Pascar Ncube Novels (2025)

23/07/2025

Ilifa Lezithutha Lidliwa Yizihlakaniphi

Isahluko 10 (B)

Umlobi: Pascar Ncube

Wahamba ebumba icebo lamaqhinga ayezasuthisa umkakhe ukuthi ubevelelwe yingozi yingakho-ke engafikanga endlini. Kuzamele athi kumkakhe ubeye Gweru lapho akade elecala abeyelimela khona kulapho-ke, athe esephenduka imota yakhe yaphela umoya elinye lamasondo akhe aphambili, kanti futhi ubengela elinye abengalifaka yingakho ephoqeleke ukuthi ayocela indawo yokulala emapulazini. Wenze iphutha-ke ngokutshiya ucingo lwakhe emoteni yingakho nje engaluzwanga lukhala kangaka. UMandla waphinda wafikelwa ngumcabango wokuthi angadlali ngalelithuba ayeliphiwa nguMbali.

Akavele ambonise uthando amenze baze bafike esimeni sokuthi baze batshade bahlale bonke ukuze abelesabelo esigcweleyo kulobhazabhaza wendlu. Abuye abone kungasicebo elihle lelo. Kavele atshele uMbali ukuthi kukhona ukuhlakanipha akwenzayo ukuze anqobe emthwethwandaba ngakho-ke; kufuneka ukuthi akhiphe inhlawulo yokuhlawula umantshi ayephethe udaba. Inye ngalesisikhathi indlela uMbali ayengabhadala ngayo, kwakumele athengise imota alayo. Abuye uMandla afikelwe ngumnakano wokuthi akagqugquzele uMbali ukuthi kayithengise lindlu ukuze loba uMaMkhwanazi engazama ukululandelela loludaba elusa emthethwandaba athole ukuthi indlu seyathengiswa ayisekho ebizweni lika Mbali.

“Kuzamele lindlu ithengiswe njalo ayithengiselwe uNkosikazi wami ibengeyethu. Kuzamele ngisebenzise obungaphezulu ubuciko ukuthola lindlu. Iziphukuphuku zalaba abafazi azifanelwanga yindlu enhle kangaka. Ngeke futhi ngeke! UMbali akalazi ibizo lomkami kanti futhi kamazi lokumazi ngakho, angeke abone ukuthi indlu ithengiselwe mina. Ngifisa nxa ngisifa abantwabami ngibatshiyele ikhaya elihle njengaleli; leli lithuba elihle kakhulu. Ngizozama ukuxhoxhoza umkami ake abuye yedwa azoyibona indlu. Nxa uMbali engayilahla avume ngimcebisa ukuthi kayithengise, kuyabe sekuphelile ngaye loMaMkhwanazi wakhe. Kodwa yena uzayala ethini? Ngizamnika isiqiniseko sokuthi kudingeka indlu ayithengise. Engalalisa nje inkophe uzazibona esehlala eMakhokhoba, udlala ngomlilo lo Mbalindini.” Waze waphumisela uMandla lapho esetshayela imota yakhe eqonda eCowdray Park.

UMaMkhwanazi kwakuthe kuphela udaba lwakhe lonyanewabo wahamba labazali bakhe ababezomlalelela indaba yakhe ekhaya eKhezi. Yathanda ukubamunyu leyondaba. Ubengakulindelanga lokhu okwasekumehlele futhi sephelelwe lithemba lamaqhinga okuthi enze njani indaba sezimi ngaloluhlobo. Wafika ekhaya walandisela abantwabakhe ngokwakwenzakele.

“Bantwabami sekukade ngangilifihlela lokhu ngoba ngangisazi ukuthi kuzalihlukuluza emoyeni yenu. Uyihlo wayelomunye umfazi ayephilisana laye koBulawayo. Wathenga indlu yethu, ikhaya lethu, walipha lowo muntu. Njengoba nje belingibona ngitsh*tsha emthethwandaba lingilahlile-ke icala. Indlu bayiphe lowo mama kanti-ke, loyihlomkhulu uSiziba, ungilandule phambi kwenkundla esithi mina angilasabelo kuleyondlu eseSelborne Park.” Kazange abe esayiqeda leyo nkulumo yakhe ngoba inyembezi zase zihlengezela emehlweni.
“Iminyaka yonke le ngisebenza ngithi ngisebenzela ukuthi lani libe lekusasa elihle, konke lokho kube yize. Baqinisile nxa bethi izithukuthuku zenja ziphelela eboyeni. Isambane sigebha umlindi siqeda singawulali, ngibone ngami ngehlelwe yifu elimnyama. Ngizazama ngayo yonke imizamo bantwabami ukuthi libuye ikhaya lethu. Ungathi ngiyaphupha ngokwenzakeleyo kunzima ukuvuma lokwamukela.” Yayithanda ukubanzima leyo ndaba kuMaMkhwanazi.

