Abecedaria Press · Kubhala Lokuhlangene
Sifundvo 5
Nyalo njengoba sesentile luhlamvu i, sesilungele luhlamvu t. Kodvwa luhlamvu t luyakhohlisa kancane, futsi lunentfo lesitawuhlangana nayo kwekucala, kutsi sikhuphuke ngemugca bese sidvweba kulowo mugca lofanako nasehla. Ekubhaleni lokuhlangene, loku sikwenta kanyenti: siphindze sidvwebe etulu kwemugca. Futsi kunjalo, nawukwenta loko, kufanele udvwebe kulowo mugca, hhayi kulenye indzawo.
Ngako sitakwenta njani loku? Ngitawuchaza kutsi sicala njani. Sicala ngendlela lefanako lesacala ngayo eluhlamvwini i: khuphuka kancane. Bese sikhuphula umdvwebo wetfu uye emugceni, bese siyachubeka. Luhlamvu t ludze impela. Awukaze ucabange ngaloku ngaphambilini, kodvwa empeleni luhlamvu loludze impela. Futsi ungalwenta lube ludze nakakhulu, kodvwa nobe yini lowentako, ungalwenti lube lufisha kakhulu.
Ngako utsatsa umugca wakho bese ukhuphuka, ukhuphuka, ukhuphuka, bese wehla ucondzile etulu kwawo. Ngako umugca wakho wekucala uyakhuphuka, bese uyagoba ukhuphuke ucondzile, bese udvweba umugca locondzile wehle, wehle uze ufike emugceni longentasi, bese uphetsa ngemdvwebo lomncane losheshako. Empeleni lubukeka njengeluhlamvu l, ngoba ludze kakhulu, ngaphambi kwekutsi lube nemugca lowela kulo. Futsi ingcondvo yakho itakutjela kutsi udvwebe luhlamvu l, kodvwa akusiko. Udvwebe nje umugca lomile weluhlamvu t. Bese udvweba umugca lowela kulo emugceni longenhla.
Ngako asikwente loko. Khuphuka kancane, yehla ngemandla, uphetse ngemdvwebo lomncane losheshako. Bese udvweba umugca lowela luhlamvu emugceni. Bese ushiya sikhala bese udvweba lolunye eceleni kwalo.
Hlola ngerula kutsi ema-engela ayafana. Hlola kutsi kuphakama kuyafana. Lokungenteka kakhulu kutsi titawuya ngekuba tifisha, tifisha, tifisha, nobe tingaya ngekuba tindze, futsi kutsheka kungashintja. Tingacala kuwela embili, nobe tingacala kuwela emuva. Ngiko nje loko lodzinga irula yakho kuko: kuhlola kutsi ukwente kwafana.
Nangabe ukwente kabi, dvweba umugca udzabule kulo. Empeleni, tsatsa lomunye umbala bese udvweba umugca udzabule luhlamvu lwakho, futsi uwente ube mudze kwendlula luhlamvu lwakho. Bese uyakhona kubona ngalokucinisekile kutsi i-engela ilungile yini. Ngoba emugceni lomfisha kakhulu, akusiko njalo lapho ungabona kutsi i-engela ayilungi. Kodvwa nangabe uwelula kute ube mudze, tsatsa lipensela, ubeke irula ilandzele i-engela yeluhlamvu bese udvweba umugca udzabule kulo, utawubona kutsi ema-engela akho agwegwile. Futsi kungenteka kakhulu kutsi atawube agwegwile. Ube nelukhuni kuwe, futsi ukwente kahle.
Kubhala Lokuhlangene — Incenye Yekucala: Tinhlamvu Letincane · Evan Millner · Published by Abecedaria Press