Kgakololo e e sa siamang
Magabi Eynew Gessesse
Brian Wambi

Kombe le Juma ene ele baagisanyi.

Ba ne ba itirela sengwe le sengwe.

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Ba ne ba eletsa go nna le tonki.

E ka ba kukela dithoto.

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Kombe are, "A re reke tonki mmogo."

Ba ne ba itumetse.

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Fa rragwe Kombe a tlhokafala, Kombe tsaya boswa.

A lebala Juma.

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Kombe o ne a batla go jesa ntša tonki .

Juma o ne tlhoka tonki go bereka.

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Moatlhodi are, "Le ka kgaogana tonki."

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Kombe a bolaya tonki.

Juma a sokola a le mongwe.

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Kombe o ne a batla go fisa ntlo a aga e ntšha.

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Juma are, "Le yame e tsile go sha."

Moatlhodi a dumalana le Kombe.

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Ntlo ya ga Juma e ne ya sha.Moatlhodi a re,"Kombe o fisitse ntlo ya gagwe."

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Juma o ne a sena tonki, a sena ntlo. A robala ko tlase ga setlhare.

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Juma o ne a bereka ka thata. O ne a nale dijalo tsa dinawa.

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Basimane ba ga Kombe ba ne ba ja dinawa tsa tshimo ya ga ga Juma.

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Basimane ba re, "Kopa rre a go duele dinawa tsa gago."

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Juma are, "Ga ke batle madi a lona. Ke batla dinawa tsame."

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Moatlhodi a bolelela Juma, "Ba sege mala. O ntshe dinawa tsa gago"

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Juma a gana go reetsa. Kombe a lela, "A bagolo ba tsee tshwetso."

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Bagolo ba bolelela Kombe gore, "O bolaile tonki. O fisitse ntlo."

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Ba bolelela Juma gore, "Go bolaya bana ba ga Kombe ga go a siama le gone."

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Kombe a fa Juma bogare jwa dithoto tsa gagwe.
Ba tshela ba itumetse.

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Kgakololo e e sa siamang
Author - Magabi Eynew Gessesse, Elizabeth Laird
Translation - Kutlwano Pascaline Mosweu
Illustration - Brian Wambi
Language - Setswana (Botswana)
Level - First words