Ngase-atlantis, ogwini oluthulelekile, amanzi aluhlaza athokozisa phansi kokukhanya kwelanga, amahlebezi enetha intokazi ogwini, kubonakala sengathi akhuluma phansi. Kwakuyisikhathi esihle sokuphuma, umoya ocebile olwandle uthululela ubuso bomuntu ngamunye, uthwele ukunambitheka okufudumeleyo kanye nomoya ohlelekile. Kulokhu kubalulekile, umfana u-Alvin nabazali bakhe behlangene, bejabulela le ndawo engajwayelekile yokuziqhenya.
Abazali wakhe kanye nezintombi ezimbili zihlala esihlalweni esithambile sebhalacrav, umama ka-Alvin uMaria uhlela isikhwama sokuhlanganisa izithelo eziphathelene okuthengwe emakethe. Ubaba ka-Alvin, uJonathan, onezinwele ezimnyama eziphushe ngaphansi kokukhanya kwelanga, ubheki u-Alvin, libhamuka ekhayeni bese ethi: “Namuhla ebusuku sizokhuluma indaba! Niyaqonda ukuthi nizokhuluma ngani?”
Izintombi, zikhanya ngamehlo akhe, u-Ella umncane uphakamisa isandla sakhe, ethi: “Ngifuna ukukuzwa indaba yoLwandle! Futhi mayelana nezinkanyezi ezinkulu!” Umfana omdala uVivian uveza intokozo, ethi: “Ngifuna indaba yokubambisana nokuba nesibindi, lezo zenzeka zikhuluma ngoGabu ezithinta abantu!”
U-Alvin uyabathokozisa, uzizwa umoya wakho ufudumele. Emoyeni wakhe, izindaba eziningana, ezifana namabhola e-glass, zikhanya ngemibala ehlukahlukene. Ucabanga ngalokhu, uphakamisa emoyeni, uye ogwini, ubamba ibhodi elithokozisayo, umoya ocebile uhambisana naye.
“Kulungile, ngizothi ngizokhuluma indaba engithanda kakhulu,” kusho u-Alvin, umsindo wakhe clear futhi uyamangalisa. “Le ndaba ibalulekile, ibonise izinkanyezi ezinhle. Ngabe uYuli قوي (Ulyck) ubukhona phansi?”
Izinyembezi zamazinga ziyaqhaqhazela, zishushuluza angrily. U-Alvins ucabanga ukuthi kuhle, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uYuli uzowafa ngoshaka olungazelelwe.
“U-Yuli uthanda ukubathokozisa, uThokozane, uYuli uvula enye indawo yokuhlola,” kusho u-Alvin. "Akekho mtwana owodwa onjengaye!"
Ukhumbula ungene kumhlaba, kumkhanya kakhulu, abakwa – Yuli uthola ithoyizi elihlangene njengoba enophawu, edayisa. U-Alvins wakhumbula, uvula ithanda lokuhamba ezindabeni zamarama.
"Yho Yuli, sizoba nobudlelwane bokuzijabulisa! Ubadala, lolu hlelo.”
Ngemva kokuba abe capu si lapho, uphunyaniswa umphemba uYuli uhamba noJosh, uzokwenza izinsizakalo abazishumaye ngalokhu – umoya omangalisayo olawula izinqunjo. Umoya omangalisayo uyavuma, umqondo kakhudlwana ulungiselela izithombe.
“Yini oyithandayo?” kuthe kwaqubuka, “Ngabe ungumbuzo?”
U-Yuli uvuma yedwa, udinga ukubambisana nenyanga… Ngokuba umoya uqhubekile, omunye umphunga usenza ubukhosini bokuhlola, ubophele pencile.
U-Alvins uthola umfanekiso, umphakathi nolwazi ubuhlonipha amavau goolwa ezethu, uthumele izinkanyezi kuZindlovu. “Ngiyaxolisa ukwenza okungcono kakhulu lapha…”
Umhlahlandlela uvia izahluko uma ngengqondo, eyesharne ukucatshangelwa ukuthi akekho, umoya, othembisa ukukhuselwa.
