Katse le Mpša le Diboko
Elke and René Leisink
Elke and René Leisink

Yo ke Katse.

Yo ke Mpša.

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Katse le Mpša ba bula lebati. Ba bula lebati la ntlo ya bona.

Katse le Mpša ba tloga ntlong ya bona.

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Katse le Mpša ba a sepela.

Ba sepela godimo ga bjang. Ba sepela magareng ga mehlare. Ba sepela ka sethokgweng.

Ba a ema.

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Katse le Mpša ba bona leswao. Ba bona leswao godimo ga mohlare.

Katse le Mpša ba lebelela leswao. Ba lebelela mantšu ao a lego godimo ga leswao.

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Katse le Mpša ba a bala.

Ba bala leswao, 'hlokomela kapa.'

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Katse a re, "Na kapa ke eng?"

Mpša a re, "Kapa ke jase."

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Katse le Mpša ga ba bone kapa.

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Ba a sega.

Ba sega leswao.

Ba sega leswao leo la botlaela.

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Efela mantšu a a fetoga!

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Katse le Mpša ba a bala.

Ba bala leswao.

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'Hlokomela terebe.'

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Katse a re, "Na terebe ke eng?"

Mpša a re, "Terebe ke seenywa."

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Katse le Mpša ga ba bone terebe.

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Ba a sega.

Ba sega leswao.

Ba sega leswao leo la botlaela.

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Katse le Mpša ba lebelela leswao. Ba bona diboko godimo ga leswao. Diboko di fetoša mantšu!

Katse le Mpša ba tšea diboko. Ba tšea diboko ba di lahlela kua thoko.

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Katse le Mpša ba a bala.

Ba bala leswao, 'hlokomela api.'

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Katse a re, "Na api ke eng?"

Mapša a re, "Api ke tšhwene ye kgolo."

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Katse le Mpša ba bona api. Katse le Mpša ba šupa api.

Api ke ye kgolo. Api ke ye kgolo kudu.

Katse a re, "Tšhaba!" Mpša a re, "Tšhaba!"

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Katse le Mpša ba a kitima. Ba a kitima.

Katse le Mpša ba tswalela lebati.

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Ba tswalela lebati la ntlo ya bona.

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Šala gabotse Katse.

Šala gabotse Mpša.

Šala gabotse api.

Šalang gabotse diboko.

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Katse le Mpša le Diboko
Author - Elke and René Leisink
Translation - Dikeledi Queen Shai
Illustration - Elke and René Leisink
Language - Sepedi
Level - First paragraphs