Kalabushe musimbi waambaulisya
Gaspah Juma
Jesse Breytenbach

Kale-kale, kwakali musimbi wazyina lya Kalabushe. Ooyu musimbi wakali kwaambaulisya.

Banyina bakamulaya kuti atanikwaambaulisyi, pele walo tanaakaswiilila.

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Bumwi buzuba, musyoonto wabanyina wakaciswa. Mukaintu ooyu, wakali kukkala kudindi lyakali kutalaa munzi.

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Banyina Kalabushe bakajisi bubi buzuba oobo.

Aboobo kwakalisiide kale banyina nibakamutuma kuti atole cakulya mumusyoonto wabo wakacisidwe.

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Katola cakulya, Kalabushe wakaswaanya Samusoni.

Samusoni wakali suntwe wakasanduka kuba muntu.

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Suntwe wakabuzya ncaakabwezede Kalabushe. "Ndijisi nyama, mai, amukupa," Kalabushe wakavwiila.

Banyina Kalabushe bakali mucenjezyede kuti taakeelede kwaamba ncaakayumwide.

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Kalabushe wakaambila Suntwe kuti musyoonto wabanyina wakalicidwe.

Abaabo, wakali kutola cakulya.

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Suntwe wakalunduka cakufwambaana kuya kubasyoonto babanyina Kalabushe.

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Naakasika, wakamena mulwazi akulivwumba payi lyamulwazi.

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Naakasika Kalabushe, kwakaluumwine amunzi. Wakaunka mung'anda akwiita, "Baama, muli kuli?"

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Taakalimvwa jwi lyabanyina basyoonto. Mpoona wakaunka kuzyuli nkobakali koona.

Wakagambwa kubona muntu wakavwumbidwe payi mpati.

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"Baama, ino nkaambo nzi matwi aanu sunu mapati?" Kalabushe wakabuzya.

Suntwe wakavwiila kunsi kwapayi kati, "Kutegwa ndikumvwisisisye."

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Kalabushe wakabuzya alimwi kati, "Baama, ino meso aanu akomena buti sunu?"

Suntwe wakati, "Kutegwa ndikubonesesye."

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Kalabushe wakabuzya camamanino, "Ino baama, mulomo wanu wakomena buti sunu?"

Suntwe wakati, "Kutegwa ndicikonzye kukulya."

Mpoona Suntwe wakasotoka kuzwa mubulo akumena Kalabushe.

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Akaambo kakuti Kalabushe wakali mukanazi, wakazumanana kwaambaula mwida lyasuntwe.

Wakabuzya mibuzyo minji.

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Kumamanino aamibuzyo eeyi, Suntwe wakakatazyigwa, mpoona wakayeeya kuti amuswe.

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Musimbi ooyu a mwana okwabo abanyina bakafwutulwaa basimunzi.

Kuzwa buzuba oobo Kalabushe wakaleka kwaambaula makani manji kubantu mbatazyi.

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Kalabushe musimbi waambaulisya
Author - Gaspah Juma
Adaptation - Edith Sikota Habwanda
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - ChiTonga
Level - First paragraphs