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沙基馬嘅歌聲 Wimbo wa Sakima

Written by Ursula Nafula

Illustrated by Peris Wachuka

Translated by dohliam

Read by Zoe Lam

Language Cantonese

Level Level 3

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沙基馬同佢爹哋媽咪,仲有四歲嘅細妹一齊住,佢哋住喺一個有錢人嘅土地上,佢哋間茅草屋喺一排大樹後面。

Sakima aliishi na wazazi wake na dada yake wa miaka minne. Waliishi katika shamba la mtu tajiri. Nyumba yao ya nyasi ilikuwa mwisho wa safu ya miti iliyopendeza.


沙基馬三歲嗰陣病得好嚴重,自此,沙基馬就睇唔到嘢嘞。沙基馬係一個非常之有天賦嘅細蚊仔。

Sakima alipokuwa na umri wa miaka mitatu, aliugua na kupoteza uwezo wa kuona. Hata hivyo, Sakima alikuwa mvulana mwenye kipaji.


沙基馬今年六歲,佢識做好多同齡男仔唔識做嘅嘢,例如,沙基馬識得同條村入面嘅長老坐埋一齊討論啲好重大嘅問題。

Sakima alitenda mambo mengi ambayo wavulana wengine wa umri wake hawakufanya. Kwa mfano, aliketi na watu wazima na kujadili mambo muhimu.


沙基馬爹哋媽咪喺有錢人屋企度做嘢。佢哋每日早出晚歸,沙基馬就同細妹一齊留喺屋企。

Wazazi wa Sakima walifanya kazi katika nyumba ya yule tajiri. Walitoka nyumbani asubuhi na mapema na kurudi jioni. Sakima aliachwa na dada yake.


沙基馬好鍾意唱歌。有日呢,佢媽咪就問佢:「沙基馬吖,你係邊度學唱呢啲歌呢?」

Sakima alipenda kuimba nyimbo. Siku moja mama yake alimuuliza, “Sakima, unajifunza nyimbo hizi kutoka wapi?”


沙基馬就答佢:「佢哋自己出現喺我腦海入面,我心裡便聽到呢啲歌,就唱出嚟囉。」

Sakima alimjibu, “Nazisikia akilini mwangu kisha naziimba.”


沙基馬好鍾意唱歌俾佢細妹聽,特別係佢好肚餓嗰陣。細妹聽住沙基馬唱佢最鍾意嘅歌,就跟住甜美嘅歌聲擺動起上嚟。

Sakima alipenda kumwimbia mdogo wake hasa akihisi njaa. Dada yake alimsikiliza na kucheza.


沙基馬嘅細妹成日噅佢:「再唱一次啦!」噉沙基馬就重覆又重覆噉唱俾佢聽。

“Naomba uimbe tena na tena, Sakima,” mdogo wake alimsihi. Sakima alikubali na kuimba mara nyingine.


有日夜晚黑,沙基馬爹哋媽咪返到屋企之後就粒聲都唔出。沙基馬知道一定有嘢唔對路。

Jioni moja, wazazi wake waliporudi nyumbani, walikuwa kimya sana. Sakima alijua kwamba lazima kulikuwa na jambo baya.


沙基馬問爹哋媽咪發生咗咩事,佢噉先至知道,原來有錢人個仔失咗蹤,得返佢孤單一個人,好傷心。

“Kuna shida gani, mama, baba?” Sakima aliuliza. Sakima aligundua kwamba mwana wa tajiri wao alikuwa amepotea. Tajiri alihuzunika na kuwa na upweke mkubwa.


沙基馬同爹哋媽咪就話:「我可以唱歌俾佢聽,噉佢可能就會開心返啦。」但係沙基馬爹哋媽咪唔鍾意呢個主意:「佢好有錢㗎,而你只係一個睇唔到嘢嘅細路仔。唔通你嘅歌聲會幫到佢咩?」

“Labda atafurahi tena nikimwimbia,” Sakima aliwaambia wazazi wake. Wazazi wake walidharau wazo lake. “Yeye ni tajiri sana. Wewe ni mvulana asiyeona. Unadhani wimbo wako utamsaidia?”


但係沙基馬都冇放棄,佢細妹亦都鼓勵佢。佢就話:「沙基馬嘅歌聲既然趕得走飢餓,肯定亦都能夠安慰有錢人。」

Hata hivyo, Sakima hakukata tamaa. Mdogo wake alimpa moyo. Alisema, “Nyimbo za Sakima hunituliza mimi nikiwa na njaa. Zitamtuliza tajiri vile vile.”


第二日,沙基馬等佢細妹帶佢去有錢人屋企嗰便。

Siku iliyofuata, Sakima alimwomba mdogo wake amwongoze hadi kwenye nyumba ya tajiri.


佢企喺一隻大窗下面,開始唱起佢最鍾意嘅歌。慢慢,有錢人嘅頭由窗口入面伸咗出嚟。

Alisimama chini ya dirisha moja kubwa na kuanza kuimba wimbo wake alioupenda. Pole pole, kichwa cha tajiri kilionekana dirishani.


班工人停低咗唔做嘢。佢哋好小心聽住沙基馬唱歌。有一個人就話:「從來都冇人能夠安慰老細,唔通呢個睇唔到嘢嘅男仔覺得佢可以?」

Wafanyakazi waliacha kazi zao. Wakasikiliza wimbo mzuri wa Sakima. Hata hivyo, mwanamume mmoja alisema, “Hakuna aliyefaulu kumtuliza bwana. Je, huyu mvulana asiyeona anafikiri atamtuliza?”


沙基馬唱完咗首歌,準備離開。不過嗰個有錢人走咗出嚟,就話:「唔該你再唱一次啦!」

Sakima alipomaliza kuimba wimbo wake alianza kuondoka. Tajiri alitoka nje kwa haraka na kusema, “Tafadhali, imba tena.”


就喺嗰個時候,有兩個人抬住張擔架嚟到,擔架上嘅就係有錢人個仔!佢俾人發現嘅時候已經被人打到面目全非,留低喺路邊。

Wakati huo huo, watu wawili walikuja wakiwa wamembeba mtu kwenye machela. Walimkuta mwana wa tajiri akiwa amechapwa na kuachwa kando ya barabara.


有錢人再見返佢個仔好開心。為咗感謝沙基馬安慰佢,佢將沙基馬同佢個仔一齊送咗去醫院,沙基馬好快就會恢復視力喇。

Tajiri alifurahi sana kumwona mwana wake tena. Alimzawadia Sakima kwa kumliwaza. Aliwapeleka mwanawe na Sakima hosipitali ili Sakima aweze kusaidiwa kuona tena.


Written by: Ursula Nafula
Illustrated by: Peris Wachuka
Translated by: dohliam
Read by: Zoe Lam
Language: Cantonese
Level: Level 3
Source: Sakima's song from African Storybook
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