A kali ka masiku, a nyakolongi ni kheli a vahi vangana. A siku gu kari, vona va pimisili aku famba va laha a zigangu le doropeni.
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A kheli a gihi ni matsoho ni mungana wakwe nwa nyakolongi hikusa yena awa sasekili a miri wakwe wu phatima.
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Yena a mu wotisili aku ngalu: Zvini unga maha kasi wena wa kota aku saseka ngovu? Hinga nzi cuwuka, mina nzi svarili ngovu. Nzi faneli aku maha a yini ni miri wa mina?
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A nyakolongi aku ngalu: Ingisa! Cela a mati lomu ka bota u gama u kungeta laha ka nzilu.
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Kanilezvi a kheli gi ti ngalo: A nzi zi tiva, nza zi tiva. Miyela, mungana! Yena a famba.
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Hiku maha loku, yena a yile kaya aya cela a mati lomu ka bota.
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Loku a mati ma sangulili aku vila, yena ati hoxelili lomu ka bota!
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A miri wakwe wu svili, a mudoza wakwe wu tsemeka!
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Aku tsika aku phatima niku saseka ku kwatsi hi nwa nyakolongi, yena a kumekili na a svarili ngovu!
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Hikuyini a Kheli Gi Svarili
Author - Mozambican folktale Adaptation - Rafael Ernesto Samuel Illustration - Hélder de Paz Alexandre Language - Xitswa Level - First sentences
