"NguMbongeni." Watibuta nje Agnes ngenhlitiyo kutsi khona nakangatsi nguSipho nome asho nome nguliphi ligama lemfana, utamati yini.
"Asikayicedzi lendzaba Siphiwe. Uma liba khona litfaba after school ngicela sibonane sobayi-two sitewnhlobiselana." Washo Musa amengcisa Siphiwe lophocelela kuphuma emnyango. Njenganyalo Siphiwe ubona kutsi bekacabanga kukahle kukhuluma ebaleni babukwa bantfu kepha uma inkhulumo ingulena, hhayi! Kayilungi. Ingani nje sewntiva unemahloni kutsi labantfwana sebababonile futsi beva naku lekagcina ngako Musa. Kepha-ke kungaba kuhle kubonana naMusa futsi bakhulume iphele lendzaba.
"NguSiphiwe Maziya, ufundza Form III"
"Uyini wena naye?"
"Hha! Bengimatelaphi? Uyamati yini wena?"
"Eyi ... Angati. Bangangibulala ekhaya ... Angati vele ..."
Hawu! Navi lemoti lavifunako. Kusho kutsi lapha phasi ususwe ngiyo
Batsite nabatsi bayachubeka batawuvalelisana lapha endleleni lephambukako, bema batfomeka lapho babona imoti lebovu imile. Mandla wehla wacondza kubo ngebuso lobumamatsekako.
Kulowo mcabango, weve afikelwa ngemandla nayinshisekelo yekuvetela bangani bakhe nabo bonkhe bontsanga yakhe kutsi umuntfu lomusha angatentela sifungo sakhe ngemphilo yakhe, eme kuso aze aphumelele. Wabuye wakhumbula umyalo weMeluleki lotsite kunetilingo netihibe letinkhulu letehlela umuntfu. Tingamenta akhubatele, awe, kepha-ke kuhle nakagcine awufezile umgomo wakhe.
"Nako-ke! Umntfwana lonengcondvo lephelele esifundvweni kuyevakala kuphendvula kwakhe. Besike sayifundza lenkondlo yonkhe sakhuluma ngayo. Nganinika umsebenti kutsi niyihlatiye emakhaya, indzima ngendzima, umugca ngemugca, ligama ngeligama. Kungako-ke lamuhla ngifuna kubona kutsi nikwentile yini loko. Wena Mbijana, kasewusinike umcondvo jikelele walendzima lesiyibukako."
"Inhhi! Nguloko-ke lelengingakufuni. Ymi lekutawubese kuba khona kulobungani betfu manje nangabe sesiba nguloku lowukushoko manje?"
"NguThuli."
From the one you know
"Ye make!" Washo ababata ngelekwesaba Siphiwe. "Nangu Bhuti
Dear Thuli
Kusho Mandla eme emnyango entela kutsi angangeni Thuli. Umvimbela nje, Thuli sewubonile kutsi lapha endlini kusha luhleko kunemantfombatana esikolwa lamabili. Bekagcoke inyufomu yetunic lelahlata kwesibhakabhaka lehamba nelihembe lelimhlophe. Akabanga nalo liciniso kutsi afundza kuphi lamantfombantana ngobe tinyentana tikolwa letinalenyufomu. Lokwamcedza emandla dvu kutsi Mandla wamtsetsisa kutsi uteleni angakamtjeli.
"Buka lapha Mandla." Lawa ngemagama lebagcine ngawo boMandla naJoe: "Angisahambisani nani nemcondvo wakho wekutsi sitfole lamantfombatana ngekutsi siwadzakiswe ngetidzaka mizwa. Cabanga Mandla kutsi kungaba buhlungu kanjani kulomntfwana kutsi umdzakisile wase ulala naye. Tjela mine, wena ungajabula yini nakungenteka kuwakini umntfwana nome-ke wakho ngobe umdzala nawungaka, utele nawe?"
"Kantsi ye Thuli Siphiwe uphume wabhekaphi lamuhla? Solo simgcine ngelunch."
"E! Ngiva labanye batsi loku lokuCharles kusenga lemali lapha kuThuli loyitapa kulelitaki lakhe lekutsiwa ngumalume wakhe. Mine iyangicaka lentfo. Lamantfombatana langangatsi akasifuni, afuna lamakhehla ngobe anemali wona. Emakhehla ashiya bafati bawo alandzelene nalabantfwana. Tsine-ke sitawubhekaphi? Bacale batsi kunabo sugar daddy, nyalo sekwandze bosugar mummy."
"Nguwe mani!" Washo ngelivi leLunengeka. "Ngibulawa nguwe. Awuseti leni phela ngobe kumbe ngabasibonile? A ... wena mani ..."
"Kunckutsi ungafa mnganarr.i, minc ngibona kuncono Icutsi usalc utidzikela. BangEke bakubukelele boNesi ufe. Wake wamtjela yena Mandla ngalCvo ndzaba?" Kubuta Agncs.
"Usho kutsi kambe wena Mandla khatsaloku unelukhulukhatsa Iwemantfombatana, ubona kutsi lona senguyena lomtsandzako kwemampela? Kubuta lelijaha lelihleti ngemuva . Labuye lachubeka futsi. "Mine wena Mandla ngibona kutsi awukwati lokufunako kumuntfu lomsikati. Inhlitiyo yakho mbamba mbamba, kayeneli nani."
"Ucinisile kuloko Shongwe. Indvodza yesitsembu nome ingatiphatsa kahle kusenengoti yekutsi munye kulabafati angatiphatsi kahle. Liyobe selingenile-ke leligciwane ekhaya, nilitfole nonkhe."
"Ucabanga kwentanjani Agnec?''
HUyabona nje, sitawukhona kunakana njengetitsandzani natsi. Buka nje kuhle kuboCharles naThuli, Agnes naSimanga. Natsi-ke sobabili. Come right mani mntfwana. Musa kuba sitfoffobala ngobe nato kudala setashintja."
"SengiyakuboThuli."
"Bewungamati kutsi ngubani? Uyenga bani Thuli?"
"Nami ngiyamkbumbula." Kusho Siphiwe ayigocota incwadzi ayibuyisela emvilophini wase uyinika Thuli.
"Eyi! Sekungatsi ngiyababona.H Washo yena waDludlu. "Utsi banani bantfwabesikolwa ngobe nabo bayafana nje naleletinye tintfombi? Utsi wambuka kahle lowakakho umntfwana? Simadzadza ngiyakutjela wena!"
"Ngitakukhumbuta indzima yekugcina. Ungatifundzela wena yonkhe lenkondlo utikhumbute. Ngumyalo wami kuwe Siphiwe lona. Ngibheke ingucuko lenhle, uphume kulelihlatsi lotifake kulo:
"Ngitakutjela liciniso Mandla, ngiyamhawukela. Kodvwa-ke ..."
Isuka nje imoti nelilanga selitsambeme impela. Bese kulukhuni kwehlukana. Ingani Mbongeni besekafake nembuto wekutsi uma ibhasi ingakefiki baye bagcine bangakalali yini emitini. Loko-ke kutfolakale kutsi kuye kwenteke kuThuli ngobe yena ahlala khashane kepha ku-Agnes akwenteki ngobe yena nangetinyawo uyefika ekhaya nome nje kwelulile nasesuka lapha esiteshini eCroydon. Loku bekakubutela kutsi nangabe kute inkinga, bebangachubeka baye edolobheni lapho kuhlala khona boMandla baze babuye ngakusasa sebeta esikolweni. Thuli ukwalile kutsi konkhe sekangakuvuma langa linye. Ecinisweni yena bekete nenkinga kukwenta loko ngobe ekhaya bangeke bamhluphe ngako.
SEHLUKO SELISHUMI NESITFUPHA i
"Siphiwe, ngikubita ngobe ngifuna kukhuluma nawe ngesimo lengibona ukuso lesiyingoti." Bebakhuluma babodvwa estaff-room, bangekho labanye bothishela basemaklasini. Loku kumente Siphiwe wangesabi kakhulu ngobe bekabikelwa lugogo lwakhe kutsi kukhona lokonakele. Ingabe kwase kuyini? Sebamcebile? Kubanjwe incwadzi? Kufeyila? Ymi? Ngimibuto leyagijima engcondvweni yaSiphiwe.
"Kute thishela."
"Kulungile Siphiwe. Luhlolo lwengati yakho ngitalwenta manje, umphumela utawuze uwutfole ngemuva kwemaviki lamabili kuya kulamatsatfu. Ubobuya utewuva kutsi kukanjani. Uma nangabe utawugucula ingcondvo, ungasafuni kuchubeka nekutfola lomphumela, ngitawubona ngekutsi ungabuyi. Nalapho kute inkinga. Umphumela wakho utawugcinwa kulelihhovisi njengemfihlo yakhona. Kute umuntfu lesitamunika wona ngaphandle kwakho lucobo. Uyeva kuloko sisi kutsi awukaphocelelwa kwenta loluhlolo nekutsi utjelwe umphumela walo. Kutawenteka ngekutsandza kwakho sisi."
"Ye wena Sifiso, uyangicala phela nyalo wo!" Sekutsatsa Agnes ngelivi lelifuna kukhala. Babuye bahleka labanye futsi. Tandla tipha- keme tabuye tehla. Labanye abasakhumbuli nekutsi bekucalwe kwabu-twani. Siphiwe sewuze wehlisile naye sakakhe sandla. Yena uhleka abheke phasi. Phela kumdlisa emahloni loku lokwenteka ku- Agnes.
"Ngulabantfu labake basigibelisa emotweni babe. Batsite bafunakusinika lokutsite."
HNgiyabonga bangani bami." Kusho Thuli etama kuvuka ahlale kahle, kepha kwala, wagcina ngako kukhwishikhwishita. "Encenye nami ngiyosindza. Ye! Nangingasindza, ngingabuyela esikolweni. Ngingeke ngiphindze ngitsatseke ngetindzaba tebafana. Siphiwe, iphuma nini imiphumela yakaForm III?"
"Agnes, ngiyafisa kuya esibhedlela njengobe usho. Mane nje akusesiko kwekucala ngigula sifo lesinje. Kuya kwami kucala, watsi loNesi ngibobuya nalomuntfu longifakele lesifo sagcunsula. Nganele kuba ncono ngangasabuyeli. Sengiyesaba-ke nyalo" Kusho Thuli abukisisa imoti leyayidvunyisa tintfuli ichamuka ngaseMhononweni.
"Ngicolele babe wami! Ngicolele babe." Uyaliva nelivi laMaziya.
"Ngiyaphila thishela." Kuphendvula Agnes ngekungabata.
Uke wengcisa emalanga Siphiwe wangabatjeli bangani bakhe kutsi ushayiwe ekhaya ngendzaba yemoti. Bekangabatjeli ngobe asayinoma lendzaba kutsi utayingenisa kanjani. Uyabati kutsi ngendlela labajabula ngayo ngendzaba yebafana, bangeke babe nendzaba kutsi yena akakuboni kukuhle loko. Uyakubona Siphiwe kutsi kungahle kuvuse incabano emkhatsini wabo njengebangani. Loko kutawukwenta kutsi yena agcine ete umngani. Kutsite ngalelinye lilanga ngesikhatsi selikhefu wase uyayicoca Siphiwe lendzaba.
HYekela-ke Maziya. Yekela! Tindzaba letinjena talokwetidzadzane titekwa bonina lena emagumeni. Tsine siteka tebudvodza esangweni. Mine wena Maziya ngifundzisa emajaha latawubuya angakhele nali likhaya. Lokwetidzandzane loku, anginamsebenti nako. Kuyahamba letintfo kuyokwendza. Nasikufundzisa, sifundzisela leminye imiti yemadvodza. Futsi-ke lesekungidzina dvu, abasaloboli. Bayakipitisa, batalise, badende babuye bacashe. Kube kungesibo bonina balabami bantfwana, ngabe kuhleti konkhe lakhaya letintfo kulindzele kuyokwendza."
Wasala ankhemile umusa waDludlu. Wake wema wayibuka ibhasi iyositsela. Wase uyahamba kancane kwasamuntfu lodliwe licala. Wefika emotweni watijika esitulweni sakhe.
"LaMabuza! Khuluma nalomntfwana. Uyangiva? Ngitsi khuluma nalomntfwana."
Ngiko kanye lokwenteka kuThuli. Waphuma asabange ewadini, ahamba akhokhoba kubonakala kutsi kube kuya ngaye ngabe uyalala. Wasale wetsemba wona umjovo. Lokwamesabisa kutsatfwa kwengati yakhe, kwatsiwa iyopotjolwa eMbabane. Weva esaba kutsi kungenteka bamsola kutsi uneligciwane le-AIDS. Wamesabisa lomcabango. Wacabanga bonkhe bantfu lake waya nabo ecasini wamangala lapho angakhoni nekobabala ngobe besebabanyenti kakhulu. Weva luvalo lumutsi bi! Wasale wayinikela etandleni taboNesi imphilo yakhe. Wahamba kancane asacondze ewaclini lebamkhombe lona.
"Ye Joe, nawungafuni ngabe usho linye utsi awufuni hhayi kungibalisela kangaka kungatsi wena unguNkulunhulu mine nginguSathane."
