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Kukambula
Punishment
Ukukandwa
Adelheid Marie Bwire
Melany Pietersen
Ruth Kapamba, Mwitila Ntabo
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Juuba jimo, ba maama basendele bipangwa byavula.
One day, mama got a lot of fruit.
Ubushiku bumo bamaayo balikwete ifisabo ifingi.
“Kimyeka kyotwakonsha kujapo bipangwa?” Twaipwizhe. “Tusakuja bipangwa bufuku,” ba maama bakumbwile.
“When can we have some fruit?” we ask.
“We will have the fruit tonight,” says mama.
Twaipusha ati, “Ni nshitanshi twalalyapo ifitwalo?” Bamaayo abati, “Tuleelya ifitwalo ubushiku.”
Nkasami Rahim uji na lwiso. Ujapo pa bipangwa byonse. Kabiji uja byavula.
My brother Rahim is greedy. He tastes all the fruit. He eats a lot of it.
Ndume yandi Rahim alifunuka. Alyako ku fitwalo fyonse. Aalya ifingi.
“Talai pabyaubile Rahim!” Nkasami wamulume wabijikile “Rahim wazhikwa kabiji witemwa,” byobyobaambile.
“Look at what Rahim did!” shouts my little brother.
“Rahim is naughty and selfish,” I say.
“Moneni ifyo Rahim acitile,” efyapundile kandume yandi. Nayasuka nati, “Rahim toomfwa kabili aliitemwa.”
Ba maama bazhingijile na Rahim.
Mother is angry with Rahim.
Bamaayo naabamufulilwa saana Rahim.
Ne atweba twamuzhingijila Rahim. Bino Rahim kechi walombele lulekelo lwamambo ne.
We are also angry with Rahim. But Rahim is not sorry.
Na ifwe bonse naatumufulilwa Rahim. Nomba Rahim tasakamene.
“Nanchi kechi musa kumukambula Rahim nenyi?” nkansa wamulume waipwizhe.
“Aren’t you going to punish Rahim?” asks little brother.
Akaice kandi kaipusha akati, “Bushe tamwamukande Rahim?”
“Rahim, katatakatu ukamone byakukumya,” ba mama bamujimwineko.
“Rahim, soon you will be sorry,” warns mama.
Bamaayo bamusoka ati, “Rahim caalakubipila nombaline.”
Rahim watendekele kumvwa kubela.
Rahim starts to feel sick.
Rahim atampa ukuumfwa ukulwala.
Rahim wanongotwele amba, “Munda mwami mubena kukola,”
“My tummy is so sore,” whispers Rahim.
Rahim atootoosha ati, “Ulufumo lwandi lwalakalipa.”
Ba maama bayukile amba abye bikamwekana. Bipangwa ke bimukambule Rahim!
Mama knew this would happen. The fruit is punishing Rahim!
Bamaayo baalishibe ukuti ifi efyali no kucitika. Ifitwalo filekanda Rahim.
Pa kupita kimye, Rahim walombele lulekelo lwamambo nekwamba amba, “Kechi nkabwezhapo kuuba lwiso jikwabo ne,” wachipile. Kabiji bonse bamumvwijile.
Later, Rahim says sorry to us. “I will never be so greedy again,” he promises.
And we all believe him.
Panuma, Rahim alomba ubwelelo kuli ifwe. Alaya ati, “Nshakafunuke na kabili.” Bonse twamusuminisha. Takabwekeshepo icimusango cakuitemwa.
Written by: Adelheid Marie Bwire
Illustrated by: Melany Pietersen
Translated by: Ruth Kapamba, Mwitila Ntabo
