Sello o bolela Polelo ya Diatla
Tebogo Boikanyo Matshana
Tebogo Matshana
Sesi wa ka, Sello, ke sefoa.
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O bolela ka Polelo ya Diatla.
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Ge re tsoga, re a dumedišana.
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“Thobela!” re a šupetša.
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Ge re fepa dihlapi tša rena, Sello o a šupetša.
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“Dumela, o kae?” O a botšiša.
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O bolela le tšona ka Polelo ya Diatla.
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Ge ke letile ka ntle ga phapoši ya bohlapelo nako ye telele, ke phadimiša lebone gantši.
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Ke mmotša go re, “Ntšhuthelele ke sebaka sa ka!”
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Re swiela setupu, ra topa ditlakala ka serapeng. “Bona seboko se sennyane!”
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Ke šupetša Sello. Re ithuta ka diboko sekolong.
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Mosegare mma o re roma lebenkeleng.
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“Le reke maswi le swikiri, ke nyaka go paka khekhe,” a šupetša.
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Ge re fihla tseleng, ke thoma go putla mmila.
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Sello o ntshwara ka letsogo. O a ntšhupetša, “Ema! Gopola go lekola mmila pele o tshela!”
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Ka lebenkeleng, re a arogana. Sello a nyaka swikiri, nna ke nyaka maswi.
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Swikiri e godimo ga raka yeo e lego ye telele go Sello.
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A kgopela thušo go motho yo mogolo. Motho yoo ga a kwešiše Polelo ya Diatla.
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Sello o ngwala kgopelo ya gagwe pampiring.
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Ka gae, re paka khekhe le mma.
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Ge e fodile, re a e aesa.
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“E monate!” Sello o šupetša ka diatla a latswa aesing.
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Ra direla koko teye.
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“Ke a leboga,” koko a šupetša ka diatla.
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“Go leboga nna,” sesi a šupetša ka diatla.
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Ka morago ga go nwa teye, ra phutha.
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“Wena o hlatswa dibjana!” Sello a šupetša.
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“O robale gabotse,” Ra šupetšana, ra gokarana pele re robala.
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Polelo ya Diatla.
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Ke polelo ya bohlokwa ya difoa.
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Ka moka re ka ithuta yona.
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E swana le dipolelo tše dingwe efela ga e na modumo.
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Your attribution should include the following:
Title: Sello o bolela Polelo ya Diatla
Author/s: Tebogo Boikanyo Matshana
Translator/s: Dikeledi Queen Shai
Illustrator/s: Tebogo Matshana
Assurer/s: Connie Makgabo
Language: Sepedi

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