Tankiso Letseli's History

Tsoane Makhalemele[1]

Mona ke leloko la bara ba Tshoane Makhalemele
(This is a lineage of the sons of Tshoane Makhalemele)

Tshoane o bile le bara ba latelang (Tsoane had the following sons): [2]

Nthereke
Letseli
Ratau

1. Lelapeng la Nthereke ntlong e kgolo e bile bara ba latelang (The following sons were born from Nthereke’s senior wife):

Ramohajane
Mothupi
Lenesa
Motsolahane
Ratapole
Taoana

2. Lelapeng la Letseli ho bile le bara ba latelang (From Letseli’s family the following sons were born):

Lekhanyane
Thabisi
Tsipane
Nkone
Ntsitsane

3. Lelapeng la Ratau e bile bara ba latelang (The following are the sons that were born from Ratau):

Mothangelo
Roelane


1. Nthereke Makhalemele

Leloko la Nthereke, mora wa Tshoane Makhelemele was matsibolo
(The Generations of Nthere – the first son of Tshoane Makhalemele)

Bara ba Nthereke ke ba ngotswe ka ho latelana ha bona (The sons of Nthereke are listed below):

Ramohajane
Mothupi
Lenesa
Motsolahane
Ratapole
Taoana

1.1 Leloko la Nthereke baneng ba Ramohajane. Ramohajane a ba le bara ba latelang (The generation of Nthereke in the lineage of Ramohajane’s children. The following are the sons of Rahohajane:

Mohajane
Mothujuloa
Nthedi
Sebei
Jumane
Frede

1.2 Leloko la Nthereke baneng ba Mothupi. Mothupi a ba le bara ba latelang (The generation of Nthereke in the lineage of Mothupi. The following were Mothupi’s sons):

Thobi
Kudikoe
Phehlane
Sehoara

1.3 Leloko la Nthereke baneng ba Lenesa. Lenesa o bile le bara ba latelang (The Generation of Nthereke in the lineage of Lenesa. The following were the sons of Lenesa):

Mahase
Ntji
Ngenge
Khasebeni
Morolong

1.4 Leloko la Nthereke baneng ba Motsolohane. Motsolohane a ba le bara ba latelang (The generation of Nthereke in the lineage of Motsolohane. Motsolohane beget the following sons):

Ntsekua
Titi
Spanvel
Ntsitsana

1.5 Leloko la Nthereke baneng ba Ratapole. Ratapole a ba le bara ba latelang (The generation of Nthereke in the lineage of Ratapole. Ratapole beget sons, and these were the names of his sons)

Motale
Jim
John
Obed

1.6 Leloko la Nthereke baneng ba Taoana. Taoana a ba le bara ba latelang (The generation of Nthereke in the lineage of Taoana. Taoana beget the following sons):

Ratau
Moshanyana
Lekhoboko
Mpho


2. Letseli Makhalemele

Leloko la Letseli, mora wa bobedi wa Tshoane Makhelemele
(The Generation of Letseli, the second son of Tshoane Makhalemele)

Letseli o ile a ba le bara ba latelang (the following were Letseli’s sons):

Lekhanyane
Thabisi
Tsipane
Nkone
Ntsitsane

2.1 Lekhanyane a nyala basadi ba tsheletseng. Ana a latelang ke mabitso a basadi ba Lekhanyane (Lekhanyane married six wives, and the names of those wives are listed below):

Matsopane
Maqaba
Manchocho
Mamokhutli
Mapheello
Mamotlapele

2.2 Lapeng la Matsopane ha tswalwa Tsopane (Matsopane gave birth to Tsopane)

Tsopane a nyala basadi ba babedi, e eleng, Masimon le Maholae (Tsopane married two wives, namely, Ma-Simon and Maholae):

Masimon a tswala Simon feela (Ma-Simon had one son, Simon). Simon a tswala a tswala bara ba latelang (Simon beget the followng sons):

a. Kahlolo - bara ba Kahlolo e ne e le Tsopane le Makakole (Kahlolo's had two sons, namely, Tsopane and Makakole):

b. Tsopane a tswala bara ba latelang (Tsopane beget the following sons):

Simon
Pheello
Salemon
Tiisetso
Chokoane

Lengolo: bara ba Lengolo ya e ba [the following are Lengolo's sons] Makuleme, Kamohelo, Tsotang, Mahlomola, le Nkone)

