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Andiswa muyatwa wangunja yakumahinji
Andiswa Soccer Star
Andiswa kateya wa mupila waku makasa
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Andiswa apwile nakutala vanyike vamalunga vapwile nakwasa ngunja yakumahinji. Asakile kachi aheme navo. Ahulishile mukakunangula ngunja nge nahase kulilongesela hamwe navo.
Andiswa watched the boys play soccer. She wished that she could join them. She asked the coach if she can practise with them.
Andiswa aaleetamba abalumendo baleeteya umupila waku makasa. Aaleekabila ukuteya na beena. Aalilombele bakafundisha ba mupila nga kuti bamusuminisha ukuteyako.
Mukakunangula ngunja ahakile mavoko enyi hambunda nakuhanjika ngwenyi, “Hano hashikola, malunga kaha vakhiko vetavisa kwasa ngunja yakumahinji.”
The coach put his hands on his hips. “At this school, only boys are allowed to play soccer,” he said.
Bakafundisha baabikile amaboko mu musana. Basosele ati, “Pano pa sukulu, abalumendo bekafye ebasuminishiwa ukuteya umupila waku makasa.”
Vaze vanyike vamalunga vamulwezele kuya nakwasa ngunja yakumavoko. Vahanjikile ngwavo ngunja yakumahinji yapwa yamalunga, shina yakumavoko ikhiko yamaphwevo. Andiswa kasuulukile nachoko.
The boys told her to go play netball. They said that netball is for girls and soccer is for boys. Andiswa was upset.
Abalumendo bamwebele ukuya mu kuteya umupila waku minwe. Baasosele ukutiila umupila waku minwe ewabakashana. Andiswa aalifulilwe.
Lyacheleko, shikola yapwilenga nakulipecha chachinene changunja yakumahinji. Mukakunangula ngunja alizakaminyine mwomwo muthu wenyi wakwijiva chikuma ngunja apwile nakukola kaha kahashile kuhemako.
The next day, the school had a big soccer match. The coach was worried because his best player was sick and could not play.
Ubushiku bwakonkelepo, isukulu lyali no kuteya ubwangalo bwamupila waku makasa uukalamba. Bakafundisha baalisakamene pantu umulumendo uwaishibishe ukuteya umupila aalifililwe ukuteya pantu aalilwale.
Andiswa athuchililile kuli mukakunangula ngunja nakumulembelela amwitavile kwasa ngunja. Oloze mukakunangula ngunja kejivile vyakulingako. Kutwala muze etavilile Andiswa kuhema ize ngunja yakumahinji.
Andiswa ran to the coach and begged him to let her to play. The coach was not sure what to do. Then he decided that Andiswa could join the team.
Andiswa aabutukiile kuli bakafundisha no kubapaapaata ukuti bamusuminishe ukuteyako umupila. Bakafundisha tabaishibe ifyakucita. Lelo basukile basuminisha Andiswa ukuteyako umupila.
Ngunja ize yapwile yayikalu. Kuheta halwola lwakunoka nava vengishile vauchi.
The game was tough. Nobody had scored a goal by half time.
Ubwangalo bwalikosele. Tapaali abaingisheko akakato mpaka inshita ya kutuusha.
Kuheta muchihanda chamuchivali, umwe wavaze vanyike vamalunga ahanyine ngunja kuli Andiswa. Andiswa athuchile nayo lumbushi kuheta kujiphanda jangolo. Ashile ize ngunja nakwingisa.
During the second half of the match one of the boys passed the ball to Andiswa. She moved very fast towards the goal post. She kicked the ball hard and scored a goal.
Mu cipande ca bubili icabwangalo, Andiswa aalisendele umupila. Aalibutukishe saana ukulungama ku cipanda. Andiswa aalipantishe umupila no kwingisha akakato.
Lizavu lyawahililile. Kufuma vene lize likumbi, vanyike vamapwevo navakhiko vavetavishile kwasanga ngunja yamahinji haze hashikola.
The crowd went wild with joy. Since that day, girls were also allowed to play soccer at the school.
Ibumba lyalitemenwe nganshi. Ukutula pali bulya ubushiku, abakashana baalibasuminishe ukuteya umupila waku makasa.
Written by: Eden DanielsIllustrated by: Eden DanielsTranslated by: Masho Kaloza
