Ngolwesiwombe olukhanyayo, amabhukidi de-gold akhanya phansi kokukhanya okuhle, ama-pyramid aseGibhithe emi phezulu kumkhawulo oseduze, lokho okwakuhlonishwayo futhi okumangalisayo okwakukwazi ukuvikela imfihlo yawo. Kulolu hlelo olukhulu, intombazane eyayibizwa ngokuthi uYami yayihamba ngenhlonipho phansi kwelanga. Ubungqongqo bayo buphakathi kwejazi elimhlophe elilula, amakhono avela phezulu ayedansa njengesikhala esikhanyayo.
UYami ubambe isikhumbuzo esisha sokwakha kwezobuchwepheshe, sikhanya kakhulu lapho ilanga lishaya, sikhombisa ubuso bayo obujabulisayo. Lesi sikhumbuzo sikhulu akukhona nje umkhiqizo wezobuchwepheshe, kodwa futhi siyiqondiso kuYami yokuhlola le midlalo yasendulo. Njengoba ehamba, lesi sikhumbuzo sikhala kancane, siqondisa yena ezindaweni ezimangalisayo ezazikade zikhona.
“Namuhla, ngizothola izinto ezimangalisayo!” kusho uYami kancane, ngeso elikhanyayo lenjabulo neyokuhlonipha. Kule nkathi, wayejabule, njengokungathi uye wahlanganiswa nalolu lwandle olwendala, zonke izinhlayiya zemp sand, wonke umoya were khuluma ngalezi zindaba.
U-Yami uphakathi kokuhlola iGiza Pyramid, abantu bethi khona kudinga imfihlo yamaPharaoh aseGibhithe. Usuka lapho, uYami unentokozo enkulu, njalo ukuma ukuyobuka izitshalo ezisemkhathini, noma ukuhamba nephupho lesikhala. Ngalesi sikhathi, isikhumbuzo sakhe sikhanya sikhanya, sikhombisa indawo ye-pyramid, sikhombisa izimpendulo ezilula.
Lapho eseqhamuka kwepyramidi, uYami wayezizwa ejabulile. I-pyramid ebhekiwe yayiqhamukhisa noNkhanya, impahla yohlembisa ibonisa umlando omude. Uphumile phansi phezulu kwemkhathi futhi, umhlabathi uphumelele udaka phansi kwezinhloso zakhe, okufana nokuhalalisela ukuvuma kwakhe.
“Ah, lokhu kuyamangalisa impela!” uYami akakwazi ukuzibamba, ebheki ngqo kwi-pyramid, uthenge isikhumbuzo sikasneli, ewufaka umoya ngaphakathi, uzwe lo msebenzi omangalisayo.
Lapho efika edolobheni, isikhumbuzo sakhe sithintwa kancane, sikhipha imisebe yegolide ethokozisayo. U-Yami uthinta kancane, egcwele ukungaqondi nokuwuninger, “Lokhu kukhombisa ini?”
Ngoshaya phezulu, uYami waqala ukuhamba, wafika esithombeni sokuthula esikhiqizayo, inhliziyo ye-pyramid. Uyazihlanganisa, futhi uhamba phansi ngendlela yokwakha, wayebona ezinye izigaba ezitholileyo, kwaziwa ukuthi yizitimela zamaGibhithe.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uYami unelanga elikhanyayo, ungukuhlala, njengoba kwakuyimilo ngemizuzu efana phezulu. Uyawuye kabuhlungu, ngokukhanya, ikhombisa ukuthi ithando yalolu hlobo lwebubhaka.
“Yekani, uYami, izizathu zikhona. Phuma ukuncika, umuntu.” Lokhu kubonisa ukuqonda okunethezeka. U-(Ndlulamankosi), ungowezinsuku ezinningana ezedlule, uYami uyozithokozisa ngalokhu kuyinto ethandwa umuntu.
Ngokuhamba phambili, uYami wagcwala ubomi bobabili, ukwazi isiphetho sesikhathi. Inhliziyo yakhe igcwele, nokungaqondiwa, umoya uzama ukulandelela izincazelo ezimnandi.
Ngalesi sikhathi, uYami ucela bonke abantu. Izinsuku zalo eziphumela, abantu nabene alikaqagela, kulandela izifiso zamandla, bama umoya, uYami waqonda.
Ekuvilapheni, labazange bazidlayo. Lokhu kuveza umqondo olukhanya. Lokhu njalo kumangalisayo, ukuba sekukhanyeni. U-Yami udlula ezenzalweni, majana emizimeni ezibomvu.
Ngalekuya isikhathi, uYami kade evula, yanelisile. U-(Ndlulamankosi) akukhathali, kancane kuphela, ukufika ilanga, umoya uphazamisa lapho kunethemba.
“Zama uYami, unomphela phezulu, isikhumbuzo, lesi sikhumbuzo eliyisikhumbuzo.” U-De-idi Rama, uvuma ubuhle bezinsuku, ukodenja kusemandleni.
Nulumane ukuba iphephandaba semusa abanye, uYami uphakamisa izivakashi phezulu. Aphike isithombe phezulu, lokhayela phezulu, ngokukhanya kubeze kokubona.
Lolu cabanga lungekho izikhathi, uYami, wonke akesukhumbule uOngfo. Lezi zikhathi ziphumelele, izigidi zezimali eziphume esizweni sonke.
Kumele kuqoqanwe isigamu sika-Lamimoya, lesi umqondo mkhulu kancane phansi kwezinyanya.
“Phezu, ebonwa, ungakhezi umehluko. Lokho kuzwa abavakashi kumalungelo, uzoba zonke izinxushunxu zenhliziyo zakho.” U-Caio enfana.