380 HYMNS IN PRAISE OF FAMOUS CHIEFS. 



White-mouthed of an army, dividing looted cattle, 

 Most of them not getting anything. 16 



The above is Tulare's Hymn relating to the fighting. The 

 following is his song, after his fighting time was past : — 



Se'lola sa ga Ra-Kaau se tsofetse 

 Matholo ki Masi'la-Lcgana — 

 La g'abo Mankepeng. 



(Translation.) 



The great enemy of Motsha is old, 



His knees are wrinkled, the wrinkles of the Lengana 17 



The Lengana of MankepengV 8 family. 



IV. Hymn to Sekwati. 



Sekzvati-kivati sa Schulaboscgo 



Sekwati le ba bamyane ba mo tseba 



Ba re: Ki ena e la oa Kala-pnane. 



Ki Tshaba'la a Malcma. 



Mamosidi oa mo rob® oa tsebe — 



Makgule kea 'laba 



Tshukudu ea moroba ea naka lesu 



Naka le le tsosago lesolo kgatsoatsoe. 



Ea ba-Rantsodi ea Thebe — 



Kgoadi e itse mola naka e lemile 



Ba na ba e sukulla ba c bea go sele 



Ba na ba e bea gare ga phatla ea sefela. 



Sa tata-g>0' MoikJioetsi oa Magasa. 



Scale motho legonong 



Ka sukcng le lesulesii 



sa He nolo gola la masogana 



A tlo uela moetsana, ka uela. 



Ka bueletsa ka> sclepe kgaladi 



A Ra-nw'lakii a Rapogolc. 



Mola a napa a ntsiele rurc 



Ki be ki tlo roma sitsi-moloi. 



A difela kiti mo sit o 



Batho rea lelckoa 



Re rakoa ki ba-ga-Mogolele 



Lerako le sele 



Re rakile nwsimanc emosoana oa metlakana. 



A rcgo a thsaba 



A fela a ipekenya 



Byalo ka monanedi oa kotse 



Bathu ba lefa ba mo utloa monati 



Ba re: inotlw letseke bua Kgosin. 



16 i.e., so many were the warriors, that only a few got looted cattle. 

 J 7The thorn-tree, i.e., Tulare. 

 ' 8 His great sister. 



