06/01/2020
UKUNGAZI KUFANA LOKUFA
Uyimise phakathi komuzi kayise imota yakhe uZwelakhe nansiyana laphayana emthunzini oduze lesango. Imilomo ayivaleki kuMaNyathi unina. Akusakhulunywa ngoyise uKhabo laye impunga yakhe esekele imihlathi isilokhe inyikinyeka kwazise injabulo isukela ngaphakathi kwakhe umuntu omdala.
Bajabula kufanele uMaNyathi lomkakhe uKhabo phela uZwelakhe ilanda itshumi iminyaka waya kweleZansi Afurikha. Ukuthumela ekhaya ubengaphambanisi kanti lokubathinta ecingweni ubekwenza viki zonke. Ukungabuyi kwakhe kuphela yikho akade kwahlupha abazali bakhe.
Usanda kufika uhle weza lomkakhe intombi yakoMasina ezalwa eSigodini. Bahlangane khonale eGoli sebeze belomfana osehlanganise iminyaka emihlanu.
Seziqalile ukutheleka lezihlobo zalapha koKhabo lokhu bayakhele duzeduze lababantu. Ixhegu elizala bona oKhabo laba laliyakhele eGwatemba kweleMfilabuso kodwa lacina lithuthele khonalapha eMtshabezi lixotshwa ngokwalixotsha khonale . UMaMloyi isaluakazi esibazalayo salivulela khonalapha ithumbu yize uKhabo yenalo njengoba enguye omdala weza esesiswini.
“Hawu hawu wena mfana Zwe,nguwe ohamba ngento enje?” Nguyisemncane lowo uSaMabhanana ebobotheka esondela emthunzini lapho osekuhlezi khona abanye.
Ahlekelele uZwelakhe kodwa kuphendule unina uMaNyathi ngenjabulo athi, “Futhi babomncane lokhu ngokunye. Kambe umuntu ahambe nya aze ayebuya eselomuzi lomzukulu osezengaka!” Etsho ekhomba okuMthulisi nanku phela sekuhle kwazihlalela phezu kukagogo wakho kwangathi kade kwabamazi.
Afike uSaMabhanana abambe uZwelakhe ngesandla amsukumise amdumele aze amange lesihlathini esithi, “Wena mfana kambe wahamba okoVevane lukaNowa?”
Bahleke abanye aze ahlekwe languMaNyathi esithi, “Hatshi babommncane akusiloVevane kwakuliJuba.”
Angabe esaba lendaba leyeJuba kodwa aqhubeke ebabaza. Kubenzima ukuhlala phansi kuye ahle adonse uZwelakhe ethi ayemtshengisa imota yakhe. Lakanye kusukume umuzi wonke sekuyiwa khonangale ngemoteni.
Bafike bayizungeze bebhoda layo abanye baze bangene laphakathi. Emva kwalokho uSaMabhanana avalelise ethi uyaphenduka kukhona akujahileyo. Uphuma nje lomkakhe uNaMabhanana nanguyana ungena ngesango. Asale ememeza uMaNyathi ethi, “Umalukazana ubesapheka babomncane alisalindi liphume lidlile?”
Angabe esaphendula uSaMabhanana inhliziyo isifutha. Lokho okwenziwe nguZwelakhe ubengazange akucabangele ukuthi umntwana womfowabo angakwenza. Phela ukuhlala kukaZwelakhe engezi ekhaya kwakujambulisa uSaMabhanana. Kwakumjabulisa ukuhlala ebona umnewabo edonsa nzima njengaye lokhu abakhe abafana abazange baye eGoli kanti bazikhethela ukuzisebenzela emizini yabantu.
Agijime uSaMabhanana uqonda emzini wakhe. Afike athathe untshelelezane wakhe usecabange esinye isangoma sakhe esakhele eZikwakweni phambidlana kwezitolo zakoBuhali.
Alikhahlele sibili lelanga selitshisa engasalizwa. Amthole ekhona uNyoni ezihlalele emthunzini laye ekhala ngelanga. Ahle amtshele ngokuthi ujahile uhamba ngendaba enzima kakhulu.
“Asingene laphayana sihlole Khabo ngikubona lebusweni ukuthi kubi lapho ovela khona.” Atsho uNyoni esukuma ethintitha izandla eqonda endlini alaphela kiyo. Uhamba nje usekhokhelwe nguye uSaMabhanana.
Ahle afike angene ngoba ivele emini ayivalwa indlu kaNyoni le. Athi esehlezi phansi akhangele ngakuNyoni athi, “Ngifuna ukuzegadla Nyoni.”
“Hawu ugadla bani njalo sekwenzeni?”
