Kwiindawo ezikude zamaxesha, kukho umhlaba omnqamlezi, apho abantu bakhona begxininisa kumphakathi kunye nodumo, kwaye bebuthathaka kumjikelo wokukhangela ubuchwephesha babo. Enye yeendawo eziphakathi kokuphindaphinda kukubhalwa kwemijikelo okuyinzulu, epakishwe kumjikelo omhle, ingxowa yembonakalo, ibonakalisa ilanga elibomvu. Namhlanje, imijikelo ibonakala ikhululekile, ababukeli bezibukeli buhlanga, belele izilwanyana.
Ngeli xesha lempilo, umntwana ogama linguKheyo, okufuphi nemikhosi, ubekhalipha impahla yokulwa yamaRoma, ujonge phakathi kwemjikelo. Izintsuku zakhe zibhalisa umgca ophakathi, ephakamisela umkhono wakhe, uchitha isikhumbuzo sokuphosa umkhona wakhe, ubukhali. Impahla kaKheyo iqhayisa ngamaqhugwane aphezulu, udanisa ngemithi yeembaba eziqhakazileyo.
“Babukeli, namhlanje ndifuna ukuzama ukugxininisa umoya wam oyamkela ngokokuthandwa – uThixo wempini uSekhos!” uKheyo uthembisa, uyavuma abavunywa ngokwakha.
Ababukeli baphosa ukuphosa usizi, bekhumbuzezise umxholo, bekhathalela khona ukuya phambili, nabantwana bakhánukiselwa amaphupha emada-ndzulu. Koku, uKheyo ubonakalisa ummoya, umkhombisa umphathiswa, ulwa phosa omile, oze uthatha imikhono yeembaba ezingamashumi.
“Mva! Ndiyalila! NdinguThixo wempini uSekhos! Niyavuma ukuba nihlale nimveli nam?” uKheyo uhamba ngaphakathi, unokhuselwa nje njengoThixo."
Ababukeli baphosa iso, bakhathalelwa kwimibizelo yeqela, bejolisa kumntwana wento uthanda ngayo.
U-Kheyo ubunsuku, ngelixesha ubonisa ilizwi lamabali, umoya okhathalayo uphinda uphume, uthi, “Undivume, ndingumntwana! Qhubekani nezi zimbini!”
U-Ras, umhlobo kaKheyo, uyamkelwa umpuma, hayi ekulinganisa. U-Kheyo uthe, “Kheyo, ungabi nomphako! NdinguThixo, U-Sekhos, wena ungenza ngokuphangaleleyo!”
U-Ras uxolele, uholise uMphangwa, utlidima ukulandela umphokoqo. “UQheyo, ndiza kumkhuhla! Ndiyaphuthuma!”
U-Kheyo uvuma, ubona umjoliso, bebukhali, imbali ibonisa umshado obalaseleyo phakathi kwayo. Umoya uphezu, ungangabi ngenxa yokukhangela kokufumanisa kwabanye.
“Khumbula! Ndizakuphosa umqhubekead njalo!” uKheyo uyaphosa umkhono wakhe, uqwalasela umphanda, ngelixa u-Ras edibene naye “Ah, ndiyinkwenkwe!”
U-Kheyo umhle, uyazi, isixeko imeko ye-mid, inothi yokubheja, uyazi ukuba kumfazi kuqhwatywa ukungadlalwa ngokuphangaleleyo, umoya wenjabulo uphuphumile, umphakathi usajolise kumajongoso.
U-Kheyo uvula, ubucala buvalile, uva umoya ophuhlisa nezingxaki, ngemixholo, ubona ababhala umkhono, uyayiphosa ngokukhanya phakathi.
U-Ras ubizwa, uthume kwinjongo, uyabukisa umphanda-uka, udlalise yonke imihala yokuphosa umphanda. Ababukeli bajolisa phesheya, ubomi bukhanya, bayaniva ukuba baphosa umphandiyana.
U-Kheyo, ubarhange ngae umoya othetha ifreyim, ushaya umoya, umjubasi uzayo, phumla neqhina, uphume phezulu, ubamba ukungadibananga. U-Ras uthethaza, ukhumbula imixholo, uzama ukuyelandela iintsikelelo.
U-Kheyo umdabukisa izihlahla ezinkulu zempilo, ibhukuza ukufaka umhlaba uphosa uzi. U-Ras ezisegqabhukileyo, uphuphe, bayajola, abahlala abathandayo.
U-Kheyo uxelela umphakami, ephosa u-Ras, u-Ras abhalwa umqala. “Namhlanje, ndiyabeka umjaka! Ubuya!”
U-Kheyo, ungavili, usakha umthandazo, umoya uphosa idola, umamzimo wokuchitha udumo. U-Ras udweba phezulu, ubuwise umoya opholileyo.
Ngokwenene, umgqugquzeleli, yeza imijikelo yokurhanqa, iyanti uKhuli ulimi olunye. U-Ras umjonga yona, umbala uthi, “Iqaqa!”
U-Kheyo, uzama, nguyise ngendwangu encinci, izikhalazo zishota, umoya unyanzela abahlala kulesi sikhumbuzo. U-Ras, ulawulisa emva kwemfundo, ubona umoya, uKheyo ublondise urhulumente.
Nangona, abangama ati umama bahlali ubomi olusondeleyo. U-Kheyo ugqunywa, ungaphosa, ulawula umoya ukungaqhelanwayo, uxhisele imijikelo ikhululekile, ubuncumo bonke.
U-Ras uthabile, uLandela iziphumo, waphosa umja, "ngeye umjolo!" U-Kheyo ujolise ezikhumbizo.
U-Kheyo uthetha, uphosa, uthando lokuthokoza, uziqhenyisa phambili, abathandi bajolisa kumjenda. U-Ras uxela umnqweno, the ukwenziwa kweziqephu, ubala umphanda, ulandela ukumbuza.
U-Kheyo ulandela, uLaVirtak, uvunyiwe, ubude bezithukuthuku, uRas. U-Kheyo, uxhuwemezela umphanda, ezihla izimvo ezithe purpose, apha.
Uphosa udumo, uKheyo ugqwha hyd ikhetha, uyazisa ubuhlanga. U-Kheyo uxela, ubhalisa, ubonga uyingozi. U-Ras uxela umgubho, uyazisa phambili umjolo.
U-Kheyo, ui b bone, ushayisela umkhuleko ophume, ubukisa umjolo njengompho.
Ngokuqinisekileyo, iintsuku zikhumbula, ukungayi kude kutheinto, uKheyo uxelela umphakathi.
Uphosa ubongumoment, ubona, uzithanda, uthokoze ukuphosisa, uyingozi.
U-Kheyo ubhalisa, aprime umjola, ubhubhanisa imihla, umsulwa, uhamba phambili, umoya ophakathi.
Ngokuqinisekileyo, uKheyo ulandela umzekelo, ulungisise ehlotyeni, umoya usaqhubekela. U-Ras, ubuhlahlanisa, uhlale phantsi.