Khathaza o ne a ratwa haholo. O ne a fumana seo a se batlang ho batwsadi ba hae.
-
Khathaza e ne e le moradi wa bona ya mong feela.
-
Batswadi ba hae ba ne ba mo tetesa.
1
Ka tsatsi le leng Khathaza a batla ho bapala bolo le bashanyana.
-
“O tla lemala,” ho rialo mmae a mo qekisa.
-
Kgaitsedi tsa hae tsa hana ho bapala bolo le yena. Khathaza a qala ho lla.
2
Ha moraonyana, Khathaza a nyenyelepa a mathela morung.
-
“Ke tla ba bontsha hore nna ha ke lesea,” a rialo a bua a le mong.
-
A palama sefate se selelele.
3
Batswadi ba hae ba mmatla morung ho fihlela ba mo fumana.
-
Ba mo qeka hore a theohe empa ba hlolwa.
4
Kgaitsedi tsa hae tsa leka ho mo kgothatsa, “Khathaza theoha sefateng o tla itematsa,” ke kgaitsedi tsa hae di mmitsa.
-
E mong wa dikgaetsedi tsa hae a mo bapalla pina ya e ratang.
5
Kgalefo ya Khathaza ya nna ya kokobela.
-
Ho mamela pina ha mo kokobetsa.
-
A qala ho bina le yena.
-
Empa o ne a so ikemisetse ho theoha sefateng.
6
Mokgotsi wa hae Sihle a mo kgodisa ho theoha sefateng.
-
“Khathaza, theoha, theoha. Ha ke batle ho o hloka,” ke Sihle a hweleditse.
7
Sihle a mo emela ka mamello. Qetellong Khathaza a theoha sefateng. A haka Sihle.
-
“Mokgotsi, hobaneng o ineha naha o ilo palama sefate?” ho botsa Sihle.
8
“Ke utlwile bohloko hobane bohle ba ntshwara jwaloka lesea,” ho hlalosa Khataza.
-
“Ke ne ke batla ho ba bontsha hore le nna nka etsa seo dikgaitsedi tsa ka di se etsang,” ke Khathaza a tswela pele ho hlalosa.
9
Lelapa labo la mo etsetsa mokete wa ho leboha ho kgutla ha hae.
-
Ho tloha tsatsing leo, bashanyana ba dumella Khathaza ho bapala bolo le yena.
10
Your attribution should include the following: Title: Khathaza o i neha naha Author/s: M.A. Vukeya Translator/s: Nthabiseng Tsatsi Illustrator/s: Brian Wambi Assurer/s: Mathapelo Morake Language: Sesotho (South Africa)