Mpho ya Mogau

Puku ye ke ya

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Mpho ya Mogau
(Mogau’s  Gift)
Illustrated by Shadrack Munene
Written by Lorato Trok
Designed by Rofhiwa Mudau
Edited by Kelly Norwood-Young
Translated by Nal’ibali
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Johanneburg on 25 February 2017
ISBN: 978-1-928442-18-9
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Lorato Trok     Rofhiwa Mudau    Shadrack Munene

Motse Batloung ke motse wa Afrika wa budutwana,  fao go sa kago gwa direga selo sa go kgahliša …

… go fihlela letšatši le lengwe, ge go belegwa ngwana  wa go se tlwaelege. Lesea Mogau o be a na le meno a go tlala legano!

Badudi ba motse ba ile ba ya legaeng la Mma Mogau go bona mohlolo woo.

Ka myemyelo ya gagwe ye kgolo, Mogau a tliša lethabo motseng.

Ka pejana, batswadi ba Mogau ba lemoga gore ke ngwana wa go fiwa. Ge a na le dikgwedi tše tshela, o be a kgona go sepela, a bala dipuku ebile a penta diswantšho.

Mogau o pentile seswantšho se setee gantši le gantši. Mmagwe o ile a lemoga gore ba swanetše go hwetša lefelo leo a bego a le penta diswantšhong tša gagwe.

Ba tlogile motseng gomme ba thoma leeto. Badudi ba motse bao ba bego ba rata myemyelo ya Mogau ba ile  ba akanya go ba šala morago.

Ba sepetše matšatši a mantši,

ba sepela dithokgweng,

madibeng, ba feta le dithaba tše dikgolo.

Mafelelong, ba ile ba fihla lefelong la go kgethega la Mogau. Le be le swana le diswantšho tša gagwe!

Ba ile ba šoma, ba dira motse – motse wo batho bohle ba bego ba dula ba thabile.

Mola Mogau a gotše, a ba  kgoši ya motse wa gagwe  wa mebalabala.

Mmušo wa Mogau wa lethabo, wa gola gomme wa tsebega kgole le kgauswi. E be e le kgoši ya go dira gore setšhaba sa yona se myemyele!