USisanda walila, walila. Unina wazama ukumthulisa. Unina wabe wamfundela iindatjana ngesikhathi sokulala ukumsiza bonyana akhohlwe bona umzwela ubuhlungu kangangani umntwana wendlulamithi. Kusesenjalo, uSisanda wabanjwa buthongo walaliswa liphimbo elipholileko likanina.

Ngelanga elilandelako ekuseni uSisanda wavuka nombono!

“Ngingakhamba nani emsebenzini namhlanjesi?” Wabuza kuyise. “Nginesipho somntwana wendlulamithi.”

Ababelethi bakhe baqalana, bamomotheka base bathi, “Iye, kulungile, ungakhamba nathi.”

Kwakulilanga elifuthumeleko kodwana linamafu. Yoke into esithamelweni yabonakala ithule ngokungakajayeleki.

“Ngicabanga bonyana ilanga alikahlabi namhlanjesi ngombana lidanile ngomntwana wendlulamithi,” kutjho uSisanda.

Indlovu ekulu yaqala umndeni odlulako.

“Mhlamunye iyamangala kobana kubayini umntazanyana omncani akhamba nababelethi bakhe emsebenzini,” kutjho unina kaSisanda.

USisanda avume ngehloko. “Uzokumangala nakatholako,” uyacabanga.

Bathola umntwana wendlulamithi ajame yedwa. Alengise intamo yakhe ede namehlwakhe azotho abonakala anganathabo. USisanda wajama eduze kwakhe ngendlela akghona ngayo. Wakhupha ibheganakhe encazana wase ukhupha incwadi. Ngaleso sikhathi, ababelethi bakhe basamangele, wathoma wafundela umntwana wendlulamithi incwadi. Watjhugulula ihlokwakhe waqala ngakuye wase ulalela kwangathi uzwisisa elinye nelinye igama elifundwako. Ekuthomeni, ababelethi bakaSisanda babecabanga bonyana ukufundela indlulamithi kukwenza into esimanga. kodwana batjhugulula imikhumbulo lokha nababona bonyana umntwana wendlulamithi ubukeka anokuthula kangangani – amehlwankhe alungileko aqale uSisanda.