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Konima eshi ina yaSimbegwire a xulilifa okwali a uda nai unene. Xee ya Simbegwire okwa kendabala ngaashi ta dulu opo a file oshisho omonakadona. Efimbo eshi ta li ende ta lii kashona nakashona ove lihonga oku kala va hafa nonande ina ya Simbegwire kepo. Ongula yefiku keshe oha kala omutumba ndele ta va kundafana efiku nghene vena oku li endifa. Onguloshi keshe oha va longekida ouvalelo pamwe. Nokonima ngeenge va kosho oiyaxa oha xe ya Shimbengwire ohe kwafele okulonga oifiilwalonga yokegumbo ei va pewa koskola.
When Simbegwire’s mother died,
she was very sad. Simbegwire’s
father did his best to take care of
his daughter. Slowly, they learned
to feel happy again, without
Simbegwire’s mother.
Every morning they sat and talked
about the day ahead. Every evening
they made dinner together. After
they washed the dishes,
Simbegwire’s father helped her with
homework.
Efiku limwe, Xe ya Simbegwire okwa uya keumbo keumbo kwa toka shidulife eshi heuya shito. ” Ouli peni mumwange.” Xe ta ifana. Simbegwire okwa lotokela kuxe. Okwa kanghamapo manga eshi a mona xe a kwata omukainhu meenyala. ” Onda hala u shakene nomunhu umwe a fimana mumwange.” “Oye Anita”, xee okwa popya nelimemesho.
One day, Simbegwire’s father came
home later than usual. “Where are
you my child?” he called.
Simbegwire ran to her father. She
stopped still when she saw that he
was holding a woman’s hand. “I
want you to meet someone special,
my child. This is Anita,” he said
smiling.
“Halo Simbingwire, xo oha lombwelenge kombinga yoye luhapu.” Anita osho a popya. Ashike ine limemesha nande ile a minike Simbingwire. Xe ya Simbingwire okwali a hafa nokwashambukwa. Okwali ta popi nghene voo vatatu ta va kala pamwe nonghene onghalamwenyo tai kakala iwa. “Mumwange ond lineekela kutya oto ka tambulako Anita onga oye nyoko.” Xe osho ati
“Hello Simbegwire, your father told
me a lot about you,” said Anita. But
she did not smile or take the girl’s
hand.
Simbegwire’s father was happy and
excited. He talked about the three
of them living together, and how
good their life would be. “My child, I
hope you will accept Anita as your
mother,” he said.
Onghalamwenyo ya Simbigwire osho ya lunduluka. Ka pwali vali efimbo loku kala omutumba naxe efimbo longula. Anita okwa kala he mu pe oilonga yomeumbo ihapu oyo kwali hai mulolola navali ka yali hai mufiilepo efimbo lokulonga oilonga yofikola. Konima youkulya ouvalelo alushe ohai kombete a kanangale. Ehekeleo laye okwali ashike ekumbafa lomaluvala mawa olo a pelwe ku ina. Xe ya Simbegwire kali a didilika kutya okamonakadona ina ka hafa.
Simbegwire’s life changed. She no
longer had time to sit with her
father in the mornings. Anita gave
her so many household chores that
she was too tired to do her school
work in the evenings. She went
straight to bed after dinner.
Her only comfort was the colourful
blanket her mother gave her.
Simbegwire’s father did not seem to
notice that his daughter was
unhappy.
Konima yeemwedi dishona, xe ya Simbigwire okwe va lombwela kutya ota dipo manga okafimbo. “oha ndi dipo noilonga.”xe osho ati. “Ashike onde lineekela kutya ota mu ka filafana oshisho. Simbegwire okwa lembeka oshipala , ashike xe ine shi didilika. Anita ina nyamukulamosha nande. Yee ka kwali a hafa.
After a few months, Simbegwire’s
father told them that he would be
away from home for a while. “I have
to travel for my job,” he said. “But I
know you will look after each other.”
Simbegwire’s face fell, but her
father did not notice. Anita did not
say anything. She was not happy
either.
