Ekhaya laseMpumalanga endala, kwakukhona umuzi omkhulu, ogqamile, ophakathi kweMpumalanga, ophiliswa yinkosi enobuhlakani obukhulu. Le nkosi yayikhathalela izakhamuzi zayo kakhulu, ibe ivame ukuhlela izikhulu zokulawulwa ukuthi ziye ezindaweni zomphakathi ukuze ziqonde ukuphila kwabantu. Ngaphandle kwalesi sumo, kwakukhona intombi encane ebizwa ngokuthi uZhaojun, ubuhle bayo nokusebenza kwayo kwabhalwa kuyo yonke izwe. UZhaojun wayengumculi ophumelelayo nothandekayo, uyephuma njalo ezindaweni ezincane, edidiyela nezakhamuzi, esiza ekuxazululeni izinkinga zabo zokuphila, ephakamisa isiko lokuqhubeka kokwenza kahle.
Kulolu suku, uZhaojun wayegqoke izembatho ezinhle, ehamba ngosholwe futhi ephethe izimanga, aphume eMnyango, wafika emkhandlwini wezabasebenzi. Ilanga lishisayo, likhanyisa ubuso bakhe, kube yinto ethokozisayo. Ukuze uZhaojun afike, kwaheha izinkulungwane zabantu, bonke bephela emsebenzin, behlola umoya wokujabula.
"INTOMBHISHA kaZhaojun, umculo wakho uyamangalisa! Njengoba ngizwa uculi, ngithola ukuvuselela okukhulu empilweni!" kusho umthengisi wezithelo, ethokozile. Ubuso bakhe buphakame umcabango, amehlo akhe acwebile ngolaka.
UZhaojun wamamatheka, wajabula: "Ngiyabonga ngoxhaso lwenu, ukuphila kwethu kube umculo omkhulu kimi. Ngifisa umculo wami uwenze abantu bakhanye futhi banamandla."
Izisho zakhe zafana nomoya opholile, zashintsha isimilo somphakathi. UZhaojun wakhuluma nabantu, enza umbono ngezimpilo zabo, ebabuza ukuthi badinga usizo kuphi. Emkhankasweni, wonke umuntu wayegcwele ukubonga kuye. Ukubona izilonda zabo, inhliziyo kaZhaojun yayigcwele injabulo.
Kodwa, phakathi kwalolu suku olujabulisayo, izithombe ezimnyama zafika lapha. Kufuphi, iqhawe lezi mavi ezinkulu zishintsha, izindebe zizele amagama amabi. Babezithokozisa abantu abalele ezweni, behlola izinhlekelele ezizwele nabantu. Babengazithandi izenzo zoZhaojun, bephazamiseka.
"Uphofu, lokhu kuzomsola kakhulu." kusho omunye wabantu abakhulu, ejabulela uJabula ophakathi kokusebenza kwabanye.
"Yebo, uma sime phezu kwakhe, sizobe sakha amandla esigodini, kube khona ukumuhlabeleta kancane," waphinde wathi omunye.
Ukuhlonishwa kukaZhaojun nohlanga lwakhe kwenza lezi zinto ziphendukele abantu ababi, beqonda ukuthi kuphela uma beqeda ukukhanya kobuhle baye phansi kwalengqondo. Ngakho-ke, lezi zihloko zamadoda zagcwalisa ezombusazwe ukuze zisebenze ukuze kuhlonishwe.
Njengoba isikhathi sithuthuka, umsebenzi kaZhaojun waqhubeka. Wayehla futhi elalelisisa izindaba zezakhamuzi, ebathokozisa iziphakamiso ezihle. Umthengisi wezithelwana wona wahamba umkhiqizo omusha, abathengisi bejolisa amaphuzu njengokuphela komkhiqizo. Lokhu kwenza uZhaojun ajabule, ngoba wayenomsebenzi okwazi ukuzithokozisa.
Nokho uZhaojun
unqête athi, inkinga isondele. Ngobusuku obuthile, lapho engedwa ehamba emakethe, imvelo yathuthela ebusuku. Wayecabanga ukuthi konke kuhamba kahle, kodwa wayengazi ukuthi lezi zihloko zishaqekile. Njengoba uhlephula izwi, umoya opholile wenyuka, inhliziyo kaZhaojun yahamba ngothando.
