Ubomi Bunzima

Kwasukela ngentsomi:

Kwakukhona indoda eyayisityebi esikhulu kwindawo yase Mtata. Lendoda yayithanda into enhle, ithanda nabantwana bakhe. Ukutsha umndeni wakhe wonke lomndeni wa wuhleli uvuyile kakhulu.

Kuthe ekuhambeni kweminyaka, ezayo izinto zajika, kwakubi ekhaya. Kuba utata kwakusele kuphele yonke into emzini wakhe. Kwatsho ukuthi umama akazoyimela inzima, kuba kaloku akazange ahlupheke empilweni yakhe.

Umama wathi ngenye imini kubantwana bakhe, bantwana bam ngoku ndiyahamba kuba utata wenu akasakwazi ukusiphilisa kakuhle. So ke mna ngekhe ndiyimele indaba yakhe. Bathi abantwana bakhe, mama kanjani kuba utata besimthanda kwelaxesha ebenemali ngoku utata awusamfuni kuba engenamali.

Athi umama sukani apha kum nnosala naye kuba ngekhe ndiphile nendoda engenmzamo emzini wayo.

Athi omny wabantwana, mama besingazi ukuthi ubomi bunzima kangaka, **kubhetele ukuqala ngokuhlupheka ugqibele ngokubasisityebi ebomini

Ndiyaphela ebomini.

Name: Zandile Pheyane

Date: 06 November 2006

Language: Xhosa

Ibali lobomi bam

Kwiminyaka ethile ndandihlala ekhaya kwindawo yasentabankulu ndandihlala nomzali wam omnye noosisi ababini nobhuti. Omnye wosisi bam waye tshatile ngokwesintu omnye wayehlala ekhaya nam nobhuti, mna ndandi funda.

Kwakunzima kuba umama wam wayesele engekho emhlabeni. *So ke yiyo into eyayisenza kubenzima empilweni yam. Ndandisithi xa ndise **classen kube nzima ezifundweni zam, kwaphela ekubeni ndingaqhubeki ezifundweni zam kwaphelela.

Ekubeni ndingaqhubeleki ezifundweni zam, *so izifiso zam zange zaphumelela kwaphela kude kube ngoku.

Kodwa ke kuthiwa imfundo ayikhulelwa.

Nam ndithi isifiso sam sizophumelela noba kunini xa ndizimisele.

Ekuphumeleleni sesiyaphela **isitoli sa

Name: Zandile Pheyane

Date: 06 November 2006

Language: Xhosa

** = word borowed from english (classen means at the classroom) (isitoli is story) (kubhetele = better)

* = word is english and should be read as such

To Marry King's Daughter

Once upon a time, there were three men who wanted to marry the king's daughter. The King asked them to do only one thing for him. If they pass his test they will be able to marry his daughter.

They were ready to do anything for marrying princess.

They have to eat the very hot chillie, without drinking water or making noise.

The first one drank water before they realised, the second one made a loud noise before the second bite.

The last one told the king that both first and second men failed their test, so he will be able to marry his daughter.

Name: Yvonne Kheswa

Date: 02 August 2006

My Grandson (24 November 2006)

His name is Siyabonga Manganye, he is one year old. He is sick, he has fits. Siyabonga is a boy, he is always sick. Hes mother take his son to hospital. His doctor said he must get coold and he must eat the right food. His grand mather she is not working and she suffering.

We take my grandson everywhere but he is not better and now I am confuse because end of the day I am getting sick now. my grandson he is very sick and sometimes he dont want to eatand dont want to drink tablet he always fell pains because of on and off.

There's no free week to attend medical treatments.

As a guidanship I'm stressed of my grandson love. I think I'm the one must attend counseling because i need to support him in everything he needs, although I'm unemployed.

His biological mother she is a sick person who can't do any movement because her life too is a disturbed so she gets more ill when his son turn a bedridden everyday.

So I need more help to each and everybody who can help me.


Name: Thabisile Manganye

Our School

The name of our school is Impumelelo, it is an Adult School. Our school start at 10 O'clock, Our School end at 1 O'clock. We learn to read and write. We learn to make beads. We like our school. The school is big. We learn English, We learn with a Computer Programme, Our school is beautiful. The yard is clean and neat. We love our teacher. Our school is near Police Station. Our school have an alarm. We are Lady and gentleman.

Name: Thabisile Manganye

Story

Ngelinye ilanga amakholwa ahamba aya ememfuleni eyobhajadiswa**, bangena bonke emfuleni kwasala umfana oyedwaokwakuthiwa uThulani igama lakhe, kwathi ezongena kwaba isivunguvungu esikhulu esathatha umfana samfaka phakathi kumfundisi emfuleni.

Isikhathi ebngena ngaso kwakungu 8 o’clock. Kwabonakala ukuthi bamile phezulu kwenyoka sebelokhu benyakaza kancane benyakaziswa yinyoka ngoba amanzi ayahamba.

Kwathi ngo 12 o’clock kwaqhamuka izinyoka ezimbili eziluhlaza zihamba phezulu kwamanzi zangena phakathi kwabo, umfundisi noThulani, eyodwa yabhekana noThulani, ikhanda layo yalimisa ukuthi lilingane nelika Thulani.

Bahlala lapho kwaze kwaba u 3 o’clock ntambama, kodwa kwathi sekungu 3 o’clock kwabuya leso sivunguvungu sathatha umfundisi samlahlela ngaphandle, uThulani yahamba naye inyoka yaya phansi esizibeni sayo kanye noThulani.

Kuthe ngo 7 o’clock ntambama yakhipha amalight** ngaphandle komfula yabuya lapho yaqondana noThulani yamkhotha kusukela ekhanda yaze yagcina onyaweni uthi kubuhlungu kakhulu yathi uma iqeda ukumkhotha yase imdlalisa imqondisa.

Yaqala yamgwinya ngezinyawo wangena umzimba wonke ikhanda kuphela elingangenanga.

Yahlala naye uLwesihlanu nangoMgqibelo yaze yamkhipha ngo 3 o’clock ntambama nge Saturday, yamhlanza yamkhiphela phezuluemhlabeni ngoba wabe ekade esemathunjini omhlaba.

Bamthatha bethi ufle bamfaka lapho befaka khona abantu abashonile bamusa esibhedlela wafika wathola abodoktha** abangu 11.

Name: Ntombiza Xaba

Date: 27 November 2006

Me and my Children

My name is Thandeka Ntombiza Xaba. I have six children. First one is 21 years old, second one is 18 years old, some of them are twins 15 years old and another one 10 and 7 years old.

Children and I wake up in the morning because the children went to school. Everyday wash their bodys and eat morvite. They travel by bus or taxi to school.

Every morning I wake up and I go to adult Abet in Orlando East Library. I have a daughter in our class. I walk all the way to class by foot. I am oldest in our class group.

Jabulani is my first born, they did not have much money. After a few days he slept in his cement pipe, one night he heard voices, some one said, give us money, they hit him, one of them stabbed Jabulani arm with a knife then they went away.

Blood dripped from his arm, he started to walk slowly down the road, the drivers took him to the hospital, it was getting dark and cold wind was blowing.

Name: Ntombiza Xaba

Date: 27 November 2006