USenzo neLanga

Le ncwadi ngeka

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USenzo neLanga
(Senzo & the Sun)
Illustrated by Adrie le roux
Written by Sarah McGregor
Designed by Liam Longland
Edited by Elise Varga Translated by Nonkululeko Nhlapo
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Johannesburg
on 25 February 2017.
ISBN: 978-1-77623-076-1
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USenzo

neLanga

Adrie le Roux		Sarah McGregor		Liam Longland

Ilanga lasekuseni ligqobhoza laphaya kumkhathizwe bese lidlula emaqabungeni, livuse uSenzo.
Iqhude likaGogo lishaya amaphiko alo,  lelula intamo yalo bese liyakikilikiga.

Kiki-li-ki-gi!

USenzo uyakwazi ukukikilikiga naye.

Ngabe uyakwazi wena?

Ilanga liyakhanya futhi lifudumele.  USenzo usekulungele ukuya esikoleni.  Ubamba isandla sikaGogo wakhe.
Umgwaqo uyaphithizela.  Amatekisi adlula eshaya amahutha awo.
Piip -piip! Piip -piip!

USenzo uyakwazi ukuhutha naye.

Piip -piip!

Ilanga liphezulu esibhakabhakeni. Isikole siphumile futhi abangani bakaSenzo badlala otshanini.
Balula izingalo zabo bese begijima behla egqumeni.

Weeeeeee! Weeeee!

USenzo uyakwazi ukugijima naye.

Ilanga seliyoshona, nesibhakabhaka  sesinombala ogqamile.
Usuku olude seluyashona kanti nesidlo  sasebusuku sesidliwe.

UGogo noMama bageza izitsha.

Keqe-

Keqe!

USenzo uyakwazi ukugeza izitsha futhi.

Ilanga lingena ngaphansi komkhathizwe,  likhipha izithunzi ezinde.
USenzo usegezile, usuthi futhi ukhathele.
“Sekuyisikhathi sokulala,” kusho uMama.

Usondeza uSenzo eduze bese emshushuzela.  Uyamthulisa.

Shhhhhhhhh, shhhhhhhhhh.

USenzo uyakwazi ukushushuzela naye?

Shhhhhhhhh,           .

shhhhhhhhh.

Ilanga seliwenzile umsebenzi walo  wosuku futhi seliyozilahla kunina.
Selizimboza ngamafu obumnyama  ukuze lifudumale.
Ilanga liyaphupha.

USenzo uyakwazi  ukuphupha naye.
Ngabe uyakwazi wena?