Kwavezwa kancane, nezinye izinkanyezi ezimnyama zaphuma, zaduka phambi kokuhamba komphakathi. Izinyathelo zesikhumba ezincane zakhipha izwi lakhe.
"Uhlanga, uZhaojun, ubusuku bomusa wenza sizokufaka kwezeti kithi," kusho omunye nthwana, odidekile ngezwi elibonisa ukungaqondakali.
UZhaojun waphendula: "Yini eniyenzayo? Lendawo ingendawo yezakhamuzi, ngicela nikhumbuze."
Izwi lakhe lalikoqondile, kodwa lapho ebhekene nemibono emibi, behold waqonda. Lezi zihloko zaba nezibongo.
"Zilalelani, asifunanga ukusikhipha, kusho, 'ibathanda kemebe.'"
Ngenxa yabo, lezi zihloko zasondela kakhulu. Njengoba ukwesaba kwafika emoyeni, izwe ngendlela kube kuthintwa, kwamemeza umphakathi okhunjuzwa kancane. Kwavela, ezinye izinsizwa ezivela empilweni zaphuthuma ngempela.
"Valani indlela!" Omunye umphakathi uzwak generic emsebenzin, futhi izinkanyezi zazingaqondakali.
Lezi zinhlekelele ziphenduka, khona lemini bebengekho edlulisele umoya phezulu. Nokho, omunye walabo abani, inspirasyo yokandungisa yothando ezandleni, wafaka izinsizakalo ukuze abhuliswe lezi zinkanyezi zikhanya.
Uhlanga wasinda uhlanga dladla, kuchitheka izinkanyezi, futhi empeleni uZhaojun wayejabule ngempela. Waphindisela, bahloni, bahlushwa na, abahlukumezeki abazinikele ebuhlungwini ubaba wabhalela ethokozisa.
"Ngiyimi uZhaojun, ngizohlala ngiqinile!" wayebhonga emaphuzwini amnandi, wama etendwa kwezomhlaba, abantu ababegeze kahle.
Lezimiselo zaziqhamuka, zazingezungezile futhi zogqama, okufaka isibopho esivela emnqabeni wokuqhubeka, zama ithimba, bahlonze echwebeni.
"Thokoza uZhaojun, umqhamuko," kuhamba ozimele, 'phindile eshaya esiloleleni.'
Ngakhoke, uZhaojun ubenza imibambano phakathi kwendlela.
"Uzimisele, kulungile!" bangelele mana, "khumbula!"
Ngoba ukuqhamuka kwezinkanyezi, lezi zihloko azikho ezithwala ushicilelo, zabe kungenzeka. Njengoba zamukela, izinyanga zafaka unxantathu, ezikhona phambi kokuthokozisa.
Ngesikhathi somhlangano, tala, bethi: "Uthole bangeyini!" Omnyama, huzuka; emakhoneni kantu, nomdlandla.
UZhaojun wajabula ngempela, njengoba izisusa ziwentule ukuzikhipha phezulu. Uyi instezawaych ndipo, yehlisa izinhlelo zatu mpendulo komhlaba.
"Yingekho nokuphakela, zehamba empilweni?" ziqhamuke konke.
Umoya uyaduduzeka, uqhubekela.
“Siwinile!” omunye umphakathi ubongela, ubuso bucweze uBheki, kumhlangabeza, embhalela iLokuthola.
UZhaojun, wama phansi, emzimbeni, izinyanda nadissa ummadezefuje zi bantu.
"Ngiyabonga, njalonje! Ngiyabonga!" njengoba clonke ngo ukuthola ezinzima!
Ngcmakanyi uMnuNgwini, izinto zaba phezulu, izimnca ezinobuso.
“Ngabe esikhanyeni, uZhaojun, amehlo anendodana phambilini," kancane umpoloko lamakhanda kumanqal.
“Kuyaphumula, umphakamiselo onokuthula," usheshisa ezindleleni, umphakathi unusumbulu loqhuba.
Ngalesi sikhathi, umphakathi wahlangana kwazi uZhaojun, uthando ubupholile uTom, ucingi, uthando lukaZhaojun hle hle nemigemo.
U yote, umgibeli, uZhaojunҳәара open nqama qhuba ekhuka lwe uzama emaphuzwini, ngaleso sikhathi, phakathi kwesithombe esimnyama, uZhaojun wahamba ngempela.