KUSHAYA UMOYA

Abashadikazi ababili besengumbini labo lokulala bahlela indaba yabo yakusasa ekseni yokuyozijabulisa emva komshado wabo.

KusekusenI u-Tozini no Falakhe sebegqoke e zimhlophe bafutha namakha asezingeni, belungiselela ukuyozitotosa phecelezi (honey moon) emva kwendumezulu yomshado wabo obusemavikini amabili endlule. Ngenkathi bephuma endlini nonyanyavu lwabo lwemoto kanokusho yohlobo lwe Range Rover lumi phambi kwesthabathaba somuzi wabo kanokusho.

Bathe bengena nje emotwen yabo bavulela umculo opholile wohlobo lwe classic bedlala epholile ingoma le ka Teddy Pendergrass isholo phansi, behlisa namawindi alo unyanyavu lwemoto yabo ukuze kungene umoya belekelelwa yiyo i air condition evele ilethe opholile umoya lo. Ilokho ibalolozele njalo ingoma yomculo opholile kubuye kuzwakale nephimbo elimnandi lika Luther vandross ephelezwela yintokazi uCelin Dion.

Kushaya omnandi omoya nangenkathi betheleka kwelikhulu ibhilidi leli, bengena bephuma enxanxatheleni yezakhiwo ezisezingeni eliphezulu. Nembala bangena kwenyenje i restaurant yohlobo oluphambili. Kushaya umoya impela ngoba kuthe cwaka akunamsindo nomculo usholo phansi, bahlala phansinje ngenhloso yokuthi bazicime ngezidlo nezibiliboco zasekuseni, behlise ngesekhethelo isiphuzo se wine elibomvu lango 1985 elimba eqolo. Bathe beqeda ukuzitika ngesidlo sasekuseni(breakfast). Yashwibeka inqola yalo yaze yabaphosa kwelikhulu ihhotela elisho ngobukhazikhazi bemibalabala, abahlala naskhathi esingakanani inhloso yabo bekuwukuthi babeke okokugqoka nababekuphethe egumbini labo ababezophumula kulo bageza bagqoka izingubo zabo ezipholile okukhomba khona nje ukuthi basaqhubeka nohambo. Emva kwalokho bangena emkhunjini obonayo nje kuth kade ulinde bona ngoba bathi bengena nje wabe usuka. Lihle nezulu licwathile bezibukela amanzi nezinyoni kungathi ziyabukisa zidinga budebuduze nomkhumbi ababehamba ngayo. Beziqabula ngalo njalo iwine lobo lekhethelo.

Babema baphinde bahlale phansi bekhombisana ngamanzi nokuthile abakubonayo khona la emanzini obonayo nje ukuth kuyabamangaza kant fth kuyabajabulisa, bahlezi nje bazicwilise emanzin izinyawo zabo babuye bathintane ngazo sakuphululana. Kushaya umoya ungafunga kuphila bona bodwa kulomhlaba.

Bazitika ngamanzi laze lashona, babengakucabangi nje okuye mlonyeni ngaphandle kwezicoficofi zama swidi ka shokholedi nokunye okwakubenza bazizwe bengalambile. Nembala babuyela egumbini labo lokuphumula kwakushaya umoya ngoba nasegumbini kwakuhlotshiwe ngisho phansi kugcwele ezibomvu imbali zibekwe sakuchithwa zikhombisa nophawu nenhliziyo (heart)nasemubhedeni kukhazimula kumhlophe yonk into nemicamelo yayihlotshisiwe ngazo izimbal ezibomvu. Nembala baqonda egumbin lokugeza bageza ndawonye uhleko olalusho lapho wawungafunga kuth bayakitazana.

IBHALWE UMAKHOSI SHWALA