Buka ena e ka ha Mmantsae Moche Diale, Masaense wa mona Afrika Borwa.
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Mmantsae ke Masaense ya ithutang ka Matla a letsatsi le tsela tseo batho ba ka a sebedisang ka teng.
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“Baithuti ke batla ho le bolella ka Masaense wa bohlokwa mona Afrika Borwa,” ho rialo titjhere Mpilo.
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“Motho enwa o qadile bophelo ba hae motsaneng o monyenyane Limpopo mme ya e ba Masaense e moholo.”
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“Fisiks ke mofuta wa saense o shebanang le tsebo ka ntho tse tshwarehang le motlakase,” ho eketsa tichere.
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“Mohale wa rona wa kajeno ke Mmantsae Moche Diale,” Titjhere a tswela pele.”
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“O tswaletswe mahaeng a Ga-Masemola Limpopo, mme a kena sekolo se bitswang Sekobetlane Maphutha.”
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“Ho ne ho ena le dipalo tse kgolo tsa motlakase motsaneg oo a neng a dula ho ona, empa hone ho sena motlakase.”
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“Ha a ntse a hola, o ile a ba le thahasello ya ho tseba ka motlakase le hore a fumanwa jwang. O ne a tseba hore batho bohle ba hloka ho ba le motlakase o lekaneng ho phetha ditlhoko tsa bona.”
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Titjhere a kgutsa sebakanyana yaba o a botsa, “Na ho na le ya tsebang mehlodi ya matla a motlakase?”
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“Mashala ke mohlodi wa bohlokwa. Re besa mashala ho fehla motlakase,” ke Nhlavu yeo.
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“E, empa lefatshe le na le kgaello ya mashala le mehlodi e meng ya motlakase e sa ntjhafatsweng,” titjhare a araba.
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“Letsatsi le moya ke mehlodi e ntjhafalang,” ho rialo Teko, mme tijhere a dumela ka hlooho.
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Titjhere a tswela pele ka pale, “Mmantsae o ne a tseba hore o batla ho fumana tsela ya hore bohle ba be le motlakase o theko e tlase, o hlwekileng o tswang disebedisweng tse ntjhafalang.”
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“O ithutile thuto ya dipalo le saense ya tlhaho sekolong. O ne a rata fisiks. O ne a tseba hore o batla ho ithuta fisiks unibesithing,” ho rialo titjhere.
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“Batho ba botsa Mmantsae, ‘O nahana hore o tla etsang ka fisiks? Na o ka kgona ho fumana mosebetsi?’ Ba leka ho mo nyahamisa.”
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“O ithutse gerata ya saense le botitjhere hore a kgone ho ruta saense. Hape o ne a ena le takatso ya ho ithuta ka mehlodi e ntjhafatswang ya motlakase,” ho rialo titjhere.
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“O ne a nkile mohlala ho mang?” Teko a botsa.
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“Ho ne ho se basadi ba bangata ba sebetsang lekaleng la saense,” ho araba titjhere.
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“Mmantsae o ne a sebetsa le borasaense ba banna feela. Ho ne ho se na basadi bao e neng e ka ba mohlala ho yena.”
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“Kamora ho ithuta dilemo tse ngata, Mmantsae ya e ba Moprofesa wa Saense. Jwale o ruta le ho batlisisa unibesithing,” ho bolela titjhere Mpilo.
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“Ke mohlala ho basadi ba batjha ba lefapheng la saense, haholoholo lekaleng la fisiks.”
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“O etsa dipatlisiso tsa bohlokwa,” ho rialo titjhere.
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“Dipatlisiso tsa hae ke tsa ho fumana ditsela tsa ho hohela matla a letsatsi a mangata le ho a boloka.”
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“Matla ana a bolokilweng a ka sebediswa ho fana ka motlakase dibakeng tsa mahaeng.”
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“Matla a motlakase a letsatsi a theko e tlase mme a ya ntjhafatswa.”
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“Na le ka mpolella hore ho bolelwang ka mehlodi ya motlakase e ntjhafatswang le e sa ntjhafatsweng?”
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“Motlakase o ntjhafatswang ke motlakase o sa feleng jwaloka letsatsi,” Thato a araba.
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“Motlakase o sa ntjhafatsweng o a fela jwaloka mashala a sa kgoneng ho ntshafatswa,” ke Tumelo yeo.
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Thuto e ya pheletsong.
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Titjhere a phethela ka hore, “Mmantsae o etellapele sehlopha sa babatlisisi ba ithutang ka motlakase o hlwekileng, o ntjhafatswang.”
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“Sepheo sa dipatlisiso ke ho hlahisa ‘disele tsa letsatsi tse kgonang ho hohela matla a letsatsi ebe a di isa bathong’.”
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Ha baithuti ba ntse ba phutha, titjhere Mpilo a re, “Moprofesa Diale o lakatsa ho bona basadi ba bang ba ithuta fisiks. Ke tshepa hore banana ba bangata ba tla ithuta lekala la saense le dipalo!”
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“Oo, le bashemane hle!” Ho bososela titjhere.
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——Dipotso
Hobaneng ha Mmantsae a ne a na le thahasello ya ho tseba ka motlakase bonyaneng?
Matla a letsatsi ke eng, mme a ka sebedisetswang?
Moprofesa Diale ke mofuta ofe wa masaense mme o batlisisa ka eng?
Ke mathata afe a ileng a kgahlana le ona ho phethiseng ditoro tsa hae?
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——Lenane la dibuka tse letotong lena
Andile Mji
Asnath Mahapa
Bongani Mayosi
Charlotte Maxeke
Mmantsane Moche Diale
Mulalo Doyoyo
Tebello Nyokong
Tshilidzi Marwala
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Buka ena e qapuwe le ho ngolwa ka siSwati jwaloka karolo ya porojojeke ya 2020 ya Zenex Ulwazi Lwethu ya dibuka tse balwang.
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Your attribution should include the following: Title: Mmatsae Mocha Diale le matla a letsatsi Author/s: Thembekile Malibe Translator/s: Maria Vaz Illustrator/s: Omphemetse Patient Ramatlhatse Assurer/s: Nthabiseng Tsatsi, Mathapelo Morake Language: Sesotho (South Africa)