"Ngiyekele mani wena! lJngatsini nangahe ngulibuti wami lova? Uyabona-ke ..."
"Ngubani lona lokwentenje?"
"Yate yagcwala-ke nayo lebhasi lamubla. Siminyeminye nje." Kukhuluma Siphiwe atjela Thuli njengobe behla ebhasini.
"Kwentenjani Maziya a ..."
"Siphiwe, uyayibona yonkhe lentfo lena loyibhale lapha ebhukwini? Ngiyo kanye lekhomba kutsi ingcondvo yakho ilahlekile. Ngisho nawe lucobo ungeke ukuchaze konkhe naku lowukubhale lapha. Ngumbhalo wemuntfu logulako engcondvweni. Siphiwe, ngalesikhatsi ubhala loku, bekumele ngabe bewubhala emaphuzu encwadzi lefundvwako. Kepha wena walibalwa ngunali lite. Buka-ke loMusa wakho ufundza Form V wena ufundza Form III. Buka umehluko. Siphiwe, uyakholwa kutsi Musa uyakutsandza?"
"Siphiwe Mntfwanaketfu," kwasho Musa kulinye lemalanga eMhlanga tiphumulile tintfombi. "Ngiyajabula kukukhandza lapha utihlalele."
HE ... e ... a ... usho kanjani thishela?
Akakwenti lokubi. Pho, angakwenta kanjani intfo yekutsi amncane kangaka, angabese- wuyakwati kulaTa nemfana abuye afakaze emanga esontfweni.
"Sesikhona-ke, lamuhla futsi sinitfola kahle ninobabili nje kuphela," kuchuba Mandla. Wahlekelela Thuli emukela lekanikwa kona, wate wancandza ematse ajake kuntfontsa emlonyeni.
"Bengesaba kutsi sisedvute nasekhaya, base batsi asikhwele.'
Kwase kungusemuva kwendzaba ngohe Vusumuzi bese kavule sivalc, amemeta Siphivve ngelivi leliLhahlako. Wagijima Siphiwe wacondza khona elolini. Wangena ngembili, wabuye wagibela nemnakabo khona ngembili, wayisusa umshayeli yahamba. Ihamba nje Siphiwe ufile luvalo. Uyati kutsi umnakabo ubindze nje kuseta lokukhulu.
"Akesabi yedvwa Thuli kupopola. Ngitsite ngiyingenisa ngandlela tsite kuMalambe kutsi natsi sonkhe, yena nami nalodzadze lesengasala naye emendvweni, sesike sipopole, washaya ngendvoku phasi. Wangitjela kutsi naloku aliSwati lemdzabu akayi enyangeni kuyophengula umhlolo ngobe loko kungamtondzanisa naboma- khelwane bakhe. Yena utsi kupopolela lesifo kuyafana nalokuyo- phengula kuma kwelikhaya ngobe ngemuva kwaloko, uma litfolakele leligciwane, kuyosuka incabano nenhlupheko ekhaya."
Ufeyila sivivinyo nje Siphiwe wentiwa kutsi ngayitolo kwakhona akakate watihlupha nekadzeni kuvula incwadzi alungiselele sivivinyo. Bekalitjatiswe yincwadzi lebekayibhalelwe nguMusa. Beyimnandzi yini pho leyo ncwadzi ngobe yayimcabula sibili Siphiwe. Bekayifundza abuye acalele phasi kuyifundza. Bekadvwebela emagama lamchazako kuyo.
Sitawubonana l
"Bhanana nemahhabhula! Wu! Nayi nejuice. Besengifile koma. Maye ngiyabonga tsine Musa! Ngikuletselwe yingelozi."
"Ngavuma thishela ... Bengingati kutsi ngentani."
"Incabano yani nangabe nelulekiwe ngalokwanele? Tsine sati kutsi naze naba ngumfati nendvodza nisuke senente sincumo sekutsi niyophilisana kuto tonkhe timo tekuphila; ekuphileni, ekuguleni nasekofeni. Mine uma Maziya angake atsi asipopole, ngingavuma." Washo uLaMabuza walungiselela kusukuma.
Shemu wani? Shemu wani ye Thuli? Kungiko kutsi labantfu bafune kusikhipha ebhasini? Kantsi wena awushongo kutsi babosigibelisa nangabe kute ibhasi? Nome-ke kusho kutsi nagcina nimise lokunye? Angisuye Agnes mine. Kute lengavumelana nako nalobabe."
Wabuya thishela sekabuya naMusa. Wangena Musa, wetfuka emnyango wacishe wabuyela emuva. Ingani ubona Siphiwe lohleti atfotfobele lapha estaff room. Kuyobe kukhona lokonakele. Kumetfusile-ke naye Siphiwe kubona thishela abuya naMusa. Wahlala phasi thishela walayela Musa situlo kutsi ahlale phasi eceleni kwaSiphiwe. Kwake kwabindza kancane thishela asababuka bahleti tinhloko tibheke phasi.
Angicale ngekukabingelela egameni leNkhosi Jesu Krestu. Ngingatfokota kakhulu uma lencwadzi ikutfola uphilile ujabulilefutsi.
"Utsintsa indzaba lemetima yemntfwanaMabuza.H Washo LaShongwe alandzela kulebekushiwo nguLaMabuza wabuye wachubeka. "Ufika nje bengilalele nangu umsakato, luhlelo IweTemndeni kaNgwane. Bakhuluma indzaba lebuhlungu kakhulu yanasi sifo lesingumbulalave i-AIDS. Sekukanyenti ngitsi ngiyikhuluma nanasi sidzandzane sami lesikhudlwana, Thuli lomngani walesakakho, avele angihleke bulima atsi ayikho intfo lenjalo. Mine angisati impela ingatsi nebuhatsa sebukhona kulomntfwana."
"Ngimi babe." Kube lula kuphendvula lowo mbuto nome nje nawo awati kutsi ngumbuto longadzingi mphendvulo.
"Ungasibiti ngebafana wena. Abasibo bakini futsi labantfwana lenidlala ngabo nibenta bafati benu. Yeyi wena Thuli! Buya lapha!"
"Nx!" Wanxata Mandla enyanyile. "Seyichamukelani lamuhla lebhasi yakhona! Labantfwana batawugibela lebhasi bangasasinaki. Angehle mine Joe ngibabuke bese ngiyabacela kutsi bahambe natsi."
Sekuvunyelwene ngelilanga langeMgcibelo lotako. Kuvunyelwene futsi kutsi nangelilanga langaboLesitsatfu lekulilanga lemidlalo entsambama, emasports, boMandla bobosheshe befike ngobe boThuli bebayibalekela imidlalo.
Emalangeni lambalwa lendlulile, usandza kwekhuta Agnes lesekubonakala kutsi kukhona lokumngenele engcondvweni. Nyalo l
"Ikahle lemphendvulo yakho Siphiwe naloku ingihlekisa. Ngihlekiswa kutsi kantsi nyalo awusilo yini likholwa leliphelele? Kepha-ke sisi liciniso lelihle ngilo lelekutsi uma kwenteka luhlolo lutsi unjalo, kufuneka uphile ngekutinakekela wentele kutsi ungasheshi ubanjwe tifo letitakubeka phasi.
Bekusete lokumhluphile yena Siphiwe ngekutsandzana naMusa. Kepha bekangafisi kutsi lendzaba yatiwe ngulabanye bantfwabesikolwa njengobe kwatiwa indzaba yaboThuli na-Agnes. Siphiwe wakufundza kufibla ngobe esaba kutsi kutawusuke kuvakale kubothishela. Uyakhumbula ngelilanga bantfwabesikolwa bahlekisa nga-Agnes kuthishela Bulunga. Kumbe nje naye sebacalile kuhlekisa ngaye njengobe utsandzana naMusa? Kepha wabuye watetsembisa kutsi kusete lowatiko ngobe bayafihla bobabili.
Washaya tandla wagcuma wema ngetinyawo Siphiwe akhombisa injabulo lenkhulu. Wase ukhuluma yedvwa kungatsi uyabongelela nome uyathantaza:
Wavula sikhwama sakhe Musa wakhipha lokudliwako ekhatsi. "Uyati nawe Siphiwe kutsi imali iyinikinga kitsi. Kepha-ke ngikuphatsele lokuncane nje, ngiyetsemba utawujabula S'thando."
"BakaFLAS neNhlangano yeTemasontfo bake basifundzisa kabanti ngaso lesifo. Mane nje bangani bayayengana basho lenye intfo ugcine ungawati kahle emaciniso. Kepha nje nyalo sengikhanyelwa kahle. Naloku lengikwatiko sengisitfolile siciniseko sako."
"Cha-ke Mcanco, angishonjalo. Kungenteka bekunguye nome-ke bekungesuye. Ase simmele efike sive kuye."
Ngemuva kwekutsi eve uLaMabuza kutsi yayihambenjani indvodza yakhe kuyococisana naMalambe, wefikelwa ngumcabango kutsi naye ake atinike litfuba ayococisana naLaShongwe unina waThuli. Mhlayimbe bona njengebafati bangacoca bevane. Nembala, walitfola lilanga lelLkahle uLaMabuza wefike wakhandza uLaShongwe atihlalele aphotsela umtiya. Bekute tjwala ngalelo langa lapha ngakakhe ngako-ke balitfola lelihle litfuba lekuticocela.
"Kahle kahle Maziya! Ungete wasola umntfwanami kutsi nguye lowonisa wakho. Ye hhe! Khunga inja yakho. Njengobe ngisho, angingeni etindzabeni tebantfwana. Hawu Maziya! Mine phela ngitsi ute lapha sitewunatsa kantsi utewudlala ngami la!" Sewutsandza kuphakama ngemandla umoya waMalambe manje.
ULaMabuza wayaluyaluka ngekhatsi endlini agcumagcuma kungatsi likhala kuye lelo bhande.
Nakube bekatimisele kuchubeka naboThuli kuyewutsenga lapha emakethe ngobe naye alambile, wasale wabona kutsi kuncono kutihlalela lapha eklasini. Futsi-ke naloku ayiva lendlala inhlitiyo yakhe sekungatsi imnyama. Nome angatsi uyadla, kungaba kuwadla angangeni.
HEsifundvweni setfu lamuhla sitawubuka kabanti lenkondlo lokucaphunwe kuyo lendzima lebhalwe lapha embikwenu." Utibambe etulu thishela Bulunga. Sikhatsi sesifundvo sesiSwati. Lelildasi ngulelo laboSiphiwe kanye na-Agnes.
"Thishela, labantfu laba bagana etimotini, mine nje bengi- mdlalisa."
Wacedza thishela Bulunga, watjela Siphiwe kutsi asukume aphume. Bancibilika buso baSiphiwe buncibilikiswa kuva thishela amyala ngencwadzi layatiko. Waphuma ativa kungatsi kukhona umtfwalo lowetfuliwe emahlomhe akhe
Lokumhlupha kakhulu Maziya kutsi uyakuphindza loku Siphiwe. Tindzaba lebabuya nato emhlangeni tatikhomba sento sekucala tento letibi. Indvuna Loganda leyeta kutebabikela ngekubaleka kwaboSiphiwe eMhlangeni yakwenta kwaba lula yatsi
"Ngiyile, kepha akusasiti Siphiwe. Sekuyangehlula nekusifihla lesisu. Bantfwana besikolwa basuke bangihleke kakbulu sengiyesaba kutsi batangibangela emehlo abothishela. Ye Siphiwe sengiyabo- nakala yini? Kuchuba Agnes.
"Ha ye wena! Kepha fana uyabonakala. Awubuke kutsi umanyatela kanjani. Uyati yini kutsi ngubani?"
Abuke emuva kwakhe Mandla. Wo, nayi lentfombatana lese hlwi, isho ngelibala layo leliluhlata, lebuso bayo bungena- tfutfumba, bumsheleleti. Akangabati Mandla kutsi ngiyo lentfo- mbatana. Wawabekisa kahle lamantfombatana Mandla. Lena yakakhe isibukubukwana lesimhlophhe bha mane-ke sewukhohlwe libito layo. Lena yemngani wakhe, ingumpontjolozana waleliluhlata libala.
"Nibuyenjani esikolweni lamuhla?"
Kulukhuni nje, kukhona nekufisa kutsi nabangakwenta kungabanjani. Mhlayimbe naye bekatawuhlahlamba njengekusho kwa-Agnes lowatsi kulala nemuntfu lomdvuna kuyahlahlambisana. Encenye naye emabele akhe nelukhalo lwakhe kutawukhula, abonakale kutsi yintfombi, hhayi lokutsi kube ngatsi mncane ngisho nakulabamelamako.
"Mine ba ...?" Wabuta kwekutibutisa Siphiwe ngobe usaluna imphendvulo lengiyo.
"Kunjalo-ke! Seniveta lokunye-ke nyalo. Mine angiteki leyo ndzaba yalabanye, ngiteka yenu nobabili. Ellukanani nalomoya lona. Wena Siphiwe, nangabe uvumela umuntfu adlale ngawe, akwente ibhola, chubeka! Chubeka sisi. Akusimi lengadala lutsandvo, anginawo emandla ekulwakha nome ngilubhidlite. Mine senginiyalile, sincumo sikini kutsi nibona kutsi nentenjani. Buyela eklasini lakho Musa."