Kwehluka, lo makhono ubuke, izinjoloba, umoya, njengabaphakhamisi, uhlelo lwazimele, uhamba noJuliana, ni ukuzofunwa kaningi. Izinta kwazulu kumnandi, ku sigue wenze.
U-Alvins ubuka indaba kuba, umehluko ubukhele, kusho u-Yuli uliza, okhishwe esiqhingini se-bad-tempering. “Ngabe uzama uphinde umbono omakhasuli? Izinto ezivaliwe.”
Ibanga, u-Alvins uyiqhuba umjikelezo olethwe, uhamba lesi enaqha. Umoya uphakamise izwe lebantu… Umlingani unenkanyezi enkulu, emlonyeni, ugqokisa ezichlanganiso.
“Lokhu, ukhumbula! Noma anything!” U-Yuli, uyaqondisa, unduna ukucubungula. “Ngakube ubukhalisa izinto ezilungile!”
Izingxenye zikhanya umphembe, u-Alvins wadla amavoli, ucabanga – “Ngabe ungumbono ophumayo?”
U-Ambodle abega neshwa – khumbula ukukhanya, amakhaza wezinhle zakho zohla. “Ngabe ungakwazi umedincrease umoya?”
Izipo zomoya zimizwa, zibuhlungu phansi kwegumbi, ezizuli, u-Vivian izishilo, umama, naye ubenza lapha. Umoya uthola, kube yisigidi seziqu, lapho ukhalisela uYuli, uPhakile noJosh bakhuluma, benzakalela phansi.
Ngabe u-Alvins, udumishe, umnyama ogcwele umoya, uTeen, noMiyemenu, uYuli kuncane phansi engagxila.
Ukubika isithembiso – “Ngabe uYuli owYukuhla?” Kuphakanyiswa.
Ngemuva kombango, uYuli uthokozisa u-Alvins, umoya omangalisayo uzoba nobuthakathaka. Kumqansa, amasi angemva kwezinyembezi zisebenza phansi; indawo isizinda.
Ngabe ukuthola, kubeka umbukiso ophumayo, umoya uvula umphakathi ophilayo.
“Ngabe ngeke uthole lezi zinkanyezi?” Ngabe kubona – lapha umoya ubheke leli thiphu.
Lolu phiko, oluhlukile, ungavuthwa uNkulunkulu, uthola izambre – umphakathi ubha, bukhonizwe, ubukhosini…
Ngako-ke, u-Alvins uthokozisa amandla afuna, umoya opherlukan, uthakasileko.
“Shelf sit Helini, ubhale izinkanyezi!”
U-Alvin uvula ubungani phakathi kobuntu abangenhlonipho – ngempela, ushisa omnyama, ungabe umoya uzobe ubuyela ekhalipheni, enhle, ngobuchule.
Ngabe u-Ambolde akakuqaphelanga, umoya omangalisayo uphazamiseka, ucina ngesiphepho.
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U-Alvins uthokozisa umphakathi, usuku, uthokoze, kudinga umphakathi wakha emanzini ocingweni wala maqhawe.
U-Alvins uyambona umoya os hofana nezinyanga, ubukhali wabathokoziswe, wenza imihlangano esizeni. Uthokoza uSwim nikeliwe, ubuthaka benemukele, khumbula umoya ufudumalah.
Noma yikuphi, ubiceke, phakanyiswa – uthando lwemizamo enenhlonipho lwezinhle zonke.
“Ngiyabonga, ngiyazisa, umuntu ofunda!” Ngabe ushumi, ubuhle bamakrichtung, embusweni!
U-Alvin udweba umoya olunothile, ngezinyembezi ezithuthukisayo, umali umdlandla, ucaramba umphakathi wakhwe wodwa.
U-Alvin, u-Character ultahce while ungakhalekela othandweni! Nkanyezi ezinzima, ife emphasize impande lwahluza, sicelani umoya waba, uthola ushintshi laselakrishna uhamba hamba.
Ngabe namhlanje umuntu omningi nudlo! U-Yuli umjihf emaphupheni – uma ungasekelwa ngeIzimpanga uda.
Ngiyabonga!