13/05/2026
IFA S3
Isiqephu 136
Kwasa okungaliyo ubeseyindlela uZwane, uDelani nonkosikazi wakhe uBonisiwe beze kuye la eqeda nje ibhulakfesi bahlala naye kwacaca nje ukuthi banenkulumo, ubesethi uyasukuma nje bese ebalinda.
"Mangethe usuyahamba?" Kubuza uDelani naye ubesegqokele ukuhamba eye emsebenzini, umuntu obemgakalungi uBonisiwe nje.
"Umthwalo usobhokweni manje Mangethe, yini neza ngathi khona okungahambi kahle, kwenzenjani?" Kubuza uZwane ngokwethuka uzitshena ukuthi bafuna ukukhuluma.
"Cha baba akukho okubi ungethuki u....." uDelani ephazanyiswe uZwane.
"Phela ngizitshena ukuthi sekunenkinga ezokwenza ngilale, unyoko sengimutshenile ukuthi ngiyabuya wajabula akusekho ukuhlehla ngane zami ngiyahamba manje nami ngikhumbule umkami." Kusho uZwane.
"Empeleni baba besizothi nje uhambe kahle , ngifisa ukuthi ungabe usabuya ngokuzosisiza manje kodwa ubuye ngoba usikhumbule nje ukhumbule nabazukulu bakho." Kusho uDelani.
"Okunye baba nali ikhadi lakho, njengoba usuya empeshenini nje manje fanele udle izinyoni zethu abantabakho, lapho uzokwazi ukusebenzisa imali ngendlela ofisa ngayo, akukwazi ukuthi ungacela imali kithi Mangethe usebenzile for le mpumelelo " kusho uBonisiwe emunikeza ikhadi.
Emoyizele uZwane esathi uyalemukela eledlulise nelinye.
"Leli elikamama baba, eJozini niyophila nenze noma yini enifisa ukuyenza makuthi ngiphume niyodla asikho isidingo sokucela." Kugcizelela uBonisiwe.
"Siyabonga bantabami, naye umama wenu izojabula, eh ngisakhuluma ngomama wenu nje, s**e sakhuluma kusihlwa bathi angiboke ngikhulume nani, umama wenu unesifiso sokuthi abazukulu bakhe bonke beye ekhaya eJozini beyofunda khona." Kusho uZwane.
Bebukane uDelani noBonisiwe eqhubeke uZwane.
"Zikhona izikole lapha ekhaya ezizimele, Jozini Primary nje izimele, lo osezoya e- High school uzosithola naye esizimele, laba owele bazothi uma bekhula nabo benakekeleke kahle le ngesandla sikagogo wabo." Umbono kaZwane nje lo useziba ngoMaMsomi, vele ngoba ehamba akathembi ukuthi izingane zizophepha la engekho.
UDelani ejike ebuke uBonisiwe, noBonisiwe ebuke uDelani ukuthi hleze uzophendula. Ebone uDelani ukuthi uBonisiwe uyilindele kuye impendulo.
"Ay siyakuzwa Mangethe, ake sibonisane noMaMyeza bese sikushayela ntambama ngesiphakamiso sikamama, sizwe nakundodakazi uMfundoh ngoba yena usemdala ukuthi engathanda ukuyohlala nogogo." Kuphendula uDelani.
NoBonisiwe enqekuzise ikhanda ukuvumelana nomkhwenyana wakubo uDelani.
"Ay kuyezwakala ngane zami, ake ngithi ngizomutshena unyoko ukuthi nizosazisa." Kusho uZwane.
Bese ethatha amakhadi akhe elule isandla exhawule kuDelani.
"Mfana usemahlombe akho lo mndeni mina fanele ngiyopphumula epulazini lami ekhaya nabazukulu." Kusho uZwane esukuma ecela indlela.
"Baba sizokukhumbula." Kusho uBonisiwe lapho uZwane ubesethi uyahamba.
"Woza la koti!" UZwane evula izandla eze uBonisiwe emunkonkoshele emuhlikihle umhlane.