"Uyangicala manje wena Musa. Angizange ngagana etimotini mine." Kusho Siphiwe abona kutsi Musa ufuna kumfaka ekhatsi elubishini. Wabuye wachubeka Siphiwe. "Akusimi thishela, boThuli na-Agnes labagane emotini. Mine uyangicala Musa."
"Yeyi Makhelwane, selishonile Malambe. Nami sengibuyela ngekhaya. Sesishushisene. Ngiyabonga Malambe." Washo wasukuma Mfokati abona kutsi inkhulumo yabo ingeke ifike ndzawo.
"Ulihlazo wena Agnes kulesikolwa. Etikhatsini letiningi nibonakele nihamba ngemoti nemadvodza ninaThuli. Ningenamahloni ekukwenta loko nigcoke inyufomu. Nyalo ugcoke inyufomu nelibaklata lelinje lesisu. Uva kunjani nakunje?"
"Eshi! Kangati mani. Kuhluphe kutsi nalemoti beyisitfwe ngulebhasi, bangete bayibona kantsi nebuso bami mhlayimbe sebabukhohliwe. Sentanjani manje Joe?"
Ilongasayiboni kutsi akusiyo lentfombatana layifunako. Cha mani!
"Hhawu kahle wena Siphiwe. Ngiko phela loku lebesikutjela kona na-Agnes. Inkinga yakho kutsi awufuni kwatana nemuntfu lomdvuna longasiye wakini. Nguloko nje."
"Kuyevakala Nkhosi. Fane batali behlukene. Labanye bangacabana kabi naye loyo mntfwana. Kepha ngiyeva loku lokushoko."
"Ksh!" Washo Musa athulisa Siphiwe ngendlela lephasi. Wabuye wambamba tandla watishikisha. Wamsondzeta kuye ebusweni wamcabuza. "Kahle Siphiwe kubaleka nentsambo. Nangabe uyangitsandza sibili, lamuhla sweet heart utangitjengisa ngekutsi sidle sitselo selutsandvo Iwetfu. Silumbi sitsi: The taste of the pudding is in the eating. Siphiwe my chocolate, ngivumele. Kute inkinga. Ase utsi ngifake loku lokutasivikela sobabili kuze kubete ingoti leyentekako. Thulisa lapha phasi sithando sami." Wasukuma Musa wafulatsela sikhashana. Kuleso sikhashana, Siphiwe wativa atfutfumela, agedletela wonkhe umtimba. Nembeza wakhe wamhlebela kutsi loku lesekutawenteka, akusiko lokufanele. Wacabanga kusukuma abaleke kepha wabuye wakucitsa loko ngobe akhumbula kutsi bangani bakhe bahlekisa ngaye kutsi uyababalekela bafana. Bekuyoba kubi kakhulu ngekubuka kwakhe uma angavuka abaleke bese Musa uyabacocela lendzaba.
"Yebo Nkhosi ngiyeva. Kepha bengifisa kutsi kungabi khona lokwentekako kimi Nkhosi yami."
Ungena nje Siphiwe, uyaveva, wena lowabona umhlanga emantini. Ingani phela ulati kahle licala lakhe. Usolile kutsi loku umnakabo angakakhulumi lutfo endleleni, kukhulu lokumhlalele ekhaya.
"Sibuye ... Sibuye kahle Bhuti."
"Yenebakitsi! Akakefiki lomntfwana! Hhayimihlolo yaVimba lena." Ukhuluma uyanhenhetela lomdzala. Liyevakala livi kutsi linekutfukutsela. Loku kwente umkakhe wetfuka, wema abuka indvodza yakhe ngekumangala.
Kutsite nakuphuma sikolwa kwabonakala kutsi ibhasi yayingeti
"Babe wami Nkhosi yami .. "
"Kulungile bomngami. Ubosala kahle Thuli." Washo Siphiwe wahleka kancane entela kutewuncibilikisa umngani wakhe. Baphuma bahamba
"Uyadvubana phela loyo. Kepha-ke ungatsi uphume wahamba ekubeni ingachamuki ibhasi ngobe iye ichamuke kusenemizuzu lesihlanu insimbi ingakakhali. Uhambile."
"Cha, akusive wami lobabe, kutsi bekacocisana nami. Angiboni futsi kutsi utawuphindze abuye."
"Nangahe uke wadihana ecasini naSimanga kulamalanga, mtjele ngalolokusolako. Phela wentela kushava tinyoni letimbili ngelitje .. .. mye.
Ushaye nelikepisi lakhona, kute kudzele longacedzanga esikolweni. Wasukuma-ke umfoka Dlamini wetfula inkhulumo yakhe.
Bakhuluma bahleti phasi kwesihlahla semkhiwa, etulu kwaso kuntjilota bodzwidzwidzwi nabombalane, bajabulele imini yantsa- mbama. Siphiwe uyabona kutsi Musa ufuna benteni manje. Unekwe-saba lokokhulu kutsi bafike kuloko. Bekukahle kubambana nekuc-abuzana, kepha kutsi bangayisana phasi, kwase kulukhuni.
"Ngiyakutsandza Siphiwe. Musa kungishiya uselusizini ngenca yami. Sengibonile kutsi uyangitsandza. Sula tinyembeti gugu lami." Wamdvonsa kakhulu afuna kumcabuza. Wadlubulendzeka Siphiwe etama kuphunyula.
"We! Wehle ebhasini wase wentanjani-ke?"
Kwaba kutigandza etjeni kwaMfokati Maziya mhlazana aya kuyokhuluma namakhelwane wakhe Malambe, uyise waThuli. Futsi-ke wabuye wamkhandza kabi ngobe bekadle lobu bakaNgwane, bemvelo, umcombotsi. Empeleni bekangabuye amkhandze anjani ngobe cishe onkhe emalanga uyabutfola tjwala njengobe buphiswa khona lapha ekhaya lakhe. Uke watsi kwendlulisa emalanga Mfokati acabanga kutsi kutawuba khona lilanga amtfole angakanatsi kepha wabona kutsi buyinsakavukela ngumchilo wesidvwaba. Wagcina-ke sekakbulumile.
"Wo! Kasiteki tona-ke tetimoti lapha wena Sifiso. Wena Agnes, phendvula umbuto, "sekuchuba thishela angabuboni nani budlelwane bemoti kanye nendzima leyo lesekukhulunywa ngayo. Nkinkinini manje lapha ku-Agnes. Sewulahleke sibili manje. Akasawati umbuto lebewubutiwe. Lokusengcondvweni ngiko loku lokuhlekiswa ngako manje. Sekumele aphendvule atewomane ahlale phasi kepha utawuphendvulani?
"Hha, ye wena Thuli, uyabona lokutsi lapha sime khona kusedvute nasekhaya kitsi? Usho ngobe wena kini akubonakali. Nakuya phela ekhaya, kungase kuchamuke wakhona nje manje asibone sime lapha. Mine ngiyahamba manje." Usho kanjena Siphiwe ulengisela embili leliphakethe lalinikwe nguJoe. Lesento sibe singatsi sikhombisa kutsi Joe akalitsatse leliphakethe. Kuyabo- nakala kutsi akajabuli Siphiwe futsi sekungatsi uneluvalo, uyesaba.
"Kodvwa sitsini sihloko salenkondlo? Phakamisani tandla. Wo! Kukhona labangati. Labangati phela babonakala ngekunga- phakamisi. Khuluma wena Agnes."
"Bantfwabesikolwa wena Mandla, uyati konje kutsi kangi- kujabuleli kuhlobana nabo ngalendlela. Konje-ke ngobe nako njalo, sitawubona."
Nome acale wangakholwa kahle kutsi nguye Siphiwe lona lobekadvonswa ngumfana, uye wenela lapho avela ngelifasitelo ambuka. Utibambile impela lapho kutsi akehle ngematubane abambe lokwemfana akukhahlelise kwenja idla emacandza. Kufike lomncane umcabango kutsi uma umuntfu akhuluma nome enta intfo ngentfukutselo, leyo ntfo ayiphumeleli. Wabona kutsi naye Siphiwe angeke eve lutfo uma angakhuluma naye kulomzuzu wekutfukutsela. Kwamfikela masinyane kutsi akambite, ekhwele kuleloli, kobe yindzaba labatayikhuluma kahle ekhaya, mhlayimbe neliphukuphuku selehlile.
"Yi! Ngiyesaba Thuli ... Awusho, seyinjani inhloko lebeyikuphetse emini?"
Kusho Agnes atikhalela.
SEHLUKO SELISHUMI NESIHLANU
"Besengidlile Bhuti ... Ngine-home work." Ukhuluma nje uphikelele emnyango, Waphuma wavala. Livi lemnakabo lelitsi ubolala kahle uliphendvule sekafulatsele. Basale batichubekela boLaHlophe naVusumuzi badla.
"Hha! Sivakashe sivephi Musa?" Wabuta Siphiwe amhlalllela emehlo.
Batsite nabatsi basondzela emgwacweni, bavumbuka boCharles naSimanga naMusa. Betfuka bashaceka boThuli. Imoti lebovu yase imile bucadlwana.
"Hhayi-ke Musa, kuncono sale ngijika manje. nakuvulwa tikolwa." Washo Siphiwe washwilinga wabuka emuva
"Sengiyatisola thishela, nawe make. Mane nje e ... angisati kutsi sengingentanjani."
Mhlayimbe, sewutake abutisise kahle kumkhulawakhe ekhaya. Asekulowo mcabango, wangena Musa. Ungena nje usuka lapha emakethe lapho kunaboThuli na-Agnes kanye nebangani babo bebafana boSimanga naCharles. Ushiye emageja alingene balimi lena emakethe. Ute lapha ngobe satitfole angenaye lamkhulumisako, boThuli bamtjela kutsi akete ngalapha eklasini lapho angase atfolane naSiphiwe khona.
"Ucinisile lapho Siphiwe kutsi kawati. Kepha ngeke bakubulale ekhaya. Liciniso kutsi bangeva buhlungu kutsi uphazamisekile esikolweni, kepha bangakwemukela kuloko ngobe nome kubuhlungu solo ungumntfwana wabo. Uyakubona loko, angatsi?"
Utsite kube acedze kubuka i-album, wakhumula waba ngcunu wema embikwesibuko watibuka. Engcondvweni yakhe ubona Thuli lafuna kutifanisa naye. Wamcabanga ahamba njengobe enta, kungatsi uyabukisa. Titfo takhe! Lukhalo lwakhe! Emabele akhe!
Kukodvwa kwebungani kwabo boy friends nabo girl friends. Mine nangingabeka ngesiSwati ngisho kutsi ube singani sami, i girl lover uyeva-ke nangisho kanjalo?"
Siphiwe wabindza wambuka umngani wakhe. Wayibona kahle nalencashambana ye,sisu lebese afile kuyifihla ngelijezi. Ingcondvo yakhe yagijimela emuva wacabanga tikhatsi letendlulile. Impela bacinisile nabatsi lokungapheli kuyahlola. Imoti lebovu yayingapheli lapha kaDvokolwako. Bo-Agnes naThuli bebadlani lolubabako ngemadina. Emajusi, emachips, wenani nje. Bebangantfontsi phasi, bamikiswa emakhaya, bangaminyeteleki emabhasini njengalabanye bantfwana. Lamuhla, ungebe usayibona nekutsi shati. Kantsi sekwatsatsa kwatsini?
Bulunga kwayikhweshisa yonkhe lemicabango yebangani bakbi leyimente watila nekudla. I-ice block lekayinikwe nguMusa nelifethi, uyimunye kanye waluma kabidlana wase ugcina ukufake emgcomeni wetibi ngobe naku sekukhale insimbi kwangena nathishela.
"Ingani tsine asikaniboni." Kusho Thuli ahlekelela nakachawulwa nguMandla. "Benikuphi?"
Wahlekelela Siphiwe wamukela lanikwa kona.
"Usho kutsini manje Joe? LomntEwana kusukela ngalela langa leMhlanga, ngicabanga ngaye. Nangangigana lomntfwana Joe, ngabe kuphelile."
"Ngiyeva mkhulawami. Futsi-ke ngiyakukholwa kuloku lowungi- chazela kona." Kwasho uLaHlophe etama kudvudvuta Siphiwe ngemuva kwemalangana Siphiwe ashaywe nguyise. Wabuye wachubeka uLaHlophe.
"Yini manje?" Kubuta Siphiwe ngekulangatelela.
"Mh! Maye kepha beninenhlanhla kutfola labobhuti. Mine abangibuki nekungibuka, nangalela langa ehhotela ngabona kutsi loya babe lowehlulwa nguSiphiwe besekatidvudvuta lapha kimi. Yena ufuna Siphiwe. Tjela mine, wagcine entenjani Siphiwe ngalelilanga lemaKentucky?"
"Ngiyeva Nkhosi." Washo Siphiwe aphefumula kwekuphumula. "Ngitimisele kungaphindzi ngivumele umuntfu adlale ngemtimba wami, ngitimisele impela "
"Ngivani wani ngobe uyabona kutsi ingivisa buhlungu lentfo leyentekile. Bengingakacondzi ... Hhawu mine!"
Ungisola kuphi mnganami? Usho kutsi kabaketi ngobe bangasakuboni?"
