Mona Afrika Borwa, letsatsi la Poelano la 16 Tshitwe ke letsatsi la phomolo.
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Buka ena e bua ka Letstatsi leo la Poelano.
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O tla tseba ka nalane ya letsatsi lena le hore hobaneng le le bohlokwa.
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Ntate moholo o dutse lapeng mme o lebelletse thelebishene ka letsatsi la Poelano.
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“Ntate moholo, uMkhonto weSizwe ke eng? Hona letsatsi la Poelano le bolelang?” ho botsa Puseletso.
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“O botsa dipotso tse ngata ka nako e le nngwe. Mamela he ke o rute,” ke ntate moholo yeo.
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“UMkhonto we Sizwe kapa MK e ne e le lebotho la sesole la ANC. Ba ile ba lwantshana le mmuso wa kgethollo ka mmala.
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Kgethollo ka mmala e ne e etswuwa ho batho ba batsho,” ke ntate moholo a hlalosetsa Puseletso.
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“Kajeno batho ba thabile hobane ke letsatsi la tshwarelano le poelano.”
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“Na o sa hopola ha o ne o sa buisane le Dikeledi beke kaofela?” ho botsa ntate moholo.
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Puseletso a dumela ka hlooho.
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“Yaba ha nyane, ha nyane le boela le eba metswalle hape?” Puseletso a dumela ka hlooho hape.
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“Hono, ke yona tshwarelano le poelano,” ho rialo ntate moholo a bososela.
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“Letsatsi la 16 Tshitwe ke la tshwarelano le poelano,” ntate moholo o tswela pele ka thlaloso.
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“Letsatsi lena le na le nalane e telele. Pale ena a qala ka ntwa e bileng teng kgalekgale ka di 16 Tshitwe 1838.”
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“Ka letsatsi leo, ho bile le ntwa e kgolo pakeng tsa mabotho a morena Dingane wa Mazulu le maVoortrekkers haufi le noka ya Ncome.”
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“Ho hlotse bo mang?” ho botsa Puseletso.
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“MaVoortrekkers a ile a hlola, mme ba keteka tlholo ya bona ka 16 Tshitwe. Ba ile ba bitsa letsatsi lena letsatsi la Kano,” ho araba ntate moholo.
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Yaba ka selemo sa 1962, ka letsatsi la 16 Tshitwe, ho thehwa Umkhonto we Sizwe.
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E ne e le masole a ANC ba itokisetsa ho lwantsha mmuso wa kgethollo ka mmala.
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“Ntate moholo, hobaneng ha Umkhonto we Sizwe o ile wa batla ho lwana kamora dilemo tse ngata hakana?” ho botsa Puseletso.
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“Ho ne ho ena le mabaka a mangata. Le leng la mabaka ene e le diketsahalo tsa mohwanto kgahlano le Dompas,” ho bolela ntate moholo.
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“Dompas ke eng ntate moholo?” hobotsa Puseletso.
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“Ke bukana ya kgale ya boitsebiso. Batho bohle ba batsho ba ne ba lokela ho tsamaya hohle ba tshwere dibukana tsena,” ho araba ntate moholo.
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“Selemong sa 1960, mohwantong wa kgotso o kgahlano le ho tshwara dibukana tsena, seponesa sa mmuso wa kgethollo ka mmala se ile sa bolaya le ho lematsa batho ba motsaneng wa Sharpville o Gauteng.”
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“Dikgohlano tse bileng teng kgale di bakile karohano pakeng tsa batho ba batsho le makgowa,” ho rialo ntate moholo a fehelwa.
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“Setswalle se ka bopjwa feela hodima nnete. Holokela hore ho tsejwe se ileng sa etsahala pakeng tsa batho ba batsho le makgowa ka baka la kgethollo,” ho bolela ntate moholo.
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“Ebe ho bonolo ho tshwarelana kamora dintwa tseo?” ho botsa Puseletso.
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“Tjhee! Ha ho bonolo, empa hore tswelopele e be teng, tshwarelano le poelano di bohlokwa sethjabeng,” ho araba ntate moholo.
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“Poelano e ke ke ya etsahala ka potlako, E nka nako e telele,” ke ntate moholo a eketsa tlhalosong ya hae.
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“Ha motho a etsa phoso o lokela ho bua nnete le ho kopa tshwarelo ho eo a mo foseditseng. E be, ba ka qala ho lokisa dikamano pakeng tsa bona,” ho hlalosa ntate moholo.
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“O mametse ka hlooko, jwale ha re lebelle lenaneo leo o le ratang thelebisheneng!” ho rialo ntate moholo a bososela.
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——Dipotso
Letsatsi la Poelano le ketekwa neng? Hobaneng se le letsatsi la setjhaba la phomolo?
UMkhonto we Sizwe ke eng?
MaVoortrekkers ke bomang?
Kgethollo ka mmala ke eng?
Ka mantswe a hao hlalosa hore “poelano” e bolela eng.
Na batho ba ka fihlella poelano jwang?
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——Lenane la dibuka tse letotong lena
Letsatsi la Polelano
Letsatsi la Tokoloho
Letsatsi la Botjhaba
Letsatsi la Ditokelo tsa Botho
Letsatsi la bomme
Letsatsi la Basebetsi
Letsati la Batjha
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Your attribution should include the following: Title: Letsatsi la Poelano Author/s: Refilwe Ramagoshi Translator/s: Maria Vaz Illustrator/s: Tebogo Matshana Assurer/s: Nthabiseng Tsatsi, Mathapelo Morake Language: Sesotho (South Africa)