Sisanda mudze kakhulu kuneminyaka yakhe − ufute babe wakhe. Buso bakhe lobuyindzingiliti nekumamatseka lokuhle nguloku kwamake wakhe. Bobabili batali bakhe bavuka ekuseni kakhulu baye emsebentini, esichiwini setilwane dvute nalapho bahlala khona. Ngesikhatsi Sisanda nebangani bakhe befika esikolweni, emabhasi lagcwele tivakashi besavele afika aletse tivakashi titewubuka tilwane tase-Afrika letinhle kakhulu.

Ngelusuku lwakhe lwekutalwa lolwendlulile Sisanda wajajuliswa ngendlela lekhetsekile – batali bakhe batfola imvume yekutsi bangagubhela lidzili lakhe lekutalwa kulesichiwi. Tindlulamitsi lebetikulesichiwi betilangatelela kwati kabanti ngalabantfu. Telula tintsamo tato tifuna kubona kahle lidzili futsi betibukeka sengatsi tifuna nencenye yalelikhekhe! Sisanda bekatitsandza tindlulamitsi. Tonkhe tilwane betikhetsekile kuye, kepha bekatsandza kakhulu tindlulamitsi letithulile futsi letimenene. Bekangacitsa lilanga lonkhe atibukela.