Kudala-dala, kwakukho umrhwebi.Kubonakala ngathi uneshishini lendalo acumen.Uhlala elindele imarike kwangaphambili kwaye ulawula imali ngokucophelela.Ngoko ke, kwiminyaka emibini okanye emithathu yokuqala, yonke into ihamba kakuhle, kodwa kamva, uhlala engena engxakini.
Ubesoloko ebacingela ukuba abaqeshwa bakhe bangamavila, bayavila, wasuka waba ngqongqo ngakumbi kubo, ebabohlwaya ngokufuthi ngokubahlutha imivuzo, ukuze bangahlali xesha lide kuye ngaphambi kokuba banduluke;Wayesoloko ekrokrela ukuba abo bakhuphisana naye babethetha kakubi ngaye emva komhlana wakhe okanye besebenzisa iindlela ezingafanelekanga ukuze bakhuphisane.Kungenjalo, kwakutheni ukuze abathengi bakhe bafudukele ngokuthe chu ukuya kwabo bakhuphisana naye?Wayesoloko ekhalazela usapho lwakhe.Wayevakalelwa kukuba babengamncedi nje kuphela kwishishini lakhe, kodwa babemsokolisa ngalo lonke ixesha.
Kwiminyaka embalwa kamva, umfazi walo somashishini wamshiya.Inkampani yakhe ayizange ikwazi ukuzixhasa yaza yatshona.Ukuze ahlawule amatyala akhe, kwafuneka athenge indawo yokuhlala esixekweni aze aye kuhlala kwidolophu encinane yedwa.
Ngobo busuku, kwabakho isaqhwithi, yaye umbane owawukwibhloko yabarhwebi wawucima kwakhona.Oku kwamcaphukisa kakhulu umrhwebi, waza wakhalaza kuye ngokungabikho kokusesikweni kwekamva lakhe.Kanye ngelo xesha, kwankqonkqozwa emnyango.Umrhwebi, njengoko wayephakama ephelelwe ngumonde ukuze avule ucango, wazibuza: Ngemini enjalo, akuyi kuba yinto entle ukuba nabani na ankqonkqoze!Ngapha koko, akazi mntu edolophini.
Xa umrhwebi evula ucango, wabona intombazana encinane imi emnyango.Wajonga phezulu waza wabuza, “Mhlekazi, unalo ikhandlela endlwini yakho?”Lo somashishini wacaphuka ngakumbi waza wacinga, “Hayi indlela ekukruqulayo ngayo ukuboleka izinto ngoku ufudukele apha!”
Ngoko wathi “Hayi” ngokungakhathali waza waqalisa ukuvala ucango.Ngeli xesha, intombazana encinane yaphakamisa intloko ngoncumo olungenangqondo, ngelizwi elimnandi yathi: “Uchan’ ucwethe umakhulu!Wathi inokuba ubungenalo ikhandlela ekhaya ekubeni usandul’ ukufika, wandicela ukuba ndikuphathele.”
Okomzuzwana, lo somashishini wayeneentloni.Ejonge intombazana emsulwa nenomdla phambi kwakhe, ngokukhawuleza waqonda isizathu sokuba wayelahlekelwe yintsapho yakhe kwaye wasilela kwishishini yonke le minyaka.I-crux yazo zonke iingxaki ilele kwintliziyo yakhe evaliweyo, enomona kwaye engenamdla.
Iikhandlelaithunyelwe yintombazana encinci ayikhanyisi nje igumbi elimnyama, kodwa iphinde ikhanyise intliziyo yomthengisi engakhathali ekuqaleni.
Ixesha lokuposa: Mar-06-2023
