

Gbɔmɛi hiɔ shiai sɔrɔtoi babaoo amli. Akɛ adebɔɔ mli nibii tamɔ jwɛi maa tsũi komɛi. Akɛ nibii ni adesai fee, tamɔ glase kɛ kɔnkrit maa tsũi krokomɛi.
Akɛ adebɔɔ mli nibii kɛ nibii ni afee lɛ fɛɛ maa tsũi komɛi, tamɔ su tsu kokloo ni yɔɔ sane nɛɛ mli lɛ.
Kabo kɛ Thabo yɛ Botswana Kgatleng Kpokpaa lɛ nɔ, yɛ Mochudi akrowa lɛ masɛi. Amɛkɛ amɛfɔlɔi hiɔ su tsu kokloo ko mli.
Kabo tsɔɔ mli akɛ, "Su tsu kokloo ji kusum tsũ ko ni yɔɔ kokroo ni jwɛi eyiteŋ. Atswa tsũi nɛɛ yɛ Afrika kooyigbɛ hei babaoo."
Thabo tsa nɔ akɛ, "Su tsu kokloo lɛ ateŋ babaoo ji kokroo, ni amɛyɛ shinaa kɛ samfɛji. Wɔyɛ glase samfɛji, ni amɛbɛ yɛ blema beaŋ."
Kabo kɛɛ akɛ, "Wɔtsɛkwɛ̃ ma su tsu kokloo nɛɛ yɛ kusum gbɛ nɔ. Wɔtsɛ kɛ ŋmɛnɛŋmɛnɛ beaŋ nibii komɛi fata he."
Kabo wo ŋaa akɛ, "Nyɛhaa wɔtsɔɔ bɔ ni amaa tsu lɛ ahaa lɛ mli. Tsumalɔi lɛ kɛ tsei, jwɛi, tɛi, sũ kɛ plɔta tsu nii.
Amɛje shishi kɛtsɔ bu ko ni amɛtsa lɛ nɔ. Amɛkɛ tɛi bibii, sũ, kɛ ŋã eyi bu lɛ mli obɔ. Enɛ fee shishitoo ni ma shi shiŋŋ ni akɛma nɔ."
Thabo tsa nɔ akɛ, "Tsumalɔi lɛ tsi tsei kakadaji amɛwo shishitoo lɛ mli, ni amɛbɔle kponɔgbɛ naa. Amɛfimɔ tsei lɛ ahe, ni amɛfee tso ni akɛfee kponɔgbɛ gbogboi lɛ."
Beni agbe tsũ lɛ naa lɛ, tsumalɔi lɛ kɛ tɛi bɛŋkɛ amɛhe yɛ frem lɛ mli."
Kabo kɛɛ akɛ, "Nɔ ni nyiɛ sɛɛ ji akɛ, tsumalɔi lɛ kɛ shikpɔŋ, nu, kɛ tsina ŋmɔtɔ futu mli. Enɛ feɔ adebɔɔ mli sũ ni wa waa kɛji egbi. Amɛwo sũ lɛ mli yɛ tɛi lɛ ateŋ koni amɛkɛsaa amɛ jogbaŋŋ."
Thabo kɛfata he akɛ, "Tɛi kɛ sũ ni akɛtswaa tsu lɛ haa gbogboi ni wa ni hiɔ shi be kakadaŋŋ lɛ feɔ."
Kabo kɛɛ, "Kponɔgbɛ gbogboi ni mli tse lɛ tsiɔ wɔ su tsu kokloo lɛ naa."
Thabo tsɔɔ mli akɛ, "Tsu lɛ mli jɔɔ ŋanii kɛji kpo nɔ edɔ. Hulu la ni tsoɔ lɛ nyɛɛ atsɔ gbogboi lɛ amli."
"Yɛ hei ni fɛ̃i be yɔɔ lɛ, nɛkɛ tsɔne nɛɛ haa su tsu kokloo lɛ mli dɔɔ yɛ fɛ̃i be mli kɛtsɔ dɔlɛ ni eyɔɔ mli lɛ nɔ."
Thabo kɛɛ akɛ, "Tsumalɔi fee wɔ su tsu kokloo lɛ shikpɔŋ kɛtsɔ sũ ni amɛkɛwo shishitoo ni amɛfee lɛ mli lɛ nɔ."
Kabo kɛɛ, "Koni amɛgbe shikpɔŋ lɛ naa lɛ, amɛgbɛ sũ naagbee fã ko amɛshwã ni amɛwo mli. Enɛ gĩ waa ni eha shikpɔŋ lɛ fee ŋmɔlɔŋmɔlɔ."
Thabo kɛɛ, "Naagbee gbɛ lɛ ji ni akɛ tsũ lɛ yiteŋ awo. Bei pii lɛ, su tsu kokloo lɛ yɛ tsũ lɛ yiteŋ ni akɛ jwɛi fee ni yɔɔ ŋmɔlɔŋmɔlɔ."
Tsumalɔi fee tso ni akɛ tsei ebɔ he yɛ he ko yɛ teŋgbɛ. Amɛkpɛɔ jwɛi ni akɛfee tsũ lɛ mli lɛ ŋmɔlɔŋmɔlɔ kɛkpɛtɛ tsei lɛ ahe. Jwɛi tsũ yiteŋ nyɛɛɛ nu abote mli."
Jwɛi ji nɔ ko ni he hiaa waa kɛha tsũ yiteŋ. Shi nɛkɛ adebɔɔ mli nibii nɛɛ hu feɔ shia kpakpa kɛha kooloi bibii kɛ kooloi krokomɛi. Amɛteŋ mɛi babaoo ji kooloi!
Kwɛmɔ mfoniri lɛ ni ona: anaanu etɛ, ŋmeii, kɛ kwakwe?
Adebɔɔ mli nibii tamɔ jwɛi ni yɔɔ ŋwɛi lɛ haa shihilɛ kpakpa baa anaanui ni amɛhiɔ shi ni amɛyataoɔ.
Anaanui fiteee jwɛi lɛ ni amɛyeɔ amɛbuaa ni amɛyeɔ kooloi krokomɛi anɔ.
Esa akɛ wɔkwɛ jwɛi lɛ nɔ jogbaŋŋ koni kooloi tamɔ kwakwei, kɛ ŋmeii akabote mli.
"Wɔteŋ mɛi babaoo yɛ su tsu kokloo nɛɛ mli!" Thabo kɛɛ, ni ekwɛɔ jwɛi lɛ. Esheɔ anaanui gbeyei.
"Misusuɔ akɛ mɛɛ bɔɔ nii krokomɛi hiɔ shi yɛ wɔhe?" Kabo biɔ, kɛ gbeyeishemɔ.
"Kɛ́ mima mishia lɛ, matswa su tsu kokloo ni akɛ tile ewo ŋwɛitsu lɛ nɔ!" Kabo ŋmɔɔ.

