Nal'ibali: Listen to stories: Recent Episodes
City Press
Ngezansi kwamagquma aseMpumalanga ambozwe utshani obuluhlaza kwakukhona ipulazi. Emadlelweni aleli pulazi, ihhashi elinguKamuzu, lalizidlela buthule.
Ezantsi kweenduli zaseMpumalanga ezambathiswe yingca eluhlaza kwakukho ifama. Kwidlelo elalikule fama, ihashe uKamuzu lalisoloko lizityela khona ingca ngokuzolileyo.
At the foot of the green hills of Mpumalanga there was a farm. In a fi eld on this farm, Kamuzu the horse always grazed quietly.
Ngelinye ilanga uMkhulu wayefuna ukusifundisa isifundo esithile mayelana nokwethembana nokubonga, ngakho wasixoxela indaba yebhubesi nenkawu …
Ngenye imini uTatomkhulu wayefuna ukusifundisa isifundo sokuthembeka nokuba nombulelo, ngoko ke wasibalisela ibali lengonyama nenkawu …
One day Grandpa wanted to teach us a lesson about trust and gratitude, so he told us a story about the lion and the monkey …
“Let me tell you the story of how you became friends. Did you know that it all started with a puppy?”
Kwasukasukela, kwakukhona umfana ogama lakhe linguThukile owayehlala nomama wakhe endlini encane.
“Hhayi, Thembela!” kumemeza uMama. “Kunomoya omkhulu, akufanele ukuba ube phandle. Ngena endlini, uzongenwa umkhuhlane.”
“Heyi, Thembela!” wakhwaza uMama. “Kuvuthuza umoya ombi phandle. Ngena endlwini okanye uza kungenwa yingqele.”
“Haai, Thembela!” calls Mama. “It’s too windy to be outside. Come in or you’ll catch a cold.”
Kudala-dala kwakukho umvundla owawubaleka kakhulu, usogqitha zonke ezinye izilwanyana zasefama.
Eminyakeni eminingi edlule kwakukhona unogwaja owawugijima kunazo zonke ezinye izilwane epulazini.
“Oh dear,” thought Lethabo’s mama as she sat at the kitchen table. “What shall I do? Tomorrow is Lethabo’s birthday and there’s very little money to buy a present.”
Mr Shabalala lived on a big piece of land. He had a lovely house, an apple tree, hens and a vegetable patch.
UMnuzana Shabalala wayenomhlaba omkhulu. Wayehlala endlwini entle, enomthi wama-apile, efuye neenkukhu kwaye enaso nesitiya semifuno.
UMnumzane Shabalala wayenomhlaba omkhulu. Wayenendlu enhle, isihlahla samahhabhula, izikhukhukazi kanye nesivande semifi no.
UVusi wayeyithanda kakhulu inja yakhe egama linguDomino. UDomino wayemhlophe enamabala amathathu amnyama emqolo. Udade boVusi omncinane uSinazo, yena wayethanda ikati yakhe, uFluffy.
UVusi wayeyithanda inja yakhe uDomino. Wayemhlophe uDomino enamabala amathathu amnyama emhlane wakhe. Udadewabo kaVusi omncane, uSinazo, wayethanda ikati lakhe uFluffy.
Vusi loved his dog, Domino. Domino was white with three black spots on his back. Vusi’s little sister, Sinazo, loved her cat, Fluffy. Fluffy was black with three white spots on her tummy.
Read the stories as you listen - a project in partnership with Nal'ibali Reading is fun
Read the stories as you listen - a project in partnership with Nal'ibali Reading is fun