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Embene, Embwa, n’Ende Mbuzi, Mbwa na Ng'ombe

Written by Fabian Wakholi

Illustrated by Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Amos Mubunga Kambere

Language Lukhonzo

Level Level 2

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Embene, Embwa n’Ende syabya sinywani. Kiro kighuma mubaghenda omwalhughendo omwa takisi.

Mbuzi, Mbwa na Ng’ombe walikuwa marafiki wa karibu sana. Siku moja walisafiri kwa teksi.


Syabere syahika okwa mwiso w’olhughendo, omufughi w’etakisi mwasaba esyambulho sy’olhughendo. Iya w’ande mwasasura esyambulho siwe.

Walipofika mwisho wa safari yao, dereva aliwaomba walipe nauli zao. Ng’ombe alilipa nauli yake.


Iya w’ambwa mwasasura nene kusangwa syabya awithe esihingisirye.

Mbwa alilipa zaidi kidogo kwa sababu hakuwa na pesa taslimu.


Neryo omufughi abere akasonda eriha w’ambwa yesiwe abirihingisya, w’ambene mwayisumba, amathibitha isyalyathuha.

Dereva alipokaribia kumpa Mbwa chenji yake, Mbuzi alitoroka bila kulipa chochote.


Neryo omufughi mwahithana. Mwafugha amaghenda isyalyasubulirya w’ambwa esyambulho siwe.

Dereva alikasirika sana. Aliondoka bila kumrudishia Mbwa chenji yake.


Kyekikaleka bulikiro embwa yikathibitha okwa matoka yikalebya omwakathi ngayanalhangira omufughi wathibitha n’esyambulho syayo.

Hiyo ndiyo sababu hadi leo Mbwa hukimbiza magari ili achungulie ndani kuona kama atampata dereva mwenye chenji yake.


W’ambene akabya akowa omuhumo we kiruka kyosikyosi, akathibitha. W’ambene akakwa obuba athi anganahambwa inyahiribwa omwithonga kusangwa mwathaliha esyombulho sy’olhughendo.

Mbuzi hukimbia anaposikia mlio wa gari. Anaogopa atakamatwa kwa kutolipa nauli.


Nikwa ibwa iyo’ende syalitsomana nimu’angowa omuhumo w’emotoka. Ende yikakyiruka enzira iyinahumulikene kusangwa muyasasura olhughendo lwayo omwa buswire.

Na Ng’ombe hababaiki gari likiwa linakuja. Ng’ombe huvuka barabara bila wasiwasi kwa sababu anajua alilipa nauli yake yote.


Written by: Fabian Wakholi
Illustrated by: Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Amos Mubunga Kambere
Language: Lukhonzo
Level: Level 2
Source: Goat, Dog and Cow from African Storybook
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