“Ngumtakabhudi Nyoni. Umfana lowu ubeseGoli manje usebuyile ekhaya ubhudi akasambuluzi wenza imihlolo. Okungizwisa ubuhlungu kakhulu uze walikhipha ngowakhe umlomo engibiza ngomyanga into enukayo.”
“Awu ungcolile umnewenu mani. Mina abantu abanje SaMabhanana angibathathi mango. Ngibakhipha lesosinkwana emlonyeni banyoze njengoxakuxaku lwamagoba.”
“Nankoke engikufunayo yikho kanye.”
“Ubufuna simenzeni?”
“Ngifuna sitshayise yena lumfana wakhe ngezulu afe nxa kuvuma.”
“Hatshi izulu alisavumi sekuqala ubusika kanti ungenwe yini Khabo?”
“Yintukuthelo Nyoni,yintukuthelo mkhula wami. Noma senze into ezamenza angene eJele angaphindi aphume nxa usenelisa!” Atsho lawo aze akhifize lamathe uSaMabhanana.
“Ufuna abotshwe ngimthele izinja?” Abuze uNyoni ebobotheka.
“Noma yini okuvumayo kimi kulungile.”
“Kulungile ke Khabo ngifuna ukumlinga abambe iganyavu. Futhi uzabamba umntwana omncane okuyikho okuzamenza angene eJele angaphumi. Kuyini kwakhe oze lakho?”
Anikine ikhanda athi, “Angizanga lalutho lwakhe ko....”
“Ungazikhathazi uzafika ungicuphele unyawo lwakhe uhlanganise lezinto engizakupha zona. Ngeke litshone elakusasa engarebhanga.”
Azwe umoya wakhe usuhlala kuhle uSaMabhanana. Abesegoqa inyawo ebukele uNyoni emhlanganisela. Athi eseqedile amqhubele athi, “Thatha ke uhambe ngifuna imbuzi ezintathu ledonki ezimbili nxa esebanjiwe umfana.”
Aphume uSaMabhanana ahle adlulele khonangale komnewabo lapho osekudlala khona umsakazo. Athi engena nje esangweni alucubhe unyawo lukaZwelakhe ahle aluphosele kulezozinto okuthiwe aluhlanganise lazo. Emva kwalokho abuyele nyovane ingathi uya ngezibayeni kanti usesiyakhuluma. Athi es**a lapho bambone esengena egida kubi esondela kwabanye.
Kulale kumnandi lapha ekhaya bonke abantu bezijabulele. Akusakhulunywa ngoSaMabhanana angithi uke wabathatha oyise uZwelakhe selizatshona waya ezitolo wayababulala ngotshwala balele bengazazi lamabizo abo.
Lithi liphuma aphume laye uZwelakhe ufuna ukuke avakatshe ayefika lasemfuleni abone indawo yakibo akade wayicina.
Athi esahamba azizwe esekhanuka umuntu wesifazana okumangalisayo kungathi wacina kudala ukumthinta kanti lutho nje nanguyana uMasina laphayana egumeni uyathanyela.
Kumhluphe uZwelakhe aze ame yedwa. Esamile khonalapho azwe esebingelelwa emva kwakhe. Nxa ethi thala ngokungumntwana kwesikolo okungaba kubanga lesine noma elesihlanu kumfundo ephansi.
“Kunjani sisi uyangaphi?”
“Ngiya esikolo bhudi..” Kuphendule sekumedlula. Akukhangele azwe esekuhawukela. Azame ukuzikhuza kodwa azwe kusithi akubambe ngesandla nje kungenani akuyekele kudlule.
“Hawu kanti awuqhawuli awuzifuni iziwiji?” UsenguZwelakhe lowo engasazenzi.
Kusondele kubobotheka kuzemqhawula. Akubambe ngesandla asizwe sesikhudumala ngeyinye indlela emangalisayo. Akukhangele enhlamvini zamehlo akubone sekufanele kumsize kulento aseyizwa.
Athalaze angaboni muntu eduze acine esekuphakamisile. Kuzihlekele khona kusithi, “Bhudi ngizaselwa abanye bangitshiyile ngifuna ukugijima ngibathole.” Angabe esaphendula lapho uZwelakhe nangu usephambuke lendlela uya laphayana ematsheni. Athi efika akubeke phansi esekufithizele intamo ngedolo.
Kuwuhlabe umkhosi kodwa angakunaki. Masinyazana abe esekhumulile uZwelakhe ibhulugwe selisemadolweni esezitika.
Azitike sibili umntwana elokhu ehlaba umkhosi. Omunye ozwe umkhosi nguSaMaNcu ubedinga imbuzi yakhe acabangela ukuthi izele ngoba ayibuyanga ekhaya. Agijime ke afike abambe umlomo embona uZwelakhe esevuka phezu komntwana.
Aqede masinyane akwenzayo uZwelakhe nxa esithi phapha abone uSaMaNcu emile emkhangele.
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