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Here are the conversions between direct and reported speech: Gucula lenkhulumongco ibe inkhulumombiko: (Change the direct speech to reported speech:) 1. Babe utsi, "Ngiyasebenta." Step 1: Identify the direct speech "Ngiyasebenta" (I am working). Step 2: Change the first-person subject concord "ngi-" (I) to the third-person subject concord "u-" (he) to reflect that the father is speaking about himself. Step 3: Remove the quotation marks. Answer: Babe utsi uyasebenta. 2. Sipho utsi, "Ngiyagijima." Step 1: Identify the direct speech "Ngiyagijima" (I am running). Step 2: Change the first-person subject concord "ngi-" (I) to the third-person subject concord "u-" (he) to reflect that Sipho is speaking about himself. Step 3: Remove the quotation marks. Answer: Sipho utsi uyagijima. 3. Make utsi, "wota ekhaya." Step 1: Identify the direct speech "wota ekhaya" (come home), which is an imperative (command). Step 2: Convert the imperative to the subjunctive mood for reported speech, assuming the command is directed at a third person (he/she). "wota" (come) becomes "ate" (that he/she should come). Step 3: Remove the quotation marks. Answer: Make utsi ate ekhaya. Gucula lenkhulumombiko ibe inkhulumongco: (Change the reported speech to direct speech:) 4. Gogo utsi upheka kudla. Step 1: Identify the reported speech "upheka kudla" (she is cooking food). Step 2: Change the third-person subject concord "u-" (she) to the first-person subject concord "ngi-" (I) because Gogo would refer to herself as "I" in direct speech. Step 3: Add quotation marks around the direct statement. Answer: Gogo utsi, "Ngipheka kudla." 5. Tishela utsi bafundze kahle. Step 1: Identify the reported speech "bafundze kahle" (they learned well). Step 2: If the teacher is addressing the students directly, "they" (ba-) becomes "you (plural)" (ni-). So, "bafundze" becomes "nifundze". Step 3: Add quotation marks around the direct statement. Answer: Tishela utsi, "Nifundze kahle." That's 2 down. 3 left today — send the next one.