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UMgcibelo lowawushisa kakhulu
Fakazile Armooh
Wiehan de Jager
Siswati
NguMgcibelo ntsambama, lilanga likhipha umkhovu etjeni.
"Zanele, Nosipho nawe Sanele, phumani niyodlala ngaphandle." kusho make wabo. Nembala saphuma silandzelana.
Kwevakala Sanele atsi, "Asambeni siyodlala ngasemfuleni, kupholile lapho."

"Hhayi bo! Make wasitjela kahle kutsi singayi kuyohlamba emfuleni," kusho Zanele. "Angeke sihlambe, sitatidlalela emtfuntini edvute nemanti," kuphendvula Sanele.
Kodvwa kudlala nako kubangelana kushisa noma singadlala emtfuntini edvute nemfula.

Sacala ngekukhipha ticatfulo kodvwa kushisa kwatsi ngikhona. Sakhumula tikipa netiketi, kodvwa siloku sikuva kushisa.
Ngekuphangisa safaka tinyawo tetfu emfuleni kute sitipholise. Satselana ngemanti, sagcina sesimanti nte.
"Maye utsi kumnandzi, asivele sihlambeni," kusho Nosipho.

Sangena emantini, sashaya emadamudamu sihlamba kumnandzi. Sakhohlwa ngesikhatsi.
Lashona lilanga, sacala kuchucha.

Tikuphi timphahla tetfu? Sesibutana sodvwa, Satibuka, satibuka, do!
Safuna ngaphasi kwetihlahla. Timphahla benilapha! Safuna nasehlatsini, do! Sabuka yonkhe indzawo.
Edvute nemfula kwakunetinkhomo titidlela, letinye tetjisa tjani tinanela bunandzi betjani.

Kwatsi lapho Zanele abuka etulu, "Hawu! Yini le lesemlonyeni wenkhomati?" Sanele waphendvula ngekunganaki, "Hhayi! Itidlela imbali lebovu." Ngekushesha Nosipho wamemeta, "Ye Zanele! Bukisisa, akusiyo imbali, lihembe lakho!"
Vumbu! Nayi lenye inkhomo, nayo beyihlafuna lokuluhlatana sasibhakabhaka. "Siketi sami!" kumemeta Zanele.
Sitawenta njani? Bekumele sibuyele ekhaya. Sahamba ngetimphahla tangaphasi, sichachatela sesicondze ekhaya.

Sasingasabangelwa ngumoya lopholile, kodvwa sasichuchiswa ngulesento setinkhomo. Sahamba sikhala. "Timphahla tetfu tidliwe tinkhomo!"
Ucabanga kutsi make utawukholwa ngalesikhatsi simcocela sibe sikhala tinyembeti? Angeke!

Ngekushesha seva sekukhakla sibhacu etibunu.
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
UMgcibelo lowawushisa kakhulu
Author - Tessa Welch
Translation - Fakazile Armooh
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Siswati
Level - Longer paragraphs
© African Storybook Initiative, 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
Original source http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_punnjq2ue.
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • 'n Warm Saterdag
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • ظهيرة أحد أيام السبت الحارة
      Arabic (Translation)
    • Amukaaga Na Amwanan
      Ateso (Translation)
    • Emwana namukaga
      Ateso (Translation)
    • Bumwi Buzuba Masikati Mu Nsabata
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Cibelu Cina Cakupya Mumazulo
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Mukaga Moro M’Olieth
      Dhopadhola (Translation)
    • Omokubio Oyomo Orenge Gosamba Mono
      Ekegusii (Translation)
    • One hot Saturday afternoon
      English (Original)
    • A Hot Saturday
      English (Translation)
    • A Hot Saturday
      English (Adaptation)
    • Un Samedi Après-Midi De Grande Chaleur
      French (Translation)
    • Kasuba Kamo Pacibelushi Ninshi Nakukaba
      IciBemba (Translation)
    • NgoMgqibelo otjhisako ngemva kwamadina
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • Ngenye imva kwemini eshushu yangoMgqibelo
      isiXhosa (Translation)
    • Imini eshushu kakhulu
      isiXhosa (Adaptation)
    • Ngomunye uMgqibelo ntambama kushisa
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Ngumunye Umgqibelo Ntambamba
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Ngomunye uMgqibelo ntambama kushisa
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Kiwioo Kimwe Kivyu Kya Wathanthatu
      Kikamba (Translation)
    • Abana ku mugezi
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
    • Jumamosi Alasiri
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Jumamosi moja
      Kiswahili (Adaptation)
    • Jumamosi moja
      Kiswahili (Adaptation)
    • O’Du Azia Alu Driipi Tu Ondresi Ri
      Lugbarati (Translation)
    • O'dú Ázɨ́á Má Òndré Àngù Nɨ́ Drɨzʉ́ Tù Rɨ̀
      Lugbarati (Official) (Translation)
    • Lutweela kumuumu kwaaburukha naabi
      Lumasaaba (Translation)
    • Ehy'egulo Hu Lw'omukaaga Olwaliho Ebbugumu
      Lunyole (Translation)
    • Ehy'egulo Hu Lw'omukaaga Olwaliho Ebbugumu
      Lunyole (Translation)
    • Olwomukaga olwokya
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Olunaku lwa Sabbiiti olwe eibbugumu
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Olwo mukaaga olusu
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Enkolong E Jumamosi Nairowua
      Maa (Translation)
    • Mwichuma Mushiteere Shiomubasu Omululu
      Oluwanga (Translation)
    • Uma Tarde De Sábado E Calor
      Portuguese (Translation)
    • Uwamukaga Wizuba
      Rufumbira (Translation)
    • orwamukaga orikwosa
      Rukiga (Translation)
    • Kyamukaga Kimu Nyamusana Mukyanda
      Rutooro (Translation)
    • Mokibelo wa go fiša tšhiritšhiri
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Moqebelo o mong o tjhesang haholo
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Letsatsi la Lamatlhatso le le mogote
      Setswana (Translation)
    • Lizazi Lenelicisa Haulu La Pelekelo
      SiLozi (Translation)
    • Ngelusuku lwekushisa ngeMgcibelo ntsambama
      Siswati (Translation)
    • Un sábado de calor
      Spanish (Translation)
    • Masiari a mugivhela u fhisaho
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
    • Siku rin'wana ro hisa ra Muqgivela nindzhenga
      Xitsonga (Translation)
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