Masesi na buti wa yena va lunghekile ku ya exikolweni.
UNamakuru nomfowabo sebelungele ukuya esikoleni.
UNamukuru nomntakwabo balungele ukuya esikolweni.
Namukuru and her
brother are ready
for school.
Masesi u khandziyisa buti wa yena xikanyakanya.
UNamakuru ugibelisa umfowabo ebhayisikilini lakhe.
UNamukuru uthwala umntakwabo kwibhayisekile yakhe.
Namukuru carries
her brother on
her bicycle.
Vanghana va vona va va bela mavoko na makhwela loko va karhi va chayela.
Abangani babo bayabahalalisela lapho bengena ngebhayisikili esikoleni.
Abahlobo babo bayababulisa endleleni eya esikolweni.
Their friends cheer
for them as they
ride into school.
Loko va ha ri etlilasini ku fika nkawa ehandle. Nkawa wu yiva xikanyakanya xa Masesi wu chayela wu famba na xona.
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!
Vana va hlongorisa nkawa.
Izingane ziyayijaha inkawu.
Abantwana baleqa inkawu.
The children chase
the monkey.
Nkawa wu tshika xikanyakanya ehansi ka nsinya.
Inkawu ishiya ibhayisikili phansi kwesihlahla.
Inkawu ishiya ibhayisekile phantsi komthi.
The monkey leaves
the bicycle under
a tree.
Nkawa wu hlambela wu ya fila exihlaleni. Wu fika wu khandziya munhu wu ya ehenhla.
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.
Nkawa wu va yimisela voko wu va thathayisa. Vana na vona va wu thathayisa. Masesi u kumile xikanyakanya xa yena nakambe.
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.
