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Byantaka anongo ifwiide
Limbali Muyendekwa and Maureen Musale
Emily Berg
ChiTonga
Mbukaaniinga! Kale-kale kwakali mulombwana wakali kutegwa Byantaka. Ooyu mulombwana wakajisi ŋombe yomwe.

Buzuba abuzuba Byantaka wakali kweembela ŋombe yakwe. Wakali kwiipa meenda aakunywa mukanongo, nkaambo aaka nkaakajisi.
Bumwi buzuba, wakaunka kuŋanda yasimukobonyina kuyakulomba nongo mpati.

Ooyu simuko wakazumina kumugwasya nongo yakwe mpati kapati kati, "Penzi lyako ndipenzi lyangu."
Nikwakainda mazuba masyoonto, Byantaka wakaunka kumubumbi akuula kanongo. Mpoona wakajokela kuŋanda yakwe.

Kanongo aaka wakakabikka munongo mpati njaakalombede kuzwa kuli simukobonyina.
Naakamana boobo, wakatukka nongo mpati kaijisi kanongo mukati.

Eeyi nongo wakaitola kuli simukobonyina wakamugwasya.
Naakasika, Byantaka wakati, "Ndajosya nongo yako, yakazyala."

Simukobonyina wakagambwa kuti nongo yakwe yakazyala nongo imbi. Wakalumbaizya Byantaka kati, "Munzi wako ulilelekedwe."
Muciindi, Byantaka wakajoka kuli simukobonyina kuya kulomba nongo alimwi.

Ino taakajisi muzeezo mubotu pe.
Mukamwini nongo wakalindilila cakukkomana kuti Byantaka ajosye nongo njaakalomba lwabili.

Kumamanino, wakaunka kuŋanda ya Byantaka. Naakasika wakati, "Ndalonda nongo yangu."
Byantaka wakavwiila kati, "Omweenzuma, nongo yako yakafwa. Ndalimunzila kuzyookwaambila makani aamause."
Simukobonyina wakakamba maanza aakwe kugambwa. Busyu bwakwe bwakazimba kubukali.

Wakakwilila Byantaka kati, "Tandinamvwide kuti nongo ilafwa!"
Byantaka wakaingula kati, "Omweenzuma kozumina zyintu eezyi. Kufwumbwa cintu cizyala cileelede kufwa. Andime ndakausa kulufwu lwanongo mpati."
Simukobonyina wakanyema kapati akuunka kunkuta kutegwa Byantaka apegwe mulandu. Mubetesi wakateelela bupanduluzi bwabantu aaba bobilo.

Wakajana kuti mukamwini nongo wakalubizya akukosola kuti Byantaka abe ngomuyobozi wanongo ifwide.
"Byantaka naakakwaambila kuti nongo zyazyala, wakazumina. Ino naakaamba kuti kufwumbwa cintu cizyala cileelede kufwa, uliluleme."

Oobu mbwaakakosola makani mubetesi.
Simukobonyina wa Byantaka waunka ku munzi wakwe kaenda mbuli nkumba.

Byantaka wakatola nongo mpati mubucenjezyu bwakwe.
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Byantaka anongo ifwiide
Author - Peter Kisakye
Adaptation - Limbali Muyendekwa and Maureen Musale
Illustration - Emily Berg
Language - ChiTonga
Level - Longer paragraphs
© Text: Uganda Community Libraries Association (Ugcla) Artwork: African Storybook Initiative 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
Original source http://ugcla.org
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Byantaka anongo ifwiide
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Byantaka na Poto Yakufa
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Ganizani ndi Poto Wakufa
      CiNyanja (Adaptation)
    • Byantaka and the dead pot
      English (Translation)
    • The pot that died
      English (Adaptation)
    • Dambu Kashe Mai Zari
      Hausa (Nigeria) (Translation)
    • Byantaka noomutondo waafwa
      IciBemba (Translation)
    • Malumo na umutondo waafwa
      IciBemba (Adaptation)
    • Ntampaka n'intango yapfuye
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
    • Chungu kilichokufa
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Biantaka na chungu kilichokufa
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Byantaka ne Entamu Eyafa
      Lusoga (Original)
    • Ensugha eyafa
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Agulu Na Atoani
      Ng’aturkana (Translation)
    • Inyungu yafwa
      Oluwanga (Translation)
    • Ensoha Eyafire
      Runyoro (Translation)
    • እታ ዝሞተት ዕትሮ
      Tigrigna (Translation)
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