Bekuyoba njani ukuba …?

Le ncwadi ngeka

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Bekuyoba njani ukuba …?
Illustrated by Mary-Anne Hampton
Written by Cristy Zinn
Designed by Julie Smith-Belton
Translated by Nal’ibali
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Durban on 7 November 2015.
ISBN: 978-1-928377-79-5
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Cristy Zinn, Mary-Anne Hampton, Julie Smith-Belton

UNandi wayehleli ezitebhisini zendlu
yakubo eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.

Wayezibuza …

Bekuyoba njani ukuba amaswidi
ama-jelly beans ebezokugxumisa
uye phezulu ngempela?
Ubungafika esikoleni ngokugxuma
kakhulu kanye nje!

Bekuyoba njani ukuba izimbuzi nezinkukhu bezikwazi ukukhuluma? Ngabe bezizokwazi
ukusho amahlaya amnandi?

Bekuyoba njani ukuba izindlu
beziyizindiza eziyiziphuphutheki?
Umndeni wakho ubungaya
emaholidini enyangeni!

Bekungaba njani ukuba akekho obekudingeke ukuthi apheke? Bekungaba njani ukuba isidlo sakusihlwa besivele sizifikele nje etafuleni?
(Futhi kuhlale kungukudla okuthandayo.)

Bekuyoba njani ukuba iziqeda bezingancibikali?
Bezingahlala zikhona ihlobo lonke.

Bekuyoba njani ukuba izithombe
ezisencwadini bezindiza zizungeze
phezu kwekhanda lakho ngenkathi
uBaba ekufundela?

Bekuyoba njani ukuba amaguzu aphinki
abenemilingo? Bengizogijima ukwedlula
umfowethu omdala!

Bekungaba njani ukuba ubungacindezela amehlo akho ucimeze bese …

“Nandi, wenzani?” kubuza
umnewabo kaNandi.
UNandi wahlala waqhiyama esitubhini
wamamatheka kakhulu.

“Ngiyazibuza nje,” kusho yena.