"Ngiya la eJozini hhayi phesheya kwezilwandle, noma inini nizoza uma nje izingane nizosinika , ngiyethemba sizobonana isonto nesonto." Kusho uZwane.
Lapho uBonisiwe usenamabhodlela emehlweni uyabona ukuthi uma engacwayiza kungakhithika izinyembezi.
"Uhambe kahle baba sizoxhumana ngocingo." Kusho uDelani.
Ephume uZwane idume imoto maqede beyizwe iphuma, kithuleke nje phakathi kukaBonisiwe noDelani. Ngesikade uDelani edonse ucingo elucofe kabili kathathu bese elubeka endlebeni.
"Mfana weNkalakatha!" uMseleku ebamba ucingo.
"Bab' uDuma, ubaba usebuyele eJozini, eh ungidonse ngendlebe ngokubambisana nawe baba , ey benginesicelo nje esisodwa bab' uMthombeni." Kusho uDelani.
Dlengelele uMseleku ukuthi usecelani uDelani ehamba nje uyise.
"Khuluma mfana kwenzenjani?" Kubuza uMseleku.
"Ngicela baba singamushayeli ubaba uma kunenkinga noma ngabe eyami sizame mina nawe ukuyilungisa, ubaba usekhulile kanti ufisa ukuphumula njengoba eya eJozini, umuzi wakhe wempesheni loya ngicela singabe sisamuhlupha Duma." Kusho uDelani.
Engazi ethini uMseleku kulesicelo sikaDelani ngoba noZwane naye ucelile kuMseleku ukuthi emugadele uDelani emazise uma kunezinkinga.
"Ngyakuzwa mfana kodwa phela kuzolala ekutheni inkinga engakanani leyo." Kusho uMseleku.
"Mina nawe Duma akukho okungasehlula, ngingathokoza Baba uma singamuyeka manje ephumule, sekubuhlungu nakimi ubaba uhlala inyanga nomama sekumele ebuye ezokwenza into ebesingayenza sobabili." Kusho uDelani.
Ephelelwe ngamazwi uMseleku evume noma enazonizikhalazo ngalendaba.
"Kulungile mfana, ay asethembe azikho izinkinga ezizosilandela manje ." Kusho uMseleku.
"Ngiyabonga Duma." Kusho uDelani.
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Kukho lokho kusa eHluhluwe kwaMkhwanazi bafike sekusebusuku abasuka eThekwini. UThelmba noMfuthi bayazi ukuthi balala kuphi, bahlezi belala endlini okwakungekayise. Bafike bangena kuyo baze babonana ekuseni nomfowabo lo okababa wabo omkhulu uMboneni uBonga.
Nakhona bahlangana esibayeni phela la kwaMkhwanazi kuvukwa kuyosengwa ekuseni.
"Bafo!" UThemba emubingelela.
"Sure!" uBonga.
Ebone uBheka ubaba omncane wabo ukuthi zithibelene bese ebona kuncono eqale ngabo.
"Bafana ake siye phansi kwesihlahla sithi ukuxoxa njengamadoda." Kusho uBheka.
Bese bemulandela, uMfuthi uyadondolozela uyakhokhoba njengoba ubhambo lwephulwa inhlamvu. Phansi kwesihlahla kube ubab' omncane wabo uBheka, uThemba, uMfuthi,uBonga, Mkhanyiseleni oyindodana kaBheka, noma esekhulile kodwa muncane kunabo bonke.
"Bafana lo msebenzi esizowenza la owokuhlambulula izidalwa, kuvelike kimi ngiyohlola ngenyanga edlule ukuthi lokhu komkhokha wokulimazana kwamalunga omndeni kwenza kungabi nozinzo kwelamathonga, ngimdala ngiyabona nami ukuthi engathi anijabulelani ngendlela okufanele ngabe nemukelana ngayo njengezinsizwa zandawonye ezingasazani." Kubeka uBheka
Kuthuleke kuthi cwaka engathi kwedlula ingelosi, eqhubeke uBheka.
"Yini bafana bhobokani ilona ithuba leli, ngeke sihlambulule abangasekho abaphilayo bengahlambulukile." Kusho uBheka.
