Tingi yabeeranga
ne jjajjawe.
Tingi lived with his grandmother.
Yateranga okulunda
ente ne jjajjawe.
He used to look after the cows with her.
Olwaali olwo, nga
abaserukale bajja.
One day the soldiers came.
Tingi ne jjajjawe ne
badduka ne bekweka.
Tingi and his grandmother ran away and hid.
Beekweka mu kibira
okutuusa ekiro.
They hid in the bush until night.
Ate abaserukale ne
baakomawo.
Then the soldiers came back.
Jjajja wa Tingi
n’amukweka mu
bikoola.
Grandmother hid Tingi under the leaves.
Omu ku baserukale
n’amulinnyako, naye
Tingi n’asirika.
One of the soldiers put his foot right on him, but he kept quiet.
Nga wonna
wasiriikiridde, Tingi ne
Jjajjawe ne bavaayo.
When it was safe, Tingi and his grandmother came out.
Ne batambula mpola
mu kasirise okutuuka
awaka.
They crept home very quietly.
