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ኖዚቤሌና ሦስቱ ጸጉሮች Nozibele and the three hairs Nozibele na nywele tatu

Tessa Welch

Wiehan de Jager

Mezemir Girma

Abenezer Chane

Amharic

Level 3

በድሮ ጊዜ ሦስት ሴቶች እንጨት ለመሰብሰብ ከቤታቸው ወጥተው ነበር።

A long time ago, three girls went out to collect wood.

Hapo zamani za kale, wasichana watatu walienda kukusanya kuni.

ሞቃት ቀን ስለነበር ለመዋኘት ወደ ወንዝ ወረዱ። ተጫወቱ፤ ውኃ ተራጩ፤ ዋኙ።

It was a hot day so they went down to the river to swim. They played and splashed and swam in the water.

Ilikuwa ni siku yenye jua kali na wakaamua kwenda mtoni kuogelea. Wakaogelea huku wakicheza na kurushiana maji.

ድንገት ምሽት መሆኑን ተገነዘቡ። ወደ መንደራቸውም ተጣደፉ።

Suddenly, they realised that it was late. They hurried back to the village.

Ghafla waligundua kuwa muda umekwenda. Wakaharakisha kurudi nyumbani.

እቤታቸው ሊደርሱ ሲሉ ኖዚቤሌ እጇን አንገቷ ላይ አደረገች። የአንገት ጌጧን ረስታዋለች! ‹‹እባካችሁ አብራችሁኝ ተመለሱ!›› ብላ ባልንጀሮቿን ለመነቻቸው። ጓደኞቿ ግን በጣም እንደዘግየች ነገሯት።

When they were nearly home, Nozibele put her hand to her neck. She had forgotten her necklace! “Please come back with me!” she begged her friends. But her friends said it was too late.

Walipokuwa wanakaribia kufika nyumbani, Nozibele akajishika shingoni. Alikuwa amesahau shanga zake! “Tafadhali turudini!” aliwasihi rafiki zake. Lakini rafiki zake wakasema tumechelewa.

ስለዚህ ኖዚቤሌ ወደ ወንዙ ብቻዋን ተመለሰች። የአንገት ጌጧንም አግኝታ ወደ ቤቷ ለመመለስ ተቻኮለች፤ ነገር ግን በጨለማ ውስጥ ጠፋች።

So Nozibele went back to the river alone. She found her necklace and hurried home. But she got lost in the dark.

Kwa hiyo Nozibele akarudi mwenyewe mtoni. Akapata shanga zake na akakimbia kurudi nyumbani. Lakini akapotea gizani.

ከሩቅ ከአንዲት ጎጆ የሚወጣ ብርሃን አየች። ወደሱም ሄዳ በሩን አንኳኳች።

In the distance she saw light coming from a hut. She hurried towards it and knocked at the door.

Kwa mbali akaona mwanga unatoka kwenye nyumba. Akakimbilia kwenye nyumba na kugonga mlango.

ባልተጠበቀ ሁኔታ ዉሻ በሩን ከፈተላት። ‹‹ምን ፈልገሽ ነው?›› አላት። ‹‹ጠፍቻለሁ፤ እና ማደሪያ ቦታ ፈልጌ ነበር›› ብላ ነገረችው። ‹‹ነይ ግቢ፤ አለዚያ እነክስሻለሁ!›› አላት ዉሻው። ስለዚህ ኖዚቤሌ ገባች።

To her surprise, a dog opened the door and said, “What do you want?” “I’m lost and I need a place to sleep,” said Nozibele. “Come in, or I’ll bite you!” said the dog. So Nozibele went in.

Akastaajabu kumwona mbwa akifungua mlango na akasema, “Unataka nini?” “Nimepotea na ninatafuta sehemu ya kulala,” akasema Nozibele. “Ingia ndani, la sivyo nitakung’ata!” mbwa akamwambia. Nozibele akaingia ndani.

ከዚያም ዉሻው ‹‹ምግብ አብስዪልኝ!›› አላት። ‹‹እንዴ፣ እኔ እኮ ለዉሻ ምግብ ሰርቼ አላውቅም›› ብላ መለሰችለት። ‹‹ስሪልኝ፤ አለዚያ እነክስሻለሁ!›› አላት ዉሻው። ስለዚህ ኖዚቤሌ ለዉሻው ምግብ ሰራችለት።

Then the dog said, “Cook for me!” “But I’ve never cooked for a dog before,” she answered. “Cook, or I’ll bite you!” said the dog. So Nozibele cooked some food for the dog.

Mbwa akamwambia, “Nipikie!” “Sijawahi kumpikia mbwa,” akajibu. “Pika, la sivyo nitakung’ata!” mbwa akasema. Nozibele akampikia mbwa chakula.

