Ewe unganakho!

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Ewe unganakho!
(Yes you can)
Illustrated by Subi Bosa
Written by Xolile Sepuru
Designed by Georgia Demertzis
Translated by Sindi Mbokodi
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Cape Town on 15 May 2021.
ISBN: 978-0-948602-38-2
Typeset in Montserrat
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Subi Bosa | Xolile Sepuru | Georgia Demertzis

“Ungathanda ukuba yintoni xa umdala?” uyabuza uTitshala uLanga.
UKhutso uyakhwaza,  “Ndifuna ukuba ngumpheki!”
“Ndiyakuthanda ukunceda umama wam xa ebhaka epheka ekhaya.”
Uthi uNandi, “Hayi! Ngumsebenzi wentombazana lowo. Umama wam upheka yedwa ekhaya.”
“Ewe anganakho, Nandi. Ungayiyo nantoni na ofuna ukuba yiyo,” utsho uTitshala uLanga.
Iklasi iyacula, “Ewe unganakho!”
UMilani uthi,  “Ndifuna ukwakha izindlu    njengotata wam.”
“Hayi awunakho, kuyingozi oko!” uyakhwaza uPhathu.
“Ewe anganakho, Phathu, ukuba nje uyakuthanda,” uyaphendula uTitshala uLanga.
Iklasi iyacula, “Ewe anganakho!”
Uthi uSthelo,        “Ndifuna ukuba ngumongikazi.”
Iklasi iyadubuleka yintsini.
“Yintoni ehlekisa kangaka?” uyabuza uTitshala uLanga.
UNandi uyaphendula, “Abongikazi ngamantombazana.”
“Bakhona abongi abangamadoda ngokunjalo,” utsho uTitshala uLanga.
“Ngoko ke klasi, uSthelo angangumongi?”
Iklasi iyagquma,  “Ewe anganakho!”
“Ndifuna ukuba ngumzobi
ndize ndizobe imifanekiso emihle,”        utsho uLiyana.
“Ayingomsebenzi wokwenene lowo,” utsho uKhutso ebhedulula amehlo akhe.
“Kuvakala kamnandi oko, Liyana!” uyaphendula uTitshala uLanga. “Angangumzobi uLiyana?”
“Ewe anganakho!”     iyakhwaza iklasi!
“Ndifuna ukuba yiwotshi      enealam,” utsho uPhathu.
“Hee?”
“Nicinga ntoni, klasi?”
uyabuza uTitshala uLanga.
Iklasi iyagquma,
“Ewe unganakho!
Ewe unganakho!”
UNandi akakabelani nabanye ngento afuna ukuba yiyo xa emdala.
Nina nicinga ukuba angayintoni?