"Ngabe ngentani?" Kubuta Siphiwe angakhombisi umdlandla.
"Utsandza ban' utsandza bani Wen' utsandza ..." (asho libito lemuntfu lacabanga kutsi uyamtsandza. Nangabe lona lobanjiwe angamtsandzi lona loshiwoko, utawufumbatsa sandla, ichubeke ingoma. Uma amisandza, utawusivula sandla sakhe. Nangabe bonkhe labashiwoko angabatsandzi kantsi lona lobashoko sewufuna kuyekela, uvele agencetise umkhono walona awuletse emlonyeni walona losolo angavami, amutsi ma! ngalesandla sakhe, kube kuma kwengoma.) Naye-ke Siphiwe sewuva kungatsi uhlabelela lengoma mane nje usengakawasho emabito alaba labamsomako. Asekuleyo ngoma ihlabela engcondvweni, eve livi limbita emvakwakhe.
"Ngiyajabula kunibona bangani bami." Washo Thuli ngelivi lelihoshotako. Wetama kancane kumoyitela kepha kwakungatsi uyasinata, kusinata kwekuphatfwa tinhlungu. BoSiphiwe na-Agnes babemile eceleni kwembedze wakhe bambuka akulobo buhlungu. Thuli welula umkhono lowomile, umudze umncane. Bekafuna kutenwaya ebusweni kepha kwabonakala kutsi emandla ckuphakamisa lowo mkhono akanawo.
"Uyagula yini nome kukhona lokukuphetse kabi emoyeni?'
"Cha-ke thishela."
"Cha! Uyishayile mfana. Kufuneka ukucikelele kuphendvula kahle kanjena eklasini. Phela nyalo sekakhona emaphuzu ekucocisana ngaphandle nje kwekuwatfola kulokubhaliwe N giyetsemba nonkhe niyivile lemphendvulo. Kunyenti lokungashiwo ngalomcondvo walendzima lokuhambelana nenkondlo yonkhana. Sitawuchubeka manje nakusekhona lonemcondvo lomunye kuloku nome-ke lofuna kunanatela ..."
"Ngitsi yeMusa, uyini wena naSiphiwe, umejwayela ngani?'
Litsemba laLaMabuza lisekutseni uLaHlophe utawukhulumisana naSiphiwe. Umalukatana wakakhe cha, ungumuntfu webantfu. Ukubukile loku uLaMabuza esikhatsini lesinyenti kutsi uLaHlophe -unelulwimi lolwakhako ekukhulumisaneni naSiphiwe. Emaciniso onkhe utawatfola LaHlophe akhone kumcondzisa umntfwana.
"Yeyi-ke! Ungasasho fana. Yeyi, ye Siphiwe! Ngate ngahloleleka phela esiteshini nasigibela." Ukhuluma atjatsa kahle sikhwama sakhe setincwadzi ehlombe ubuye futsi uyagobondzela utsintsita tintfuli emilenteni nasengutjeni.
"Maye kuhle loko sisi. Umphumela weluhlolo Iwakho utsi negative. Awunalo ligciwane sisi, konkhe kuhlobile."
"Ucinisile lapho Siphiwe. Ngike ngeva emdlalweni weTemphilo kutsi lomunye umfana watjela intfombi kutsi usebentisa ikhondomu, wayifaka embikwalentfombatana kantsi uyivule imbobo ngale ekugcineni. Ngaleyo ndlela bekufanana nekutsi abakavikeleki ngobe yemitsa leyo ntfombatana. Nangaphandle kwekutsi lomfana wayidzabula ngabomu, ikhondomu akusho kutsi iphephile ngalokuphelele. Kungenteka konakale ngisho niyisebenisile. "
"Hawu babc, nangu\Ta Siphiwc achamuka la:,: ha clukhalweni."
Kwake kwabindza kancane basalalele kudvuma kwemoti iloloma. Akokabi ngulokuyaphi, bayengca kulesinye siteshi isehlisa bantfu.
HTjela mine-ke."
"Siphiwe, nangabe unendlebe yekuva, vani naku lokushiwo nguMoya. Kuve ngetindlebe ukucondze ngenhlitiyo. Uma utawe- dzelela lenkhulumo yalamavi, utawube awukedzeleli kuphela umyalo wami newemkhulawakho; umyalo wamake nababe, utawobe wedzelele umyalo waJehova lowadala lizulu nemhlaba. Tsine sonkhe lesikuyalile, siyokuba be,fakazi uma ulahlwa ngemisebenti yakho y clcwcca imiyalv. Fundza I encwadzini yekucala, livesi lekucala kuyofika evesini lesitsatfu. Ngifuna kufundze wcna, ufundzc kakhulu siv e sonkhe. Ngemuva kwaloko, ukhululeke uyolala. Utatikhetsela wena kulalela nome uphondle kulemiyalo. Fundza-ke sisi."
I Siphiwe walibukisisa. Asaphenya emakhasi kulo, wamangala lapho akhandza ligcwele emagama lamabili; laMusa kanye nelaSiphiwe. Bekwentiwe nemifanekiso yetinhlitiyo netimbali, kubhalwe emagama lamanyenti lebekangawacondzi thishela kutsi achazani. Bekunabo HOLLAND, ITALY nabo-INK, nencumbi yelite lekubonakalako kutsi ngumnikati walo kuphela lowatiko kutsi kuchazani loko. Wadzabuka thishela asabona loku. Yase ibonakele indzaba kutsi yini loko losekungenele lomntfwana. Kube kwakungesiko kutsi sikolwa sase siphumile, ngabe wambita wakhuluma naye ngaleso sikhatsi. Wasale watetsembisa kutsi utamkhulumisa ngakusasa.
"Ngiyeva Nkhosi."
"Kute thishela."
"Yebo, wayisebentisa ngobe sakhuluma ngayo. Nguye lowatsi kute lokutawenteka nasisebentisa yona. Kepha-ke angimetsembi lomfana. Thishela ubambe libhuku lami ngibhale emagama ami nalomfana. Wasibitela ehhovisi kepha lomfana wangiphika watsi akatani nekuganana kwetfu. Manje-ke nalokutsi wasebentisa ikhondomu, ngiyakungabata nome nje ngayibona nakangilayela."
Sebayanakeka labasele esiteshini njengobe linyenti ligcwele tindlela. Leta tidzandzane latibonako Maziya, kungatsi nguSiphiwe nalesa lesinye sakaMalambe lesingumngani waSiphiwe. Ubabuka ngelekujabula Maziya labantfwana. Kuhle nabefika ngebhasi nelilanga lisekhona. Enhlitiyweni yakhe kufika umzindlo lomuhle; bantfwabetfu! Yebo, bantfwabetfu tatane, kwangatsi kungaba ngumliba loyohlanta ematsanga lamahle.
"Nga ... ngayotfota."
"Lamahla kangiboni kutsi ikhona iLhasiH Kusho Agnes kuThu basemile lapha esiteshini.
"Ngehle ebhasini ngase ngiyatfota babe."
"Ye hhe! Vuka. Kawuboni yini kutsi ematsanga ahlantcla labangc- namabhodo kulendzaba? Nawungafuni nawe, mine ngita tichub eke la . "
"Kubonga mine lapho dzadze." Sekutsatsa Mbongeni lokungaka- condziswa nakuye. "Phela mine ngisatincengela lapha kuLaSimelane. Manje yena umnganami sewaphumelela nangicabanga, ngako-ke ngiko ajaka. Mnguni, ngiyetsemba natsi kungasihambela kahle njengobe kunjalo kulabangani betfu." Sewokhuluma wenta nekumphatsaphatsa lapha ematsangeni lambonywe yingubo yesikolwa. Akakucwayi loku Agnes ngaphandle kwekutsi uvele nje wenta sakuhlala kahle wayidvonsela emadvolweni ingubo yakhe kutsi afihle lawo matsanga.
"Nakaloku usindzela kutsi naku ngikukhandza lapha ekhaya futsi ngiyabona kwangatsi sewunesikhashana ufikile. Kube kungenjalo,
"Kubonga mine makhelwanc kutsi sikhulume ngobe kungakhulumi ngendzaba yebantfwana kantsi bona bayakhulumisana kungasenta sicabane ngelite nguloyo akhombe
Kukhuluma kwabo kwancanyulwa kukhala kwensimbi yesikolwa. Mandla wabuka liwashi lakhe, imizuzu seyingemashumi lamatsatfu ishayile insimbi yesine. Lamuhla bephutile kuphuma bantfwana ngobe baye baphume ngensimbi yesine enhloko. Kusenjalo, kwevakala kudvuma kwebhasi lapha elukhalweni. Bantfwana labanyenti bachamuka bagijima baya egedeni lesikolwa lapho bemela khona ibhasi. Ibhasi ifike yema khona, behla labehlako. Ngilo litfuba lebelilindzelwe yimoti lebovu. Tevakala tivaleka tivalo, yesuka ilibangise khona lapha ngasebhasini. Yefike khona yema ngaseceleni kwayo.
"Ngiyetsemba utangicabangela phela Siphiwe kuze kutsi ngalelinye lilanga uma kungesiko lamuhla, sitfole litfuba lekuhlala sobabili - two!"
"Umjingi udliwa yinhlitiyo mfana wakitsi.H
"Angati Bhuti."
"Ngisakhumbula. Watsi bungani lobucotfo bute lisitsa."
"Wena-ke sisi ngitawutsi ulichawe lelilwile emphini latfola imihuzuko lapha nalapha. Luhlolo Iwepregnancy nome lungatsi wemitsi, loko akusho kuphela kwematsemba kuwe. Kanjalo nalo luhlolo IweHIV nome lungaveta kutsi unalo leligciwane akusho kutsi sewufanelwe kufa. Imphilo lenelwati, ngiyo imphilo sibili. Uyakuva loko Siphiwe?"
"Angikamtjeli. Nginekwesaba kutsi utawusuke angichomele."
"Ase usho-ke fana, nase nisala nichubekanjani nalabantfu?" Kubuta Agnes alangatelela kwati kabanti.
"Kuhle loko Siphiwe. Umphumela weluhlolo Iwakho ukhomba kutsi awukemitsi. Khululeka sisi."
"Hawu! Uta wedvwa. Baphi bantfwana?" Kubuta Joe amanga- liswa kutijika kwemngani wakhe kube kungatsi udzinwe kwekufa.
"Ye Sifiso." Kwasho lomunye umfana lofundza naboSiphiwe lokutsiwa nguMbijana. Bekahambisana naSifiso ngalelinye lilanga ngemuva kwekuphuma kwesikolwa. "Uyayibona lentfo leyentiwa bo-Agnes naThuli? Awu suka mani! Seyitsatsa inkomishi.
"Cha sisi. Musa kukhala. Bonga kona lokutsi uphasile. Tinike litsemba lekutsi uyowenta ncono emnyakeni lotako uze uphase kahle ngisho nakaMetric. Usebentile kusona lesigaba lebewungene kuso. Buka-ke lochubeke nekuba lapho nawe besewukhona, akakaphumeleli. Agnes kute nje lakuphasile. Kuvalwe ngelihlahla. Nekuvunyelwa kutsi abhale bese kukukhalela imali layibhadala. Usebentile Siphiwe. Lengingakusho kutsi kumbe ngingaya e-Exams Council ngiyocela kutsi baphindze bakuhlolele emaphepha akho. Mhlayimbe nasekahlolwa kwesibili ngekucaphelisisa, ungatfuke ungena kuSecond Class ngobe naku letifundvo letimbili utiphase kahle kokhulu. Noko, sekwetama nje-ke sisi. Kulungile ntfombatana, hamba ekhaya."
Bakhuluma bayalandzelana baphuma lapha ehlatsini bayongena emgwacweni. Sebasemgwacweni Musa wabamba Siphiwe wamphocelela kutsi beme babukane.
Thuli ubonile kutsi kubi impela ngobe naku naye sewujikwe phasi ngemphama, wase uyamemeta.
"Ngishayelwe intfo lengingakayenti. Angikagani mine etimotini njengobe babe bekasho nakangishaya. Angikagani kona lokugana."
Musa akhombisa ngalokusobala kutsi kube kuya ngaye ngabe kuvunyelwana ngaleli lekuya ngakuMantenga. "Siphiwe, ngitsemba ngalelinye lilanga utatinika litfuba sibe sobabili kuphela endzaweni lepholile. Bunandzi bekutsandza abukho lapha ekubonaneni emhlambini. Ungaze ungale nje wena Siphiwe uma kute lokumnandzi lokwenteka kimi nawe sisobabili. Utawuze ucabange kutsi kugana kuyafana nje nekutsi kawukenti lutfo. Kantsi phela njengobe siganene, sesinelilungelo lekufinyelela lapho bangefiki khona labangakaganani."
Kulawo malanga kuke kwaba nelilanga letinkhulumo nemiklomelo lapha esikolweni kaDvokolwako. Ngilo lelijabulelwe kakhulu nguMfokati Maziya. Lilanga lelinjena Libalulekile kakhulu emla- ndvweni wesikolwa. Imvamisa liba khona njalo ngemnyaka ngato titfaba tenyanga yeNgongoni lapho bafundzi basekhatsi nemugca wekugcina wemnyaka. Umcimbi lonjena ungenelwa bantfu labehlu- kene, batali, bothishela, bafundzi tikhulu temmango netimenywa letigcamile letibuya eTiko leTemfundvo.
