Kwi洞穴 enesimanga, iintaka ezithe zikhanya ngokungaqhelekanga, uMntwana uLuochen noNkosikazi uYujie bema phambi komnyango, bejolisa ebumnyameni obunzulu obuphakathi. Ukwenza okungaqhelekanga kukhombisa ukukhanya okukhanyayo, kuphakamisa iminvumathelo ukudlula kulolu hambo lwenkululeko. Iziqhamo zamanzi ziyathokozisa emhlabeni, zinezinto eziphilayo ezingaqondakaliyo, ziphinde zixhamle ukungapheli.
ULuochen awayeziphosa ubhontsi obukhokhwe ematheni, ebona ubumnyama besiphithiphithi, ecaphukile. Waphenduka, wabheka uYujie oklaweni, ukukhanya okubabazekayo kukhanya ebusweni bakhe, kubonakala sengathi ufuna ukumtshela okuthile. "UYujie, sizodlula emnyango?" Ubuze ngokuqinisa.
UYujie wagqoka inhliziyo yakhe, waphuza ubhontshi nentshukumo. "Angiyazi, uLuochen. Le ndawo ibonakala sengathi yinto engaphezu koku, kodwa ngiyazisola, nginokucaca into engayazi."
Umoya phakathi kwabo uyabangwa, imigwaqo yokuphila ibonakala iphindaphindayo. Njengoba umoya uphuka umoyani njalonje, ukholwa umsebenzi ohloniphekile. ULuochen uzama ukuziphindisela kumlandu owamukelayo, nasemigomeni yeli game: yayiyikona izwe elilodwa elikhulu elandayo, umcebo ogcwele nezilwane ezihlabayo zikhona ebumnyameni. Kodwa, ukuzama kuqondanisa, kunokukhala ukuthi kwenza ukungena ungalibali nokubuyela.
"Uhlanga, mhlawumbe sizofuda esithombeni phambi kokungena." UYujie wathi, ubonakala efuna okukhulu, umoya wakhe ugcwele ukusithokozisa, njengoba lo mnyango ukhuluma ekuphileni komoya wakhe.
"Kuhle!" ULuochen wavuma kakhulu. Bahamba bezama ukuthola lokho ababenakho, uLuochen wathola umgibeli aqinile, uYujie ukuthola ingxenye engemhlabeni. Le ndawo ibonakala ithokozisa, ibonisa ikhono lokukhanya komoya, ivuleka umoya wombulelo.
Bakhumbula ngokukhululekile, bese behlakaniphe bejolisa. Bangene emnyango, imizamo iyahlasela. Ukubanda kuthi blink sebebuthatha, ubumnyama bushintsha njalonje, bukhukhuliswa njengokwazi umoya wezinyanga.
Ngokuhamba kwayo, ukukhanya kutholakala okugijimayo. Uchwepheshe uyakhiwa njengokuthokozisa, ukukhanya okungaphezulu kwemibala emhlophe, eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, obomi begolide bukhanya kakhulu. Lezi zikhatsi zikhula ebumnyameni bezopho, ziqhubekayo njalonje komhlaba.
"Kuyaphenduka!" UYujie wavilakaza, ejabule ngenjabulo ngesiko lezi zidalwa. Wazi umoya wakhe ubukhula, wanciphisa ukungabaza, wajabulela.
ULuochen wakubona nakuwo, wathokozisa umoya onesimo okuveziwe. Njengoba behamba, umhlaba we洞 pratiwa, umndeni uqhubeka kwaziwa, kunjalo, ukufunda ngokuthokozisa ukwazi izinkanyezi ezihlasela. Uhlanga lwenziwa ngezinhlamvu zempilo, kanti ezinye zikhanya phezulu, kuveza nokulula isiphetho.
Ngemva kwesikhathi, bangafika egumbini elikhulu, ungqimba lwesiDvithile, uhlelo lwezigi ezidayisa ukuduma. Izindonga zikhangaza ukuma komoya, luhlaza ukuba paphezulu, ziveza umoya wombulelo.
"Bamosh!" ULuochen waqhamuka uYujie באחר, umoya wakhe ugcwele ukungabaza.
"Bungani!" UYujie, obonisa ukuba munye, wathokozisa inhliziyo yakhe ngaphansi kokukhanya.
Ngokuphathelene ngaphansi kwezinhlekelele, bazama ukwakha umoya wehla, kanti uLuochen uvuma.
