Abecedaria Press · Kubhala Lokuhlangene
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Kulungile, nyalo sitawenta luhlamvu lolulandzelako, luhlamvu s. Nyalo, luhlamvu s "lolungumntfwana", nobe luhlamvu s loluncane, empeleni luyincenye yinye kuletimbili teluhlamvu lolukhulu S. Ngiko lubukeka njengencenye nje ya-S: ngoba empeleni luyincenye ya-S. Nangabe utsatsa luhlamvu S lolukhulu bese uluhlukanisa kabili, nanku, loku kuyincenye yalo yangentasi.
Ngako silwenta njani? Kufana impela nekutsi sicala ngeluhlamvu i. Senta: khuphuka kancane, yehla ngemandla. Kodvwa bese kutsi, esikhundleni sekutsi sente umdvwebo lomncane losheshako siye embili, sichubeka sicindzetela ngemandla bese siya emuva, njengeluhlamvu j, njengeluhlamvu lolukhulu J, size sifike emugceni. Bese sibuya kulelijika lelifanako. Bese kutsi, nasifika encenyeni yangembili yeluhlamvu, senta umdvwebo lomncane losheshako siye etulu kute sente sihlanganisi setfu. Lolo-ke luhlamvu s.
Luhlamvu s lolusetinhlamvwini tekushicilela alulungeli kubhala ngesandla. Ngitawulukhombisa kuwe ngemuva, kodvwa angeke silukopishe. Sitawusebentisa lolu luhlamvu s. Njengobe ubona, lunekutsheka lokuhle kuya embili, ngako liso lakho lihlale lihamba liya embili. Asifuni kutsi kuvele kungalindzelekile kube neluhlamvu lolungatshekeli embili. Akubukeki kahle.
Ngako nalu luhlamvu s. Gcwalisa likhasi ngetinhlamvu s. Ungacala ngemugca munye wato tehlukene, bese wenta umugca wato tihlangene.
Lokufanele ukukhumbule ngeluhlamvu s kutsi umugca lowehlako uyacondza, bese ujika kancane nje ngaphambi kwekutsi ufike emugceni longentasi, utsintse umdvwebo lokhuphukako. Ubuyela emuva ujika kulomugca lofanako, bese wenta umdvwebo lomncane losheshako uphume. Futsi-ke, nangabe utihlanganisa, ukhuphuka kancane, bese ucala lolunye.
Futsi nangabe ubhala tinhlamvu s letilandzelanako, ciniseka kutsi tinetikhala letilinganako emkhatsini wato, kutsi tinhlamvu s cishe tiyalingana ngebukhulu, nekutsi ema-engela ayafana. Futsi ungaphindze uhlole ema-engela ngekubeka irula etikwato bese udvweba umugca lolandzela umdvwebo ngamunye. Futsi hlola kutsi titsintsa umugca, nekutsi atikhuphuki, atehli, atibi tincane, njalonjalo.

Kubhala Lokuhlangene — Incenye Yekucala: Tinhlamvu Letincane · Evan Millner · Published by Abecedaria Press