Izandla zikaZenande
ezilusizo

Le ncwadi ngeka

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Izandla zikaZenande ezilusizo
(Zenande’s helping hands)
Illustrated by Sibusiso Khumalo
Written by Wendy Shelembe
Designed by Samantha Garvie
Translated by ZabeNguni Media (Pty) Ltd
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Durban on 29 October 2022.
ISBN: 978-0-948602-07-8
Typeset in Source Sans Pro and Quicksand
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Wendy Shelembe
Samantha Garvie
Sibusiso Khumalo

UZenande uhlala nomama wakhe nomfowabo KwaMashu.
Uthanda ukudlala phandle ngamathoyizi akhe.

Ngelinye ilanga ekuseni, uMama utshela uZenande ukuthi ngeke akwazi ukuyodlala phandle.
Kwamphatha kabi lokhu uZenande.

Uyabuka phandle futhi ubona izihlahla eziwile, amanzi amaningi emgwaqweni, izindlu zimuka nezimoto zimile zingahambi.

Indlu yakubo ingenwe amanzi, amanye amafasitela aphukile, nesihlahla sakhe asithandayo  sika mango sikhukhulekile.

“Mama, kwenzekeni?”

“Bekunezimvula ezinamandla izolo ebusuku, kunomoya omkhulu liduma nokuduma,” kuchaza uMama.

“Hhayi bo!”
UZenande udidekile.
“Ngabe lokhu kuchaza ukuthi ngeke siphinde siphumele ngaphandle kwale ndlu?”

“Cha akunjalo, mntanami,” kuhleka uMama.
“Kuphephile ukuphumela phandle manje. Asihambe siyosiza  uGog’ uZondi!”

UMama noZenande bawelela ngaphesheya komgwaqo ukuze bayobona uGog’ uZondi.

Ngempela nobuso bakhe bathi ukuswabuluka.

Omakhelwane sebevele bamatasatasa bayesula phansi futhi bazama ukomisa izimpahla nezingubo zokulala phandle kwaGog’ uZondi.

“Ngikuthengele amaswidi, Gogo,” kusho uZenande.
“Ewu kodwa uyintombazanyana ekhethekile.” Kumamatheka  uGog’ uZondi.

“Ngizizwa ngingcono kakhulu njengoba nonke nilapha ningisiza,” kusho uGog’ uZondi.
“Ukukusiza kungenze ngazizwa ngingcono, Gogo!” kumamatheka uZenande.