ከዚያም ዉሻው ‹‹አልጋዬን አንጥፊልኝ!›› አላት። ኖዚቤሌም ‹‹እኔ እኮ ለዉሻ አልጋ አንጥፌ አላውቅም›› ብላ መለሰችለት። ‹‹አንጥፊልኝ፤ ያለዚያ እነክስሻለሁ!›› አላት ዉሻው። ስለዚህ ኖዚቤሌ አነጠፈችለት።

Then the dog said, “Make the bed for me!” Nozibele answered, “I’ve never made a bed for a dog.” “Make the bed, or I’ll bite you!” the dog said. So Nozibele made the bed.

Mbwa akamwambia, “Nitandikie kitanda!” Nozibele akajibu, “Sijawahi kumtandikia mbwa kitanda.” “Tandika kitanda, la sivyo nitakung’ata!” mbwa akasema. Nozibele akatandika kitanda.

በየቀኑ ለዉሻው ምግብ መስራት፣ ማጽዳትና ማጠብ ስራዋ ሆነ። ከዚያም አንድ ቀን ዉሻው ‹‹ኖዚቤሌ፣ ዛሬ ጓደኞቼን ልጠይቅ እሄዳለሁ። እኔ ከመምጣቴ በፊት ቤቱን አጽጂ፤ ምግብ ስሪ፤ የሚተጣጠቡትንም ነገሮች እጠቢ›› አላት።

Every day she had to cook and sweep and wash for the dog. Then one day the dog said, “Nozibele, today I have to visit some friends. Sweep the house, cook the food and wash my things before I come back.”

Akawa kila siku anampikia, anamfulia na kumfagilia mbwa. Siku moja mbwa akasema, “Nozibele, leo naenda kuwatembelea rafiki zangu. Fagia nyumba, pika chakula na osha vitu vyangu kabla sijarudi.”

ዉሻው እንደሄደ ኖዚቤሌ ከራሷ ላይ ሦስት ጸጉሮችን ከጭንቅላቷ ላይ ነቀለች። አንዱን ጸጉር ከአልጋው ስር፣ አንዱን ከበሩ ኋላ፣ እና ሌላውን ደግሞ በከብቶቹ በረት አስቀመጠቻቸው።

As soon as the dog had gone, Nozibele took three hairs from her head. She put one hair under the bed, one behind the door, and one in the kraal. Then she ran home as fast as she could.

Mara baada tu ya mbwa kuondoka, Nozibele akanyofoa nywele tatu kutoka kwenye kichwa chake. Akaweka unywele mmoja chini ya kitanda, mmoja nyuma ya mlango, na mwingine akauweka kwenye uzio wa nyumba. Halafu, akakimbia kuelekea nyumbani kwa nguvu zote.

ዉሻዉም እንደተመለሰ ኖዚቤሌን ፈለጋት። ‹‹ኖዚቤሌ፣ የት ነሽ?›› ብሎ ተጣራ። ‹‹አልጋው ስር ነኝ›› አለ የመጀመሪያው ጸጉር። ‹‹በሩ ጀርባ ነኝ›› አለ ሁለተኛው ጸጉር። ‹‹በረት ውስጥ ነኝ፣›› አለ ሌላኛው ጸጉር።

When the dog came back, he looked for Nozibele. “Nozibele, where are you?” he shouted. “I’m here, under the bed,” said the first hair. “I’m here, behind the door,” said the second hair. “I’m here, in the kraal,” said the third hair.

Mbwa aliporudi akaanza kumtafuta Nozibele. “Nozibele, uko wapi?” akapiga kelele. “Niko hapa, chini ya kitanda,” unywele wa kwanza ukajibu. “Nipo hapa nyuma ya mlango,” unywele wa pili ukajibu. “Niko hapa kwenye uzio,” unywele wa tatu ukajibu.

ከዚያም ዉሻው ኖዚቤሌ እንዳታለለችው ገባው። ስለዚህ ወደ መንደሩ እየተሯተሯጠ ፈለጋት። የኖዚቤሌ ወንድሞች ግን ትላልቅ ዱላዎች ይዘው እየጠበቁት ነበር። ውሻው ተመልሶ ሮጠ፤ ከዚያም በኋላ በመንደሩ በጭራሽ ታይቶ አያውቅም።

Then the dog knew that Nozibele had tricked him. So he ran and ran all the way to the village. But Nozibele’s brothers were waiting there with big sticks. The dog turned and ran away and has never been seen since.

Mbwa akagundua kuwa Nozibele amemkimbia. Kwa hiyo akakimbia kuelekea kijijini. Kaka zake Nozibele walikuwa wakimsubiri na fimbo. Mbwa alipowaona akageuka na kukimbia, na hajawahi kuonekana tena.

Written by: Tessa Welch

Illustrated by: Wiehan de Jager

Translated by: Mezemir Girma

Read by: Abenezer Chane

Language: Amharic

Level: Level 3

Source: Nozibele and the three hairs from African Storybook

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