Makuleme mora Lengolo a tswala basetsana feela (Makuleme, son to Lengolo, beget daughters only).
§ Kamohelo a tswala Lengolo (Kamohelo beget Lengolo).
§ Ha tsotang eena a ile a tswala Phomolo le basetsana (Tsotang beget Phomolo and female children).
§ Mahlomola a tswala Bolae le Ntsatsane (Mahlomola beget Bolae and Ntsatsane).
§ Nkone eena a tswala Tshoane feela (Nkone beget Tshoane).
o Lekhanyane. (mora Lekhanyane e bile Thabang) [the son of Lekhanyane was Thabang]
§ Thabang, mora Lekhanyane, lapeng la Simon, a tswala Tsepiso (Thabang, the son to Lekhanyane, in Simon'house, beget Tsepiso).


2.3 Maqaba, mosadi oa bobedi oa Lekhanyane a tsoala (Maqaba, the second wife of Lekhanyane, beget the following sons:)

Qaba
Thabisi Samsone
Thabisi Samsone a nyala basadi ba babedi e eleng (Thabisi Samsone married two wives, namely, Ma-Oria and Matselane)
Ma-Oria, le
Matselane
Ma-Oria a tsoala:
Makoanyane
Nkone
Mbuji
Mphihlo

Matselane a tsoala (Matselane beget Pasha Reynold Letseli who died in August 2002, and his two sisters, Sisi Letseli (nee Letseli) and Angeline Mafanyolle (nee Letseli);

Pasha Reynold, le kgaitsedi tsa hae tse pedi (Sisi Letsoalo le Angeline Mafanyolle);

Sisi Letsoalo ke mma Pat Letsoalo, Nchabeng, Hendriata, le Hilda (Sisi Letsoalo beget Pat, Nchabeng, Hendrieta, and Hilda);

Mofu Angeline a tswala Meisi, Alice, Jemina, le Tamati (the late Angeline Mafanyolle beget Meisi, Alice, Jemina, and Tamati);

Pasha Reynold Letseli a tsoala Tankiso le kgaitsedi tsa hae (Tselane le Ntshadi) ho Buzelwa Letseli (nee Ngxolwane) [Pasha Reynold Letseli beget Tankiso, and his two sisters, namely, Tselane and Ntshadi from Mavis Buzelwa Letseli - nee Ngxolwane].

Tankiso Letseli a nyala Duduzile Ngcobo-Sibiya, mme ba tswala mora le moradi bao e leng Thabiso le Teboho (Tankiso got married to Duduzile Ngcobo, and they beget a son, Thabiso, and a daughter, Teboho).

Ntshadi a nyalwa ke Ayo Olowolagba, mme bobedi ba bona ba tswala eleng Remilekun (Ntshadi got married to Ayo Olowolagba, and the both had a son, namely, Remilekun Olowolagba).

Pasha Reynold Letseli a tswala Jeff Booi ho mofu Mma-Booi a ileng a re sia ka August 2006 (Pasha Reynold Letseli beget Jeff Booi from the late Mrs Booi who passed away in August 2006);

A tswala Tsepiso Makwetla ho Darling Makwetla (Pasha Reynold beget Tsepiso Makwetla from Darling Letseli);

A tswala Semi Letseli le kgaitsedi ya hae Sisi Letseli ho Mma-Sisi Letseli (Pasha Reynold Letseli beget Semi Letseli and his sister, Sesi Letseli from Mrs Letseli).

Qaba, mora e moholo lapeng la Maqaba a tsoala:
Mokoma. (bara ba Mokoma e ne ele Poka, Sefako, Thabisi, Lerole, le Heqoa. Sefako ha a ka a ba le bana. Poka eena bana ba hae ha ba tsejoe. Thabisi, le eena, bana ba hae ha ba tsejoe. Ban ba Heqoa le bona ha ba tsejoe. Lerole eena ha a ka a ba le bana).
Molapo. (bara ba Molapo ya eba Leqheku le Modipa, mmoho le kgaitsedi ya hae. Leqheku a tsoala Mokoma le kgaitsedi tsa hae. Modipa ha a ka a ba le bana).
Keyser. ( Keyser ha a ka a ba le bana).
Mohase. (bara ba Mohase ya eba Clerk).
Mohlouoa. (Mohlouoa a tsoala Lefasa le kgaitsedi tsa hae. Lefasa ha a ka a ba le bana).

