Mivhala ya musengavhadzimu
Tshedza Tlhako
Jesse Breytenbach
Musengavhadzimu u na mivhala ya sumbe.
Muvhala wa u thoma ndi mutswuku.
Kewyu o ambara hemmbe tswuku.
Muvhala wa vhuvhili ndi wa swiri.
Heḽi ndi swiri. Ndi tshifhio tshiṅwe tshithu tshi re na muvhala wa swiri?
Muvhala wa vhuraru ndi wa ṱaḓa.
Kumba ḽi na tsha ṱaḓa. Ndi tshifhio tshiṅwe tshithu tshi re na muvhala wa ṱaḓa?
Muvhala wa vhuṋa ndi dala.
Ngade yashu ya muomva ndi dala.
Muvhala wa vhuṱanu ndi lutombo.
Ḽiṱaḓulu ḽi na muvhala wa lutombo.
Muvhala wa vhurathi ndi wa 'indigo'.
Hedzi beri dzi na muvhala wa 'indigo'.
Muvhala wa vhusumbe ndi wa 'violet'.
Rokho yanga i na muvhala wa 'violet'.
'Violet' ndi muvhala une nda u funesa! Ndi ufhio muvhala une inwi na u funesa?
Naa ni a i ḓivha mivhala ya sumbe ya musengavhadzimu?
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Mivhala ya musengavhadzimu
Author - Caren Echesa
Translation - Tshedza Tlhako
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Tshivenḓa
Level - First paragraphs
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Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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