Naka le Nala ba etsa mosebetsi wa sekolo wa hae. Ba ithuta ka metsi.
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“Metsi ha a na mmala empa ke mohlodi wa bohlokwa!” ho kgotsa Nala.
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Naka o ya dumela, “Diphedi tsohle di hloka metsi. Batho ba sebedisa metsi ho nwa, ho pheha, ho hlwekisa, le bolemi.”
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“Le ho etsa dintho difemeng,” Nala a tlatsa.
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“Halofo ya mmele le ho feta, e entswe ka metsi! Metsi a etsa ho hongata ho feta ho nyorolla feela. Hore mmele ya rona e kgone ho sebetsa, e hloka metsi,” ho rialo Naka.
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“Boholo ba lefatshe bo kwahetswe ke metsi, jwaloka dinoka, matamo, matsha le mawatle,” ho bolela Nala.
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Naka o tsitsinya hlooho, “Pedi tharong ya lefatshe ke metsi.”
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“Empa boholo ba metsi lefatsheng a letswai. Ke karolo e nyenyane feela ya metsi a hlwekileng, e leng ona ao batho ba a hlokang,” ho rialo Naka.
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“Metsi a letswai a na le letswai, mme ho thata ebile ho a tura ho ntsha letswai metsing. Empa batho ba keke ba nwa metsi a letswai, ba nwa a hlwekileng feela!” ho kgotsa Naka.
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“Ee, ke ka hona re tshwanetseng ho hlokomela mehlodi ya metsi a hlwekileng lefatsheng. Ha re a tshwanela ho silafatsa dinoka le matsha ka ditshila,” ho rialo Nala.
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“Ha re ithuteng ka potoloho ya metsi,” ho bolela Naka.
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“Ke mokgwa oo metsi a tlohang lefatsheng a moyafallang moyeng e be a kgutlela fatshe hape,” ho hlalosa Nala.
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Nala o tswela pele, “Marothodi a manyanyane a nyolohela lefaufaung a bope maru. Metsi a marung a theohela fatshe jwaloka pula, sefako, kapa lehlwa.”
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Naka a kgotsa, “Ke nyorilwe, ke hloka metsi!”
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Nala araba, “Ee, boko ba hao bo hloka metsi ho nahana le ho ithuta! Metsi ke bophelo, a hlokomele.”
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——Dipotso
Ke mang a hlokakang metsi a hlwekileng? Hobaneng
Bolela mesebetsi e mehlano ya metsi a hlwekileng.
Re ka hlokomela metsi jwang lefatsheng?
Metsi a lefatsheng boholo a letswai kapa a hlwekile? Hlalosa.
Hlalosa potoloho ya metsi. Sebedisa mantswe a pale ho hlalosa.
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Your attribution should include the following: Title: Naka le Nala ba bua ka metsi Author/s: Eric Khorombi Translator/s: Mathapelo Morake Illustrator/s: Simon Mokoena Assurer/s: Nthabiseng Tsatsi Language: Sesotho (South Africa)