"Ye! Ye! Malume! Malume! Selekeleleni. Bayasibamba!"
Lokumjabulisako Siphiwe ngalencwadzi kutsi lamanye alamagama uwevile kutsi asho kutsi ungulotsandzekako. Sewuvile futsi kutsi Musa ucela sitfombe sakhe lesihle. Siphiwe wase uvula i- album yakhe wabuka titfombe. Bekufanele atfole lesifanele, lekatasitsandza Musa. Titfombe takhe Siphiwe waticatsanisa naleto lekatibona ku-album yaThuli. Tinhle titfombe taThuli, lapho agcoke kwekulala lokuyinayiloni ase bukululu embhedzeni; lapho agcoke emabhuluko lamafisha, afake tibuko, eme etimbalini. Kube fane naye unato titfombe letinjena. Wayivala ngekujabha i-album sekancome kutsi utawutjela Musa kutsi utamtsatsela sitfombe. Ufuna kutsi amuphe leso lekatasitsatsa asembhedzeni agcoke tekulala. Ingabe bekatawube akuwabani umbhedze, atsatfwa ngubani? Noko, bekatawubona.
"Nginesicelo kuwe Siphiwe. Ngicela sesike sitsi shelele, sivakashe, sitawubuya masinyane."
Kuloku, thishela wavula libhuku laSiphiwe lapho kubhalwe khona emagama ekutsandza, walayela Musa.
"Ya, uganile Siphiwe. Ngimbambe advonswa ngumfana nangibuya emsebentini. Ngibona shengatsi kufanele simkhulumise kabanti lomntfwana nyalo nje litfuba lisekhona. Singati-ke kambe nome ingoto seyengce indlela. Ase ungibitele yena LaHlophe."
Ngulomunye umfana lokhaliphile lapha kuleliklasi lona lokutsiwa nguMbijana. Mane-ke Mbijana ubulawa ngemahhunga ikakhulu nakufundvwa kucociswana. Ubanga umsindvo, aphe- ndvule nangendlela lehlekisako. Kepha-ke nasetiya ngasekubhaleni, usika liphepha. Bangani bakhe lenta nabo emahhunga eklasini basala ebaleni njengelimuva lembuti yena bese uphuma eceleni njengajoyisaka, abe lapha embili kubofeleba.
"Ngabe kupheleni?"
"Mine anginankinga nangabe kute lapho kuhlupha khona. Utasitondza Siphiwc."
SEHLUKO SELISHUMI
"Kutsi nje bantfwabesikolwa bayinkinga ngobe umuntfu bacala kumbona anenyanga yinye kutsi unesisu. Ngisola shengatsi banenblanga yeLubona tisu." Kusho Agnes ngekwenyanya.
"Bengingaboni kutsi nguvve Kepha besitawugibela ibhasi ngobe beyikhona Thuli fana, sengiyahamba mine" Washo Sil?hiwe acala kuhamba. Lokumcasulako kutsi lemoti ime lapha kuphambuka indlela leya kubo kantsi kube kunalenye indlela ngabe akaso- ndzelani nayo.
"Ngicela ungashayeli ngemjako ngobe umnganami utawusheshe ehle lena ngaseCroydon." Kusho Thuli acondzise kuMandla.
"Kunebantfwabakitsi lapha ngekhatsi balandze imali yesikolwa. Angifuni kutsi bakubone ngobe bangaze bacabange kutsi ngijola bantfwana besikolwa. Angeke ngisakhona kubekhuta bona nangabe sebagana." Wakhipha imali ekhikhini Mandla wanika Siphiwe. Bekuyimali leyenele nje kutsi agibele abuyele eMliba. Wenela kumnika lemali wangatsandzi kwandza nemagama. Wabuyela endlini wavala umnyango. Wabona Thuli kutsi nembala tonkhe titiba tiyayicwaba inhlabatsi.
Uye weva kungatsi angahambisana naso sidzadzane sakhe njengobe naku sesitawehluka sitsatse indlela leya ekhaya. Kube kulapho atsatsa lizembe lakhe wetjatsa lugodvo lalugawulile. Naku- ke satsi uyahamba satawubona lemoti lebovu leme lapha entasi.
"Uyangena yini Nkhosi?" Kubuta lentfombatana lesekayinakile Mandla. Ingani ibona kutsi lomfokati uyibuka etinhlavini temehlo akangeni ebhasini kube wonkhe umuntfu afushela kuya embili. Imbuta nje nayo iyamgudlula iphikelele khona kungena ebhasini. Mandla ayibambe ngelijezi akwenta loko ngesineke lesikhulu ngobe angafuni kuyitfukutselisa, hleze bese imfakela emehlo ebantfu.
Cha! Ungakuvumeli Kusheshe utifaK
"Nekwemitsa lowukwesabako ngiyakubona Siphiwe. Manje kunengoti lenkhulu yekutfola bogcunsula kanye neligciwane le- AIDS. Kwemitsa ungeke ukutsini nangabe sekwentekile nome nje - esikolweni wayobika kubothishela kutsi Siphiwe bekangeke abe khona ngalelo langa ngobe bekaye kuyobonwa ngudokodela kaManzini. ULaHlophe wabese uya emtfolamphilo kaDvokolwako wayovikelisa Mzamo umfanyana wakhe.
"Eyi, watisita loyo. Kepha naye umkhandza angakhulumiseki kahle. Utawugcina ayingenele wena Mbijana ngobe banemandla boThuli. Linyenti lebantfwana livuma konkhe nasebanaboThuli."
"Ungibone ngobe ngite lapha esitolo kutewutsenga kwekunatsa. Kube ngihleti lena ngekhatsi, bewungeke ungibone. UngiphatselenLL ngobe labatewubona tihlobo tabo baphatsa lokumnandzi?"
"Njengobe utsi ucela kubonana neMeluleki uphindze ufuna nekwenta ipregnancy test, kulungile sisi. Mine ngitawenta letest bese uya ngale ehhovisi leMeluleki lotawukhuluma nawe. Ngiyajabula wena Siphiwe kutsi usho kutsi ufuna kubona uMeluleki. Bengingatsandza kucocisana nawe ngaloku lowute ngako kwaletest, kepha-ke ngibona kutsi nitawucoca kahle neMeluleki. Tsatsa naliya libhodlela uye ngale mthoyi uchamele kulo bese ubuya nalomchamo. Ngitawuhlola wona ngesikhatsi usakhuluma neMeluleki. Buya-ke sisi ngitekulayela."
Bekusete lokumhluphile yena Siphiwe ngekutsandzana naMusa. Kepha bekangafisi kutsi lendzaba yatiwe ngulabanye bantfwabesikolwa njengobe kwatiwa indzaba yaboThuli na-Agnes. Siphiwe wakufundza kufihla ngobe esaba kutsi kutawusuke kuvakale kubothishela. Uyakhumbula ngelilanga bantfwabesikolwa bahlekisa nga-Agnes kuthishela Bulunga. Kumbe nje naye sebacalile kuhlekisa ngaye njengobe utsandzana naMusa? Kepha wabuye watetsembisa kutsi kusete lowatiko ngobe bayafihla bobabili.
"Kuyakuba nguye lo Mbongeni phela. Ngakutjela kutsi akavani nekutsi ngimtjele ngekuvikela watsi yena uyati kutsi wenta kanjani. Ngabe ngiyamcala loSimanga ngobe besesaba sobabili manje sisebentisa tindlela tekuvikela."
"Ngiyekele wena Simanga. Kute mine lengikukhulumile ngawe."
"Lalela lapha 'Koni. Babe wakho akakoni ndzawo ngekukujezisa. Kungumsebenti wakhe kuvikela umonakalo kubantfwana basekhaya. Kumtfukutselisile njengobe bekungatfukutselisa nome ngangubani longumtali. Futsi-ke ube nenhlanhla kungabi ngumnakenu, bekatakubulala! Buhlungu nentfukutselo kwente kutsi angasabi ngulonekulalela sizatfu sakho. Kukushaya kwakhe wena Siphiwe kukwekhuta. Gcina utsi faca!"
Sengetsemba nami kutsi kutangihambela kahle, natsi satane kamnandzi wena naboNgwane naboMkhonkhosi." Bambonga wate wamoyitela naye Agnes kwatise kutsi iliphoshophosho lendvodza lebekako.
Naleyo kentucky wayitsi ncokoloti wavalelisa wahamba anatsa leso sikotela seschwepes. Mandla wasala akhamsile sekehluleke kuto tonkhe tindlela. Wasala acabanga lokumatima sibili.
HO Glory to Jesus! Thank you Father! Haleluya Lord Amen! Nkhosi Jesu, ngiyabonga." Wake wema Siphiwe aphakamise tandla aphakamisele emehlo akhe etulu, tindzebe temlomo tinyakata kepha kungaphumi magama.
"Musa ngitsi ngiyekele mani!"
SEHLUKO SELISHUMI NAKUTSATFU
"Wake waphindza, ngitakubulala nya njengenja idle emacandza." Kwabindza konkhe, kwaba tigi taMaziya asondzela endlini, wangena.
"Yebo, sehle kanye kanye ebhasini. Se ... sehlukana."
Kwake kwabindza sikhashana ngemuva kwaleyo ncwadzi. Siphiwe bekaloku ayigcolotele kube kungatsi kusekhona lakufundzako kuyo.
"Ibhasi beyikhona?"
"Hhayi lamuhla. Mhlayimbe nasesibuyele esikolweni. Uyabona tindzaba talapha eMhlangeni tivamise kuba kabi. Basiyale kakhulu lonyaka ngobe emnyakeni lophelile sacishe sangena etinkingeni ngako lokuvakasha."
Ngase sengiyagijima ngitfota tinkhuni babe wami ngiyacolisa."
"Bengitsi kumbe akusilutfo, kukhona lokuphumako kancane. Kepha kute langiva kubuhlungu khona." 'Wachaza Siphiwe ngelivi lelivevetelako.
Wahleka kancane Thuli kubonakala kutsi uyakhumbula.
"Eyi Thuli, kona banayo imali kepha mine nginekumngabata naye loMbongeni. Uyakhumbula nje evikini leliphelile basishiya batsi banemsebenti lotsite labayowenta? Mine-ke ngisale ngatfola kutsi bebalandza labanye bantfwabesikolwa kulesinye sikolwa. Kwangatsi labantfu abanandzaba nekutsandvwa nome kutsandza. Bona bafuna kulala nje kuphela?"
"Ngubani? Ufundza bani?"
"Batsite itawuphuma kuleliviki. Ngitawuta ngitekutjela kutsi ngiphumelele yini nome cha."
"Awukwati kutsi ungakhuluma kanjalo Mbongeni ungonile. Nami bengingakasho kutsi ngifuna umntfwana," kutsetsa Agnes asabilelana. Pho ukhuluma nabani? Uhleti esitulweni semoti, tinyawo tilengela phasi. Uhle abuka ticatfulo takhe, atsi kutesulasula tintfuli.
"Ibhasi ifikile. Behla bantfwana. Ngimihlolo phela nayi ngobe Siphiwe ngimbone kahle nalomnganyana wakhe wakaMalambe, besuka lapho bagibela imoti lebeyibamele esiteshini. Isuke nabo yabheka ngemgwaco wakaDvokolwako."
Wehluleka kuSiphiwe nje uyabona kutsi intfombi lete inkinga ngunayi lekhulunyiswa nguJoe. Lokubi kutsi Joe akakhombisi umdlandla ngalentfombatana lelinga kutibambela yona kuJoe. Lamuhla Mandla uta naMbongeni ngobe bagcine bangasa- khulumisani kahle naJoe ngenca yekutsi Mandla asole Joe kakhulu kutsi nguye lelekenta ehluleke emzameni wekutfola lentfombi leyamehlula ehhotela.
HKunjalo 'Canco. Lokubalulekile kutsi uma ngabe kukhona lokwentekile wena ufanele uhlangabetane nako kanjani. Nyalo sesingete sabe sitihlupha ngekutsi kwentekeleni kwekutsi nekwekutsi kepha-ke sesibuka lokumele kwenteke nasekunjena. Ase ngibute wena 'Phiwe; ungentanjani nakutfolakala kutsi wemitsi?"
"Sengcile lapho ye Mbijana. Ngitakujezisa ye mfana nangabe uchuba kudlala sifundza. Chaza lendzima."
Thishela Bulunga sekanika Siphiwe ema-symbols akhe, wambuka emehlweni.
"Awukhumule lelijezi loligcokile." Kusho thishela asatfukutsele. Kwase konakele-ke nyalo. Kwase kute kugega liguma. Walikhumula lijezi yasala ebaleni incashambana yesisu. Phela yase imehlulile kuyifihla. Ziphu wengubo yakhe bekangafaseki.
"Wena Agnes, sengikubonile loku esikhatsini lesinyenti. Kusukela icalile le-term, kawusebenti kahle. Lehlile impela lizinga lemsebenti wakho. Unani?"
