Kwiindawo ezikude nemlama, kufihlwe phakathi kwehlathi elikhazimlayo, kukhona umphakathi ophosakele kwaye ogqwesileyo weMaya. Iindlu zesihlahla zikhanya ngaphantsi kwelanga, izitya eziyimihlobo ziphumezelela kumacala ezindonga, njengoko zixela iindaba ezidlulileyo. Kule ndawo enombono, bahlala ababini abaninzi abavavanyi, uKhayl omncinci kunye noAli.
UKhayl ngumfana othanda ukutyelela, onamehlo acwebezelayo kunye nenhliziyo egcwele umdlandla. Uthanda ukufunda ngembali yale ndawo kwaye uphupha ngosuku olunye, ukuncedisana ukuvela kweMaya. U-Ali, umntwana onobuchwephesha, unethalente lokujonga, akhono lokuphanda ubtruth. Unomdla ongaphezulu kuyo yonke imihla, ngelixa esingqongileyo emaphikweni angumqolo, axhasa amazwi ahlekisayo.
Ngenxa yeentsuku, aba sazi baphaka izithuthi kumphakathi, baqonda umphuma osondeleyo. Umphuma ubonakala geni; uKhayl ubonisa umdlandla, uthi, "Ali, masingene, mhlawumbi siza kufumanisa izinto ezikhethekileyo."
UAli uthembe kumphuma nakuKhayl, uthi "Kulungile, kodwa makhe sibe neendawo esiwaphathayo. Le mihlaba yayo yaqhoqa ubukhulu bangokwenene."
Baqhubekela esigebengeni esiphakanyisiweyo, izinyathelo zabo ziqhuba isikhumbuzo, kuxhoma iintshaba zikaKhyal nokuquka ubhasele. Lo musebenzi ulungile uzigqibezela, umphangezelo oqhelekileyo uyanyuka, udla ngokuphindaphinda umoya omkhenkethi onobuhlalu.
UJhayl uhamba, abeka izandla ngesithukuthuku sokusebenza, ngelixa bazama ukufumanisa iitshiyalazo ezikhumbuze kakhulu zikalweze zemihla.
"Italents yeMaya ibonakala ingqalileyo, mhlawumbi yintoni!" Ukhayl ubonga.
AOli ukhalela umph umwe umhla, "Lungisa, Khayl, le ndawo ikhumbuzele usuku olungakhethi. Masilungise isigaba esincane."
Khayl ubuyisela isimo esinamla, "Ndiyazi, Ali. Siza kuhlala sibe ngelungelo." Ngoko ke baqala ukurekhoda izikhumbuzo eziqhelekileyo, bephuma beqinisa ubuchule bayo obuhle.
Yekela i-omniscient, ukuncinisa edlalayo, ukhalela usuku olwalungadibani. "Iimpazamo!" U-Ali uyatsa, ukubanga umhlaba unguchaphaza, “Khaphela, makhe siphume!”
Uyojiywa, umphanga ohuye muva othe thela iindawo ezahlukeneyo, nakwisigaba esiphantsa umhlaba, imilambo ihlutha umfanekiso we.
"Phumelela!" uKhayl uthi. "Phuma lapha!"
U-Ali uthethisa, "Nkosi, iMaya ibamba ifuna ukwazi!”
Khayl udinga ukuzihlanganisa. Ngoku kufuneka bathathe umphakathi omninzi, abavavanyi, bazane phakamisa imihla engaphelanga.
U-Ali ufunela iphiko elithwala umoya, "Ngaba ummi konke ukungavumi?"
Khayl uthetha kwinyathelo ehlukeneyo, ubambe bonke, "Hiya sombe umxube!"
U-Ali uvuma, “Sizokhumbulelani ukuba uye ezithatheweyo, khangela umphakade kwakhona!”
Ngenye yeentsuku ezazikhe khuliswa, baqala ukuhamba esigxotweni, abaqheyi. Ngenkathini enyangeni kuyaviwa ukuba, aba bahamba umhlambi, uKhayl noAli baphuma ekhangela wonke umhlaba weemali.
Ukuyazi, abadli banga bakho bwonke kwiintlu, nakuhlala izikhumbuzo ezintle. “Ubuvuma buhle?” U-Ali ubongi umoya, “Ngaba asifumano? Khedi, siza uhlanga!”
U-Khayl, ujoliso, achatha uphinde ahlabe ihlathi, ibhoma ibhoma. "Sizenze, Ali, nguJhalu nithi!"
U-Ali ubuyela, "Sifumano, abantu bazalise."
Ngoko, bayinyanga yesikhalazo, badala iintusa ezintle ukwenzela izizathu ongazibonakali. "Nasi, Khayl."
Kwiintsuku ezahlukeneyo, umphakathi uzinjani, usondelene ngumoya, ikhangela umvuzo omde.
“Uphume ezitji? Kanjani?” U-Alu, uveza iintungulu, "This is a blessing, in a brighter corner of the world."
“Uphume?” U-Ali, umhishe okhalayo.
Baqhubekela phinda ebumnandini bamazwi, "Sifumano isiqhamo!"
Isinyathelo, kulufunyanwa, uKhayl noAli bahlala phambili ekuxhaseni, kufezwa amaqela.
Nangona, abakhumbuzi, bayabuyela, "Ulondolozi. Lifa!"
Ukukhumbula phantsi, bonke bahlala bejolisa phambi kokucingela okungaphumayo, behlomela izikhalazo ezithandwayo, ngelixa kulungiselela kwangempela, balandela ixhoma lakho, kunjalo.