Sibindzi saNolwazi

Umfana watitfola emgwacweni nalabanye bantfwana lebahlala emgwacweni. Lena yindzaba lephatselene nemphilo lebeyingasiyinhle nekutsi yantjintja njani.

Ngalelinye lilanga ntsambama kwakushisa, bantfwana labatsatfu bahamba bayodlala edvute nemfula. Nobe bebangakavunyelwa kuhlamba kodvwa bakhumula timphahla bangena emantini. Ngabe kwentekani ngetimphahla tabo?

Nozizwe wayovakashela malume wakhe, make wakhe wamnika liloko lelihle lelihlotjiswe ngebuhlalu lobuhle, waligcoka wahamba. Endlelni leya kamalume wakhe, Nozizwe wahlangana nentfombatana leyamcela kutsi amboleke liloko lakhe kantsi yona yayigcoke emanikiniki. Ngalesikhatsi bantjintjisana timphahla, Nozizwe wabona umsila kulentfombatane, wabona kutsi iyimbulu.

Bantfwana lababili bajabulile balungiselela kuyovakashela gogo wabo emaphandleni. Bayayijabulela imphilo yasemaphandleni ngendlela yekutsi batsi nababuyela ekhaya, bafise kwangatsi bangaphindze babuyele futsi.

Emantfombatana lamatsatfui ahamba ayewutfota tinkhuni ehlatsini. Abazange balalele nakabayala gogo wabo, yinye intfombatana yenta intfo letsite leyingoti.

Kwatsi asatilalele logwaja ngaphasi kwesihlahla, kwawa lihhabhula etukwakhe. Ngasoleso sikhatsi logwaja weva livi limemeta, "Baleka logwaja baleka!"