Syana Sya Mũvũa
Anna Kula
Wiehan de Jager
Ĩvinda ya tene na tene, vaĩna musyĩ wekalaa na ũtanu.
Mayaũkitanaa ene kwa ene. Nimatetheesyaa asyai moo musyĩ na mĩundani.
Ĩndĩ mayanengetwe mwanya wakũthi vakuvĩ na mwaki.
Maĩlĩte kũthũkũma wĩa woo w'onthe ũtukũ.
Nũndũ mĩĩ yoo yaseovetw'e na mũvũa!
Ĩndĩ mwana ũmwe aĩ na mea ma kũthi nza kwĩanĩkĩa kyeni kya sua.
Mũthenya ũmwe nĩwethĩiw'e na mea asu ma kũthi nza muno. Ĩndĩ aamwanainya nĩmamũkanisye.
Ũũi! Mwana ũsu ndaatetheka. Nĩwanyinyũkie nũndũ wa ũvyuvu wa sua.
Syana sya mũvũa nĩsyakwatiwe ni kyeva nũndũ wa kwona mwanaainya ainyinyuka.
Ĩndĩ nĩmethĩiw'e na mũvango. Nĩmosie mũndo wa mũvũa ula wanyinyukie maseovya kasũni.
Nĩmosie mwanaainya kasũni mamũlĩsya ĩũlu wa kĩĩma kĩtũlu.
Na sua ĩkuuma nĩwolũkile athi kũu akwina kyeninĩ kya kĩoko.
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Syana Sya Mũvũa
Author - Southern African Folktale
Translation - Anna Kula
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Kikamba
Level - First sentences
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