Khotsi vha vhuya hayani

Bugu iyi ndi ya

piipiipu!

vvvuuuu

piipuuu!

Hamuhamuuu

piipuuu

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Khotsi vha vhuya hayani (Tata comes home)
Illustrated by Heleen Steyn van der Merwe
Written by Sewela Langeni
Designed by Tammy Adendorff
Translated by ZabeNguni Media (Pty) Ltd
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Johannesburg on 17 August 2024.
ISBN: 978-0-948602-42-9
Typeset in Belanosima and Quicksand
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Khotsi  vha  vhuya hayani

Sewela Langeni

Heleen Steyn van der Merwe

Tammy Adendorff

Ḽavhuṱanu ḽiṅwe na ḽiṅwe nga murahu ha musi tshikolo tsho bva, Daluxolo u ima o tika zwanḓa zwawe nga gethe ya phanḓa,

o lindela...

Khonani dzawe vha dzulela u mu vhidzelela uri a tambe bola navho mudavhini wa bola wa buse u re fhasi  ha bada fhedzi ene u dzulela u hana.

Daaali!

Ndi ngauri hu na muthu wa vhuṱhogwa ane a khou ḓa … mafhelo a vhege maṅwe na maṅwe

Khotsi vha vhuya hayani.

U ṱotomodza mutsinga wawe o sedza badani khulwane, o lindela nga dakalo u vhona goloi ya Khotsi awe tshena ya VW Beetle i tshi khonela tshiṱaraṱani  tsha hawe.

Musi i tou khona khoneni, Dali u gidimela goloini uri a ṋamele goloi ya Khotsi awe lwa tshipiḓa tsho salaho u swika hayani.

Pipuu!

Pipipuu!

“Hurini Dali mutukana wanga,”

Khotsi vha huwelela nga dakalo ḽihulu, musi vha tshi khou vula muṋango.

“Namelani!”

Musi Khotsi vha hayani, vhone na Dali vha anzela u ḓiphiṋa vhe vhoṱhe,

vha thoma nga zwiḽiwa zwavho zwiṋe vha zwi funesa zwo bikwaho nga Mmawe –

vhuswa, vorosi na swobo.

Nga Mugivhela nga matsheloni, vha thoma ḓuvha ḽavho nga u gidima vha tshi mona na vhupo vhune  vha dzula khaho.

Nga murahu ha tshiswiṱulo, Khotsi vha funza Dali u tamba mitambo ya magaraṱa.

Nga masiari, Dali u funa u lavhelesa Khotsi vha tshi pholisha zwienda zwavho vha tshi khou lidza muludzi nga nyimbo dzine vha dzi funesa dzi no khou tamba radioni.

Swondaha ndi ḓuvha ḽi ṱungufhadzaho vhukuma musi vha tshi tea u onesana ngauri Khotsi vha fanela u humela mushumoni.

Fhedzi Dali ha dzuli o ṱungufhala lwa tshifhinga tshilapfhu ngauri u a zwi ḓivha uri nga Ḽavhuṱanu,