Ukukhuluma  kwengane

Le ncwadi ngeka

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Ukukhuluma kwengane
(Baby Talk)
Illustrated by Alex Latimer
Written by Sope Martins
Designed by Thokozani Mkhize
Edited by Zanri Kritzinger
Translated by Lungile Mbhele
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Bologna, Italy on the 6th and 7th of March 2023.
ISBN: 9781776231027
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Sope Martins	  Alex Latimer	 Thokozani Mkhize

Ukukhuluma kwengane

UTayo usejahe ukubona  udadewabo omncane.
Shesha phela Mama!  Mkhiphe manje esiswini sakho.

Kodwa uTinu akasikho  lokhu akulindele uTayo.
Indlela abukeka  ngayo ixakile.

Kanti    okubi kunakho konke…

Unuka   kabi!

Ngwaa! Ngwaa!

Unomsindo kakhulu, Mama!
UTinu uhleli  ekhala.

Usuke ezama ukukutshela okuthile, Tayo. Ngabe  ucabanga ukuthi uthini?

Angazi,
kusho uTayo.

Empeleni, mina ngicabanga  ukuthi uthi ulambile.
UMama upha uTinu ukudla. Kodwa...

Ee! UTinu uyakhala futhi.
Usumphile nje ukudla,  manje pho ukhalelani?

Ngoba kwesinye isikhathi,  izingane zidinga ukuba …

ZIBHODLEEE!

Abangani nomndeni  bafisa ukumbona, kodwa uTinu akakaze abe phakathi kwabantu abaningi kangaka.

NGWAAAAAHH!
UMama uphuma noTinu aye egumbini lakhe ukuze babe nesikhathi esinokuthula.

Njengoba isikhathi  sihamba, uTayo
ufunda ukuthi ukukhala  kukaTinu kusho ukuthini.
Futhi empeleni akahluphi kangako. Sebedlala ndawonye futhi.

Cha bo, Tinu. Amabhanoyi ayandiziswa, awahlafunwa.

Kodwa kwesinye isikhathi,  uTinu uvele akhale uTayo  angazi ukuthi ufunani.

UTinu ukhala usuku lonke...

nobusuku bonke.

Kodwa akayeki ngani ukukhala?

Yima wo, yini leya?
Buka Mama,

uTinu usephume izinyo  lakhe lokuqala!