Lihle le Lwandle ba palame bese ho tjhakela maloma bona Lesotho.
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Ke leeto la bona la pele naheng e nyenyane e dithabeng.
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Banana ba ithuta ka tikoloho ya bona ba sa le beseng.
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“Ho lehlwa hohle,” ho kgotsa Lwandle.
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“Ekare kobo e tshweu e kwahetseng tsohle,” ke Lihle a dumela.
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“Ke thabile bese e futhumetse ka hare!” ho khotsa Lwandle.
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“Ee, ho a bata kantle. Mariha tempereitjha e ba ka tlasa kgwamo,” ho rialo Lihle.
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“Mariha ditempereitjha Lesotho di bata ho feta hae Limpopo,” Lihle o tswela pele.
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“Brrr, ke tshepa hore ke pakile diaparo tse lekaneng tse mofuthu,” ho rialo Lwandle.
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Bese ya fihla mme banana ba phahamisetsa malomabona matsoho. O apere jase e kgolo, sekhafo le katiba.
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“Ee-ee!” Lwandle a thothomela ha a tswela kantle.
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Dijeresi tsa banana di bobebe haholo bakeng sa tempereitjha ya mona.
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Malome o tletse batjhana dikobo tse ntle tse mofuthu.
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“Le amoheleile mariheng!” ke malome a dumedisa.
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“Hlokomelang moo le hatang, ho leqhwa ebile ho a thella,” o a ba hlokomedisa.
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Ba feta sehlopha sa dinku tse boyahadi di bokane hore di futhumale.
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Ka tlasa lehlwa jwang bo omme ebile bo sootho.
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Jwang bo a fokola hore diphoofolo di kgone ho fula.
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Dijalo tse ngata di kgaotsa ho hola kapa di a shwa mariha.
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Banana ba ora mollo ka motlotlwaneng wa malome.
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O ba fa nama ditapole tse tjhesang. “Lekgotlwane lena le tla le futhumetsa,” a rialo.
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“Mariha, letsatsi le dieha ho tjhaba empa le dikela ka pele. Nakong e ngata re dula ka tlung,” ho rialo malome.
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“Re ikemiseditse ka dibuka le dipapadi,” banana ba buela hong.
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——Dipotso
Lihle le Lwandle ba hokae? Fumana sebaka seo mmapeng
Ke sehla se fe selemong?
Fana ka mantswe a mararo a hlalosang sehla sena.
Bolela diaparo tse nne tsa mariha.
Mariha a Lesotho a tshwana le a moo o dulang? Hlalosa.
O rata mariha a ho kae? Hobaneng?
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Your attribution should include the following: Title: Lihle le Lwandle ba ithuta ka Mariha Author/s: Ndivhuho Mutsila Translator/s: Mathapelo Morake Illustrator/s: Vusi Malindi Assurer/s: Nthabiseng Tsatsi Language: Sesotho (South Africa)