Lomake wambonga wabese uyahamba ushona entasi elwandle. Bekasalumemete kabili lolufudvu lolukhulu ngalesikhatsi luvumbuka lukhaphata emanti kakhulu.
“Ungesabi,” kwasho Lufundvu Lwaselwandle. “Bambelela kulolugobolondvo lwami. Ngitawukuyisa kubantfu baselwande labati tonkhe tintfo netinganekwane tonkhe.”
Phasi, phasi, phasi bashona elwandle, phasi ekugcineni, bacondza ngco enkhosini nendlovukati yaselwandle.
“Manje ngubani lona?” kwabuta inkhosi.
“Lona ngumake lovela emihlabeni leyomile ngetulu kwemanti etfu,” kwahleba indlovukati.
“Ufunani, mfati wasemihlabeni leyomile?” kwabuta indlovukati.
“Tinganekwane, Silosikhulu. “Unato yini lengingahamba nato ngiye kubantfu bakitsi?”
“Sinato,” kwasho indlovukati. “Kepha unako yini lokutsite longasintjintjisela kona ngaletinganekwane?”
“Ningatsandza ini?” kwabuta lomake.
Inkhosi nendlovukati bamamatseka. “Asikwati kuya letulu emihlabeni yenu leyomile. Singatsandza kubona kutsi kunjani. Siletsele lokutsite lotawusikhombisa ngako kutsi luhlobo luni lwetilwane nebantfu labalapho.”
“Ngitawenta njalo,” kwasho lomake.