Wake wafikelwa ngumcabango wokuthi akazibulale ngoba impilo isimehlule, uyafana nje le sehluleki. Wawuthi noma umfikela lowo mcabanga akhumbule abantwabakhe. Bazaba yini emhlabeni kodwa sebezintandane? Bazasala beyini kambe bengasela baba, bengasela mama kwazise intandane enhle ngumakhothwa ngunina. Wagula uMaMkhwanazi kwaze kwadingeka ukuthi athwalelwe esibhedlela seMaphisa. Esibhedlela wafika walaliswa okwamalanga ambalwa. Omongikazi labodokotela babethi ugula umkhuhlane wengqondo owawubangelwe yikucabanga okwedluleleyo. Ngemva kwensuku ezimbalwa bamdlulisela esibhedlela sabantu abagula ingqondo koBulawayo. Ngempela wafika lapho walaliswa kuthiwa ule ‘depression.’ Wayeseyinto nje ehlala ethuli engakhulumi lomuntu. Laloba babezama omongikazi ukuthi bakhulumisane laye, njengoba base bezwile labo ukuthi wayengumongikazi imizamo yabo yehlulo, kwamhlanga zimuka lomfula.

“Hawu ungaphandle kwendaba wena, usisi kuthiwa wayengumongikazi esebenza e-Australia lendoda layo yayingumongi njengaye. Bathi abasiki bebunda, indoda yabuya lapha ekhaya yazothenga indlu yafika yayibhalisa leyondlu ngebizo ledlalicatsha. Unkalakatha manje bathi ubesezozama ukuthatha indlu yakhe, kodwa kwehlule. Umthetho umlahlile wapha Ielodlalicatsha yonke indlu yikho umbona enje, yidepression le emdlayo.” Ngomunye wabongikazi lowo exoxela umngane wakhe ngokugula kukaMaMkhwanazi.
“Hayi bo! Kubuhlungu lokhu, yekela ahlanye lusisi. Pho umgulukudu wendoda yakhona ingaphi ekhohlakele kangaka?” Kubuza lo owayexoxelwa.
“Ungaphandle kwendaba wena, kuthiwa wafa ngengozi yemota khonale e-Australia. UNkulunkulu phela kanathi tshwala. Uyazi ibuhlungu indaba kasisi lo njalo ngifisa ukuthi ngabe kafanga lobhudi wabona amanyala akhe lawa.”
“Kwaze kwahela ethunjini. Ngiyamzwela yazi, kodwa mngane wena wakhanya ulolwazi lonke kangaka uzizwa ngobani? Kanti uyamazi lusisi.”
“Zikhitshwa nguConjwayo umngane wami lo oseMpilo angithi babezalana lalo bhudi oyayethethe lusisi.”
“Hayi bo! Wena Nondaba, yindaba angani ukhuluma ngendaba leyana engayibala kuphephandaba likaZulu; eyayikhuluma ngedlalicatsha eliyalela endlini yesikomba. Abasiki bebunda babethi idlalicatsha lelo nguMbali.”
“Pho wazenza wena ongathandi indaba, sekungathi yimi ngedwa nje umamgobhozi lapha lawe uzithanda kangaka. Utshaye khona, nguye lowo. Ngimenyanya kanjani lowo sisi.” Inkulumo yabo kayizange ibe isaphela ngoba kwasekufike abavatshi ababefuna ukubona esinye isigulane.

Ngasekhaya eDibutibu, uMaKheswa wayelokhu ethikaza ukubuza umkakhe ngesinqumo esakhitshwa ngumantshi. Okwakumenza azilazile ukubuza, yikuthi wayembona uSiziba engumfula ongenisayo, engangeneki. Umdala wayengafuni ukukhuluma ngalo lolodaba. Wayehlala nje ebonakala edonse inhlonzi, ekhanya ukuthi kafuni kubuzwa lutho ngodaba. UMaKheswa waze wathi okungasikufa yikuphi waqunga isibindi wambuza.

