Ubaba uSaucepan nobaba uPot bebabangani
abakhulu begodu bebahlala bathabile iminyaka
eminengi.
Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
Tom transporte un plateau de bananes mûres.
Ngelinye ilanga ubaba uSaucepan watjela ubaba uPot bonyana
bakhambe bayokukweriyela umnganabo omunye ubaba uPlate.
Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.
Tom va au marché pour vendre des bananes.
Ubaba uPot wathi yena ngeze akwazi ukukhamba ngombana
ubuthakathaka khulu wangakhamba uzokuhlongakala.
People at the market are buying fruit.
Les gens au marché achètent des fruits.
Ubaba uSaucepan wamrabhela ubaba uPot waze wavuma bona
bakhambe.
But no one is buying
Tom’s bananas.
They prefer to buy fruit from women.
Mais personne n’achète les bananes de Tom. Ils préfèrent acheter leurs fruits des femmes.
Nabasakhamba njalo ubaba uSaucepan wakhutjhwa wawela
kubaba uPot. Ubaba uPot waphuka amahlandla amanengi.
“In our community, only women sell fruit,” people say. “What kind of a man is this?” people ask.
« Dans notre communauté, seulement les femmes vendent des fruits, » disent les gens. « Quelle sorte d’homme est celui-ci ? » demandent les gens.
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