Lihle le Lwandle ba ya laeboraring ho itokisetsa dihlahlobo.
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Lihle o eme kantle. O bitsa ngwanabo, “Phakisa Lwandle!”
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“Ke se ke itokisitse,” ho rialo Lwandle a kwala monyako o ka pele.
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“Hobaneng o apere diaparo tseo? Keng ka wena, o a kula?” ho botsa Lihle.
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“Haeba ho ka bata, ke lokile!” ke Lwandle a senne.
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“Ke letsatsi le futhumetseng la Lehlabula. O aparetse sehla se fosahetseng!” ho araba Lihle.
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Ha ba ntse ba tsamaya, Lwandle a re, “Ke hoseng, empa letsatsi le se le tjhesa le hlakile.”
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Lihle a araba, “Ee, ke ka hoo batho ba apereng diaparo tsa Lehlabula!”
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Lihle a hlalosa, “Sehleng sena, letsatsi le tjhaba kapele ebile le dieha ho dikela. Dihora tsa motsheare di ba telele. Ditempereitjha di nyoloha ho feta dihla tse ding kaofela.”
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“Ha o sa hopola seo mosuwe a re bolletseng sona?” ho botsa Lihle a tenehile.
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Lwandle a nahana, yaba ore, “Ee, ka Lehlabula re nwa dinwamaphodi. Ke batla senwamaphodi!”
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“Lehlabula, re apara diparo tse bobebe. Batho ba bang ba itshireletsa letsatsing ka di kgele,” ho rialo Lihle.
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“Hata butle, kea tjha!” ho rialo Lwandle a belaela.
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“Bona batho ba iphodisa ka letamong. Ha re yo sesa, ho tjhesa haholo bakeng sa ho ithuta,” ke Lwandle a tsheha.
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Lihle o sisinyetsa ngwanabo hlooho.
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“Ke rata dikwafa le dilitjhi,” ho rialo Lihle, a shebile ditholwana tse rekiswang.
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“Ke nyorilwe,” ho hefutsa Lwandle.
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“Nka, ke tlile le metsi,” ke Lihle a bosesela.
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“Motjheso ona o mongata! Lehlabula le feta neng?” ho rialo Lwandle a hefesela.
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“Tlwaela, Lehlabula le sa tswa qala! Ditempereitjha di tla tswela pele ho nyoloha,” ho rialo Lihle a tsheha.
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——Dipotso
Fumana mantswe a mararo paleng a hlalosang Lehlabula.
Ke ngwanana o fe ya apereng diaparo tsa: • mariha? • hlabula? Hlalosa Karabo ya hao.
Lehlabula la moo o dulang na le tshwana le Lehlabula la paleng? Hlalosa.
Bolela dintho tse pedi tse ka re phodisang ha ho tjhesa.
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Your attribution should include the following: Title: Lihle le Lwandle ba ithuata ka Lehlabula Author/s: Glanice Masilo Translator/s: Mathapelo Morake Illustrator/s: Khanyisa Masemola Assurer/s: Nthabiseng Tsatsi Language: Sesotho (South Africa)