Tingi aliishi na bibi yake.
Tingi lived with his grandmother.
Tingi aliishi na bibi yake.
Alizoea kuchunga ng’ombe na bibi yake.
He used to look after the cows with her.
Alizoea kuchunga ng’ombe na bibi yake.
Siku moja wanajeshi walikuja.
One day the soldiers came.
Siku moja wanajeshi walikuja.
Tingi na bibi yake walikimbia na kujificha.
Tingi and his grandmother ran away and hid.
Tingi na bibi yake walikimbia na kujificha.
Walijificha kichakani hadi usiku.
They hid in the bush until night.
Walijificha kichakani hadi usiku.
Wanajeshi walirudi tena.
Then the soldiers came back.
Wanajeshi walirudi tena.
Bibi alimficha Tingi chini ya majani.
Grandmother hid Tingi under the leaves.
Bibi alimficha Tingi chini ya majani.
Mwanajeshi mmoja alimkanyaga, lakini akanyamaza kimya.
One of the soldiers put his foot right on him, but he kept quiet.
Mwanajeshi mmoja alimkanyaga, lakini akanyamaza kimya.
Wanajeshi walipoondoka Tingi na bibi yake wakajitokeza.
When it was safe, Tingi and his grandmother came out.
Wanajeshi walipoondoka Tingi na bibi yake wakajitokeza.
Wakajikongoja kimya kimya kurudi nyumbani.
They crept home very quietly.
Wakajikongoja kimya kimya kurudi nyumbani.
