Andiswa nabuha bashimani inge balaha mbola yamahutu. Nanani takazo ya kubapala ni bona. Hakupa muluti kuli haitute ni bona.
Andiswa watched the boys play soccer. She wished that she could join them. She asked the coach if she can practise with them.
Muluti wa mbola haiswala mwa manoka. “Fa sikolo se, ki bashimani feela baba lumelelizwe kubapala mbola ya mahutu,” habulela.
The coach put his hands on his hips. “At this school, only boys are allowed to play soccer,” he said.
Bashimani ba mubulelela kuli hayo bapala mbola ya mazoho. Bamubulelela bali, mbola ya mazoho kiya basizani mi ya mahutu kiya bashimani. Andiswa nanyemile.
The boys told her to go play netball. They said that netball is for girls and soccer is for boys. Andiswa was upset.
Lizazi lelitatama, sikolo sa bona nesinani kangisano yetuna ya mbola ya mahutu. Muluti wa mbola ya mahutu naikalezwi kabakala kuli mubapali wahae yomutuna nakulile mi nasakoni kubapala.
The next day, the school had a big soccer match. The coach was worried because his best player was sick and could not play.
Andiswa hamatela ku muluti wa mbola ya mahutu ni kuyo mukupa kuli hamulumeleze kubapala. Muluti nasazibi sakueza. Kasamulaho, hamulumeleza kuli hakone kubapala ni babapali babañwi.
Andiswa ran to the coach and begged him to let her to play. The coach was not sure what to do. Then he decided that Andiswa could join the team.
Mbola neitiile luli. Hakuna niyana nwisize nihaiba nako haneifitile fahali.
The game was tough. Nobody had scored a goal by half time.
Mwa nako ya kalulo yabubeli, mushimani yomuñwi halahela mbola ku Andiswa. Andiswa hamatela kapili-pili fabukaufi ni linwisezo la mbola. Hailaha mbola katata mi hainwisa.
During the second half of the match one of the boys passed the ball to Andiswa. She moved very fast towards the goal post. She kicked the ball hard and scored a goal.
Sicaba kaufela sa tabela ni kunyakalala hahulu. Kuzwa lona lizazi leo, basizani bakala kulumelezwa kulaha mbola ya mahutu.
The crowd went wild with joy. Since that day, girls were also allowed to play soccer at the school.
Eden Daniels
Eden Daniels
Christabel Songiso, Akombelwa Muyangana
SiLozi (Zambia)
Level 2
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