SEHLUKO SELISHUMI NAKUNE
HBantfwabami," kutsatsa unina waThuli emva kwemthantazo, esula tinyembeti asolo afinkhite njalo. "Sekwati Nkulunkulu kuphela ngemphilo yemntfwanami. Lamadze emagama anginawo. Sengibhekise kuye uMdali." Wachubeka nekwesula tinyembeti ngelihiya lelase limanti nte. Kwakubita kuhlala esibhedlela ubuke ematfumbu akho akulesimo abekuso Thuli. Bahlala bothishela betama kumdvudvuta unina waThuli, wagcina naye asahlambulukile.
Wenele kudzimula lugodvo lapha ngasesibayeni, wahashatela acondze lapha endlini. Emnyango wahlangana nemkakhe aphetse umgconyana wetibi kuyoticitsa emgodzini etaleni.
"Sesikhalela nine nje bantfwabetfu ngobe impela netfwele metima kulabantfwana labasemahlombe enu. Siyati kutsi niyetama, kepha kute leningakwenta umuntfu nakavele alihlongandlebe yena." Kusho unina waThuli. Emva kwesikhatsi bothishela bavalelisa bahamba.
"Pho wawuvumelani kwemitsa nawawungamfuni umntfwana? Mine linye lengingalisho kuwe mntfwanaketfu, lala ngelinceba. Ngingeke ngetfwale umtfwalo ngati kahle kutsi angingedvwa lapha kuwe. Hamba ubikele nalaba labanye bafumbezi, uve kutsi bona batsini. Mine angivumi, angiphiki. Ngitsi kuwe, sengiyobona ngemntfwana." Acedze lawo magama angene wonkhe emotweni ashaye sikhiya, tidvunye tiye etulu tintfuli.
"Suka! Bonkhe batimadzadza lapha kuwe futsi bayafana njengobe usho. Kepha-ke indzaba yekuhamba nebantfwabesikolwa, ingulenye mnganami. Awusho, uhlushwe yini wena kangaka ngemntfwanesikolwa ngobe tikhona netingabisa lesetacedza esikolweni?"
"Sesidze sikhatsi Siphiwe ngikubuka njengembali. Ungiyo imbali yami. Ngiyajabula kakhulu ngaloko, kepha-ke Siphiwe wami tsine sobabili siyatsandzana, hhayi kuphela njengebangani kepha sitingani. Kusilele sinyatselo lesisodvwa kutsi siphelelise kutsandzana kwetfu. Singakefiki lapho kusho kutsi sisenga- katsandzani ngalokusezingeni. Uyangicondza yini ye Siphiwe kulelengikushoko?"
Nangabe ufundze kabi, ligama lekatawuhlangana nalo lingaba ngumbuzo wekumangala. 'Ubongani? Uyangihlolela,! Kepha-ke akakahlangani nalawo magama. Utsite nakatsi uyamsondzelela, wangakhweshi Siphiwe njengasemihleni. Wema wambuka amoyitela. Wasondzela Musa, welula sandla wasibamba sandla saSiphiwe. Bekokwekucala basondzelane kangaka, bekukwekucala babambane tandla ngalendlela. Sengatsi kucubuka lusinga kuMusa asabambe leso sandla saSiphiwe, sitsambile sitfokomele. Akakholwa kahle kutsi ubambe sona mbamba. Kusondzela nekumbamba, kwaye kwamtfuma embili. Kuncono achubeke kuwo wona lomzuzu alinge imphumelelo yenhlanhla yakhe. Wambamba ngatotimbili tandla, wamsondzeta kuye. Wasondzeta umlomo wakhe ebusweni bakhe, waye watitsintsa tindzebe temlomo waSiphiwe lovuleke kancane kulomzuzu kube kungatsi unkhemile.
"We! We! We!"
"Hhayi, angiguli." Kuphendvula Siphiwe akwenta loko acacadza tingalo ngematinyo.
Siphiwe walibukisisa. Asaphenya emakhasi kulo, wamangala lapho akhandza ligcwele emagama lamabili; laMusa kanye nelaSiphiwe. Bekwentiwe nemifanekiso yetinhlitiyo netimbali, kubhalwe emagama lamanyenti lebekangawacondzi thishela kutsi achazani. Bekunabo HOLLAND, ITALY nabo-INK, nencumbi yelite lekubonakalako kutsi ngumnikati walo kuphela lowatiko kutsi kuchazani loko. Wadzabuka thishela asabona loku. Yase ibonakele indzaba kutsi yini loko losekungenele lomntfwana. Kube kwakungesiko kutsi sikolwa sase siphumile, ngabe wambita wakhuluma naye ngaleso sikhatsi. Wasale watetsembisa kutsi utamkhulumisa ngakusasa.
"Hhayi kangako." Kusho Siphiwe etama kudvudvuta umngani wakhe ngekumyenga.
"Yebo, kona kunjalo, fane Mine ngingatitjela kutsi lokwentekile kufana nalokudaliwe kepha angati kulabadzala kutsi bangatsa- ntsan jani "
"Ngiyangabata kutsi ucinisile nawutsi awukasiboni. Ngitsite nangitsi ngiyakutjela kutsi sinihlangabetile, wangishalatelela, wangena ebhasini. Wena mntfwanebantfu nebakitsi ngabe nawe awukangiboni?" Sewabhekise kuSiphiwe lomile abuke le ngasekhaya kubo.
Lumjabulisile Mfokati luhlelo lebesolo luchubeka kusukela ucalile lomcimbi. Ingani sebabukele ibhendi yesikolwa leshayela emaDrum Majorettes. Bebangasebahle nje bantfwabebantfu bafola lapha, kukuhie kunjeya. Uyakhumbula Mfokati kutsi emnyakeni lophelile indvuku yalalabafolako yayijikwa ngumntfwanaMalambe, umngani waSiphiwe. Kepha-ke lamuhla ungatsi akusinjalo. Utibukisisile letidzandzane natisondzela ngakubo, wabona kutsi tase tiholwa njgulenye intfombi. Waye watibuta Mfokati kutsi ingabe sase senta ini lesidzandzane sakaMalambe lonyaka ngobe phela senta kahle kakhulu lapha kulaba bekufola nvakenve. sate saklonyeliswa ngeLutsi sivakwati impela kudlalisela ngendvuku. Kepha ngobe kunyenti lokwentiwa bantfwana, encenye lonyaka lesidzandzane singenele lokunye.
"Awungitjele; lomngani wakho, kodvwa ngubani libito lakhe?"
"Uyabona-ke, kube tintfo tiyacondzana ngabe labobhuti balemoti bayachamuka maje." Kuphendvula Thuli ngemoya lokhombisa kufisa lokukhulu.
"Yeyi! Kanisayi ndzawo." Loyo nguCharles agijima afike abamba Thuli ngemkhono.
"Kungiphetse Agnes. Eyi, awati, ngiyafa ngicinisile." Kusho Thuli etama kuvuka ahlale ngetibunu.
Ichubeka yonkhe imidlalo, Mfokati Maziya sewujake kuva tinkhulumo letiphatselene nenchubo yesikolwa. Bese ake wayifaka indzaba kusihlalo wekomidi yesikolwa kutsi batali kubhekekile kutsi babambisane ekukhalimeni bantfwana emikhutjeni lebheke eceleni. Wetsembisa-ke naye sihlalo kutsi bekatayifaka ekomidini lendzaba. Kusho-ke kutsi wayifaka sibili ngobe kuloluhlelo lwetinkhulumo talelilanga, sikhona sihloko sekubambisana ekwakheni umntfwana. Itsite seyiphele yonkhe imidlalo yebantfwana kwefika sikhatsi setinkhulumo. Umuntfu wekucala ekukhulumeni kwaba nguthishela lomkhulu umnumzana Dlamini. Yindvodza lendze lecatsa ngemtimba. Lamuhla phela idle imijiva yayo leyatfola ngayo ticu lapha eNyuvesi kuMatsapha.
"Hhayi." Kuphendvula Thuli. "Sitawubuye siyiteke leyo. Kwanyalo ngisafuna kuva kutsi Siphiwe ubona kutsini."
"Yebo, sehle kuyo ibhasi."
HHhayi nangabe ikhona ibhasi. Lemali yaloko, nome nabo bebangasibhadalisa bekungafuneka siyikhiphe. Mine-ke fana angikujabuleli lokuhamba ngema-lifts nasekhaya abajabuli."
"Sengiyahamba."
"Sengibuyile make. Uphi Siphiwe?" Ubuta kanjena Maziya kuye- vakala kutsi kukhona lokukhona kulombuto wakhe.
"Nicabanga kutsi nisile nine. Lamanyala leniwakhuluma ngatsi nitsi yini?"
Nabothishela bake baphicwe nguzuka aselucotfweni. Ngine- liciniso kutsi kabayiboni lentfo kantsi seyandze nesikolwa sonkhe."
Yabipha intfombatana. Ibipha nje iyamangala kutsi ngubani lona
"Ungachubeka wena Thuli. Mine angeke ngikhone. Hhayi-ke anginishiye bofana." Washo esuka lapho Siphiwe wahamba ngemjako wasitsela eklasini. Sekayedvwa, lwamfikela lusizi Iwekutsi lesento sakhe sekushiya bangani bakhe kanjena sitamenta inkhomo ledla yodvwa. Asacabanga ngebangani bakhe kwefika engco- ndvweni kutsi cishe labanyenti bontsanga yabo bemantfombatana banabo bangani bebafana. Labafana ngulabo labafundza emaklasini lasembili boForm IV na V. LetinaboThuli titsi kuligcabho kutsandzana nemaSeniors. Siphiwe ubenenhlanhla kungena lapha eklasini akhandze kuse nya. Ingani phela kusengiso sikhatsi selikhefu, baphumile bayokudla.
Wahleka lolumelula uMeluleki lolwente Siphiwe naye wahleka.
Injabulo yamcedza luvalo Siphiwe. Waphefumula kskhulu lapho eva emagama latsi akakemitsi. Tandla takhe tikhuphukile, wavala bonkhe buso bakhe wakhulumela phasi.
"Lalela-ke Agnes; musa kudlala ngematfuba akho. Sekuyimvama lokutsi nine mantfomatanyana naseningaka bese niyaphazamiseka etifundvweni. Nentiwa kutsi kubese kuba nalabanitjela tekuni- tsandza. Nine nitsatseke sekubhicane nekudvwala kwekutsi niyatsandvwa. Loko kwenta kutsi ingcondvo yakho ibe kuloyo lokutjela lawo magama lamnandzi, ingakwati kubamba kwesikolwa. Kute-ke lutsandvo loluphilako lwekutsandvwa ngumuntfu kube wena ungumntfwanesikolwa. Kufile leyo ntfo. Nawuchubeka ngako; utawutitfola usenkingeni. Sitselo sekutsandzana lokunjena kulahlekelwa sikolwa. Uyeva?
Uchubekile nekuliva libhama wabuye wasiva nesililo lesibubulako.
bafana labanye bangalungi khona?" Senguye njalo Thuli, uncaga umngani wakhe etulu asalwa nekuchaza umbono wakhe ngalendzaba.
"Hhayi, kangisho kutsi ngabe kukhona lokwentako. aNgiyajabula ngobe kungatsi uhlalele mine. Kube nawe uyanyakata, ngabe angikakuboni futsi encenye ngigcine ngingakakuboni kulesiphitsiphitsi lesingaka."
"Kangiguli thishela"
Wo! Kzuentekani? Nnbo bangena bonke emotini. Yesuka.
"Kusete lengike ngakuva ngaye." Kwasho Agnes kuvakala kutsi uselusizini. Kwabuye kwabindza sikhashana nguloyo acabanga kodvwa angacedzi. Agnes abetsi angeva imoti idvuma etfuke tanya. Etikhatsini letengcile imoti lebovu bebavame kuyiva seyithimula edvute nabo bangaketeleli. Ngaleto tikhatsi bebasesematseni kakhulu. Bebangati kutsi lutsandvo naseluphelile luphela kube shengatsi aluzange selube khona ngisho nenhlase yalo. Tindandatho temagolide lebebetsembisana tona, kute kwaphela lutsandvo tingakatsengwa.
Simanga naye besekabambe Agnes amwatsa ngetimphama.
"Siyabonga Nkhosi kugcinwa nguwe. Sibonga imphilo lenhle nekuthula losipha kona onkhe emalanga. Siyakuncusa-ke Nkhosi kutsi usikhweshisele ematfunti lamabi, nemizindlo, nemicabango lemibi. Siphe inhlitiyo lehlantekile, netingcondvo letihlakaniphile. Sisite nakunaku lesitakukhuluma nyalo, kube ngulokwakhako. Sicela setsemba egameni lakho Nkhosi. Amen."
Naye-ke kwamfikela kutsi kufanele emukeleke kubangani bakhe. Bangani bakhe bayachubeka nebungani babo. Ngibo lobungani bebangani lenaye bekakubo. Buphindze bufake lobu lobunye bungani bebafana boCharles naSimanga, lokubungani lobucelwa kuye nguMusa. Musa uchaze lobungani labucelako njengebungani betingani. Ngubo lobungani Siphiwe lobumehlulako ngobe ubukhandza kubungani lobunelisitsa. Ngetulu kwalobungani, bangani bakhe bese batfole bungani lobunye futsi nebafokati bemoti lebovu. Lobungani lobu-ke bona bese kungatsi besula inkomishi.
