Tom wasenda’ga chimban’gu cha makondi akwiha.
Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
Tom wayan’ga kuchisankanu nakulandisha makondi.
Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.
Antu ha chisankanu anakulanda makondi.
People at the market are buying fruit.
Ilan’ga ninowu nakulanda makondi a Tom kosi. Aken’ga kulanda makondi kudi muka mama.
But no one is buying
Tom’s bananas.
They prefer to buy fruit from women.
“Muchitun’gili chetu akamama hohu diwu alandishan’ga nyikabu,” chahoshan’gawu antu. “Iyala wakufwana ng’ahi iwe?” Antu ehulang’a
“In our community, only women sell fruit,” people say. “What kind of a man is this?” people ask.
Ilan’ga Tom halekang’a wanyi. Hakubidika, “Landenu makondi ami! landenu akwiha atowala
But Tom does not give up.
He calls, “Buy my bananas!
Buy my sweet ripe bananas!”
Mukamama umu asenda nimuvun’ga umu wamakondi hachiban’gu. Hakutalishisha ana makondi.
One woman picks up a bunch of bananas from the tray.
She looks at the bananas carefully.
Ona mukamama alanda ninana makondi.
The woman buys the bananas.
Antu amavulu enzili iku ku chitamba. Alandili makondi a Tom na kuyada.
More people come to the stall.
They buy Tom’s bananas and eat them.
Chantesha hohu, chimban’gu chikumani. Tom achinda madi indi aweniyu.
Soon, the tray is empty.
Tom counts the money he earned.
Henohu Tom alanda ni sopu,shuga na dinkendi. Washili yumiyi mu chiban’gu chindi.
Then Tom buys soap, sugar, and bread.
He puts the things in his tray.
Tom aditwika ni chiban’gu chindi amutu.
Tom balances the tray on his head and goes home.
