Namukuru na murathu wawe vho di lugisela u ya tshikoloni.
UNamakuru nomfowabo sebelungele ukuya esikoleni.
UNamukuru nomntakwabo balungele ukuya esikolweni.
Namukuru and her
brother are ready
for school.
Namukuru u namedza murathu kha lukanyakanya.
UNamakuru ugibelisa umfowabo ebhayisikilini lakhe.
UNamukuru uthwala umntakwabo kwibhayisekile yakhe.
Namukuru carries
her brother on
her bicycle.
Khonani dzawe dzi a kunguwedza hezwi vha tshi dzhena tshikoloni.
Abangani babo bayabahalalisela lapho bengena ngebhayisikili esikoleni.
Abahlobo babo bayababulisa endleleni eya esikolweni.
Their friends cheer
for them as they
ride into school.
Musi vhe kilasirumuni, pfene la swika nnda. Pfene la namela lukanyakanya la tuwa nalwo!
Bathi besesendlini yokufundela, kwafika inkawu phandle. Inkawu igibela ibhayisikili likaNamakuru iyaphuma iyahamba.
Ngeli lixa beseklasini, inkawu iyafika ngaphandle. Inkawu imka nebhayisekile kaNamukuru!
While they are
in the classroom,
a monkey arrives
outside.
The monkey
rides away on
Namukuru’s bicycle!
Vhana vha pandamedza pfene.
Izingane ziyayijaha inkawu.
Abantwana baleqa inkawu.
The children chase
the monkey.
Pfene la litsha lukanyakanya fhasi ha muri.
Inkawu ishiya ibhayisikili phansi kwesihlahla.
Inkawu ishiya ibhayisekile phantsi komthi.
The monkey leaves
the bicycle under
a tree.
Pfene la bambela kha tshitangadzime vhukati ha danzhe. La namela ntha ntha ha muri.
Inkawu iyahlamba iya phakathi nechibi. Inombela kudekude phezulu esihlahleni.
Inkawu idadela kwisiqithi esiphakathi kwichibi. Ikhwela phezulu emthini.
The monkey swims
to an island in the
middle of the lake.
He climbs high into
a tree.
Pfene la salisa nga tshanda! Vhana vha salisa na vhone. Namukuru a wana lukanyakanya lwawe murahu.
Inkawu iyabathathazela ngesandla sayo! Izingane nazo ziyathathaza. Selibuyile futhi ibhayisikili lika Namakuru.
Inkawu iyabulisa iphephezelisa isandla! Abantwana nabo bayabulisa bephephezilisa izandla. UNamukuru uyifumene ibhayisekile yakhe kwakhona.
The monkey waves
goodbye!
The children wave back.
Namukuru has her
bicycle again.
