Setswana Literature

Matsetseleko, jaaka leina la gagwe le itlhalosa, o nna matsetseleko mo go boneng gore maikemisetso le ditoro tsa gagwe di a diragala. Otlogela legae le gagwe, ka pelo e e botlhoko, go ya go senka bokamoso jo bo botoka. Batsadi ba Matsetseleko ba lemoga fa

Padi e tla nna kgogedi e baithuti ba tla e itumelelang ka fa e bua ka tsa botshelo jwa Aforika Borwa pele go tokologo. Padi e e sisimosang ya maikutlo a a godimo e bua ka botshelo jwa batho ba ba kgaratlhetseng go tloswa ga melao ya kgethololo le kgatelelo ya Bantsho mono Aforika Borwa.

Mo dikgwetlhong tse dintsi tse bawa Mo dikgwetlhong tse dintsi tse bawa ba gompieno ba lebaganeng le tsona,nngwe ya tsona ke go sa kgone go rennyaa, bogolosegolo mo ditsaleng tse di ka ba susumetsang le go ba rotloetsa gore ba dire dilo tse di duleng mo tseleng.

Lelapa la ga Tsamaelakoo le mo kutlobotlhokong gonne ngwana wa bona e leng Kgomotso ga a kgone go tswelela pele mo dithutong. Tsamaelakoo ga a na mathata ena o a itagelwa.

This is a translation by G. S. Gaetsewe of Tamsanqa's popular and well-known Xhosa play, Buzani Kubawo. It is a drama about love, family relationships, and the conflicts that arise when traditional expectations clash with changing values.