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

My Life (08 November 2006)

I was born in 1963-04-10. I started school at Thabisang Orlando West Lower Primary School. I went to Doctor Vilakazi High School. I did not finish or complete my studies because I got married at a young age. My life was very good and wonderful when I was young, even after I got married. I was happy with my family

I have two kids, I love them they are wonderful. Unfortunately my husband died after a long illness. It was very painful for me and my children, but now it is better, we are carrying on with our lives.

After one year my husband had died I met someone, I thought we will be fine together because his wife had died, but I was wrong.

He was abusive now I'm no longer with him.

I'm learning at adult school, I'm trying to do well but sometimes I can't concentrate. I forget what I was doing or when I'm reading, I don't remember what I was doing or when I'm reading, I don't remember what I was reading about.

My classmates thinks I am happy, but I am not happy at all. My life is so miserable now and I'm afraid of men.

My mother is trying to do everything I need. She loves me and my children very much. I think it is not fair because she is a pensioner. I must support her not her supporting me. That is why I'm trying to learn so I can get a job and help my mother.

It is to much for her. I am old enough to look after myself and my children.

I miss my husband very much. He was a good man, He did not like to tell lies, he was always truthful. Even if we had a big problem we sat down and solve it sweet and polite. That is why I loved him very much.

Sometimes I wish if it was possible to wake someone you love from the dead.

I would wake my husband up from the dead.

I pray all the time, I hope one day God will hear my prayers. I know God loves me. I have faith because i fill great after my prayers. God will help me by setting goals and recognizing what is good for my life.

Name: Ntombikayise Mokoena

Date: 08 November 2006

Intsomi

Kwahlala kwahlala, kwangantsomi.

Kwakukho intombazana, lentombazana yatshata yatshatela, kulo mazala. Lentombazana yahlala emzini yaphathwa kakubi nguMalumekazi, engafuni ukuba inikwe imali yindoda yayo. Yahlala emzini wayo lentombazana isokola.

Waye engafumani bantwana endodeni yakhe umakoti lowo. Waphunyelwa sisisu sakhe sokuqala, akazange aphinde akhulelwe iminyaka elithoba ehlala nendoda yakhe. Umalumekazi wayengafuni bakhe umzi wabo, kuba waye funa imali yendoda kamakoti.

Bahlala bengena mzi behlupheka, yasuka yamlahla umakoti yayohlala nomnye umfazi, yathi lo akazali. Yaba buhlungu intliziyo kamakoti, wahamba waya kuzisebenzela. Akazange ahlale minyaka mingaphi, wafumana umntwana oyinkwenkwe, waphinda wafuman inkwenkwe, waphinda wafumana intombazana, baba thathu abantwana bakamakoti. Bakhula abantwana bakamakoti bamsebenzela.

Kwaphela phela ngantsomi.

Name: Nomthandazo Nyameka

Date: 01 August 2006

Myself

My name is Nomtahndazo Nyameka.

I lives in Orlando East.

I am born in 1955-04-01

I have three children

Two boys and one girl

The first one is 21 years old, the second one is 18 years old, the third one is 16 years old.

I love them because they are wonderful children.

Three of them are still at school in homelands.

The other one is till with me in Soweto learning skills. We are happy fimely.

I love to cook. We respect each other.

I love my husband.

Cherite begin at home

I am always honest

I dont like my children to lie.

Name: Nomthandazo Nyameka

Date: 01 August 2006

UJehova Mkhulu! (A true life story)

Ngelinye ilanga sihleli nabafowethu ababili nodadewethu, sihleli ekhaya nabantwana bethu, kungumgqibelo kudlala **ibhola, kwaba neqembu eliphumelelayo lapho, uma sihalalisela kwabakhona umsindo.

Manje umfowethu uthi sibanga umsindo, bese sithi sijabulile ngoba **siwinile.

Wasuka wasibizela **amaphoyisa wathi sibanga umsindo, wabuya wasicimela ugesi. Manje umfowethu omncane wakhuza wathi ucishelani ugesi ngoba wonke umuntu ujabulile, manje uthi senzeni.

Kwasuka impi enkulu ngangokuba kwaze kwafika **amaphoyisa ezolamula, kodwa akuzange kulamuleke, saze saya ehovisi **kamasipala ukuthi ilamuleke.

** = borrowed from the English language (amaphoyisa = the police)

(Ibhola = Soccer Ball) (siwinile = we won – winile is borrowed from the word win)

(Masipala = Municipality)

Ngokuthi uJehova muhle, umfowethu wavele wazihambela wazifunela indlu wayohlala khona, sathola ukuphumula ngokuhamba kwakhe.

