16/07/2026
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*ISAHLUKO SESIHLANU* (5)
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Ngiyakwazi ukuthi lubambo lwakho ngempela kodwa yenza usuke lapho yisikhathi sokuthi bevuke, imisebenzi ibalindile kumele bepheke isidlo santambama, Bambanani buya lapha ulungise bevuke ilanga lingakaze libuyele kunina ngoba angifuni ukuthi sigcine sesisidla lezinanakazana zabomakhelwane."Kwakukhuluma uMakhumalo.
"Kutsho wehluleke lokuthi uzibambe ngiqale ngiqede lomuntu wami, yazi umona yilifa lezinja misa umona Makhumalo ngoba uzaloya." Kwakukhuluma uSenzo.
"Utsho njani ukuthi ngizaloya? Ngoba uyakwazi ukuthi ngiyaloya ngingumthakathi omkhulu ngiziqhenya ngakho, ngingaloyi wena Senzo ngabe awukho lapha lobunandi bonalobu obuzwayo ngabe awubuzwa bonga ukuthi ngakwanisa ukukuthatha ngakwamukela ngezandla zami ezifudumalayo ngakunikeza uthando kanye lekhaya lenjabulo, namhla uyaqolotsha kungenxa yami ngize ngakunikeza lomzukulu wami engimthandayo umphathe kahle ngoba ungekela soze kulunge, mina lawe soze sathelelana amanzi ngiyakukhuza."Kwakukhuluma uMakhumalo.
"Sikhangezile Sikhangezile ndodakazi yami! Vuka vuka uyaphupha bakulalisa lezinanakazana, vuka ntandokazi ungavumeli imimoya ikulandela vuka ukhulekwe ilwa ilwa ungavumi uMakhumalo ekusebenzisa."Kwakukhuluma uSilibaziso efike eliphupho kuSikhangezile.
"Mama wena ngazo zonke izikhathi nxa ngikudinga uvele unyamalale awuveli ngitsho langephupho, manje ngisemathandweni ngithole umuntu ongithandayo sufuna ukuzongichithela engilakho, kutsho mama awufuni kungibona ngijabulile nguwe ovimba injabulo yami ngazo zonke izikhathi."Kwakukhuluma uSikhangezile.
"Wena uyazi uyintandokazi yami nzohlala ngikufisela okuhle kodwa, wavunda esibelethweni sami ndodakazi yami okwenyanga eziyisitshiya galo lunye s**a lapho ngawa lawe ngivuka noma wayengekho ofuna ukungeseka ngama ngaqina ngoba indlovu ayisindwa ngumboko wayo, kube ngangikufiseli inhlanhla ngabe ngakuchitha usaselihlwili Sikha bonga unembeza wami ngoba namhla uyawadla amabele kungenxa yonembeza wami, ugogo wakho uMakhumalo lo othi uyakuthanda kakuthandi vuka emaqandeni ngoba ufuna ukukusebenzisa Sikhangezile Banibuso ontaba engabhodwayo owayibhodayo wafa, ontaba enkulu lina elachapha uZambezi ngexolo, lina elitshaya uxakuxaku ngombhobho ilwa ntombi endala ungavumeli imimoya ikusebenzisa."Kwakukhuluma unakaSikhangezile osewalala ubuthongo obungavukwayo.
"Hayi mama liyakhuluma mina ngiyakhathala ngoba seliza lingitshayisa ngekhanda, ngikhathele ngendaba zenu ngoba namhla libamba lapha kusasa libamba lapha lingekele lobambo lwami mina,ngizalinda nxa sekufanele ukuthi ngilidinge."Kwakukhuluma uSikha.
"Senzo ncela ukuphelwlisa umsebenzi wami, njalo uSikha lingamlalisela amahle uzalihlupha ngoba ngazo zonke izikhathi unina uyafika ebuthongweni, kwamele lenze izinto ngokuphangisa njalo uSilibaziso uyamlwela asenzeni ukuthi atshade loSenzo masinyane."Kwakukhuluma uBambanani.