2.4 Manchocho, mosadi oa boraro oa Lekhanyane ha a ka a ba le bana lapeng la hae.

2.5 Mamokhutli, mosadi wa bone oa Lekhanyane a tsoala:

Mokhutli. (bara ba Mokhutli ya eba Tsopane, Sekoboloane, le Lekhanyane)
Tsopane a tsoala Motale, Mokhutli, le Tsepo
Sekolobane a tsoala Thabo le Maiphpi
Lekhanyane a tsoala Maloka. Maloka eena a tsoala basetsana feela e leng Sebobolane le Sefora.
Maiphepi. (bara ba Maiphepi ya eba Malefetsane).
Malefetsane a tsoala Lekhanyane ea ileng a hlokahala a sa le monyane.
Maloka. (Maloka eena a tsoala basetsana feela).
Jafeta. (Jafeta ha a ka a ba le bana)

2.6 Mapheello, mosadi oa bohlano oa Lekhanyane: ha a ka a ba le bana ba batona, empa a ba le ngoana a lemong feela e leng Sebolelo.

2.7 Mamotlapele, mosadi oa botshelela oa Lekhanyane, a tsoala Lehana le kgaitsedi tsa hae tse nne, e leng, Motlapele, Mamonaheng, Matlaitlai, le Mamajoro.

Lehana a tsoala Nchocho le kgaitsedi tsa hae.
Nchocho a tsoala basetsana feela e leng Kopano le Matsepiso.

2.8 Thabisi ngoanabo Lekhanyane, Tsipane, Nkone le Ntsitsana. Thabisi ya hlahlamang Lekhanyane a tsoala Frans.

Frans a tsoala Bethuele le Maphomola. Bethuele ha a ka a ba le bana.
Maphomola tsoala:
Kamohelo
Chanyana
Daniel
Joseph
Letlatsa
Motampane
Thabisi

Maphomola o bile le basadi ba bararo:
Makamohelo
Madaniel
Matletlatsa

Bana ba Kamohelo ha ba tsejoe.
Bana ba Chanayana ha ba tsejoe.
Bana ba Daniel ha ba tsejoe.
Joseph eena a tsoala Mokhutli le kgaitsedi tsa hae.
Bana ba Letlatsa ha ba tsejoe.
Bana ba Motampane ha ba tsejoe.
Thabisi ha a ka a ba le bana.

2.9 Tsipane ngoanabo Lekhanyane, Thabisi, Nkone le Ntsitsana. Tsipane ea hlahlamang Thabisi, bara ba Letseli, a tsoala Motampane feela. Motampane mora Tsipane ha a ka a ba le bana ba batona.

Bara ba hae ke:
§ Khubedu
§ Mampupu
§ Mapitso
§ Sehahametsane

2.10 Nkone ngoanabo Lekhanyane, Thabisi, Tsipane le Ntsitsane ea hlahlamang Tsipane bara ba Letseli eena a tsoala:

Moitshepi
Morabeng
Matekane
Tsoane
Sothi
Maiphepi
Sothi
Kabo

Moitshepi le Matekane bana ba bona ha ba tsejoe.
Morabeng eena a tsoala:
§ Khalefi
§ Ralehana
§ Gideon
§ Lekhooa
§ Moncho
§ Boteng

Khalefi ngoanabo Morabeng ha a ka a tsoala bashanyana. A tsoala:

§ Mookho
§ Ivy
§ Mary
§ Masenuku
§ Keketso

Ralehana ngoana Morabeng le Khalefi, Kabo, Tshoane le ba bang. Ralehana a tsoala Booki, Obi le dikgaitsedi tsa bona tse pedi Nyalleng le Mponase.

Gideon ngoanabo Ralehana, Lekhooa, Moncho le Boteng, ha a ka ba eba le bana.
Lekhooa, ngoanabo bona a tsoala Buti, Mothupi le kgaitsedi tsa bona.
Moncho ngoanabo Ralehana, Lekhooa le Boteng, a tsoala:

Gauta
Nduzana
Nkone
Khifi
Tshidiso
Le Kgaitsedi ya bona

Boteng, ngoanabo bona a tsoala:

Malefetsane
Morwa
Lefu
Le Kgaitsedi ya bona

Tshoane, mora Nkone, ngoanabo Morabeng, Sothi, Matekane, Maiphepi le Kabo a tsoala basetsana e leng Mpolayi le Malethoko. Sothi ngoanabo ya neng a tlwaetswe ka lebitso la “Shwabahla” a ba le basetsana feela e leng Teboho le Mabohlale. Maiphepi, ngoanabo Shwabahla, Tshoane, Morabeng, Matekane le Kabo a tsoala Matela a le mong empa ba mosadi e mohoso ha ba tsejwe ke leloko. Matela eena mora oa hae a tsoala Makhabane, Maiphepi le dikgaitsedi tsa bona.

