Ngomso lusuku lokuzalwa lukaMina.
Uza kuba nombhiyozo egadini.
UMina uya ezivenkileni noMama
ukuya kuthenga ilokhwe yosuku
lokuzalwa.
“Ndifuna ilokhwe ezuba,”
utsho uMina.
UMama ufumana ilokhwe
entle ezuba.
UMina unikina intloko yakhe.
“Andiyifuni ilokhwe ezuba. ”
“Ndifuna ilokhwe epinki,” utsho uMina.
UMama umbonisa ilokhwe
entle epinki.
UMina usonga iingalo zakhe.
“Andiyifuni ilokhwe epinki.”
“Ndifuna ilokhwe eluhlaza,”
utsho uMina.
UMama uphakamisa ilokhwe
entle eluhlaza.
UMina ufinga iintshiya.
“Andiyifuni ilokhwe eluhlaza.”
UMama uthi, “Awuyifuni ilokhwe ezuba, awuyifuni ilokhwe epinki, awuyifuni ilokhwe eluhlaza.”
“Injani le ilokhwe?”
UMina uthi, “Ewe!
Ndiyamthanda utyheli.
Ndifuna ilokhwe etyheli.”
Mina and the birthday dress Xhosa
UMina neLokhwe yoSuku lokuZalwa
Illustrator: Nicci Nathanson
Author: Ndidi Chiazor-Enenmor
Designer: Lauren Mitchell
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Website: https://bookdash.org/
Translator: Sihle Siko
Editor: Elise Varga