16/11/2025
ISIQEPHU 8 — Izimpawu Zokuqala Zomhlatshelo
Ekupheleni kobusuku obumkhulu, uBusisiwe wavuka ezwa kushaya okungajwayelekile enhliziyweni yakhe — kwakungewona umoya wokwesaba kuphela, kodwa owokuzwa sengathi kukhona okumbukayo, okungabonakali, okungazwakali kodwa okuseduze kakhulu.
Wakhuphuka embhedeni ngokuthuthumela, walalela. Kwakungekho muntu endlini ngaphandle kwakhe noMuzikayise. Kodwa kwakukhona umsindo… njengokuhayiza, okuncane nje kodwa okungajwayelekile.
Wavula umnyango wayobheka ngaphandle endlini enkulu. Kwakubusuku obuthule, kodwa izinkabi zakubo zemfuyo zazinyakaza ngendlela engajwayelekile — zihleli zibheke ngakubo uMuzi, zizwakala zikhononda ngendlela engaqondakali.
“Imfuyo ayenzi kanje ngaphandle uma kukhona okuthile eduze,” kusho yena ephendukela emuva.
Ngesikhathi edlula egumbini uMuzi ayehlala elivalile njalo, wathola ukuthi kulobo busuku alivalekile. Umnyango wawuthe nge.
Inhliziyo yakhe yashaya ngamandla.
Ngaphakathi, umoya wawubanda ngendlela engavamile, waphuma nesibani sakhe kancane… wambona uMuzikayise emi phakathi kwegumbi, wathi uma ephenduka, emangele sengathi akazange ezwe ukuthi kukhona osengaphakathi.
“Muzi…”
Waphenduka kancane, amehlo akhe engasabonakali njengawomuntu ophilayo — ayefiphele, abomvu nezinyembezi zegazi ezazivele ziphuma kancane.
“Busisiwe…” wakhuluma ngezwi, lakhe lifana neshaya lenkukhu ebusuku, “ngizwile izwi lakho… limademanda… lisebumnyameni bami…”
UBusisiwe wahlala eceleni komnyango, umzimba wakhe uthi nhlo.
“Kusho ukuthini lokho Muzi? Kwenzekani kuwe?”
UMuzi wathatha isikhwama esincane esivela etafuleni — isikhwama esenziwe ngentambo nenhlaba.
“Kuyisicuku… sokuqala… kufanele ngenze, noma yona izokuthatha wena kuqala.”
Waphonsa isikhwama phansi, kwavela umsindo wokuthi kukhona okunyakazayo ngaphakathi — okungathi yinyoka encane noma inyamazane efile.
“Muzi, lokhu akusilona ikhambi! Lokhu kuyindlela yokulahla abantu abaseduze nathi!”
UMuzi wamamatheka ngendlela ethusayo.
“Kwasekuqalile… into yokuqala ethathwa izithwalo yilezo eziseduze kakhulu naye ophikayo. Futhi wena usuphikile Busisiwe.”
UBusisiwe wagxumela emuva ngokwesaba.
“Ufuna ukungibulala?”
UMuzi wamane wagoba ikhanda,
“Akusikho ukukubulala… kuyimfuneko.”
Kwabe sekuvunguza umoya onamandla, kwacima izibani. Kwasala kukhanya amehlo akhe kuphela.
UBusisiwe wabaleka, wamemeza esibhakabhakeni:
“Nkosi ngisize! Ngangingazi ukuthi ngiyongena kubumnyama obukhulu kangaka!”
Wabaleka ephuma endlini enkulu eqonde komakhelwane, kodwa indlela yayinzima — umzimba wakhe uzizwa usinda njengomthwalo oshayayo. Ngemuva kwakhe wayezwa ukucansula kwesicuku esashiswa phansi emnyango — okungathi kukhona okuphuma kuso.
Lapho efika emnyango womakhelwane, wahoshoza umoya, wakhala ngomzimba wonke:
“Ngiyacela, ningivulele! Kukhona okungilandelayo, okudingayo mina noma labo abaseduze nami!”
Kodwa ngaphakathi kwabakhona izwi lomuntu omdala lithi:
“Kwenzekani kuwe Busisiwe… ngoba kusukela washada noMuzikayise izinto ezingajwayelekile sezingumahlala khona. Sesiyesaba Mntanomuntu…”
UBusisiwe wawa phansi, ethuthumela, ezwa isandla esingabonakali simbamba ingqondo yakhe, kwazwakala ilizwi likaMuzikayise libaleka seliyizwi elixubene nelezilwane:
“Okokuqala kuzothathwa labo abaseduze… uma ungavumi…”
Imizwa yakhe yasondelwa yimimoya yobumnyama, isibhakabhaka sahlehla, sashiya yena ethunjiwe phakathi kobumnyama.
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Ungaphuthelwa ISIQEPHU 9, lapho kuzoqala khona ukushona kwabantu abaseduze noMuzikayise — futhi uBusisiwe eqala ukubona ukuthi yena uqobo ubophekile esivumelwaneni angazange asibophe.