Kabo, mora Nkone wa ho qetela a tsoala Kadikwe le Nkone moho le kgaitsedi ya bona Dikgapha. Kadikwe a tsoala:

§ Moitshepi
§ Matekane
§ Tshoane
§ Sothi
§ Kabo
§ Le kgaitsedi ya bona.

Nkone, ngoanabo Kadikwe mora Kabo eena a tsoala:

§ Kgalefi
§ Boteng
§ Le kgaitsedi tsa bona

2.11 Ntsitsane, ngoanabo Lekhanyane, Thabisi, Tsipane, Nkone, e leng kgorula a tsoala:

§ Maredi
§ Nkhoaba
§ Molefe
§ Sebatana

Maradi a tsoala Lethoko le kgaitsedi tsa hae. Nkhoaba a tsoala Molefe le Ntsitsana le Sebuti, mmoho le dikgaitsedi tsa bona. Molefe mora Ntsitsana, ngoanabo Nkhoaba, Maradi, le Sebatana a tsoala Tumo, Ntai, le Thabo e leng Captain my Captain. Sebatana eena a tsoala Kahlolo, Lengolo le dikgaitsedi tsa bona.

Mongodi o sa feletse mona ka leloko lena la Tshoane Makhalemele. Empa mongodi ha ana botsitso hore baneng ba ha bo Letseli e moholo ke o fe kapa hona hore na ba hlahlamana joang? Ho tsebahalang ke hore Tshoane o bile le bara ba bararo bao moloko wa Makhalemele o tabohang teng. Bana bao ke Nthereke, Letseli, le Ratau.

Lelokong la Ratau, Pholoana Makhalemele Lesotho o na le tsoalano ya bona. Joaleka ha lapeng la Nthereke, Faale Peter Makhalemele a ena le tsoalano ya bona.

Le ka Lesotho baholo ba setseng ha ba tsebe tsoalano ya bona ba tseba feela hore bao ke bana ba motho a le mong. Esita le hore na Tsoane eena ntatae ke mang ha e tsejoe.




3. Ratau Makhalemele

Lelapeng la Ratau e bile bara ba latelang (The following are the sons that were born from Ratau):

Mothangelo
Roelane

3.1 Leloko la Ratau baneng ba Mothangelo. Mothangelo a ba le bara latelang (The generation of Ratau in the lineage of Mothangelo. Mothangelo beget sons, and these are their names):

Ditseo
Mpedi
Nkabukabu
Hlopho
Phullo
Molopo
Metseng
Mahase
Piet
Mothau
Pikoko

3.2 Leloko la Ratau baneng ba Roelane/Rakhopa

Ke ngoana Mosoeu ha a je le batho,
Hlapa o dule moo re o khaketse,
Ke nkoe matlalaka wa ho Tau le Thotoane,
Ke Kgomo ya mara, ke Janki,
Ba habo ha ba bolae, o bolaya ba ditobaba.

Roelane/Rakhopa kgomo ea mara a nyala basadi ba babedi

Ntlong e kholo a ba le bana ba latelang:

Pholoana
Thalathala
Mosoenyane
Silase
Manko
Phantsane
Mofosi
Rankaise
Phatsoane
Phangkhela mohlanka wa kola sa Tuane.

Ntlong e nyane (ya bobedi) a ba le bana ba latelang:

Molefe kapa kgomongoe
Mauane
Mohlolo
Matletleng
Petlane
Hopane kapa Maiphepi

Lelokong la Roelane lapeng la Pholoana.
Pholoana a tsoala Maloka
Baradi ba Pholoana ke ba latelang:

Mabulara
Matsita
Sefora

Leloka la Pholoana lapeng la Maloka
Maloka a tsoala bana ba latelang:

Roelane
Mpolo
Thabo






Borapedi ba Manyakoane Makhalemele a Nkoe e Tala

Ke Makhelemele lentja la Mahaoli le hana ho rojwa molala. Lenyakoane lenya polokoane ea lebele la polo ea lisema. Ngoana khoele molaleng Nkoe e tala sebata. Nkoe hae lome ho loma ‘mala feela. Ke Letseli se tsella marena talane. Nkoe e tala ha e ka o loma o ka tsoa leoma. Ke ngoana moriti ke litsebe. Lehlaoloa la Masethatho le hana ho ojoa molala. Nkoe e tala hae lome, ho loma e tshehlanyana ea habo Molahlehi.

