Ti nkud kud

( Keep on working )

A ka bo ni mo, ntsu
 one day
ndindzi ti nyondu
 a fly meet a honey bee
ntst,ti i, nsung nga
greeted it and said
"N,ta, ma bati mo, nu mbo u
 i want to ask you a question
Bun ni nkong u ti
 people like you alot
ta, mu nyin ti tso ku u ni kuban bo.
 no one lift a leg in hatred
Mu ma ni ndze ba ngo ndu bun se bo
 i do not cause any harm to people either
la bun ni mban a meh, ni ntso, ku a nkanka.
 people hate me alot and always cut off my leg
Yo nu lo ya me."
 where is this hatred from."
Nyondu le ya
the honey bee said
"N,ta ma to,ti nu le mbo u
 I will explain the problem to you
Mu ni mfa fa,ti
 i work hard
ni mfa du mbo bun
 and provide honey to the people
bo ntsanti
 they are happy
Fa ,le u ni mfa a , bo ko e"
what kind of work do you do
Dzindzi le tu, me pong
the fly kept quiet
nsun ko i
it was ashame
i yo bi
and it took off.

 



  VOCABULARY


ndzindzi----------------a fly
nyondu-------------------honey bee
nkong----------------------to like
kuban----------------------hatred
mban-----------------------to hate
nkanka-------------------always

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