Beenzuma
Vision Milimo
Catherine Groenewald
ChiTonga
Izyina lyangu ndime Simozo.
Ndijisi beenzuma bone.
Mazyina aabo ngaaya: Zuze, Silumesi, Sililo a Mweemba.
Mbuli mbomuzyi kalekuti muntu amuntuulijisi cintu ncayandisya kucita kapati bubuumi bwakwe.

Zuze ulauyanda musobano wabbola citaambiki.
Silumesi mwana musankwa kudubbwida mumeenda malamfwu.
Sililo awalo ukkomanina kapati cisobano cakalaambe.

Musobano kanji-kanji ucitika ciindi camasikunokuli mwezi.
Mweemba walo uyandisya kubala.
Ino muyeeya kuti mebo ncisobano nzi nceyandisya? Mebo ndilayandisya kucita kufwumbwa ceeco beenzuma ncobayanda kucita.

Mubbola ndajanika. Akube kukudubbwida, nkweli. Kalaambe, tacaambwi. Ikubala, mukwesu.
Eelyo aboobo kwiina nkwezulilwa, tandikwe ndaba. Kwaboola Zuze, ndimubbola. Ndasika kuli Silumesi, nkudubbwida.

Mwaleta Sililo, ndimukalaambe. Waita ayebo, sunu sena ncisobano nzincoyandisya kapati?
Ndasika kuli Silumesi, nkudubbwida.
Mwaleta Sililo, ndimukalaambe.
Waitwa ayebo, sunu, sena ncisobano nzi ncoyandisisya kapati?
Boola tuume bbola.
Boola tutubbwide.
Boola tusobane kalaambe.
Langa waindwa, boola tubale antoomwe!
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Beenzuma
Author - Zimbili Dlamini and Hlengiwe Zondi
Adaptation - Vision Milimo
Illustration - Catherine Groenewald
Language - ChiTonga
Level - First paragraphs
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