IZAGA

Isaga esithi ‘Ukuxotsha mpalambili’ sande ukutshiwo kuxwayiswa abantu abatsha ukuba bajonge into eyodwa zwi, bangazami ukuxamalaza besenza okunengi ngasikhathi sinye kucine kungaphumeleli konke. Omama labogogo babevame ukwetha inganekwane ukuze batshengise okutshiwo yisaga.

Kuthiwa umzingeli waphuma ijumo esiyazingela egangeni. Dukuduku, nansi impala enone icwazimula esandleni sakhe sokudla, Nango-ke umzingele ekhupha umtshoko wakhe ukubana ayitshoke idilikele phansi. Uthe esaqinisa imisipha ukuba atshoke, wezwa tshwahatshwaha kwesenxele. Wathi thala, wabona enye impala enhle elesikhumba esicwazimulayo, layo inone! Waphenduka waqinisa imisipha ukubana ayitshoke. Inhliziyo yakhe yamtshela ukubana le aseyifulathele izasithela ezihlahleni. Wathi phendu ukuba atshoke eyakuqala. Uthe esayinyonyobela inhliziyo yamtshela ukubana leyana eyesibili izanyamalala, kungcono atshoke yona kuqala. Wathi phendu enyonyobela kule esesandleni senxele. Inhliziyo yamtshela okutshiyeneyo njalo. Phendu njalo. Waselokhu egida ndawonye aphendukele ngapha langaphayana, kanti izinyamazana zona azimanga ndawonye. Zilokhu zidlephuna uhatshi zihamba.

Umzingeli uthe uthi qaqabu, impala ayibona kuqala wananzelela ukuthi isile kude. Wazama ukuyixotsha yabaleka, Uthe esithi katshoke eyesibili wabona layo isithela ezixukwini kude le. Wazama ukuyitshoka kwehlula ngoba isikhatshana. Isaga lesi-ke esokuxotsha impalambili siyatshiwo kuxwayiswa umuntu omutsha mhlawumbe ozama ukuphitsheka ngesikolo, ngapha afise lokukhomba loba ukukhonjwa. Ukubhekana lezinto ezimbili kwenza omutsha lo angaze aba esaqina kulokhu akwenzayo loba akujongileyo, ngoba ingqondo isuka ithatheke icabange lokho okunye. Kusuke kwenzeke angenzi kuhle ezifundweni, ikanti lemendweni acine engaphumeleli ngoba ingqondo yakhe ilokusabalala, igxile kokungamuphi ithuba lokunye. Umntomutsha ohlakaniphileyo uxotsha impala eyodwa. Angayilahla phansi abe esexotsha le eyesibili. Ohlakaniphileyo ujaha imfundo kuqala, abe esekhangela amajaha loba izintombi esephutshile ngemfundo. Kuba lokuphumelela okuhle ngaleyondlela.

Mntomutsha, musa ukuxotsha impalambili.

Barbara Nkala