Owu Mvula Yiza

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Owu Mvula Yiza
(O Rain Come)
Illustrated by Éidín Griffin
Written by Fiske Serah Nyirongo
Designed by Jennifer Jacobs
Edited by Margot Bertelsmann
Translated by Sihle Siko
with the help of the Book Dash participants in the Virtual Book Dash on 17 October 2020.
ISBN: 978-1-77623-152-2
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Éidín Griffin        Fiske Serah Nyirongo        Jennifer Jacobs

Yayiyinjikalanga etshisayo yasehlotyeni.

ULilato waziphephezela ukuzipholisa.

“Ukuba nje inokuna imvula,” watsho umntakwabo uMayamiko.
Kwakutshisa kakhulu ukuvumela abantwana ukuba badlale phandle.

Wayiva kuqala uLilato.
Yavakala ngathi lilitye eliqakatha phezu kophahla lwendlu. ULilato wajonga uMayamiko kodwa yena uMayamiko akazange amjonge.

Chapha-chapha!

Wachwechwa waya efestileni waza wajonga phezulu esibhakabhakeni.
Isibhakabhaka sasingwevu, bumnyama ngebala.

ULilato waqalisa ukucula ingoma awayeyifundiswe ngumhlobo wakhe omkhulu, uMwansa.
Wemfula isa isa
Owu yiza mvula
Twangale na mainsa
Ukuze sidlale emvuleni
Wemfula isa isa
Owu mvula yiza
Twangale na mainsa
Ukuze sidlale emvuleni

ULilato wacula, enkqakraza  iminwe yakhe.

Chapha-chapha chapha-
chapha-chapha-chapha!

Ana ngakumbi amaqabaza emvula.

“Maya! Kuyana!” wamemeza uLilato.
“Kuyana!” Babaleka baphumela phandle.

UMama wayesele ebeka iiemere ejikeleza indlu ukuqokolela  amanzi emvula.

Babaleka ukuya emgaqweni ongaphandle kwendlu yakowabo baza bazibandakanya nabanye abantwana.

Intsholo ethi wemfula insa insa twangale na mainsa, yavakala jikelele ebumelwaneni.

Isibhakabhaka savuleka sathulula imvula ngakumbi, sizibandakanya nomculo wosuku.