"Umliba." Uphendvula kanjalo Siphiwe ukhombisa kungabi nenkinga yembuto nemphendvulo.
"Ngimtjele ngimbona kuphi? Khona nyalo ungufakazi wena, imoti yengce ngelihubo embikwetfu ayisemi nekuma? Yi! Mine! kutsi angife ngicinisile, umuntfu angentenje bese uyabaleka!" Kusho Agnes kuhlengetela tinyembeti. Yakhala insimbi, waya esikolweni Agnes. Thuli wenyusa umgwaco asalibangise esibhedlela.
Akukabonakali kutsi ulikbiphe nini libhande Maziya. Kuvakale ngekubhama kwalo kuphindzelela emtimbeni waSiphiwe. Pho-ke .Maziya uma ashaya umntfwana lotawutsi eva buhlungu akhale - ngekumemeta, kuye kungatsi uyatibangela. Uyakwati loku Siphiwe
"Ngabe nginemanga nangitsi wehle ebhasini wagibela imoti?"
"Kuhle nangabe uyajabula. Nami ngingajabula nangabe nawe ungangijabulisa Siphiwe wami."
"Sewumtjelile yini kutsi kukhona lokusolako?"
Phela Musa ukhuluma kanjena naye sewusukumile uvalele Siphiwe indlela yekwengca ayophuma emnyango. Kuloko, kwase kungena nalabanye bantfwana labafundza kuleliklasi. Kube kulapho Siphiwe efikelwa khona kufisa kutsi laba labangenako bangeva loku labakukhulumalo.
Ngemuva kwekucedza luhlolo lwakaForm III boSiphiwe na- Agnes bebatihlalele emakhaya balangetelela kuphuma kwemiphumela. Noko, bekukunyenti kulangatela kwabo. Ngalelinye lilanga kunguMgcibelo Siphiwe na-Agnes bahamba bayovusela Thuli esibhedlela. Hhawu yehhenini! Bese ungafunga utsi akusiye loya Thuli lebekangumpontjolozana wentfombi lese hlwi ishaya ngaleliluhlata libala. Wase ungala kutsi nguye loya welukhalo lwamanyovu, tibunu tisentusu nemilente lemidze legcwele nswi.
"Yebo, fane uphile Thuli." Washo Agnes ananatela Siphiwe.
"Buka lapha bese uyangichazeia kutsi kuphatselenenjani nawe loku."
"Ubuyaphi wena Siphiwe?"
Nanyalo ngingasho ngelekutidvudvuta, ngidvudvute nawe kutsi usebentile. Kube awuzange wagacuka kulokwa lebesewungiko, ngabe ukhale ngaphasi kwelibhuloho.
"Hhawu mnganami, uyangihlaza lomuntfu. Lalela wena Agnes, ngitakufaka mine. Akabuye ngakimi lobabe ngobe nawe uyabona kutsi akakunaki. Mine wangitjela ngalela langa sigcina kubonana kutsi sewetsembe mine kutsi ngingeke ngimlahle njengaSiphiwe.
Wacale wangati kutsi aphendvule atsini. Lenye yatsi akatibutise kutsi thishela usho kuphi kuphila. Wabuye wabona kutsi angahle adliwe luswati.
"Angitsi kute inkinga kitsi sobabili Thuli? Minc bengibutc wena. Noko-ke kwaphambana tinkomishi. Asikhchlwe-kc ngalcyo uma sivumelana."
I "Nembala yimoti lena loyicabangako. Lalela lapha wena Agnes, taliphela leliklasi uyasala lapha, ngifuna kukhuluma nawe.|
"Ase nive imihlolo yami! Ye wena mntfwana, ngibuta wena kutsi ubuyaphi. Ngubani lomunye Siphiwe la?
"Phela sinikeni lolokumnandzi lenitsi nisiphatsele kona. Nasiyenga eMhlangeni natsi nitawubuya. Sanilindza sanilindza, do!
"A! Kute inkinga." Washo Agnes macedze wahleka wate watsintsa Thuli esiphundvu babukana, bahleka bobabili.
Wo, nako-ke! Lwamashaya Iwamcedza luvalo Siphiwe eva lelo livi leyise lelikhahlako. Watibonela kutsi uyise akabuti ngobe angati kutsi ubuya esikolweni nome-ke angaboni kutsi besekatfotfotela nati tinkhunyana latetfulile. Nakanjani kukhona lokukhona kulombuto. Uyise-ke uyaye afune imphendvulo lecondzile masinyane. Manje-ke lena lebesekayilungisile, seyitihlunge yona kutsi akusiyo lebhekekile lapha.
Wathula Siphiwe, tehla tinyembeti emehlweni akhe. Bekubuhlungu kutfola lamagama embikwemnakabo lomdzala nalamhlonipha kangaka. Bebaye bakhulume naLaHlophe bobabili kube melula nome bakhuluma leti tekugana nekulala. Kepha lamuh''a kungulokunye kutsi umkhulawakhe akhulume naye kanjena kukhona Vusumuzi. Wativa atenyanya ngesento sakhe sekutsi aze abonwe ngumnakabo anemfana. Njengobe sekabutile uLaHlophe kutsi uyeva yini, wafisa kutsi njengobe eva sibili, sale mane inkhulumo igcina khona lapha ngobe esaba loko lokungashiwo ngumnakabo. Uyaweva nome angawaboni emehlo emnakabo kutsi ase ndlo kuye, ambuka kube kungatsi aEundza ekhatsi esifabeni, afundza leto timfihlo lesekatibhumbele enhlitiyweni yakhe Siphiwe. Wasukuma Vusumuzi, watsatsa libhayibheli lapha eshelufini letincwadzi. Wabuya wahlaTa phasi walivula.
Noko umsindvo wengoma uvakala kakhulu kube kungatsi kayisashayelwa laba labahleti lapha emotweni kepha ikhalela kuviwa ngisho nangulobucalu imbala. Nativuleka tivalo temoti bekubbekeke kutsi behle labakuyo kepha bachubeka bahlala ngekhatsi, tivalo temoti tivulekile, bona balengisela tinyawo ngephandle. Bafati labatsengisako lapha emakethe sebajike khona kulemoti kutewutsengisa ngekucabangakutsi bemele kutsenga lokutsite laba bemoti. Sekubonakele-ke noko kutsi banini moti kabakacondzi kona kutsenga. Batimele nje nome-ke kukhona lebamlindzele.
"Buka-ke Siphiwe, bangani bakho bavakashile wena uphike kublala ndzawonye. Batsi siblala ndzawonye sidla emajwabu. Asambe siyoshaywa ngumoya."
Washo Mbijana waze wananatela ngekushaya tandla nenkwela akhomba kubabata lesento salaba lababili.
Dear Chocolate Siphiwe (Gift)
"Eyi, sitawubuye sikubone Thuli. Mine ngisatawuya ngale kuyo- popola nekujova. Angati kutsi ngitawubeleka kahle yini nasekufike sikhatsi sami. Nesi uke wangitjela kutsi ngiphangise ngemitsa kantsi ngisemncane kakhulu. Kepha nje uma konkhe kungaphumelela, ngifise ngimane ngiphase kumbe ngingachubeka ngifundze ngize ngicedze."
"Wo! Uyadlala wena. Ngabe kuphele kufuna ngobe ngangitfole intfo lengiyifunako. Utsini nje wena Joe kungatsi kawunandzaba nalolomunye umntfwana?"
"Kwase?"
Kusenjalo, kwachamuka iloli yasemayini kaDvokolwako. Wake wema Musa kudvonsa Siphiwe entela kutsi ize yengce. Siphiwe bekasolo etama kuphunyula. Itsite naseyengcile kancane yema, kwakhala ipipipi.
"Mh! Waw! Ngayigcina nini iKentucky Fried Chicken! Siyabonga. Asitikhwankhwase mnganami Siphiwe." Washo Thuli aligwabula lakakhe liphakethe.
Musa wambuka Siphiwe ngebuso lobulangatelelako kepha bubonakalisa kudvumala lokukhulu. Bekatetsembisa kutsi angase aphumelele. Noko, bekangabata ngobe amati Siphiwe kutsi uyayicinisa ingcondvo ekubeni atsanibele kuya emasitselweni nemfana. Uyazama kutsi angamphoceleli kskhulu ngobe loko akucabanga kutsi kungase kumonele bese Siphnve utsi bangasachubeki neRutsandzana kantsi kusete nalapho b e khona.
Siphiwe wemukeleka kahle kakhulu nakefika emtfolamphilo wakaFLAS kaManzini. Wakhuluma naNesi lamkhandza ahleti ngasekungeneni.
Same vicinity Date is Love
"Ngiyabonga make." Usho kanjena Siphiwe utsintsitsa kungcola etimphahleni takhe.
Yacala yangaphumi imphendvulo. Kwadzingeka kutsi aphindze umbuto thishela.
Ukhuluma kanjena bayahamba kancane bashona entasi ngasetindlini tePhalamende. Baningi bantfu, kuyaphitsitela. Siphiwe wangete wakucwaya ndzawo kuhambisana kwakhe naMusa ngobe batihambela njengabo bonkhe labatihambelako.
"Mine S'koni angikagani muntfu. Njengobe ngisho, bengesaba kutsi batawnsibona bantfu bese mhlawumbe kuvakala ekhaya. Babe ungishaya kungatsi mine ngiganile futsi ngiyedzelela. Angikagani mine."
"Ngikujabulise ngani-ke mine Musa?"
"Hholo hholo ye Siphiwe!" Kwasho unina ambuka nakabeka tinkhunyana takhe lapha lakusahelwa khona tinkhuni tesitofu.
"Ngiyabonga Malangeni kutsi lolusuku Iwalamuhla lube yimphumelelo. Lapha esikolweni-ke, kusuke umnyaka sineba- ntfwana labangemakhulu lamane nemashumi lasihlanu. Kodvwa ngiyadzabuka kunatisa kutsi njengobe uphela lomnyaka, seku- phume emashumi lamabili cbantfw?.na. Liningi labo ngema- ntfombatana lakhishwe kwemitsa." Wake wabindza kancane thishela entela libandla lelisavun$;ama kutsi libindze.
"Musa, uyamati yini lomntEwana lo?"
"Hawu boCharles naboMusa naboSimanga! Basala phasi njenge- matolo ahhohloka nakuchamuka lilanga. Bayedzelela-ke bona labo bafana wena Mbijana. Ngiyinyanye kabi lentfo yabo yekuhamba basichomela ngekutsi bangema-seniors. Akusho lutfo loko ngobe natsi siya khona lapho. Encenye nje bona batawukhala phasi kwelibhuloho."
"Ye! Angihambi ngetimoti mine." Yasho kakhulu intfombatana ingenandzaba, yagibela ebhasini nalabanye bagibela, yesuka.
"Bekakhona yini ebhasini?"
"Kwase?"
"Usengakabuyi babe. Kangati nome ibhasi ikhona yini lamuhla nome cha."
"Utsi uyile nje wena eklasini lamuhla?" Kubuta Siphiwe, angati sanhlobo kutsi utamlilela atsini umngani wakhe.
Noko, lamuhla kwakumele Agnes ayibone lendvodza imehlu- kanisele kahle kutsi itsini ngemntfwanayo. Nakangakhoni kuyibona lapha emgwacweni, umele aye lapho ihlala khona. Yakhala insimbi yekubuyela, wavalelisa Siphiwe wabuyela eklasini. Wasukuma Agnes, wenyusa umgwaco kancane samuntfu logulako. Ugcine asaphakamisa tinyawo ngobe acabanga kutsi lapho aya khona ufanele asheshe efike. Wasibuka sikolwa sakhe, iDvokolwako High School, watitjela kutsi akusemalanga mangaki ahambe. Uvani asebuke sikolwa acishe ashayiswa yimoti. Ibhilike metima, kwesuka tintfuli tiva etulu kwanuka lithavi.
"Ye Agnes, ngibuta kutsi uyaphila yini?" Asho thishela agcizelela ngekushaya litafula ngepheni agcizelela lamagama latsi; uyaphila yini? Kwamakha kutsi utawuphendvula atsini nkabi. Wabamba inyufomu wayiyekela.
Njengathishela welildasi laSiphiwe, futsi kunguye lamfundzisa siSwati, thishela Bulunga wase uyambita ekuseni ngemuva kwcmthantazo. Bckayibona ingoti lekalengela kuyo lomntfwana Beketsemba kutsi njengobe lomkhuba usandza kocala, kusene- kwcnteka ckhuteke Ngekumati kwakhe, ungumntfwana lophasi, lolalelako nalote emehlo enhloko njenganangu lebekake wakhuluma naye kwaba tinhlanga kumuka nemoya.
"Wo! Uyahhema kantsi. Sekusho bani kutsi ngidlale ngemtimba wakho? Hhayi mani, thula Siphiwe. Kute inkinga lekhona. Uvani kantsi wena?"
Wo nako-ke! Lwamshaya luvalo Siphiwe. Buso bakhe bufuna kumceba kutsi kukhona lokushaya emanti. Livi lakhe lacala kwala angakakhulumi nalinye ligama. Kuye kwadzingeka kutsi acale ngekulilungisa ashaye sikhwehlela entele lingatiwuvevetela.
