[Emoshwali kuncokola abasebenzi abacoca izidumbu.]
Khanya: Mfondini sisengxakini apha.
Likho: Yintoni ngoku?
Khanya: Isidumbu sakwa Jongilanga silahlekile.
Likho: Intoni?! Yaze yasivelela ingxaki mfo ndini. Ngoku ke khawutsho sizakuthini?
Khanya: Andazi ke nam ukuba sizakuthini. Yingxaki yodwa le.
[Emva kweentsuku ezine uKhanya uncokola noLikho.]
Khanya: Likho yazi kunento endiyiqaphelayo apha?
Likho: Ndiyathemba ukuba uqaphela isidumbu sakwa Jongilanga kuyo yonke loonto.
Khanya: Kunjalo mfondini. Yazi uAyabonga oko wemka lamhla kufika lamzimba akazange aphinde abonakale ukusukela loomini.
Likho: Unyanisile Khanya mfondini. Mna ngoku ndithi masiyoxelela ubhosi ngalento.
Khanya: Hayi ngeke kulunge bawo. Singagxothwa apha.
Likho: Yekela kum yonke lento.
[Baphuma besinge kuMnu Dlomo ongumnikazi wale moshwali.]
Likho: Nkqo! Nkqo! Nkqo!
Dlomo: Ngena.
Likho; Molweni mfundisi.
Dlomo: Tyhini! Molweni bafana bam kunjani?
Likho: Kuhle, kunjani kuwe mfundisi?
Dlomo: Kuhle. Nindihambele ngantoni bafana bam?
Likho: Mfundisi, size apha malunga nesidumbu sakwa Jongilanga. Silahlekile kwaye asisazi ukuba siyephi. Kodwa thina sityhola uAyabonga kuba akasezi emsebenzini.
Dlomo: Nithini na apha kum! Hinyani nale yokuba le ntwana ithwala ngezidumbu?
Likho: Asazi nathi ngoku mhlekazi ukuba sithini.
Dlomo: Hayi yekelani apha kum lento bafana bam. Mna ndizakuthi wonakele umzimba mawungajongwa.
Likho: Izakuba lula nje ibhokisi.
Dlomo: Singafaka namatye okanye isanti. Nina hambani niyokwenza umsebenzi wenu.
[Wabiza usapho lakwa Jongilanga uDlomo elazisa ukuba umzimba wonakele abazukwazi ukukhonjiswa. Lavuma ke olu sapho kodwa lukrokra.]
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[Kwade kwafika umngcwabo kaLusanda. Kwakuzele kuyinkungu nelanga kuba abantu babefuna ukuyozibonela umngcwabo womntu odutyuliweyo. Sasiqaleka esi sehlo kule lali.]
Seko: Mandithathe elithuba ndinibulise kusasa nje. Isifundo sethu masisifumane pha kwii Ndumiso 23, ivesi iyaqala. Khawundifundele Sibabalwe.
Sibabalwe: INdumiso 23: Uyehova ngumalusi wam andisweli lutho.
[Wathetha kuloomazwi umfundisi esomeleza ikhaya. Emva nje kweeveki engcwatyiwe uLusanda kwafika abacuphi kulooZuko.]
Chuma: Nkqo! Nkqo! Nkqo!
Zuko: Ngaphakathi!
[Bangena bobabini uChuma noMigcobo.]
Chuma: Baphi abantu abadala kwedini?
Zuko: Basedolophini bhuti.
Chuma: Kulungile ke mfana. Singamapolisa sisuka eMount Frere. Sicela ukukubuza nje imibuzo emmbalwa.
Zuko: Kulungile.
Chuma: Uyamazi uLusanda?
Zuko: Ewe ndiyamazi, ebeyintombi yam.
Chuma: Wazintoni ngesa sehlo samehlelayo?
Zuko: Inye into endiyaziyo mna. Ndambona ehleli noZolile ngalamhla bexambulisana.
Chuma: Ndiyabulela ngempathiswano Zuko.
Zuko: Enkosi.
[Baphuma abacuphi besinge kulo Zolile. UZolile uqoqe zonke iimpahla zakhe wazifaka
ekomini wahamba nazo esinge emlanjeni. Wahlangana naba cuphi endleleni.]
Migcobo: Uxolo mfana ingabe uyamazi uZolile?
Zolile: Ewe ndim uZolile.
Migcobo: Masehle mhlekazi nguye lo. (Ethetha noChuma)
Chuma: Zolile kunjani?
Zolile: Ndiyaphila kunjani kuwe?
Chuma: Kulungile. Ndicela ukukubuza nje imibuzo engephi.
Zolile: Kulungile.
Chuma: Ingabe ubumazi uLusanda?
Zolile: Ewe bendimazi.
Chuma: Ubuyintoni wena naye?
Zolile: Besingabahlobo abakhulu mna naye.
[Bathe besathetha yaphuma inja yamapolisa yavumbulula itshekhasi ebinezampahla zazinxitywe ngu Zuko.]
Zolile: Hamba! Yenzani na yona.
Chuma: Khawuyiyeke mfana, mhlawumbi ikho into eyibonayo.
Zolile: Tyhini! Iyamosha lenja ziimpahla zam ezi. (Wohlutha itshekhasi wakugqiba wabaleka. Amleqa amapolisa.)
Migcobo: Ubaleka ntoni? Kukho ntoni kule tshekhasi?
Zolile: Akukhonto apha. (Wayecinga ukuba yile ebafake kuyo isipho wayesinikwe nguLusanda.) Kukho izinto zam qha apha.
Chuma: Sapha ndiyibone. (Wayohlutha eyijonga ngaphakathi.) Tyhini! Ligazi nje eli! Zidibanaphi iimpahla negazi?
Zolile: Hayi ayilogazi elo sisipho kwaye inge zompahla.
Chuma: Jonga kwedini lento. (Ezikhupha) Yintoni ke le?
Zolile: (Ebeka izandla emlonyeni.) Andi… Kha… Mhlekazi kh… Yimpazamo ke le!
Chuma: Thula mbulali. Nguwe obulale uLusanda.
Zolile: Kanjani? Phi? Umhlobo wam!
Chuma: Vele uthule, yonke into uzakuyithetha enkundleni.
[Wabe uyathathwa uZolile waya kuvalela kwisikhululo samapolisa.]
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Yitsho: Ungungenza njani ukubonisa ukuba umsulwa?