Izinyosi ZikaBanzi Ezimatasatasa

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Izinyosi ZikaBanzi Ezimatasatasa
(Banzi’s Busy Bees)
Illustrated by Danielle Shay
Written by Siphosethu Siwaphiwe Zazela
Designed by Hannah McDonald
Translated by Busisiwe Pakade
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Cape Town on 20 September 2025.
ISBN: 978-1-997425-55-7
Typeset in Quicksand
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Izinyosi

ZikaBanzi

Ezimatasatasa

Danielle Shay   •   Siphosethu Zazela   •   Hannah McDonald

UBanzi noGogo bayathanda ukusebenza engadini.

Ingadi kaGogo inemifino, izimbali kanye nokuthandwa kakhulu nguBanzi – izinyosi!

“Bzzz-bzzz,”

kusho uBanzi.

kusho uGogo.

kusho izinyosi.

Izinyosi zihlala kobhekilanga bese zibhuza yonke indawo ngesikhathi uBanzi kanye noGogo besebenza engadini.

Sekuyisikhathi sokuba kuhanjwe!
UBanzi uthathazela inyosi ngayinye.

“Nisale kahle

zinyosi ezimatasatasa,”

Ngemuva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa, uGogo kanye noBanzi baya ukuyobheka engadini.

Azisekho izinyosi.
Nezimbali  sezinyamalele!

“We! We! We!” kusho uBanzi.
“Gogo, azisekho izinyosi!”

“Mamo!” kusho uGogo.
“Ungakhathazeki, ngineqhinga lomlingo lokuzibiza ukuthi zibuyele la!”

“Mmm… umlingo!” kusho uBanzi.
“Okokuqala, sidinga ukutshala izimbali ezintsha,” kusho uGogo.

“Sizobe-ke, sesishiya ibhakede lamanzi engadini.”

UGogo kanye noBanzi batshala imbewu kabhekilanga bese beshiya ibhakede lamanzi engadini.

Ngaphambi kokuthi bahambe, uGogo uma maphakathi nengadi, bese ephakamisa isandla sakhe sesokudla ethi:
“Zinyosi, ezimatasatasa kakhulu. Zinyosi, ezimatasatasa kakhulu, buyelani kuBanzi!”

“Zinyosi, ezimatasatasa kakhulu. Zinyosi, ezimatasatasa kakhulu, buyelani kuBanzi!”
Kuhlebeza uBanzi ngemva kukaGogo.

UBanzi kanye noGogo babheka okwenzeka engadini nsuku zonke kuze kuphele isonto.

Akukabi bikho lutho.

Sezibuyile izinyosi!

UBanzi kanye noGogo bayahleka ngesikhathi izinyosi zidansa zisuka kwenye imbali ziya kwenye.