Simbegwire osh ayi monghalo idjuu. Ngeenge ina mana oilonga yomeumbo ile a holola eudo nai laye , Anita ohe mudenge. Ngeenge ta vali ouvalelo omukulukadi ou oha lipo oikulya aishe konyala no hafiilepo ashike Simbegwire ounyangudule. Keshe efiku oufiku Simbigwire oha kala ta kwena fiyo ota kofa, oha kala a papatela ekumbafa la ina.
Things got worse for Simbegwire. If
she didn’t finish her chores, or she
complained, Anita hit her. And at
dinner, the woman ate most of the
food, leaving Simbegwire with only
a few scraps.
Each night Simbegwire cried herself
to sleep, hugging her mother’s
blanket.
Ongula yefiku limwe, Simbegwire okwali a ovelelwa monduda. ” Ove kakadona kokandedemunhu!” Anita osho a ingida. Okwa shilako Shimbigwire kombete. Ekumbafa ola kwata moshipanyala ndee ta li pomboka moipambu i vali.
One morning, Simbegwire was late
getting out of bed. “You lazy girl!”
Anita shouted. She pulled
Simbegwire out of bed. The
precious blanket caught on a nail,
and tore in two.
Simbegwire okwali a handuka neenghono. Okwa tokola a fadukepo ndele ta dimo meumbo. Okwa kufa oipambu yekumbafa laina , ta longele oikulya ndele ta fiyepo eumbo. Okwa landula ondjila oyo xe a enda.
Simbegwire was very upset. She
decided to run away from home.
She took the pieces of her mother’s
blanket, packed some food, and left
the house. She followed the road
her father had taken.
Ngeenge ta ku wiwile,oha londo komuti mule uli popepi nokapomholonga ndele ta ningi ombete moitayi yomuti. Eshi ta ka kofa oha imbi tati ” Meeme, meeme, meeme, meeme, owa fiyangepo. Owa fiyangepo ndele ino aluka vali. Tate ke holenge vali. Meme, oto aluka naini? Owa fiyangepo.”
When it came to evening, she
climbed a tall tree near a stream
and made a bed for herself in the
branches.
As she went to sleep, she sang:
“Maama, maama, maama, you left
me.
You left me and never came back.
Father doesn’t love me anymore.
Mother, when are you coming back?
You left me.”
Eshi ta kushi ongula Simbegwire oha imbi natango eimbilo.. Eshi ovakulukadi ve uya oku kosha oikutu yavo pokapomholonga, ova uda eimbilo li etifa onghenda ta lidi pombada yomuti. Voo okwali veshi omafo tae linyengifwa komhepo, nova twikila noilonga yavo.
The next morning, Simbegwire sang
the song again. When the women
came to wash their clothes at the
stream, they heard the sad song
coming from the tall tree.
They thought it was only the wind
rustling the leaves, and carried on
with their work. But one of the
women listened very carefully to
the song.
Omukainhu umwe okwa tala pombada yomuti. Eshi a mona okakadona noupambu ve kumbafa lomaluvala, okwa kwena, “Simbegwire, okamona komumwamememati!” Omukainhu umwe okwa efapo oku kosha ndele ta londo komuti opo a kwafela Simbegwire a londolokeko komuti. Ina mumwaina waxe okwa papatela okamonakadona ndele te ka hekeleke.
This woman looked up into the tree.
When she saw the girl and the
pieces of colourful blanket, she
cried, “Simbegwire, my brother’s
child!”
The other women stopped washing
and helped Simbegwire to climb
down from the tree. Her aunt
hugged the little girl and tried to
comfort her.
Ina mumwaina waxe okwa twala Simbegwire keumbo laye. Okwe oikulya ya ndjena nawa, te munangeke mombete nekumbafa la ina. Oufiku oo Simbegwire okwali ta kwena eshi ta kanangala.. Ashike okwali ta kwena ehafo shaashi okwa fululuka. Okwali eshishsi kutya ina mumwaina waxe ote mu file oshisho.
