Kwakhala Sisanda. Make wakhe wetama kumthulisa. Wadzimate wamfundzela indzaba leyengetiwe ngesikhatsi sekayolala entela kumsita kutsi akhohlwe kutsi ubuhlungu kangakanani ngalomntfwana wendlulamitsi. Ekugcineni, Sisanda waphatfwa butfongo walala, alaliswa livi lamake wakhe.

Ngakusasa ekuseni Sisanda wavuka nembono lotsite!

“Ngicela kuhamba nani nani uma niya emsebentini lamuhla?” wacela babe wakhe. “Nginesipho salomntfwana wendlulamitsi.”

Batali bakhe babukana bobabili, bamamatseka babese batsi, “Yebo, kulungile ungahamba natsi.”

Bekulilanga lelifutfumele kepha linemafu. Yonkhe intfo kulesichiwi beyibonakala ibindze ngendlela lengakavami.

“Ngicabanga kutsi lamuhla lilanga alihlabi ngoba lilusizi ngenca yalomntfwana wendlulamitsi,” kwasho Sisanda.

Indlovu lenkhulu yagolotela lomndeni lobewendlula lapho.

“Mhlawumbe iyamangala kutsi kungani lentfombatana lencane iya emsebentini nebatali bayo,” kwasho make waSisanda.

Sisanda walekutisa inhloko. “Utawumangala nakatfola imphendvulo,” wacabanga.

Batfola umntfwana wendlulamitsi eme yedvwana. Intsamo yakhe lendze beyigobile nemehlo akhe futsi abukeka abutfuntfu. Sisanda wema wasondzela kuye kakhulu ngendlela langakhona ngayo. Wavula sikhwama sakhe lesincane wakhipha incwadzi yakhe. Wabese umangalisa batali bakhe-ke, wabese ufundzela lomntfwana wendlulamitsi. Lomntfwana wendlulamitsi wajikisa inhloko yakhe wayibukisa ngalapho kuchamuka khona livi laSisanda sengatsi uva onkhe lamagama lashiwoko. Ekucaleni, batali baSisanda bacabanga kutsi kufundzela umntfwana wendlulamitsi yintfo lengakatayeleki, kepha bantjintja imicondvo yabo nababona kutsi lomntfwana wendlulamitsi ubukeka abindze kangakanani − emehlo akhe lamnene abuke Sisanda.