Endvulo, lomunye make bekahlala nemndeni wakhe emmangweni weSive Senkhosi yakaZulu. Njalo ngemaSontfo lomndeni bewuhamba uye entasi elwandle. Labantfwana bebagubha enhlabatsini babuye badlale emagagasini. Lomake bekapheka kudla emlilweni ngesikhatsi indvodza yakhe ihamba ifunana netinkhuni lebetikhukhulwe lwandle lwatilahla elugwini, kute abate tintfo letinhle: tinyoni, bantfu nato tonkhe letinye tinhlobo tetilwane.

Emkhastini weliviki lomndeni bewusebenta ngekutikhandla bese kutsi kusihlwa uhlale utungelete umlilo. Bekumnyaka kakhulu kutsi bebangakhona kusebenta noma badlale noma babate kantsi futsi bekusengakabi sikhatsi sekulala kutsi bebangahamba bayolala. Lesi-ke ngiso sikhatsi labantfwana bebacela make wabo kutsi abacocele inganekwane.

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“Make,” bamncenga, “sifuna tinganekwane. Sicela kutsi usicocele yinye.

Kepha nanoma etama kakhulu kangakanani kucabanga inganekwane, kute leyefika engcondvweni yakhe. Yena nendvodza yakhe bebete tinganekwane bebangaticoca.

Ngalelinye lilanga lomake wancuma kucela lusito kubomakhelwane bakhe.

“Ngabe tikhona yini tinganekwane leninato?” wababuta.

“Cha-cha-cha,” banikina tinhloko tabo, “site.”

Bekute tinganekwane. Bekute emaphupho … futsi bekute tinganekwane temlingo.

Indvodza yakhe yabeka umbono, “Nkhosikati, ngicabanga kutsi kufanele uhambe uyofuna tinganekwane. Ngitawubagadza labantfwabetfu futsi nginakekele nendlu. Tfola tinganekwane futsi ubuye nato.”