522 CENTRAL AFRICAN FOLK-LURE TALES. 



1. Indaba Yoinnntu Nomntwana Wake. 



Umuntu wahamba ukutima nomntwana wake lapo wahamba f uii 

 luti, kodwa indhlala kadi inkulu kadi wadhla inhlamvu zemiti 

 watata futi futi wapa umntwana wake njaro njaro. Kwati ngolunye 

 usuku umntwana wasuta watata inye inhlamvu wabeleta imhlanu 

 wake, wati lujise ebona loku wati hamo wenamntwana mjenza njaro 

 ngani na ? uyabona ukuti indhlara ikona, wena utata inhlamvu 

 ubeleta imhlana, watata mjise warjidhla, kodwa umntwana wakala. 

 waya wahlala emutini umuti kadi ngitshihlahla etshinsinyane>, 

 Kodwa itshihlahla kadi tshikula lapo uyise wake wabona njaro 

 ukuti itshihlahla tshiyakula Avatata inhlamAu iziningi wapa untanake. 

 Kodwa umntwana wahala kakulu ngitshihlahla tshakulu tshaba tshide 

 kakulu umntw^ana uhlezi pe-zulu. Naye mjise wake wakala lapo 

 wabona itshihlahla tshiyakuba nonmtwana upezulu kwatsho itshi- 

 hlahla, mjise wake walinga ukwenza intambo ende ukuti wamdonsele 

 pansi umntwana wake tshayala itshihlahla waraema abantu aban- 

 ingi ukumsiza. Kodwa itshihlahla tshaza tshakuba tshafika pezulu, 

 njaro wahamba pezulu kwentaba ukuti wambose umntwana wake 

 itshihlahla tshahulu lapo itshihlahla tshaba tshide umoya wapepeta 

 itshihlahla tshawa pezulu kwelitshe umntwana wafa. Kodwa abanye 

 abantu bamhleka bati, bona peza wayakera ukupata kahle umn- 

 twana wako bona peza bamhleka kakulu. Kodwa wahamba 

 wazibopa Avafa. Inkosi yabo yati memeza ni muti loku indhlala 

 inkulu loyo oyakupata. Halu umntwana wake lapo mufuna izitero 

 zemiti tiyazi tizobona yakuluma njaro inkosi. Abantu bahlakampa 

 bati atipate kahle abantwana betu injaro indaba leyo. 



2. Indaba Yo)nitntii Iiidoda Kxvakiikona. 



Umuntu watata umfazi waki Babaka undhlu yabo kadi kunomn- 

 twana pakati kwe ndhlu yabo. Kodwa umntwana wahamba ukuzin- 

 gera, walara izinsuku .ezmingi ehlatini kwati, unina wagabana 

 nendoda yake wati nguwe vise umtumileyo umutwaha, uknhamba 

 ukuzingira. Indonda yatukutera y^ati nizomburara loyu mfazi wati 

 ngati nimbulalera lapa ekaya abantu bazaniburara nami Avamyenga 

 umfazi Avake wati atihambe tiyoteza izinkuni bafika elilatini., 

 Babona umuti uyomile Avakwera umfazi indoda yayima pansi lapQ 

 umfazi Avagamura ulukuni pezulu kAvomuti naye indoda iyagahiura 

 pansi umfazi Avabeka endodeni pansi nayo indoda yabeka pezulu 

 komuti lapo umunti ufuna kuAva kwahka kanyoni kati yekera ukuAva 

 kanbi kayenza. Njaro lako kanyoni ngumntAvana Avake loyo kadi 

 wayozingera, akanyoni lapo kafuna ukuhamba umuti ufuna kuwa 

 kahka kati kumuti yimayima uyise awayazanga ukuti lako kanyoni 

 nguye umntwana Avaki Avagamura uyise naye umfazi Avake Avagamura. 

 KodAva lako kanyoni kafika kamluma iliso uyise kalikoku lapo uyise 

 Avakoka ilizembe ukuti Avatshaye akanAoni kafika njaro kaluma 

 elinye iliso AvaAva pansi Avafa. Wayehlika unina emutini kanyoni 

 kaba umntwana kalinyera kunina wake unina wake Avati yebo 

 mntAvana Avami unilamlere. 



3. Indaba Iiija Ne Mpisi. ■ 



KAvati : Impisi ne yisya kadi bahlala ndaAvonye kAvati Ngolunye 

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