Puli, Nja ni Komu neli balikani babatuna. Zazi leliñwi baanga musipili ka mota.
Goat, Dog, and Cow
were great friends. One
day they went on a
journey in a taxi.
Asebafitile kwa mafelelezo a musipili wabona, muzamaisi wa mota aba bulelela kuli balifele musipili. Komu sa itifela.
When they reached the
end of their journey, the
driver asked them to
pay their fares. Cow
paid her fare.
Nja ya lifa tifo ye fitelezi hanyinyani, kakuli neisina masheleñi anaswanehela.
Dog paid a bit extra,
because he did not
have the correct money.
Muzamaisi wa mota asabata kufa Nja masheleñi ayona ana fitelezi, Puli yamata kusina kulifa sesiñwi.
The driver was about to
give Dog his change
when Goat ran away
without paying
anything.
Muzamaisi wa mota na nyemile hahulu. Sakwaeza mota kutokwa nikufa Nja masheleñi ayona.
The driver was very
annoyed. He drove
away without giving
Dog his change.
Kikabaka leo, neba kacenu nja imatelanga kwa mota kuyonangela mwahali kubata muzamaisi ya sanani masheleñi ayona.
That is why, even
today, Dog runs
towards a car to peep
inside and find the
driver who owes him his
change.
Puli yamatanga haiutwa mulomo wa mota. Ya saba kuli ikatamiwa kabaka la kusalifa masheleñi anzila.
Goat runs away from
the sound of a car. She
is afraid she will be
arrested for not paying
her fare.
Mi komu hainataba mota ni haifita. Komu inganga nako kutula mukwakwa kakuli iziba kuli neilifile tifo ya nzila yayona ye kwanile.
And Cow is not
bothered when a car is
coming. Cow takes her
time crossing the road
because she knows she
paid her fare in full.
Fabian Wakholi
Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter
Christabel Songiso, Akombelwa Muyangana
SiLozi (Namibia)
Level 2
