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Etokolo
Decision
Ursula Nafula
Vusi Malindi
Fritz David
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Omukunda wange ouna omaudjuu mahapu. Ohatu kala momikweyo dile ngeenge twaka teka omeva kokapomba kamwe akeke oko tuna.
My village had many problems.
We made a long line to fetch water from one tap.
Ohatu kala twa teelela eeshali doikulya tweipewa kovafinghenda.
We waited for food donated by others.
Ohatu lipatele momaumbo etu kuyele omolwa eembudi.
We locked our houses early because of thieves.
Ounona vahapu ovafiyapo ofikola.
Many children dropped out of school.
Ounona voukadona vepupi lopokati ohava longo onga ovanailonga vomomaumbo komikunda dimwe.
Young girls worked as maids in other villages.
Ounona voumati ohava endaula oipwaendo manga vakwao hava longo komapya ovanhu vamwe.
Young boys roamed around the village while others worked on people’s farms.
Ngeenge omhepo yapepe, oimbodi yeembapila ohai kala yahakela komiti nokomaluumbo eedalate.
When the wind blew, waste paper hung on trees and fences.
Luhapu ovanhu ohava tetwa koitandu yomakende oyo yaekelwashi nouhasha.
People were cut by broken glass that was thrown carelessly.
Fikulimwe okapomba okwali kakukuta itakadi omeva shoovali oikwatelwa yetu yomeva nayo oyali yapwa.
Then one day, the tap dried up and our containers were empty.
Tate okwa enda eumbo neumbo tashivi ovanhu koshoongalele shomukunda.
My father walked from house to house asking people to attend a village meeting.
Ovanhu ova ongala momuti umwe wakula vapwilikine etumwalaka.
People gathered under a big tree and listened.
Tate okwafikama ndele tatii, “Otwa oumbweni okulongela kumwe mekandulepo lomukundu ou”
My father stood up and said, “We need to work together to solve our problems.”
Juma weedula hetatu oo ali omutumba koshitayi shomuti okwaingida, “Ame ohandi dulu oku kwafela shinasha newapaleko”.
Eight-year-old Juma, sitting on a tree trunk shouted, “I can help with cleaning up.”
Omukulukadi umwe okwatya, “Ovakulukadi otava dulu oku waiminange tukalonge oikulya”.
One woman said, “The women can join me to grow food.”
Omushane umwe okwa fikama ndele tati, “Ovalumenhu ohatu kaxupa ondungu”.
Another man stood up and said, “The men will dig a well.”
Atushe otwa ingida newi limwe, “Otwapumbwa tulundulule eenghalamwenyo detu” Okudja efiku olo otwa tameka okulongela kumwe mokukandulapo omikundu.
We all shouted with one voice, “We must change our lives.”
From that day we worked together to solve our problems.
Written by: Ursula Nafula
Illustrated by: Vusi Malindi
Translated by: Fritz David
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