Ubaba ukhamba nami
edrobheni.
UHamisi udinga umfaniswano omusha wesikole. Ubaba wakhe umusa ezitolo.
UHamisi udinga iyunifomu entsha yesikolo. Utata wakhe umsa ezivenkileni.
Hamisi needs a new
school uniform. His dad
takes him to the
market.
“Isikipa esihlaza esihle
kangaka!” kucabanga
uDumi.
UHamisi ubona umfana ogqoke ihembe elihle. “Laze lalihle leliya hembe,” kucabanga uHamisi.
UHamisi ubona inkwenkwe enxibe ihempe entle. “Yaze yantle ke la hempe,” wacinga njalo uHamisi.
Hamisi sees a boy
wearing a beautiful
shirt. “That is a very
fine shirt,” thinks
Hamisi.
Baba, uyabona isikipa
lesa esihlaza sihle?
“Nami ngifisa ukuba nehembe elifana nelaloya mfana,” kusho uHamisi.
“Nam ndirhalela ukuba nehempe efana naleya yala nkwenkwe,” watsho uHamisi.
“I wish I had a shirt like
that boy,” says Hamisi.
Nasi isikipa lesa esihle
esihlaza.
Ngibawa ungithengele
tu!
“Bheka, uthengisa amahembe amahle,” kusho uHamisi. “Baba, ngicela ungithengele lona,” esho uHamisi.
“Jonga, uthengisa ezi hempe zikhethekileyo,” watsho uHamisi. “Tata, ndicela undithengele yona.”
“Look, she is selling
those special shirts,”
says Hamisi. “Dad,
please buy one for me,”
he asks.
Dumi, uyabona
izembatho zesikolo?
Asithenge izambatho
zesikolo.
“Hamisi, kufanele ngikuthengele umfaniswano,” kusho ubaba wakhe.
“Hamisi, kufuneka ndikuthengele iyunifomu,” watsho utata wakhe.
“Hamisi, I have to buy
your uniform,” says
dad.
Ngiphethe imali
yezambatho zesikolo
kwaphela.
“Anginayo imali eyanele yokuthenga leliya hembe,” kusho ubaba wakhe.
“Andinayo imali eyanele yokuthenga loo hempe,” watsho utata.
“I do not have enough
money for that shirt,”
says dad.
Lindaba ezihle.
Dumi, kubuye itjhentji
eyaneleko!
Asikhambe
siyokuthenga isikipa
esihle esihlaza.
Ubaba kaHamisi ukhokhela umfaniswano. Uyamangala lapho ebona kubuya ushintshi. Kusele imali eyanele ukuthi angathenga ihembe!
Utata kaHamisi uhlawulela iyunifomu. Uyothuka xa ebona kubuya itshintshi. Kusele imali eyanele ukuba athenge nehempe!
Hamisi’s dad pays for
the uniform. He is
surprised when he gets
the change. There is
enough money left over
to buy a shirt!
Baba ngiyathokoza
isikipa esihle.
Waze wanenhlanhla uHamisi! Uzokhetha liphi ihembe?
Le yimini kaHamisi yethamsanqa! Inokuba uza kukhetha eyiphi ihempe?
It is Hamisi’s lucky day!
Which shirt will he
choose?
