text_original: The Basuto Chief addressed a prayer to the British Government : " Let me and my people rest under the large folds of the flag of England ". His prayer was heard, and in 1869 British Sovereignty was proclaimed over Basutoland. In 1871 Griqualand West, a native territory to the west of the Orange State, was similarly annexed to the Crown. This im  poi tant acquisition gave us the diamond fields of the Kimberley district.
text_transcription: THE BASUTO CHIEF ADDRESSED A PRAYER TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT LET ME AND MY PEOPLE REST UNDER THE LARGE FOLDS OF THE FLAG OF ENGLAND HIS PRAYER WAS HEARD AND IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY NINE BRITISH SOVEREIGNTY WAS PROCLAIMED OVER BASUTO LAND IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY ONE GREEKLAND WEST A NATIVE TERRITORY TO THE WEST OF THE ORANGE STATE WAS SIMILARLY ANNEXED TO THE CROWN THIS IMPORTANT ACQUISITION GAVE US THE DIAMOND FIELDS OF THE KIMBERLEY DISTRICT
phonemes: ðə bæsˈuːɾoʊ tʃˈiːf ɐdɹˈɛst ɐ pɹˈɛɹ tə ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt : " lˈɛt mˌiː ænd maɪ pˈiːpəl ɹˈɛst ˌʌndɚ ðə lˈɑːɹdʒ fˈoʊldz ʌvðə flˈæɡ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd ". hɪz pɹˈɛɹ wʌz hˈɜːd, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn bɹˈɪɾɪʃ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnti wʌz pɹəklˈeɪmd ˌoʊvɚ bˈæsuːtˌoʊlənd. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn ɡɹˈɪkwəlɐnd wˈɛst, ɐ nˈeɪɾɪv tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi tə ðə wˈɛst ʌvðɪ ˈɔɹɪndʒ stˈeɪt, wʌz sˈɪmɪlɚli ˈænɛkst tə ðə kɹˈaʊn. ðɪs ˈɪm pˈɔɪ tˈænt ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən ɡˈeɪv ˌʌs ðə dˈaɪəmənd fˈiːldz ʌvðə kˈɪmbɚli dˈɪstɹɪkt.