Tingi aleeikala naba nakulu.
Tingi lived with his grandmother.
Tingi vivait avec sa grand-mère.
Aaleafwa banakulu ukusunga in’gombe.
He used to look after the cows with her.
Il gardait les vaches avec elle.
Bushiku bumo abashilika baishile.
One day the soldiers came.
Un jour, des soldats arrivèrent.
Baasendele In’ gombe no kuya nasho
They took the cows away.
Ils emmenèrent les vaches.
Tingi na banakulu baabutwike.
Tingi and his grandmother ran away and hid.
Tingi et sa grand-mère se sauvèrent et se cachèrent.
Baabeleme mu mpanga mpaka bwaila.
They hid in the bush until night.
Ils restèrent cachés dans des buissons jusqu’au soir.
Elyo abashilika baishile nakabili.
Then the soldiers came back.
Puis les soldats revinrent.
Banakulu baafishile Tingi panshi yamabula.
Grandmother hid Tingi under the leaves.
La grand-mère de Tingi recouvrit alors leurs corps de feuilles.
Umo pa bashilika aabikile ulukasa palya pene pali Tingi, nomba Tingi aali fye tondolo.
One of the soldiers put his foot right on him, but he kept quiet.
Un des soldats marcha sur Tingi, mais celui-ci ne réagit pas.
Lintu abashilika baile, Tingi na banakulu bafisamwike.
When it was safe, Tingi and his grandmother came out.
Quand il n’y eut plus de danger, Tingi et sa grand-mère se relevèrent.
Baile ku n,ganda umutalalila.
They crept home very quietly.
Ils revinrent chez eux sans faire le moindre bruit.
