Tom alasenda ulupe lwa nkonde ishapya.
Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
Tom alaya ku maliketi mu kushitisha inkonde.
Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.
Abantu pa maliketi baleeshita ifitwalo.
People at the market are buying fruit.
Nomba tapali nangu umo uuleshita kuli Tomu.
But no one is buying
Tom’s bananas.
They prefer to buy fruit from women.
“Mu mushi wesu, banamaayofye ebashitisha ifitwalo,” efilanda abantu. “Mwaume wa musango shani uyu?” efyo bepusha.
“In our community, only women sell fruit,” people say. “What kind of a man is this?” people ask.
Nomba Tomu taleka. Aleeta abantu, “Shiteni inkonde shandi! Shiteni inkonde shandi ishapya kabili ishalowa!”
But Tom does not give up.
He calls, “Buy my bananas!
Buy my sweet ripe bananas!”
Namaayo umo asendapo inkonde shimo pa lupe. Ashilolekesha bwino-bwino.
One woman picks up a bunch of bananas from the tray.
She looks at the bananas carefully.
Uyu namaayo ashita inkonde.
The woman buys the bananas.
Abantu abengi baisa pali Tomu. Balashita inkonde shakwa Tomu no kushilya.
More people come to the stall.
They buy Tom’s bananas and eat them.
Ukwabula ukupoosa inshita, inkonde shapwa mu lupe. Tomu apenda indalama apanga.
Soon, the tray is empty.
Tom counts the money he earned.
Tomu ashitamo isopo, shuga no mukate. Afibiika mu lupe.
Then Tom buys soap, sugar, and bread.
He puts the things in his tray.
Tomu alaatengeseela ulupe lwakwe pa mutwe no kubwelela ku ŋanda.
Tom balances the tray on his head and goes home.
