<prompt> Sepheo sa polelo ea IF ke sefe lenaneong?nan  <response>: Instruction in English: What is the purpose of the IF statement in programming? . Response in English: The IF statement is a conditional statement in programming that allows for decision making by executing different code blocks based on whether a given condition is true or false. It tests a condition, and if the result is true, the block of code within the IF statement is executed. If the condition is false, the code within the block is skipped and the program continues to run with the next lines of code. This type of statement can be used with comparisons, logical operators, and calculations to determine the outcome of a program, allowing for a wide range of possibilities and flexibility in programming. . Response in Sesotho: Polelo ea IF ke polelo e nang le maemo lenaneong le lumellang ho etsa liqeto ka ho etsa li-block blocks tse fapaneng ho latela hore na boemo bo fanoeng ke nete kapa ke leshano. E leka boemo, me haeba sephetho e le nete, block of code ka hara polelo ea IF e etsoa. Haeba boemo bo le leshano, khoutu e ka hare ho thibela e tlōla me lenaneo le tsoela pele ho sebetsa le mela e latelang ea khoutu. Polelo ea mofuta ona e ka sebelisoa ka lipapiso, li-operators tse utloahalang, le lipalo ho fumana sephetho sa lenaneo, ho lumella menyetla e mengata le ho feto-fetoha ha lenaneo. 