Maguru ikupa amalundi
Jane Mulenga and Mary Ng'ambi
Wiehan de Jager
Chinkhonde
Kabalilo kamo liyolo, finyamana fitali namalundi.

Fyosa fikafula.
A bandu bene bo bali na malundi, gago Maguru abapele.
Isiku limo Maguru alinong'wine ukuti afipe finyamana fyosa malundi.

Alonda ukuti fyope fyendege.
Finyamana fyayobile fyatile, "Cisakuba cinunu ukuti tube namalundi."

Fyalimbile nu kumoga.
Finyamana fyayobile fyatile kwali kukafu ukwafula.

Fyapilikaga ububafu.
Bo isiku lifikile, finyamana fingi fyabukile ku nyumba ya Maguru.

Nswala, nkhalamu, njofu, aba kalulu ba nkaya, ngwina kangi ni njuni shabambile umuzele.
Cinyamana cili cosa calyambilile malundi mane.

Injuni basipele malundi mabili aliwesa.
Findu fyosa fyasinthile bo bambilile amalundi.

Fimo fyamogile nongwa yabuhobofu. Fimo fyawile na pasi.
Fyabukile pobabonesha abandu.

Finyamana fyayobile fyatile, "Tutaso kwafula kangi."
Uwabumalilo pa muzele ali yo Kiyongolo. Maguru alalusishe, "Kunyuma kwako aliko sona munyake?

Kiyongolo alyamwile, "Nayumo, une ndiwabumalilo."
Maguru alinong'wine, "Kiyongolo yo wabumalilo. Mbombeci namalundi aga gashele?"

Maguru alimpele Kiyongolo amalundi gosa aga gashele.
Kiyongolo ahobwike fiyo. Ayobile atile, "Mphokwenda fiyo ukinda banyangu bosa."
Bo Kiyongolo abuka, Injoka yalisile ku nyumba ya Maguru. Yatile kwa Maguru, "Nune mphako amalundi gamo."
Maguru ayobile atile, "Mphelike kale malundi gosa. Wali koci?"

Injoka ya lyamwile, "Nagonelile."
Maguru alondile londile kuti pamo ankhagaga amalundi goshala.

Maguru atalyagilemo ni lundi na limo.
Maguru atile kwa Njoka, "Pepa. Gatashalapo amalundi nagamo." Injoka ya lyafwile nubuka kumwabo umusita malundi.

Ufuma isiku lila, Injoka itogona fiyo. Yulindilila kuti yisaye yakwanda pa muzele wakwambilila amalundi.
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Maguru ikupa amalundi
Author - Mutugi Kamundi
Translation - Jane Mulenga and Mary Ng'ambi
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Chinkhonde
Level - First paragraphs
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