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Siku moja, mama alileta matunda mengi.
One day, mama got a lot of fruit.
Ubushiku bumo bamaayo balikwete ifisabo ifingi.
“Tutakula matunda lini?” tunauliza. “Tutakula matunda leo jioni,” mama anasema.
“When can we have some fruit?” we ask.
“We will have the fruit tonight,” says mama.
Twaipusha ati, “Ni nshitanshi twalalyapo ifitwalo?” Bamaayo abati, “Tuleelya ifitwalo ubushiku.”
Kaka yangu Rahim ni mlafi. Anaonja onja matunda yote. Anakula matunda mengi.
My brother Rahim is greedy. He tastes all the fruit. He eats a lot of it.
Ndume yandi Rahim alifunuka. Alyako ku fitwalo fyonse. Aalya ifingi.
“Angalia Rahim alichokifanya!” mdogo wangu analalamika kwa sauti. “Rahim ni mtundu na mchoyo,” ninasema.
“Look at what Rahim did!” shouts my little brother.
“Rahim is naughty and selfish,” I say.
“Moneni ifyo Rahim acitile,” efyapundile kandume yandi. Nayasuka nati, “Rahim toomfwa kabili aliitemwa.”
Mama amekasirishwa na Rahim.
Mother is angry with Rahim.
Bamaayo naabamufulilwa saana Rahim.
Sisi pia tumekasirishwa na Rahim. Lakini Rahim haombi msamaha.
We are also angry with Rahim. But Rahim is not sorry.
Na ifwe bonse naatumufulilwa Rahim. Nomba Rahim tasakamene.
“Hutamwadhibu Rahim?” mdogo wangu anauliza.
“Aren’t you going to punish Rahim?” asks little brother.
Akaice kandi kaipusha akati, “Bushe tamwamukande Rahim?”
“Rahim, muda si mrefu utajuta,” mama anaonya.
“Rahim, soon you will be sorry,” warns mama.
Bamaayo bamusoka ati, “Rahim caalakubipila nombaline.”
Rahim anaanza kuhisi kuumwa.
Rahim starts to feel sick.
Rahim atampa ukuumfwa ukulwala.
“Tumbo langu linauma sana,” Rahim ananong’ona.
“My tummy is so sore,” whispers Rahim.
Rahim atootoosha ati, “Ulufumo lwandi lwalakalipa.”
Mama alijua hili litatokea. Matunda yanamwadhibu Rahim!
Mama knew this would happen. The fruit is punishing Rahim!
Bamaayo baalishibe ukuti ifi efyali no kucitika. Ifitwalo filekanda Rahim.
Baadaye, Rahim anatuomba msamaha. “Kamwe sitakuwa mlafi tena,” anaahidi. Na sote tunamwamini.
Later, Rahim says sorry to us. “I will never be so greedy again,” he promises.
And we all believe him.
Panuma, Rahim alomba ubwelelo kuli ifwe. Alaya ati, “Nshakafunuke na kabili.” Bonse twamusuminisha. Takabwekeshepo icimusango cakuitemwa.
Written by: Adelheid Marie Bwire
Illustrated by: Melany Pietersen
Translated by: Monica Shank Lauwo, Lauwo George
Read by: Lauwo George
