Keletšo ya maaka
Magabi Eynew Gessesse
Brian Wambi

Kombe le Juma e be e le baagišani ba go diila.

Ba be ba itirela dilo ka moka ka bobona.

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Ba be ba duma go ba le pokolo ye e lego ya bona.

Gore e ba rwalele dilo.

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Ge tatagoKombe a hlokofala, Kombe a ba mojalefa.

A lebala ka Juma.

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Ge tate wa Kombe a hlokofala, Kombe a ba mojalefa.

A lebala Juma.

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Kombe a kganyogela dimpša tša gagwe nama ya pokolo.

Juma a kganyogela pokolo go dira mošomo.

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Moahlodi a re, "Yo mongwe le yo mongwe a ka tšea seripa sa pokolo."

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Kombe a bolaya pokolo.

Juma a rwala dilo ka boyena gape.

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Kombe o be a nyaka go tšhuma ntlo ya gagwe a age ye mphsa.

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Juma a re, "Le nna ya ka e tlo swa."

Moahlodi a dumelelana le Kombe.

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Ntlo ya Juma ya swa.

Moahlodi a re, "Kombe o tšhumile ntlo ya gagwe fela."

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Juma a hloka pokolo le ntlo.

A robala ka fase ga mohlare.

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Juma a šoma boima.

O be a na le temo ya dinawa tše botse.

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Bašemane ba Kombe ba ja bontši bja dinawa go tšwa tšhemong ya Juma.

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Bašemane ba re, "Botša tate a lefele dinawa tša gago."

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Juma a re, "Ga re nyake tšhelete ya gago. Ke nyaka dinawa tša ka."

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Moahlodi a botša Juma a re, "Sega bašemane ka bogare o ntšhe dinawa tša gago."

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Juma a gana go theeletša. Kombe a lla, "E re ba bagolo ba ahlole."

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Ba bagolo ba botša Kombe ba re, "O bolaile pokolo. O tšhumile ntlo."

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Ba botša Juma ba re, "Le go bolaya bašemane ba Kombe go fošagetše."

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Kombe a fa Juma seripa sa lefa la gagwe.

Ba phela ka lethabo.

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Keletšo ya maaka
Author - Magabi Eynew Gessesse, Elizabeth Laird
Translation - Makalane Mokgetla
Illustration - Brian Wambi
Language - Sepedi
Level - First paragraphs