Bi ma ni nkutu bo
Mbinko iba ka bumti ma mo,ko,
two he goats met on a bridge
yi, a ka la mandun ntsi ntsokad a
which was over a fast flowing river
mbo lo, ndzan-ndzan.
it was a dark alley.
mo, sun mbo mfad i nga
one  said to the other
"tsi n,nsa,u nkun.
wait let me cross first
mfad i ya
the other one said
"nsa,u nkun,
let me cross first
a bi,ni mu ntse mandun ko,"
i was the first to reach the bridge
i ti bim bo
the other one disagreed.
sa , vu
an argument started
bo ndogni bo ni bo
they fought between themselves.
Ba yab me, vu ma ntsi
the both fell in the river
nsti lo,yab.
and drowned.

 VOCABULARY


mbinko----------------------- he goat,    

mbi------------------------------goat, 

mubang ba mbi----------albino(literal translation-a goat,s version of a white man).
iba - two
bumti---------------------------to meet
ko'- bridge
ntsi-------------------------------river, water

ntsi no no --------------------drinking water.
ntsi men-----------------------dirty water
mfed------------------------------family member, colleague.
bim--------------------------------to agree,
sa'----------------------------------disagreement
vu----------------------------------to fall, dead

                                             

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