Kuphinde kuthi cwaka,kuze kuthathe yena uBheka.
"Themba!" Edumba uThemba ngoba uyena omdala .
"Bab' omncane eh ngicabanga ukuthi imbangela ikhona nje ukuthi kwagcina ngathi kixatshenwe lokho okwenza udadewethu uNobuhle naye ubafo behambe ekhaya eThekwini, nokuthi-ke u....." UThemba ephazanyiswe uMfuthi.
"Musa ukugega bafo , bab' omncane asingajikelezi iguma la, umfwethu uBongz akachaze yena inkinga yakhe ngoba ubhut' uThemba umbingelelile wabanda, akuyena okumele abande nje, kunje ileligovu elinguyise uMboneni, labulala ubaba ngoba nifuna ukudla amandla akhe..... Yini eyanixosha ekhaya mfwethu?" Kubuza uMfuthi ebhekisa kuBonga ubona ukuthi uyafudumala ukhumbula izinto ezenziwa ubaba wakhe kubo bebiya ejele.
"Cha Cha mfana siyalungisa la asoni, eh mina angisafuni siyovumbulula ukuthi kwenzekeni phambilini ngoba u ......" uBheka ephazanyiswe uyena uBonga edinwa uMfuthi.
"Yini ekunyanyisayo wena ngoba ubaba wabulala ubaba wakho nani nabulala ubaba, wazenza i- victim nje!" Kubhoka uBonga naye efutheka.
Ebone uBheka ukuthi uma ezithambisa la izomehlula le ndaba.
"Bafana ! Nginguyihlo uma ningadlaleli mina nizolalela bani? " Kubuza uBheka ngolaka.
Kuthi cwaka ngathi kwedlula ingelosi, ephinde ethathe uBheka.
"Asisavumbuli izinto ezedlule manje bafana siya....." uBheka ephazanyiswe uThemba.
"Ngixolise bab' omncane ukukwephula ulimi, ngithi angicacise la kuBonga umfwethu ukuze naye ezoluleka. Ngesikhathi ubab' omkhulu ebulala ubaba sasibancane, kodwa leyonto siyithole siphuma ejele, umama ubengaboni emehlweni ngenxa yokuthi wabaleka nenzilo ubaba wakho efuna engenwe, sithe uma siphuma ejele singazi lutho ubaba omkhulu uMboneni wafuna ukusibulala ngoba ezama ukuvikela amafa kababa ayesephenduke awenu, ibhusha kababa bese kungekababa wakho enganandaba nathi ukuthi sikuphi, umuzi okwaSanti eThekwini ungowakhe ehlala nani engazi thina sikuphi, wanele wezwa ukuthi siphumile wasifina efuna ukusibulala, Zwane lowo owasicosha wasizwela kuze sikwazi nathi ukuzivikela, and lo baba omkhulu asimbulalanga esekhaya sazivikela ezosibulala, wena ukwazi ukuzokhuluma leyonto kithi, phezu kwakho konke umama wanicela ukuthi nihlale nathi Nina nenzani nabaleka, bafo awehlise ikhanda uthobeke sithelelane amanzi sibe umndeni, izinto ezenziwa ngobaba siphume kuzo." Kubeka uThemba eyilanda la eyaqala khona bese ethula uBonga kubonakala ukuthi luyagoba uphondo .
Kuthi cwaka lapho sekulokhu kuhhonga uThemba.
"Kube angiguli mfwethu angidutshulwanga ngabe ngikufaka induku nje wehle uthobeke." Kugcizelela uThemba.
"Ay ndodana usuqedile, kimi uyithemba lalomndeni njengegama lakho, unginika ithemba lokuthi noma ngifa uyosala uwuqhuba lo mndeni." Kusho uBheka.
Kuphinde kuthi cwaka ngathi kwedlula ingelosi ephinde ethathe futhi uBheka.
"Xhawulanani bafana idlule lento." Kusho uBheka.
Esukume kuqala uThemba ebambe ithambo kuBonga noBonga edlulele kuMfuthi bexhawulane bese kuthatha uThemba.
