Kagiso o nyaka diaparo tše diswa tša sekolo. Tatagwe o mo iša mmarakeng.
UHamisi udinga umfaniswano omusha wesikole. Ubaba wakhe umusa ezitolo.
UHamisi udinga iyunifomu entsha yesikolo. Utata wakhe umsa ezivenkileni.
Hamisi needs a new
school uniform. His dad
takes him to the
market.
Kagiso o bona mošimane a apere hempe ye botse. “Ke hempe ye botse kudu,” Kagiso a nagana.
UHamisi ubona umfana ogqoke ihembe elihle. “Laze lalihle leliya hembe,” kucabanga uHamisi.
UHamisi ubona inkwenkwe enxibe ihempe entle. “Yaze yantle ke la hempe,” wacinga njalo uHamisi.
Hamisi sees a boy
wearing a beautiful
shirt. “That is a very
fine shirt,” thinks
Hamisi.
“Ke duma go ba le hempe ya mošimane yola,” Kagiso a realo.
“Nami ngifisa ukuba nehembe elifana nelaloya mfana,” kusho uHamisi.
“Nam ndirhalela ukuba nehempe efana naleya yala nkwenkwe,” watsho uHamisi.
“I wish I had a shirt like
that boy,” says Hamisi.
“Bona, ba rekiša dihempe tšele tše di kgethegilego,” Kagiso a realo. “Tate, ka kgopelo nthekeleng ye nngwe ya tšona.”
“Bheka, uthengisa amahembe amahle,” kusho uHamisi. “Baba, ngicela ungithengele lona,” esho uHamisi.
“Jonga, uthengisa ezi hempe zikhethekileyo,” watsho uHamisi. “Tata, ndicela undithengele yona.”
“Look, she is selling
those special shirts,”
says Hamisi. “Dad,
please buy one for me,”
he asks.
“Kagiso, ke swanetše ke reke diaparo tša gago tša sekolo,” gwa realo tatagwe.
“Hamisi, kufanele ngikuthengele umfaniswano,” kusho ubaba wakhe.
“Hamisi, kufuneka ndikuthengele iyunifomu,” watsho utata wakhe.
“Hamisi, I have to buy
your uniform,” says
dad.
“Ga kena tšhelete ya go lekana go reka hempe yeo,” tatagwe a realo.
“Anginayo imali eyanele yokuthenga leliya hembe,” kusho ubaba wakhe.
“Andinayo imali eyanele yokuthenga loo hempe,” watsho utata.
“I do not have enough
money for that shirt,”
says dad.
Tatagwe Kagiso a lefela yunifomo. O maketše ge a boelwa ke tšhentšhi. Go šetše tšhentšhi ya go lekana go reka hempe yela!
Ubaba kaHamisi ukhokhela umfaniswano. Uyamangala lapho ebona kubuya ushintshi. Kusele imali eyanele ukuthi angathenga ihembe!
Utata kaHamisi uhlawulela iyunifomu. Uyothuka xa ebona kubuya itshintshi. Kusele imali eyanele ukuba athenge nehempe!
Hamisi’s dad pays for
the uniform. He is
surprised when he gets
the change. There is
enough money left over
to buy a shirt!
Ke letšatši la mahlatse la Kagiso! Naa o tla kgetha hempe efe?
Waze wanenhlanhla uHamisi! Uzokhetha liphi ihembe?
Le yimini kaHamisi yethamsanqa! Inokuba uza kukhetha eyiphi ihempe?
It is Hamisi’s lucky day!
Which shirt will he
choose?