"Uqinisile ngoba manje unina ubefikile ebuthongweni okuhle yikuthi uSikha wenqabile unkosikazi wami, kwamele siyidlele amathambo enqondo okwamanje asiyibekeni ilitshe sizayikhuluma ntambama la esihlangana khona kumele siphume lesixazululo."Kwakukhuluma uSenzo.
Bavumelana bafulathela uBambanani wenza umsebenzi wakhe wasecitsha lamaphupho wonke akaSikha wamtshiya lawothando wodwa.
"Yeyi lina vukani vukani, njenganini eliyake lilale ilanga lize liyeziphosela kunina, liyasutha vukani lipheke umfowenu uyengaphi vukani ilanga selitshonile."Kwakukhuluma uMakhumalo.
"Sikha Sikha! Vuka ugogo uyasibiza uyatshinga vuka sambe."Kwakukhuluma uNomathemba evusa udadewabo.
"Esh mina ngikhathele umzimba wami ubuhlungu uyathi bengithwele into ezinzima, hamba umtshele ukuthi ngitshaywa likhanda ngiqedise ubuthongo bami, mhlawumbe ngizathi sengivuka amadino azabe seyehlile."Kwakukhuluma uSikha.
"Hayi noma kuthiwa ngiyakuthanda ngeke ngivume mina, utsho ukuthi ngiyetshela ugogo ukuthi uyagula wena ungaguli ufuna ngiyesebenza ngedwa noma kutshiwo ngeke ngilenze lelo phutha vuka nje sihambe ngoba indaba yakho ayikho, ukhathaliswe ngamabhayi onawlawa obukade uwembathile uzafela engutsheni nkazana asambe siyepheka singaqeda sigeze uzabona uzezwa amadino sehambile." Kwakukhuluma uNomathemba.
Basukuma baqonda emkhulwini bafika bapheka njengenjayelo.
UNomathemba waqala ukutshinga ethi kungani bepheka ukudla okunengi imihla lamalanga njalo lokudla kwakhona kungala sawudo yena uyakhathala namhla uyafaka isawudo uzathi ukhohliwe.
USikhangezile wamphendula wamkhuza ethi yena kafuni kubuya epheke njalo, uyakwazi ukuthi ugogowabo uzathi bepheke njalo yena kafuni kukhulunyelwa njalo kafuni kuhlokoza inyosi emlindini ekwazi kahle ukuthi zizamluma nxa ekwenza kakwenze yena engekho ngoba yena soze alunge, uyakhathala ngokutshona emi ezikho ephekana lokudla.
"Kodwa tshela mina Sikhangezile hayi kabi lowu ngumbuzo omsulwa odinga impendulo yakho, ugogo yena imali engaka uyithatha ngaphi? Njalo kudala ugogo wayesebenzani eyamenza waba lemali engaka engapheliyo?ngibuza kanje lento iyangikhathaza ngihleli ngizibuza kodwa angiyitholi impendulo?"Kwakubuza uNomathemba.
"Uyakwazi lawe lami ngizelwe izolo angilalo ulwazi lombuzo ufuna uwubhekisa kuye ugogo, ngoba mina ngingafakaza amanga kodwa lami ngiyafisa ukwazi mhlawumbe lathi singasebenza njengogogo ubona njani sibe lemali enengi."Kwakuphendula uSikha.
Bakhuluma kabanzi basebevumelana ukuthi ngolunye usuku bazombuza ugogo mhlawumbe labo bengasebenza nzima njengaye engabanikeza lokuhlakanipha ngoba sebekhulile, kuNomathemba laligaya ngelomhlathi, waba lembuzo eminengi eyayidlala emqondweni wakhe owayesefisa ukuyibuza udadewabo kodwa engakwazi ukuthi engamqala njani.
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