Name: Nomsa Tshabalala

Date: 06 November 2006

Language: Zulu

Umfana Oneminyaka Elishumi

Kwathi ngelinye ilanga umfana owayeneminyaka elishumi, ogama lakhe lingu Solomon. USolomon kawakungumntwana owayengezwa, kanti ethanda utshontsha izinkukhu ezibulala ezigquma ngengubo ngoba ethi ubulalwa idlala. Lokhu wayekwenza ebusuku.

Abantu babehlala bekhala njalo ngoSolomon ngoba wayengezwa, ehlupha njalo. Kwathi ngelinye ilanga uma efika eskolweni abantwana abanye baqoqa izincwadi zabo kanti uSolomon wayengashiyi lutho, ngelinye ilanga wezwa abantu bememeza bethi sekunjalo kwabkhona umsindo omkhulu.

Uthe asamamele wezwa kuthiwa vimba ziyaphela izinkukhu zethu usefikile uSolomon, kanti nazo izinkukhu bezilokhu zibelesele ngomsindo wazo,

Zisho nazo zithi ncedani sesiphelile uSolomon usefikile uzosibhula ngengubo yakhe.

Kodwa wagcina eseye ejele ngoba waye ngezwa ehlupha abantu ababekhelene nebakubo. Abazali bakhe babengazi ukuthi kumele benzenjani ngengane yabo ngoba yayixabanisa umphakathi, kanti bese becabanga nokuthutha baye kwenye indawo ngoba bese kungase mnandanga nakubo bengazwani nomakhelwane babo.

Hawu lengane ingumxabanisi.

Name: L.M. Votshwane

Date: 06 November 2006

The Education of a Black Child

In 1976 there was a war from black student in all around Soweto. The children did not want Afrikaans.

The police shoot lot of student and they were dead. The one of student his name was Hector Peterson. The police shoot him dead and other children are dead too all Soweto around was lot of blood.

After that the children of black people are now able to express their feelings. They started to have democracy at the end, they get their freedom and they call it black empowerment.

Name:Joyce Papola

Date: 02 August 2006

My Name is Death

In this village, Thabantsho, the was an old women, she was leaving without going out even walking, she stay inside the home. People think she was a witch.

One day the people of Thabantsho village plan to kill this women, take him to the kraal we cow leaves, left him there and they opened the kraal for the cows to go out the cows were walking all over her untill she dead.

After she die, same day the sun was very hot, no water grows, crops were dying and animal, also people.

They thought to kill this old women was solution, things get more worse. It was more death than birth.

It is wrong to judge other peoples.

Name: Dimakatso Mphuthi

Date: 02 August 2006

Nothobile & Brenda Mkhefa

Nothobile Mqikwa likes school very much.

She is always early on time when she came to school.

She try buy all means to work hard.

She did not know how to read and writ, now she can do all.

We attend the same school.

She likes to laugh.

She is a dedicated learner.

She ride a taxi to school.

She likes to laugh in the classroom.

Brenda Mkhefa

She live in Orlando East.

She lke to laugh.

Brenda is a dedicated learner.

She want to school fast.

Brenda like to eat to mush.

Name: Thabisile Mqikwa

Date: 02 August 2006 / 23 October 2006

Title: My friends (Nothobile Mqikwa & Brenda Mkhefa)

UHeshane nesiKhukhukazi

Umxoxi: Kwakukhona uHeshane kanye nesiKhukhukazi, uHeshane lona wayezwana kakhulu nesikhukhukazi, bagcina sebethathene, uHeshane eseyindoda yesikhukhukazi, nesiKhukhukazi sesiyinkosikazi kaHeshane.

Ngelinye ilanga uHeshane wahamba eyofuna ukudla, washiya izembe lakhe wacela ukuba isiKhukhukazi simbhekele izembe lakhe aze abuye.

Savuma isiKhukhukazi futhi savuma ukuba sizoyibheka kahle imbazo.

Wathi enghamba uHeshane, isiKhukhukazi saphuma siyotheza izinkuni kodwa sasizozigawula ngani? Sabona kungcono ukuba sithathe izembe likHeshane siyogawula ngalo.

Nempela salithatha izembe sahamba sayotheza sesizithezile sabuya nazo izinkuni, kodwa ngoba zasesinda sazethula sesizofika ekhaya, sahlala phansi saphumula.

Emva kwesikhashana sabona ukuthi alikho izembe likaHeshane, sphuma ngejubane siqonde ezaleni lapho sifike saphumula khona, salicinga, salicinga izembe kodwa phinde silithole.

Kusenjalo kwaqhamuka uHeshane. Into yokuqala ayibuzayo yizembe lakhe. Sachaza isiKhukhukazi ukuthi izembe lilahleke ezaleni lapho sifike saphumula khona ngenkathi sibuya kotheza.

