Esazulwini sesixeko, phakathi
kwezindlu, izitena netha, uya kubona
isitiya sikaTatomkhulu uFarouk.
UAmir utyelela uTatomkhulu kanye ngeveki. Uthanda amagqabi neentyatyambo kunye nemithi.
UAmir uncedisa ngokunkcenkcesha izityalo.
Uncedisa ngesivundiso, aze asebenze noTatomkhulu wakhe imini yonke.
Bakugqiba, bonwabela ukutya isivuno seziqhamo.
Ngenye imini, uTatomkhulu zange alitye ipere lakhe. “Konakele phi?” wabuza uAmir.
"Isitiya sam siyafa,” uphendule uTatomkhulu.
“Kutheni?” ubuzile uAmir.
“Jongisisa,” watsho uTatomkhulu. “Kukho izinambuzane ezitshabalalisayo ezitya izityalo.”
“Sidinga oobhantom!” watsho uTatomkhulu. “Ngabo abanokutya izinambuzane ezibulala izityalo. Ngaphandle koobhantom, isitiya
siya kufa.”
“Ndiza kukuphathela ubhantom omnye
okanye ababini,” watsho uAmir
Iveki yonke, uAmir wayekhangela, ezingela
futhi eqokelela.
Wafumana ubhantom ebaleni lemidlalo.
Abanye ababini evenkileni.
Abathathu epakini.
Nabanye abane emva komabonakude.
Kwiveki elandelayo, uAmir waya kutyelela uTatomkhulu uFarouk, wambonisa ibhotile yakhe eyayinoobhantom abalishumi.
“Usebenzile, heke mzukulwana, usebenzile,” utshilo uTatomkhulu, enyembezana elisweni lakhe.
UTatomkhulu wayonwabe kakhulu.
Oobhantom bebelambe kakhulu!
Batya izinambuzane ezitshabalalisayo, saze sayokozela isitiya.
Ukususela ngaloo mini, isitiya
sikaTatomkhulu uFarouk saqhuba
ngendlela ezifanele ukwenza
ngayo izitiya.
Sakhula, sakhula saze sakhula.
Grandpa Farouk_s Garden Xhosa
