Tintangu ta

SHongololo

Buku leyi i ya

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Tintangu ta Shongololo
(Shongololo’s Shoes)
Illustrated by Megan Lötter
Written by Jacqui L’Ange
Designed by Marteli Kleyn
Translated by Nal’ibali
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Cape Town on 5 March 2016.
ISBN: 978-1-77632-552-8
Typeset in Eryx Rennie Macintosh and Shadows Into Light
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Megan Lötter    Jacqui L'Ange     Marteli Kleyn

Xana tintangu ta mina hinkwato ti kwihi? Ndza swi tiva leswaku ndzi ti
siye kwala!

A ndzi se vona tintangu ta wena.
Famba u ya vutisa N’wahumba.

A ku na tintangu laha.
Famba u ya vutisa N’wanhuntlwa.

Mina ndzi jahile.
Famba u ya vutisa N’wachela.

Tintangu? Tingani?
Famba u ya vutisa
N’wancololwani.

Ndzi vona tintangu ta wena?
E-e, hayi mina.

Xana ndzi ta ti kuma tintangu
ta mina?

Eeh, tintangu?
U fanele u vutisa van’wamfenhe.

Ahee,
Ahee!

Hina hi khomekile. Famba
u ya vutisa N’waxikhovha.
U tiva hinkwaswo!

Mmmm. Ndzi na kungu.
Hikwalahokayini u nga  vutisi N’wanghala?

A hi ta wena leti? Ndzi ta ku
vuyisela tona hinkwato loko u ta
enkhubyeni wa mina!