Transcript for "The chameleon and the tortoise"

The heading of the story is Ekhaniafu nende liikhutu.

The heading of the story is The Chameleon and the tortoise.

Khale akho abeele liikhutu limenyile khumusaala khungaki.

A long time ago Tortoise used to live in trees.

Ekhaniafu nayo abeele etima chimbilo bubi.

And Chameleon used to run very fast.

Limenya mumusiru abeele liilayi muno.

Life in the forest was very good.

Biisolo abeele bimanyaane.

The wild animals knew each other.

Endaalo ndala, liikhutu lyamua lienya liikhe limenye aasi likeendele khusyaalo nga biisolo bibiindi.

One day, Tortoise decided to come down and live like the other wild animals.

Lyakhaka khukhwiikha lakini liakhaikha.

He tried to come down but he did not succeed.

Ekhaniafu yabona nga liikhutu linyakhana khukhwikha.

Chameleon saw how Tortoise was struggling to come down.

Yachekha sana.

It really laughed.

Yaliboolela eli liniine khumukoongo mala ekhaniafu yikhe nalyo.

He told Tortoise to climb on his back so that he comes down with him.

Liikhutu lyasaangaala Mala lyaamwenyamwenya

The tortoise was happy and he smiled.

Lyafukilila ekhaniafu eliikhisye aasi.

He agreed for the chameleon to help tortoise down.

Lyaniina kumukhoongo kalaa.

He (Tortoise) got on the back slowly.

Ekhaniafu yaanja chimbilo khwaama khumusaala kumuleyi kabisa.

Chameleon started running from the tallest tree.

Ekhaniafu yateleza ye khupa aasi kumuulo kumuboofu saana.

The Chameleon slid and fell down with a big thud.

Liikhutu lyaakwa lyaatikhamu biipechu biikali saana.

The Tortoise fell and broke into many small pieces.

Ekhaniafu yatibia fahaamu.

The Chameleon fell unconscious.

mala yaamenya muwadi bisee bileeyi.

And he stayed in the (hospital) ward for a long time.

Liikhutu nalyo lyaamenya musipitali khumuda kumuleyi saana.

The tortoise stayed in the hospital for a long time.

Lumalilisi liikhutu lyaba neende kamakakambu nga saai.

At long last, the tortoise developed scales at that moment.

Ekhaniafu yafwa.

Chameleon died.

Lakini khubahaati ndai, yaba na khakhaana khasaalibwa lakini khaaba khaaleeme.

But by good luck it had a young one but it was lame.

Khaanja khukeenda kalaa mupaka luno asiikeenda kalaa.

It started to walk slowly and up to now he is still walking slowly.

Liikhutu nende ekhaniafu byaakosana.

The tortoise and the chameleon became enemies.

Lakini byaaboola bili laazima bikhole endakaano.

But they said that they would make an agreement.

Byaalakana bili bikhala ne chiimbilo eraundi yebweni yaanja.

They agreed to run and the first round started.

Ekhaniafu neende liikhutu byeepaanga.

Chameleon and tortoise got prepared.

Chimbilo chaanja.

The race started.

Oli bache khumalilisia, Ekhaniafu niyo yaba yebweni khuumala chimbilo.

At the end, Chameleon is the who was first to finish the race.

Ewe noolola khubeela ekhaniafu yaba yebweni khuumala chimbilo?

According to you, why was chameleon the first one to finish the race?

Lukano lwase aba lwawela ao.

My story ends there.

Orio.

Thank you.