UKopano noRea baya edolophini okokuqala oko bazalwa!
“Khumbulani ukubopha amabhanti
enu ezitulo,” kutsho uMama. “UMakazi uBoi uthumele nina mantombazana isipho ngoku silanda sona eposini
enkulu edolophini.”
“Singxamele ukubona isipho, Mama,” atsho amantombazana, abe selehamba.
“INelson Mandela Bridge isikhokelela edolophini,” utsho uMama.
“Mhhmm, iNelson Mandela Bridge,”
aze atsho uKopano.
“Khangela,” kutsho uRea kuKopano,
“izakhiwo eziphakame kangaka.”
“Mhhmm, ucinga ukuba nesipho sethu
siphakame kangaka Rea?” ubuza
atsho uKopano.
“Khangela,” kutsho uKopano kuRea, “ezingaka zona iziqhamo nemifuno.”
“Mhhmm, ingaba uthi isipho sethu sinencasa naso?” uRea ubuza uKopano.
“Khangela,” utsho uRea kuKopano, “izinxibo zakwantu!”
“Mhhmm, ingaba ucinga ukuba uMakazi uBoi usithengele izinxibo zakwantu?” abuze uKopano.
“Wowu, ngathi litheko elithile elikhulu,” kutsho uKopano noRea.
“Mhlawumbi isipho senu sicula ingoma evakala kakhulu,” atsho uMama encumile.
“Mhhmm, siyazithanda iingoma ezivakala kakhulu,” atshilo amantombazana.
“Silapha!” utsho uMama.
“Ucinga ukuba siphakame njengezakhiwo esizibonileyo?” uyabuza uRea.
“Hayi,” atsho uKopano.
“Ucinga ukuba sinencasa emnandi njengeziqhamo nemifuno esiyibonileyo?” uyabuza uRea.
“Hayi,” atsho uKopano.
UKopano uhlukuhla ibhokisi. “Ayenzi
ngxolo evakala kakhulu njengezixhobo zezandi esizidlulileyo.”
“Kodwa andiqondi ukuba zizinxibo zakwantu,” utshilo uRea.
UKopano noRea bahlala phantsi emgangathweni weofisi yeposi baze bavule ibhokisi.
“Ngoonopopi beMaasai aba,” atsho uMama emantombazaneni.
“Oonopopi beMaasai baseKenya,”
utshilo uKopano.
“Siyabathanda aba nopopi!” utshilo uRea.
UMama uthatha ifoto yamantombazana aze ayithumele kuMakazi uBoi.
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