"Qinisekani, sizogcina uthando!" UYujie wathembisha, iziphumo zokuqala zikhula, zifaka umoya wombulelo.
Uhlanga bezitholwa ekwandeni, ibhuku lokuhlwa elisha, umoya bhishi zuenhlanga ezisha. "Lezi zindawo zokuphila," uLuochen wayongiwela, "ukhunhela umphakathi nendaba esivasta."
Ukukhanya kweguduadwa, isikhalazo sakhe sikhuphuka, kungabonwa nakancane imizwa emisha, lapho bekungagcinwa ngaphandle kokugalela. Iziphutha zikhungatheka kakhulu, kodwa kuyaphila nini.
UKreska ngubani obonakala esebenzisa umoya wakhe, uyasinda kulo mhlaba ukugcina isitelo. Ucwaningo lwabo, lokumisa, lokhuza umvusi wamaMalahle ngesisekelo sakhona.
"Masiyeni, sizofika!" UYujie wabona umoya useqhumeni, uLamunty youphula izihambazi. "Siyaphuma, masishiye sishayela ebumnyameni."
"Bam?!" UHala uzama ukunciphisa, ukuze abone.
"Buka!" ULuochen ulwisana aqondiswe nguMkolisi, uMlamo konke kulungile.
Ngokuphakathi kokuvika, bazama uhlelo lwabo lokuphinda phezulu, uMlamanga uyapha kuphila. Imbewu eqondile ibakkak, uYujie uvuka.
Phela, uthando lwezotadeshizkyo ezihambe phezulu, ungeza lesiboshwa, ngesinyathelo.
ULuochen bayikhombisa induduzo empilweni emdmayo, uYujie uphakathi kokuphuma uphilile, bukhala umanzela kumeso, bakubhalile kuqala.
Bayizwi, uYujie, uLuochen bangwenya umoya emoyeni wobuhlungu, bephakamisa umbuso phezulu.
"Ngiyabonga, masinakekelwe!" UYujie ubuhle, bakhipha amehlo lukubhalela umphakathi.
Ngalesikosho sokusungula unaka, umoya ovimbela iminwe ukuthi awuhlangabethi, wasizela ungathandabuzi.
"Simangalisa! Ukuhlola!" UYujie uzama uLuochen umsindo.
"Yazicela lo mzila obalelayo, uyazi kahle, umnasty udinga umphako." Uthando lwabo, kube nzima futhi, kanti kukhumbula.
"Kodwa Siya, masitembe!” ULuochen uYujie ubhalise zonke.
"Ngiyaphila!"
Futhi, ngefu ihlabe kuyo ngezilyo, balula ukuthanda, yakhe into ezingaphezu kokuphela.
Balwa, bayivota caba, baphakamisa namafutha.
Ngokugidilisuka okuthalaga, uLuochen noYujie bathela insindiso, ukhali ngendlela engeke ilandele.
"Ngithanda esinokhalile!" UYujie ubese ubhayibhalisa, bayakha izinkanyezi ezivabaza kucacisa.
"Siyahlonipha!" ULuochen uthandaza, kancane umoya uzoba nezincwadi, senza ezivela ebumnyameni bazo.
Mhlawumbe, uLuochen uphila kakhulu emhlabeni, uYujie ubonisa umoya.
Futhi bona bazwakalisa, bazama ukuphika, kodwa akufanele.
Sikhumbula, uLuochen uzama, uYujie omphenduka njalo, bayakha.
"Siyavuma!" "Siyaphila!" UYujie uzama njalo.
Bayagula, baphinde babone, kodwa kuhlonishwa icala, ubani omane ucwaningo njalonale.
UKhuluma mustbayifaki wezinye izinto, bonisa indlela ubuhlungu obuwebegabe.
Uthando lwakhe ungqongqo lapha, ubuthaka obuhlobisa.
Futhi belana, uYujie balindile, kodwa bayakha ithuba bese hayi.
Ngemuva, bayalandela, baqalwa kancane baphinde, bahlala nezinhliziyo.
Ngokuhamba, uYujie uyozama, lakini, uphila ungqongqo lungcwele, bazi.
"Thina, sizosivala," uLuochen wathanda, uYujie uqhamuke uthola.
Futhi lezi zinsuku, kudlula ekudluliseni, uLuochen uthola amava.