Boela haeno bopeli Nkoe e tala Seaparo lome. Ntsoanamatsatsi moo dichaba di tsoang teng. Mopeli moholo rare Tsoane re utloe rea rapela. Re sitse ka pula phoka ea lefatse, re fe maseho ‘me o re halabolle maikutlo re be khokonaphiri. Oona marema tlou a ntsoe leng. Rare moholo re rapelle ho e moholo Tlatlamacholo. Tsoane oa mapolile oa e hana oa e lelekella naheng. Ngoanabo Masedia kgaketsa. E sale a kgaketsa la mmaobane. O ne o re a bolaye Lepono? O bloay nkoe e mahlo mafubedu. Ka ntoa ho ne ho se Sekanyana Moloi.

Molimo o mocha rapela oa khale. ‘Mupi oa masea libbothoane. Manakoane e bang khokanyana phiri le khokanhanye puo. Le re ka liatla le re hauhele. Chabana sena o se sitse ka lereko se fumane poelano. Mona re etsa sewele-oele re a rapela. Re fe pula re tle re tsebe ho cheka lihwete bo mputsoe le monakalali. Etsoe re itjella tsona dirobala naheng re phela ka oona motsuntsunyane. Hlabang tse tsoeu le nehe balimo, le tle le bone ha Molimo o thaba.

Bana ba Rammoloki bana ba Makhalemele Koting sa tubatsana ha bo rona Manyakoane lebooa. Moretloane fate di oa. Ha di utloa boima ba sebata se maro. Se nena ho teanya mahlo le motho. Se koala batho mahol ka letlalo la lehata. Bo nkhono Manthereke, Mamothupi le ba bang re feng tsikitlane le khunoane. Re tsebe ho roesa mase khoetsa. Methepana e tle e be chilikana e rethebale. Masea a ate, a atlehe a be a nonopee moloko o hole. Re sitsoe ka litsitso tsa mahlohonolo sa phoka ea leholimo. Ha mphatlalatsane e raka Selemela, mafube a hlaha, mechaeli e totobale Manyakone thebe be akhe ba nyolosa thaba.



MOLIMO O MOCHA, RAPELA OA KHALE, MOJARI OA LITLOLO TSA BATHO, TLATLAMACHOLO, RABOSAFELENG, MOLIMO OA BO-NTATE MOHOLO, MOLIMO OA BO NTATA-RONA, MOLIMO OA BANA, DITLOHOLO LE DITLOHOLOANA TSA RONA. MOLIMO O TLA NNE OBE TENG KA HO SA FELENG.

“LETSELI”
“LETSELI, SETSELLA MARENA TALANE”


LELOKO LA BANA BA MAKAKOLE MAKHALEMELE “QWAQWA”

Makakole a tsoala Mokoma. Mokoma a ba le basadi ba babedi. Mosadi e moholo ke Mmasebolelo, wa bobedi ke Mmadithapo.

Mmsasebolelo a tsoala Sebopela le Montsho. Mmadithapo a tsoala Thapo le Pitsi, lapa la bo Sebopela mora e moholo wa Mokoma.

Sepopela a ba la basadi ba babedi mosadi e moholo ke Mmamotale wa bobedi ke Mmamakhalemele. Mmamotale a tsoala Motale le dikgaitsedi. Mmamakhalemele a tsoala Makhalemele.



[1] Ha ho tsejoe hore na Ntata Tsoane Lekhanyane e ne e le mang. Le ka Lesotho baholo ba setseng ha ba tsebe ka taba ena. (It is not known as to who Tsoane Lekhanyane’s father was. The surviving elders in Lesotho do not have information to this regard. However, there are some indications originally Tsoane came from the North).

[2] Mmabadi a hlokomele hoba ka Sesotho, bana ba banana bane ba sa balwe kapa hona ho ngolwa historing ya moloko ka baka la hoba bane ba phakisa ba nyalwe, mme ba apare lebitso la bohading (The reader should take not of the fact that in Sesotho culture female children were not mentioned or recorded in family trees or records seeing that they would be married and assume their husbands’ or families’ names).

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