Sithatha uhambo.
Ndibuza uMama ukuba
ndipakishe ntoni.
‘Ezona zinto zibalulekileyo,’ utsho.
Simisa eWindmill ukuze sitye isidlo sakusasa,
umtyibilizi uyonwabisa kakhulu.
Ndilibala ithoyi yam.
Ndikhathazekile emotweni,
kodwa uTando wonwabile.
‘He-kee!’ Ngoku ungadlala
nam!’ utsho.
Simisa efama ukuze sibone izilwanyana.
UTando ukhangela kakhulu ukubona imbabala.
Inkawu ibaleka nezinto zakhe
zokumamela zasezindlebeni.
Ukhathazekile emotweni,
kodwa mna ndonwabile.
‘He-kee!’ Ngoku ungacula
nam!’ nditsho.
Simisa kwiingxangxasi ezigqumayo.
Sonwabe kakhulu, siyatyhalana size sitsalane.
UTata utshona emanzini,
kanjalo nemephu yakhe.
UTata ukhathazekile
emotweni, kodwa uMama wonwbile.
‘He-kee!’ Ngoku ndingakuncedisa
sifumane indlela yethu!’ utsho.
Simisa kumntu othengisa ecaleni
kwendlela ukuze sithenge umbona.
UMama uyagoba ukukhetha owona
umnandi, zize izispeksi zakhe ziwe zophuke.
UMama ukhathazekile
emotweni, kodwa uTata wonwabile.
‘He-kee!’ Ngoku ndingakunceda sifumane
indlela yethu kunye!’ utsho uTata.
Simisa kwinduli endala ukuze sikwazi
ukubona intlambo. UTata uyasiqhula
ukuze sincumele ifoto,
kodwa ...
xa sibuyela emotweni,
ayifuni kuduma.
Wonke umntu uyayeka ukuhleka.
‘Ningakhathazeki …’ utsho uMama.
‘Sisenganexesha elimnandi.
Sithi ezona zinto
zibalulekileyo.’
Ngoko ke, siba
nexesha elimnandi.
Ngokudlala nangokucula
nangokufumana indlela kunye,
logama sonwabela owona
mbona umnandi.
The things that really matter (IsiXhosa)