Bekahleti macozololo esitulweni Siphiwe. Nyalo-ke ngobe naku inkhulumo iya ngasekugcineni sewungatsi ulindzele lelitamkhulula, aphume njengenhlavu yesibhamu. Lelitfuba lelinjalo sewuligadze lapha kumkhula wakhe nasekaletsa kudla kwaVusumuzi lapha etafuleni. Kulapho atawusukuma avalelise ayolala endlini yakubo. Phela fane umkhulawakhe angamhloleli ngekubese uyamphakela naye. Ingani loko sekungasho kuhlaliseka, bachubeke nekucoca nemnakabo basadla. Kuchubeka kwenkhulumo kungaze kuvete lenye indzaba. Weta nako kudla LaHlophe wakubeka etafuleni. Wasukuma Siphiwe atihlekisa lite, kwabonakala kutsi sewuya- hamba.
"Lalela lapha wena Mandla, ngabe kuphelile vele, ucinisile. Angakugana nje lomntfwana, wena utawufuna kulala naye nome
Besewulahlekelwe kakhulu ngobe phela wena ubuye esimeni sekufundza nyalo sekutawucala luhlolo. Ha! Buka naku kwemfana lebewungatselelani nako emanti, loku lokuMbijana lebenibambana nako etulu, ngiko lokucubuke nemerit. Ingani ngisho naboSifiso lebebavamise kuphasa emuva, bacubule emaFirst Class. Noko Siphiwe awukafeyili. IThird Class nayo ingiko kuphasa. SiSwati nesiNgisi ngiko lowukuphase nconywana."
"Ngijabhile kakhulu ngawe Siphiwe. Lona, akusiwo umsebenti lebekumele utfolwe ngowe.
Sifo lesinjengalesi, kuye kube shengatsi ungasibika kuNesi ayedvwa, kungete kweva muntfu. Pho, loku nome likhona lelisitse lenibonanela kulo naNesi, kuba khona lokumemeta kuboNesi. Njengekutsi: "Tikhona tilondza?" "Awulale ubbeke etulu ukhumule bhulukwana." Tinkbulumo letinjengaleti tiyevakala kuletinye tigulane. Utsi lapho nawuphuma ubone bantfu bakubuka bakhulumela phasi bahleka.
Sekukhona lengingakutfoli kahle. Akufanani nawe kwehluleka kuphendvula umbuto. Asichubekeni-ke manje. Sitsini sihloko senkondlo wena Siphiwe?"
"Kunjani Thuli mngami?" Kubuta Agnes ahlala eceleni kwakhe.
"Yini babc? Kwentenjam?
"E! Angibindze-ke. Mine anifuni kungilalela ngicedze. Nitangiva kanjani-ke?" "Wota nato-ke mngani. Buka kutawuze kukhale insimbi yekubuyela aklasini." Asengakalimiti nje Agnes, yabe ivakala ikhala insimbi.
"Hawu Siphiwe ucoshwa kudla? Unani kuhlala sidle sonkhe?"
"Ase usithandazele LaHlophe." Kusho Vusmuzi abuka umkakhe. Kwametfusa Siphiwe kutsi atsi abheke kukhala kweluswati, umnakabo akhulume ngemthantazo. Wacimeta naye.
Sikhulu, umntfwana weMatfombeni, Malamlela nguye losule inkhundla wawubonga wonkhe umsebenti. Asachubeka nenkhulumo yakhe ubeke watsi:
"Ngibongile nami Mcanco. Uhlupha ngalokutsi awusiye umnatsi, buka ngobe kusasa sitawube sibushisa ngesheya kweMbuluzi eKuphakameni. Kubitwe lilima lekuyewugawula tigodvo. Sitawubuya sidzakwe sitinkhunkhu. Kulungile Maziya." Wasukuma naye Malambe wakhipha sihlobo sakhe esangweni.
"Mine wena Mcanco kangingeni etindzabeni tebantfwana." Sekubeka yena Malambe alandzela inkhulumo lebekwe nguMaziya. "Ngimkhululile mine umntfwana wangena sikolwa. Angifundzanga mine, uyafundza yena nawe ufundzile kambe. Uma akhetsa kugana ashiye sikolwa, nalapho angingeni. Kuphela nje kuloyo lotsatsa umutfwanami amemitsise nome amente umfati, ngifuna tinkhomo tami. Kunjalo nje Maziya."
"Eyi mfana Joe," sekusho lelijaha lelishayelako. "Uyabona, ngiya- mtsandza lomntfwana. Kangitentisi, ngimfuna sibili.H
Ufeyila sivivinyo nje Siphiwe wentiwa kutsi ngayitolo kwakhona akakate watihlupha nekadzeni kuvula incwadzi alungiselele sivivinyo. Bekalitjatiswe yincwadzi lebekayibhalelwe nguMusa. Beyimnandzi yini pho leyo ncwadzi ngobe yayimcabula sib?di Siphiwe. Bekayifundza abuye acalele phasi kuyifundza. Bekadvwebela emagama lamchazako kuyo.
Umemeta nje uyazabalaza ufuna kuphunyula. Sebabonile babuye beva nabo labemoti. Behla beta khona ngematubane.
Imicabango yakhe isekutseni mblavimbe kute lokuhluphile kutsi babe nebangani lababafana. Mhlavimbe bangani bakhe babangani nje kuphela nalabafana, kute lokunye ngetulu kwaloko. Mhlayimbe naye Musa ucondze kutsi babe bangani kuphela. Mhlayimbe kuncono kona kumvuma Musa kuba ngumngani wakhe...
"Ngifuna sicoce ngekukhululeka. Ungesabi kungitjela nome ngayini kanye nekungibuta nome ngayini. Nami ngitakutjela konkhe lengibona kutsi kubalulekile kutsi ngikutjele kona. Yindzawo yakho lena Siphiwe, lapho ungakhululeka kutfulula sonkhe sifuba sakho ungenalo luvalo lweLutsi ungase udibane nemagama lababako. Ngitawocale ngive ngawe-ke sisi kutsi vini lekwente wafuna kutewukbuluma nami njengeMeluleki?"
"Sinihlangabetile, kasambeni siyokhwela imoti," washo atihle- kihlekisa Mandla, aveta ematinyo njengekusinata kwenja.
HNcesini yebonine nize nihambe kabuhlungu ngebhasi legcwele kantsi tsine besikhona sinihlangabetile. Sanibonani." Washo welula sandla asibhekise ngakuSiphiwe. Siphiwe wacale wangabata, ngobe eva kungamholi kuchawula kepha-ke ngobe nasi sandla seseluliwe, wase uyachawula. Ngalokunjalo, Mandla wabuye wachawula Thuli.
"Hhawu mine, anginatihlupha nekutihlupha kujakela esikolweni kuyobuka emasymbols. Ngitawuhlalela kuva bantfu sebangitjela. Nangabe utakuya wena Siphiwe, ubongibukela ne-ami bese uyangivakashela ekhaya utengitjela."
"Ngiyeva Mcanco."
"Sikuphatsele nayi incwadzi yakho lesiyitfole eposini eMliba," washo Siphiwe anikcta Thuli incwadzi ltravitsatsa Thuli wayibukisisa imvilophu.
"Kona ngasho kanjalo, kepha-ke fana bengingasamboni lobhuti kutsi nguye lowa. Mine bengitawutsi asigibele ngobe sesiyabati labantfu. Besitawubeka imali lesesiyimosile ebhasini."
"Hawu nebakitsi," sekutsatsa Agnes. "Ngiyamkhumbula sisi Sidudla..."
"Thula Mkhulawami." Kwasho uLaHlophe advudvuta Siphiwe losolo abibitseka. "Ungadzabuki kangaka. Usebentile, kasibongeni kona loko koni wami. Bomake nemnakenu batsi akunani sisi ngobe wentile, akufanani nekuvalwa ngelihlahla."
"Yeyi nine bafana. Nibentani labantfwana bakitsi?" Kwase kubuta Mandla akhwica imikhono, eta kubo.
"Ngikhona."
If ike kucala imoti lebovu lapha eMliba esiteshini. Yema kahle yatsi cekelele bucadlwana. Nayo-ke ibhasi yase iyabonakala ichamuka ejikweni ngentasi.
"Yebo Nesi."
"Wu!" Ngiyakutjela mine Siphiwe, angeke ngize ngishayelwe intfo ngingakayenti. Ngeke! Kusono kuphi kuma nebantfu nicoce? Ngaloko senibaganile?" Ngendlela lakhuluma ngayo Thuli kuyevakala kutsi kuyamenvanyisa loko lokwenteka kumngani wakhe. Indzaba-ke seyibuye yangenwa ngu-Agnes.
Lwati ngesimo sakho ngeHIV lutakusita kutsi utivikele ncono nekutsi uvikele nalabanye lokungenteka ungabatselela uma unalo kepha ungati. Akusho-ke futsi kutsi nawutfolakala uHIV positive lamuhla, sewutawufa masinyane. Cha! Akunjalo.
"Agnes, uyaphila yini?" Kubhavumula thishelanhloko.
"Cha-ke sisi. Asewuhlale phasi kancane sitewucoca. Phela mine angikavamisi kukubona njengobe ngingena ekuseni kakhulu emsebentini ngibuye ngephute nekubuya."
Kute emagama lebekanawo Siphiwe. Bekafuna kuphendvula kepha akatanga kutsi angatsini. Wachubeka nekubibitseka. ULaHlophe wambamba wamsita kutsi asukume. Watsatsa iradio base bayachubeka bayongena endlini. Umkhulawakhe wamnika imali yekutsi agibele masinyane aye esikolweni kaDvokolwako ayolandza emasymbols akhe. Wabuye wamupha lishumi lemalangeni etama kumdvudvuta watsi abotitsengela lakutsandzako.
Bakhuluma kanjena bayachubeka neluhambo lwabo bashaya kancane, abakajaki lutfo.
Yini letwente ufune kutezvakhuluma nami njengeMeluleki
"Cha-ke thishela, kodvwa bengimdlalisa mine."
HSagcina sikubekile kutsi sitawufika sikhatsi sikhulume. Mane lesekuhluphile kutsi sesitawube sisusela kuloku kwanyalo kantsi mine bengifise sikhulume ngalokuvamile nje."
HNgi ... ngiyamati thishela."
Same vicinity Date is Love
"Ingabe ibuyaphi? Ngubani losakhumbula mine lesengabanjena? Angisati lesandla kepha ngatsi ngiyasifanisa. Yivule Siphiwe ungifundzele."
"Ngiyeva Mkhula. Kubuhlungu impela. Ase ngibute 'Koni, kukhona yini lakusebentisa lomfana, sengisho ikhondomu?"
Ngimi sisi wakho , Sidudla MahlindzTa (Khumalo)
"Siphiwe! Ngimele. Ngifuna kukupheleketela kancane." Loyo kwase kunguMusa asho eta ngematubane. Usuka lapha kulesigejana sebafana lebesolo simlandzela. Bekangakaboni Siphiwe kutsi kulabo bafana bekukhona Musa. Lwamshaya kakhulu luvalo lapho eva lelivi limbita lokulivi lalive kahle kutsi ngulelo laMusa. Bekasatsi utawutsi; wen' utsandza Musa, wen' utsandza bani? nakaliva lelivi. Uye waphakamisa sandla saya emlonyeni, kwaba kumangala nekwetfaka.
Nalena seyiya ngasekupheleni, solo, kungesiwo emafutsa ekupheka."
Dear Chocolate Siphiwe (Gift)
"Ake sengitsi-ke sisi uyahlolwa utfolakala kutsi uHIV positive, ungentanjani-ke hlloko?"
SEHLUKO SELISHUMI NAKUNYE
"Hawu, senibuyile babe kuyewugawula. Angisakuhholotelanga Mcanco ngobe solo ngilapha ngekhatsi ngiphishekile." NguLa- Mabuza loyo ajabulela kufika kwendvodza yakhe.
HCha-ke lapho Musa. Angivumi kutsi siyoshona lena ngaku- Mantanga. Lesingakwenta, singamane sihambahambe khona lapha kaLobamba siyojika lena ngaseMsamo nangale ngeStadium nome- ke lapha eKing Sobhuza Memorial Park. Angifuni kuya khashane."
Kubalisa Thuli. Achube atsi: "Sewuke wamtjela yini Mbongeni kutsi sewuyatisola?n
"Kute-ke mngami. Aluvele lushe phasi lunyawo. Kuhlupha nje kutsi wena usheshe wehluke kantsi mine ngisetawucwancwabala nayiya imincwa."
"Ye Musa, solo uyaphika namanje?"
"Ngiyeva thishela."
Wahlala phasi Siphiwe ashaywa luvalo. Akukase kwenteke loku. Umnakabo amhlalise phasi kutewucoca nje! Phela intfo yekuhla- liswa phasi ngumnakabo yenteka nangabe kukhona lokubi lokwe- ntekile. Nalapho, uye atsi akahlale phasi atewukhuluma naye. Mhlayimbe ngobe naku utsi batewucoca, kute lokubi. Ingabe sewuve ngabani nangabe sewuvile?
