Written by: Agnes Cherono Kimeto
En keny ko kimi mbunit ak aregkyik aeng. Kichame got mising aregkyik.
En betutagenge koget rubet neo, ne kimomik agot bek anan kit age tugul neimuch kobaen aeregkyik.
Kinget en karonet agenge kolenji aeregkyik amoche awa achengat amitwogik; “Obur en kesit Orit amat omongu bil”.
Kinget en yoton anyun Mbunit ak konam banda . Kiwo banda ne leo; Kingandan tindo gatit ne goi ochei, kokiimuji kokeer ole mi arekyik.
En ole kimi gotab Mbunit ko kinegit oret ole bunei bik. Kimi chito agine ne kisirtoei ago kiku te sigaret, kingotar kowerito kwo suswek che kigakoyamyo mising, ama imis bat.
Kinget anyun mat kolal neo amun kigakoyam olta tugul. Koleen kota kochenge Mbunit amitwogik kokeere en ole loo mat konegit koit ole mi aregkyik.
Mbunit go tarityet negwek en taritiik tugul en kwongy. Kilabat mising, ingoite kokarigta mat ole mi aregkyik.
Kiirir Mbunit ak kole: “Kaikali kebengun ak aregkyuk kosir kololyo icheget ko mami”
Kituuch aregkyik en kwonindoo nebo mat. Ka een yoton ko kibel mat Mbunit kome, ago kiget kityo aregkyik komabel mat, amun kigotoch kamet ak kabgabaikyik.
Inetech kole tingenech sigikyok chamyet neo.
Read more Kipsigis stories in mother tongue:
KIPSIGIS – Amun nee si kolelen kro! Kro! mororochet (Why the frog croaks)