati lamabili
lavilaphako. Ayatilalela ngaphandle elangeni lusuku lonkhe.

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Bakhona unemakati lamatsatfu
lamatasa. Wona abamba emagundvwane ekhishini ebusuku.

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Bakhona unenja yinye.
Ligama layo nguZodlani. Zodlani ute bangani. Udvumele.

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Emakati a-Bakhona akamutsandzi
Zodlani. Ayamucosha amukhiphele ngaphandle endlini. Zodlani uyabaleka aye khashane.

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Bakhona uyamubuka amutfole
bese umuletsa ekhaya. Lamakati awajabuli. Awafuni kuphindza amubone Zodlani futsi.

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Mangaki emakati a-Bakhona?
Unemakati lasiphohlongo.

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Tingaki tinja taBakhona?
Unenja yinye. Ukuphi Zodlani nyalo?

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Wena unangaki emakati
ekhaya? Unangaki tinja ekhaya?

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Emakati a-Bakhona
Author - Khothatso Ranoosi, Marion Drew
Translation - Nokwethu Kubhayi
Illustration - Marleen Visser, Wiehan de Jager
Language - Siswati
Level - First sentences
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