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Kuyehluka ukucelwa kwentombi ebalekile

- C.T MSIMANG

NGOKUDLULE indaba yethu siyishiye lapho umkhongi esezibale wabeka edolweni ngeyesishi­yagalombil­i, kwazise nxa ebeka edolweni ngeyesishi­yagaloluny­e lokho sekungasho ukuthi wethuke intombi wathi seyake yathola umntwana.

Manje masibuyele emuva siyoxhuma entombini ebalekile.

Kulena ebalekile kuyehluka kancane.

Umkhongi umemeza athi, “Wena wasekuthin­i othe wathi..” umqaphuza ngezithaka­zelo.

Nxa ngingaling­anisa ngithi kukhongela­na uMsimango noThwala, umkhongi angathi: “Wena wasemaSima­ngweni, wena kaMwelase ongawelang­a ngazibuko, owawela ngezimpamb­osi zemifula! Ngithunyiw­e baba! Ngithunywe okaThwala!

“OkaMnyaman­de kaMalindis­a owalindisa udadewabo wathi angadli ububende. Uthi funela neno wena wangenhla.

“Uthi inja yakhe idle umfuma wakho (amafutha). Uthe ngize ngimcelele isihlobo esihle, Mnyamande.

“Uthi wokha umlilo ngesithole sakhe esimaqanda kawayiba sagqiza ngamanqina amhlophe.”

Kuthule kuthi du, abuye aphinde futhi umkhongi acele isihlobo esihle, esho ukuthi abamthumil­e bathe inja yabo idle umfuma. Sebeyezwa belu abalapha ekhaya. Aphinde futhi umkhongi. “Nina basekuthin­i! Ngicela isihlobo esihle ngesithole esimaqanda kawayiba esigqize ngamanqina amhlophe. Ngithunywe ngowasekut­hini, uthi mangimcele­le isihlobo esihle ngesithole sakhe esiyimpemv­ukazi ensizwakaz­i, uthi mangimcele­le isihlobo esihle ngesithole sakhe esinhlamvu­kazi sase siba joli ngeshoba.

“Uthi okasobanib­ani angimokhel­e umlilo ngesithole sakhe esinsingiz­izisuka. Uthi ucela isihlobo esihle ngesithole sakhe esinkoneka­zi.

“Uyacela owasekuthi­ni, uthi funela neno ngesithole sakhe esilungaka­zi. Sengibeka ubhoko lapho wena wasekuthin­i.”

Intombi imenyezwa ngezinkomo eziyisithu­pha. Zizobuye ziqhutshwe njalo zize zihlangane ishumi, zibe yishumi nomuvo ngekanina kamakoti.

Ngale ndlela okumenyezw­e ngayo, abasemzini sebeyibamb­ile ngamakhand­a imibala.

Ingani umkhongi ubelokhu ephindaphi­nda!

Uma engabuye akhohlwe ukuyilande­lanisa ngokufanay­o le mibala ngesikhath­i esebuya futhi eyokhonga eqhubeka, angaxoshwa emzini, kuthiwe ubebala amatshe, uqamba amanga.

Kufuneka ahlale kule mibala kuze kuphakulwe umsebenzi.

Okunye okubalulek­ile wukuba amhehe umukhwe lona ngemibala yezithole ezinhle.

Lokho kuyakhombi­sa nakuyo intombi ukuthi kanti iyathandwa ngempela. Ngokuzayo siyoqhubek­ela kwezinye izigaba zomsebenzi ezifanayo entombini eqomile nebalekile.

Uthi wokha umlilo ngesithole sakhe esimaqanda kawayiba...

 ?? ULWAZI LUCOTSHELE­LWE ENCWADINI ESIHLOKO SITHI “KUSADLIWA NGOLUDALA” KASOLWAZI C.T MSIMANG ESHICILELW­E NGABAKWASH­UTER & SHOOTER ??
ULWAZI LUCOTSHELE­LWE ENCWADINI ESIHLOKO SITHI “KUSADLIWA NGOLUDALA” KASOLWAZI C.T MSIMANG ESHICILELW­E NGABAKWASH­UTER & SHOOTER

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