Simbegwire’s aunt took the child to
her own house. She gave
Simbegwire warm food, and tucked
her in bed with her mother’s
blanket.
That night, Simbegwire cried as she
went to sleep. But they were tears
of relief. She knew her aunt would
look after her.
Efik xe ya Simbegwire a aluka, okwa didilika kutya onduda yaye ka mwali muna sha.
“Anita,oshike sha ningwapo?” Yee osho a pula nomutima djuupala. Anita okwa hokolola kutya Simbegwire okwa fadukapo . “Okwali nda hala a fimanekenge.” Anita tati. “Ashike mbela ondali onde shininga unene nonyati.” Xe ya Simbegwire okwa djamo meumbo ndee tai nondjila ei ya taalela kokapomholonga. Okwa twikila ondjila a yuka keumbo komukunda oko kuna eumbo la mumwaina womukainhu a ke mupule ngeenge oku na apa a mona Simbegwire.
When Simbegwire’s father returned
home, he found her room empty.
“What happened, Anita?” he asked
with a heavy heart. The woman
explained that Simbegwire had run
away. “I wanted her to respect me,”
she said. “But perhaps I was too
strict.”
Simbegwire’s father left the house
and went in the direction of the
stream. He continued to his sister’s
village to find out if she had seen
Simbegwire.
Simbegwire eshi kwali ta danauka novamwaina okwa monenako xe eshi ta di kokule. Okwali a tila kutya xe okwe mu handukila, okwa fadukapo a yuka meni leumbo a ka hondame. Ashike xe okwaya kuye ndele tati ” Simbegwire, owa mona nyoko ou eku hole yee oku ku uditeko lela . Ondi udite etumba molwoye.” Ova udafan kutya Simbegwire ota kala keumbo la ina mumwaina waxe fiyo efimbo olo a hala.
Simbegwire was playing with her
cousins when she saw her father
from far away. She was scared he
might be angry, so she ran inside
the house to hide.
But her father went to her and said,
“Simbegwire, you have found a
perfect mother for yourself. One
who loves you and understands
you. I am proud of you and I love
you.”
They agreed that Simbegwire would
stay with her aunt as long as she
wanted to.
Xee okwa kala hemu talelepo keshe efiku. Okudja opo, ove keuya na Anita. Anita okwa yelula eke laye a minike Simbegwire. ” Ombili kaholike, okwali nda puka,” okwa kwena. “Oto penge omhito ndi kendabale natango?” Simbegwire okwa tala kuxe noshipala shaxe shina omalimbililo. Okwa katuka kashona a yuka komesho ndele ta papatele Anita nomaoko aye.
Her father visited her every day.
Eventually, he came with Anita. She
reached out for Simbegwire’s hand.
“I’m so sorry little one, I was
wrong,” she cried. “Will you let me
try again?”
Simbegwire looked at her father
and his worried face. Then she
stepped forward slowly and put her
arms around Anita.
Oshivike sha landulako, Anita okwa teleka ndee ta ifana i fana Simbegwire , vamwaina naina mumwaina waxe keumbo. Eendja doovene! Anita okwali a teleka oikulya aishe oyo i holike ku Simbegwire na keshe umwe okwa lya fiyo ta kuta. Nokonima ounona okwali ta va danauka manga ovakulunhu ta va kundafana. Simbegwirw okwali eudite ehafo noupenda. Okwali a tokola kutya ota ka alukila keumbo diva opo va kale pamwe naxe naina ou a hombolwa kuxe.
The next week, Anita invited
Simbegwire, with her cousins and
aunt, to the house for a meal. What
a feast! Anita prepared all of
Simbegwire’s favourite foods, and
everyone ate until they were full.
Then the children played while the
adults talked.
Simbegwire felt happy and brave.
She decided that soon, very soon,
she would return home to live with
her father and her stepmother.
Rukia Nantale
Benjamin Mitchley
Bertha Haimbodi
Oshikwanyama
Level 5
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