Wathukuthela wathelwa amanzi uHeshane, wathi ulifuna lapha izembe lakhe.

Sabona isiKhukhukazi ukuthi sisebunzimeni. Kodwa pho sasizokwenzenjani? Sabe sisancenge, uHeshane akafuna nakuzwa.

Ekugcineni uHeshane wasitshela isiKhukhukazi ukuthi njengoba sililahlile izembe lakhe uzosijezisa.

Wathi kusuka ngalelo langa uzodla amachwane esiKhukhukazi. Nempela kwaqala kanjalo ukuba uHeshane adle amtshwele ezinkukhu. Kwaqala lapho futhi ukuba izinkukhu ziqhwishe ezaleni.

Ngisho nanamuhla izinkukhu zisafunana nezembe likaHeshane.

Name: Thabisa Mbense

Date: 14 November 2006

Language: Zulu

Umpeza Negwababa

Nyaka mumbe, kwaxabana amaBhunu no Zulu. Iningi lakholwa ukuthi uZulu uyokwehlulwa uma kungahle kubheduke impi. Nebala ithe ingbambana ngezihluthu, abantu banikela emizini yakwaZulu sebeyobambana ngezihluthu.

Kwathi besaphuma nje, bezwa igwababa limemeza, kube yinsambatheka lena. Phela abanye bayasinga bathi bazobona lomuntu okhulumayo ngoba abakholwa ukuthi ngempela ngabe kukhuluma igwababa.

Kanti empeleni yilo kanye ihubhulu.

Fu lisho kahle nje lithii “Uyaphi we Mpeza? Ungayi kuleyondlela yakho, uzokufa! Akuyubuya muntu kule mpi. Phindela ekhaya”. Wonke umuntu ulizwa kahle le gwababa, nomlayezo walo ucacile.

Pho kuzokwenziwa njani? Izinhliziyo zabaningi azikho kulegwababa; bona sebebuka le mpango engase ibaphuthele ngenxa ye hubhu nje. Sukani bo! Mbala-ke baphikelela phambili, kepha uMpeza yena wenyela kakhulu emoyeni ngokuyolelwa ngokufa.

Nomzimba wakhe wawuzwa ushona phansi, wayevele ephindela ekhaya. Nabanye bathi nxa bembona enza ibuya, nabo phenduka, nokho iningi lona laqhubekela phambili.

Kepha kubo bonke labo, akusindanga noyedwa.

Bathelekelwa yimpi yamaZulu ababecabangaukuthi izokwehlulwa. Yashaya ibhuqe, kwasinda owayeyobika ekhaya, uSihlili wafike wabika ekhaya wathi “nibona mina nje, wukuphela, anisayobona mbe”. Abantu bashaqeka kakhulu benanela bathii “nempela izilwane lezi ziyakhuluma”.

Yaphela.

Name: Gladys Dlamini

Date: 14 November 2006

Language: Zulu

Inkosikazi Esenyangeni

Kwasukasukela: Inkosikazi.

Lenkosikazi yabe ilikholwa elingu-Mkhrestu*, yabe inomntwana oyedwa osemncane. Nakho-ke sekwenze lusuku lumbe ithole ukuthi ayizithezanga izinkuni ngo Mgqibelo.

Pho manje ngoba yisonto nje izokwenze njani? Iwazi kahle umyalelo, “ungasebenzi ngalosuku nakanye”. Ibone nje ukuthi, cha izalelwe yinja endlini phela uma kunje.

Iyakhala ngapha ingane, ifuna idokwe layo.

Isiqunge isibindi inkosikazi Ithathe umntwana imuthi khwaxe emhlane. Ithathe isibopho iqonde ehlathini. Nempela ifike itheze, kanti liyayibona iso laphezulu elingafihlelwa lutho. UNkulunkulu onqume umthetho wesine emithethweni eyishumi. Nempela ayithathe nomnyaba wayo wezinkuni kanye nomntwana emhlane. Aye ayoyithi phahla ebusweni benyanga, nempela ifike inamathele lapho.

Ngisho nanamuhla lokho uma inyanga izilingene, uyoyibona inkosikazi ibelethe umntwana, ithwele inyanda yezinkuni ekhanda, isize yaba yithunzi ebusweni benyanga.

Yaphela.

Name: Gladys Dlamini

Date: 14 November 2006

Title: Inkosikazi Esenyangeni & Umpeza ne gwababa

Language: Zulu

Digital Divide

The next step for this blog project is for adult literacy learners in Soweto to post their stories. This is not as easy as it sounds, though. First we have to find some technical support for the Orlando East Library to teach Whisky about how to participate in the blog process.