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Eli esanseko kwa varekere moyiruwo yanare ayo yikorama novantu kuna tungu kumwe. Ruveze rwina vantu kapi vakere nounankondo womundiro. Ngava li nondja dawo ado nombihu. Nyime gelike ga kere nonkodo domundiro.
This story starts in the old times when animals and people lived together. In those days people did not have the right to fire. They ate their food raw. Only Lion had the power of fire.
Vantu noyikorama yipo va wizire kumwe va ture po egano. “Yinke natu vhura ku rugana yipo to gwane mundiro ogu guna kara kwa nyime yipo tu terekese ko nondja.” Yimo va pulire. Tava tokora kundindira dogoro ngurova yipo va varekere kudimba nokudimba, kusakerera noku sakerera tava lizigida navenye vaya ponge. ” Wizeni muya dane nose. Wizeni muya dane nose. Wzeni muya dane nose.”
The people and the animals came together to make a plan. “What can we do to get the fire from Lion so that we can cook our food?” they asked.
They decided to wait until evening and started singing and singing, clapping and clapping, calling everyone together.
“Come dance with us.
Come dance with us.
Come dance with us.”
Yikorama yoyinzi tayi tundu moyinhwa yiya lipakerere moku dana noku dimba. Nyime ta reta yiuro yendi yomundiro. Ta digi noku diga. Karuwogona mokaruwogona kamusi taka tameke kututumuka konhi zoyihuro. Nyime tafuda komusi noku tura ko yiwayi time yoyi kukutu. Kamundirogona taka moneka makura nkenye gumwe ta reta sitare. Konyima zoka ruwogona navenye tava likundurukida komundiro va dane.
Many animals came from the bush to join in the dancing and singing. Lion brought his fire sticks. He rubbed the sticks, rubbed and rubbed. Soon a little smoke appeared beneath the sticks. Lion blew on the smoke and added some dry grass.
A little flame appeared and everyone brought a piece of wood. Soon everyone was dancing around a fire.
Ndimba kwa kere noyineya age henna sikorama soku genderera. Vantu tava mu tantere, “Siruwo esi tuna kudimba apa nyime age kuna ku dana nose, ove gusa yihuro yendi yomundiro makura o duke.” Ndima nage sili ta nyangura yihuro yanyime yomundiro ta duka. Kapi ga yisikisire mo morwa nyime gamu kwete makura taka tengwida mundiro.
Rabbit was a cunning and fast animal. The people said to him, “While we are singing here and while Lion is dancing with us, you must take his fire sticks and run.”
So Rabbit grabbed Lion’s fire sticks and ran. He did not make it because Lion caught up with him and brought the fire sticks back.
Nyime kwa dimbire rusumo rikulikanganga. ” Kwange ame kwato sikwafa. Ame kutupu udigu. Kuvhura niku lye nonohuki, kuvhura niku lye wahana nohuki. Kapi na kara noudigu. One namuvenye nondja dange.
The lion sang a boastful song:
“To me it does not matter.
I don’t have a problem.
I can eat you with hair,
I can eat you without hair.
I don’t have a problem.
All of you are food to me.”
Mbambi kuvhura ku duka noku vatuka unene. Vantu tava zi tantere asi, “Siruwo esi nyime ana ku dana noku dimba kumwe nose, wa kona nu nyangura yihuro yendi yomundiro makura o duke.”
Springbok could run and jump very fast. The people said to him, “While Lion is dancing and singing here with us, you must grab his fire sticks and run.”
Apa va dene noku dimba, Mbambi ta nyangura yihuro yomundiro makura ta nyorauka aka hwilire mepya. Nye nyime ta uyunga asi, “Morwasinke nina ku pira ku zuvha putuku- putuku zoma kondo ga Mbambi monyima zange?”
When they were dancing and singing, Springbok grabbed the fire sticks and jumped away into the veld. But Lion said, “Why do I not hear the clippety-clop clippety-clop of Springbok’s hooves behind me?”
Nyime ta setuka ta mono Mbambi kuna kuka dukira mepya noyihuro yendi yomundiro. Simpe hena, Nyime ta dimbi rusumo rwendi rokuli kanganga.
Lion turned and saw Springbok running into the veld with his fire sticks. So he ran after Springbok, caught him and came back with his fire sticks.
Again, Lion sang his boastful song.
Kutunda opo vantu tava liwowotere asi, tava uyunga asi, ” Tupureni Mpunza age mununu ntani ku genderera. “Mpunza” Tava uyunga, ” Siruwo esi ana ku dana noku dimba Nyime kumwe nose, wa kona kunyangura yihuro yendi yomundiro makura o duke o ze.”
Then the people whispered to each other. They said, “Let us ask Duiker. He is small and very fast.” “Duiker,” they said, “while Lion is dancing and singing here with us, you must grab his fire sticks and run away.”
Apa va dene kuli kunduruka mundiro, Mpunza ta nyangura yihuro yanyime yomundiro noku dukira mepya. Nye Nyime ta tanta asi, “Yisinke nina ku dira kuzuvha Mpunza ana ku gona nokugonagera konyima zange ngwendi muhowo?” Ta piruka ta ka tjida monyima za Mpunza gomununu ogu ga ka pundaukilire mepya. Nyime taka mu kwata taka tengura komundiro noyi huro yendi.
When they were dancing around the fire, Duiker grabbed Lion’s fire sticks and ran into the veld. But Lion said, “Why do I not hear Duiker snort-snorting behind me as before?”
He turned around and chased after little Duiker who was leaping into the veld. Lion caught up with him and returned to the fire with his sticks.
Again, Lion sang his boastful song.
“To me it does not matter.
I don’t have a problem.
I can eat you with hair,
I can eat you without hair.
I don’t have a problem.
All of you are food to me.”
“Oh,” Tava ka gu reta mo vantu, Sikorama musinke nasi tuvatera ngesi? Mpo yizo za kara nomaguru gomare kwa navenye, tumu pureni. ” Tava fatwilire Mpo egano makura posiruwo esi ta nyangura yihuro yaNyime yomundiro.
“Oh,” sighed the people, “Which animal can help us now? Ostrich has the longest legs of all, let us ask him.” They explained the plan to Ostrich and he grabbed Lion’s fire sticks this time.
Nyime ta uyunga asi, “Morwasinke nina kupira ku zuvha ewi lyoMpo lyokuzigira monyima zange hena?” t tara-tara, ta mono Mpo makura tamu tjida.
Lion said, “Why do I not hear Ostrich’s high singing voice behind me anymore?” He looked around, saw Ostrich and chased after him.
Konyima zosiruwo sosire, Nyime taka tengura nosipara seroroko, morwa Mpo kwa dukire unene kupi age. ” Kutunda ezuva lyalyanaina,” yimo ga huyungire ” Kapi ngani siga nkenye gumwe gweni ngani ku tjikda nika ku lye po!” Ngesi yimo ga genda nNyime a kare nkore za nkenye gumwe ntani vantu nawo yimo va gwene nonkondo do domundiro.
After a long time, Lion returned with a tired face, for Ostrich ran too fast for him. “From this day on,” he said, “I will not leave any of you alone. I will hunt you and chase you and eat you!”
And this is how Lion came to be everyone’s enemy and how people got the power of fire.
Traditional San story
Manyeka Arts Trust
Alex Kasona
Rukwangali
Level 4
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