Sitayela SaRafiki

Lencwadzi ya

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Sitayela SaRafiki
(Rafiki’s Style)
Illustrated by Audrey Anderson
Written by Louis Greenberg
Designed by Wesley Thompson
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Johannesburg on 27 June 2015.
Translated by Bangula Lingo Centre cc.
ISBN: 978-1-928365-39-6
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NgeLisontfo,  Jimmy Zogba washaya  ligoli lekuncoba.

NgeMsombuluko kwefika Licembu le-Cool  Cat litichenya.

“Hheyi, Rafiki, tiphi tinelwe takho letinemishi njengeyelidvuba? Tinwele takho  nguletetayelekile-nje sengatsi awunandzaba.”

Hheyi, Rafiki iphi ithathumbumbulu yakho?
Sikhumba sakho siyadzinana. Nawe futsi uyadzinana.”

“Hheyi, Rafiki buphi bucwebecwebe bakho?
Ematinyo akho atjekile, ngiso sizatfu sekungabi nabo.”

Ngalelo langa Rafiki waya ekhaya ahamba kancane.

“Anti ngicela wente tinwele tami tibe tibe  nemishi lenjengeyelidvuba?”
“Angikwati kukuhhula ngikwente tinwele letinemishi njengeyelidvuba. Ecinisweni angeke sengicale nekucala.”

Sikhumba sami siyadzinana, Sisi. Ungangidvweba yini ithathumbumbulu?”
“Awuyidzingi kutsi ikwente ubukeke unguwe.”

“Mkhulu, ngifisa sengatsi ngabe nginebucwebecwebe.”
“Bucwebecwebe, mntfwanami, abusho lutfo.”

Ngemphelansontfo lelandzelako, Santi Ramires washaya ligoli lekuncoba.

Ngemsombuluko, Licembu le-Cool Cat lefika litichenya.

“Hheyi Rafiki! Ubukeka umuhle!”

Rafiki wanyikitisa emahlombe akhe.  “Ngibukeka ngingimi; lesitayela lesi sami.”