Lefatshe Ke La Badimo

SETSWANA
Lefatshe ke la Badimo ke padi e e ikaegileng ka ditiragalo tsa Seetebosigo wa 1913 fa go ne go tsenngwa tirisong Molao wa Mafatshe wa Bantsho. Ka nako eo, bantsho ba Aforikaborwa ba Iphitihetse e le baleleri mo lefatsheng le ba tsaletsweng mo go lona. Mo pading eno, re sala morago Rramothibi Kgobadi le ba lelapa la gagwe fa ba kobiwa mo polaseng e ba tsaletsweng mo go yona.

Fa ba le mo tseleng, ba fudugela kwa motseng wa Dikhudung, morwadiabona wa dingwaga tse pedi, o ne a tlhokafala. Ba ne ba se na kwa ba tiaa fitihang setopo sa gagwe teng. Ba ne ba letela gore letsatsi le phirime, ba tle ba kgone go mo fitlha ka bogodu mo polaseng nngwe e ba neng ba feta gaufi le yona.

Mo tseleng ba kopane le Solomon Plaatje, yo neng a kwala buka ka matlhotihapelo a nnileng teng mo matshelong a Bantsho morago ga molao wa mafatshe, o ka ona basweu ba Aforikaborwa ba neetsweng lefatshe le le seng kana ka sepe, fa bantsho ba tihoka kwa ba ha nang teng. Boora Kgobadi ba feletse kae? Padi eno e ka go latlhegelwa ke lefatshe ga bantsho le tshotlego le lehuma tse di nnileng teng morago molao oo.

Lefatshe ke la Badimo e ka ga go sa lekalekaneng ga merafe e e farologaneng ya Aforikaborwa ka nako ya puso e e neng e tlhaola batho go ya ka merafe.

ENGLISH
Lefatshe ke la Badimo is a historical novel inspired by the 1913 Natives Land Act in South Africa, which dispossessed Black people of their ancestral lands. The story follows Rramothibi Kgobadi and his family as they are forcibly removed from their birthplace farm.

During their journey to Dikhudung village, tragedy strikes when their two-year-old daughter passes away. Without a place to bury her, they wait for nightfall to secretly lay her to rest on another farm.

Along the way, they encounter Solomon Plaatje, who is documenting the hardships faced by Black South Africans under the oppressive land laws. This novel reflects on land dispossession, suffering, and racial injustice during segregation.