"Mtakababa nikuphi ngokuhlala manje?" Kubuza uThemba.
"Sise- Kloof eThekwini naye udadewethu, Nina nisasekhaya kwaSanti, nenzani manje ispani?" Kubuza uBonga kucaca ukuthi bafuna ukwazana kancono njengabafowabo manje .
"Ay bafo si- runner yona ibhusha kababa asikhoni ukuthola umsebenzi ngenxa ye- criminal record, sibuye size uZwane kuma- business abo and ay basiholela kahle impela." Kusho uThemba.
"Wena bafo ususebenza kahle ngibona imoto nje enifikenngayo." UThemba
"I am a plastic surgeon. Khona e Kloof angibange ngisabheka emumva ngaqhubeka ngafunda." Kusho uBonga.
Bebukane basadidwa ilomsebenzi ikakhulukazi ubaba wabo omncane uBheka. Kuphoqe ukuthi echaze.
"Ngiwudikotela kodwa osebenza ngokuguqula indlela umuntu abukeka ngayo, nginendawo Yami engisebenzela kuyo khona e- Kloof." Kuchaza uBonga
Bebone nje oThemba ukuthi abayilutho la isiqumama sakubo lesi, okuhle ukuthi bekubukeka ngathi bayazama ukuthelelana amanzi.
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Njengomusho kwakhe uMbheki emva komhlangano erenki ubevele esevule amehlo ebheka intuba ukuze etshene ithimba laseMsinga ukuthi lisondele. Okokuqala nje akuthole emhlanganweni ukuthi uZwane uthathe umhlalaphansi manje.
Phela uMdletshe bekumele ebatshene ukuthi wonke amakhumbi akwaZwane umlungu sekungu Delani. Nokuthi-ke ikhalathi lisagcwele izinkalo alikabanjwa. Into yokuqala-ke ayenzi ukubikela labafana baseMsinha.
"Izindaba ezingemnandi ukuthi uZwane usesemakhaya manje ngeke ephinde ebonakale la eThekwini." Kusho uMbhekiseni.
Dlengelele uThela okunguye obeshayelwa ucingo.
"Hawu! uDelani yena?" Kubuza uThela.
"Ay ukhona loyo futhi kulula ukumthola, singamuthola enkampanini, simgade uma ephuma ngoba bathi lapha ay ezokuphepha ziqinile kakhulu." Kusho uMbhekiseni.
"Ay mina ngithi asigaklaze yena lo Delani, ubuhlungu uzobuzwa ngokuphindaphindekile lo Zwane, uma simubulala ngeke ezwe lutho ubuhlungu buyosala nabaphilayo." Kusho uThela
"Lokho-ke kuzoba lula kakhulu, engingakusho nje buyani manje sizokwenza lento yedlule madoda." Kusho uMbhekiseni.
"Ngizokhuluma noMbuyiseni bese sinquma usuku esizofika ngalo sigadle sibuyele emumva eMsinga." Kusho uThela.
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UZwane bekumele efike ngeleshumi eJozini kodwa ngesimo sokuthi uqale oPhongolo ngenhloso yokubheka izinto ezithile ugcine efika ngehora leshumi nanye eJozini. Akube ukupaka waphuma esekhulima nocingo.
"Kusasa ngicela nifike for i- quotation yalolucingo, ngifuna kube nogesi ukuze uma ungena ngaphakathi la ekhaya ungene ngendlela eqondile, enkanjini yezinkomo zivikeleke zingasindeli kulolu olunogesi......yebo ngathi kungabanjalo nje impela ... Ayibonane kusasa madoda." UZwane ekhuluma ezongena egunjini lokuphumula nangu uMaMsomi useyezwa ukuthi uqinisa ezokuphepha.
"Nkosikazi!" uZwane.
Esukume uMaMsomi bangane bebingelelane kube mnandi ebize impilo yezingane esho uZwane ukuthi ziyaphila.
"Nkosikazi ngigcine ngiqamba amanga kubantwana ngathi sixoxile ngezingane ukuthi zibuye la, eh bazofina ntambama ubatshene ukuthi