“Baba phela mina kangizwanga kuhle impumela yaloludaba lwabomalokazana bakho, ngoba nje selokhu wabuya edolobheni awukaze uhlale phansi ungazise. Lami ngisaselomdlozela wokufuna ukwazi?” Kubuza uMaKheswa, ebuza ubaba uSiziba ngodaba lombango wendlu phakathi kwabamakoti bakhe. USiziba wathula wenza angathi akawuzwa nje lowo mbuzo waqhubeka ngokuqunta amazambane akhe.
“Hawu! SekaKhumbulani kanti ngakhuluma lawe kuhle wangitshaya ngomzimba nje kulungile lokho? Wenza sengathi kawuwuzwa umbuzo wami wawutshaya indiva kuqhubekani?” Kuqhuba uMaKheswa.
“Njegoba usungibuzile, sengizakutshela. Indlu yonke yathathwa ngumfazi omncane, ngezizathu zokuthi laye wayetshadile loKhumbulani njengomdala, kanti futhi uzele laye phezukwalokho kusukela ithengwa nje nguye obekhangelane lendleko zayo eyedwa. Ukukhohlakala kukaConjwayo konke ngakukhuluma, akwenzayo ebhala incwadi ezenza umuyi uKhumbulani. Okunye okusuka kungimangalise kanti yena umfazi kaKhumbulani omdala wayehlaleleni yonke liminyaka emazweni ngemva kokufa komntanami? Ubufakazi bokuthi ubengela eyinye indoda bungaphi? Yena nxa engumuntu olengqondo ezeneleyo bekungamelanga afikele lapha ekhaya yini? Konke lokho kuchaza khona nje ukuthi laye ukhohlakele. Yekela indlu ithathwe nguNakaMzo, nanko lokuMzobololo kukhona lapha ekhaya abakhe abantwana bangaphi? Mina nje angimzweli lakancane.” Kuphendula uSiziba okomuntu obefuthelene. Kwakusobala kusegcekeni okwempabanga yembuzi esemadolweni, ukuthi umdala uSiziba usekela uMbali. Kwazi yena ukuthi yini eyayimenza amzonde kangaka umalokazana wakhe omdala. USiziba ubephila impilo yezolo, ubekholelwa ekuthini isiko lakibo kumele lihlonitshwe. Indaba yokuthi umakoti ayehlala lomyeni edolobheni basebenze bonke ibingamhambi kuhle.
“Hawu! Baba? Udaba lolu selonakale kanje? Kodwa uphambanisile bekungamelanga ukuthi ukhulume ngento"

22/07/2025

Nanso indaba akelingixazululele yona. Udadewethu wathi ngaphambili kokuthi ayekwenda, wathola ingane ezimbili ezingamantombazane labantu abahlukeneyo bonke abazange bamthathe. Izibongo zalaba abantu kasizange sibe zazi singumndeni ngakho ubaba wathatha isingqumo sokuthi zibizwe ngesakhe isibongo. Udadewethu wayengumuntu othi angahamba eGoli abuye esephethe ingane. Nxa ebuzwa ngomkhwenyana athi uyeza usahlanganisa imali. Abuyele eGoli abuye njalo eselomunye umntwana, sake sezwa ngandlebenye kuthiwa wake wajola lo My friend wase Parkistan. Inkinga nansi lezingane sezikhulule manje zikhulele lapha ekhaya. Incwadi zalezingane zibiza isibongo sikababa uKhumalo. Inkinga omunye wazo usezele laye uzalele ekhaya ingane engelayise. Ubaba uyala manje uthi ingane yomzukulu angeke ibizwe ngesibongo sakhe. Ufuna lingane ichaze isibongo somntanayo. Manje umtshana laye uthi ngaphambili kokuthi aveze isibongo sengane yakhe laye usefuna isibongo sakhe sangempela. Udadewethu yena sewabhunguka kuthiwa wadliwa zindunduma zaseGoli simzwela le eKZN kuthiwa wathathwa yindoda yoMzulu yaseMtubatuba! Pho kasisakwazi lokuxhumana laye sesamdinga saze sabeka phansi akekho othi uyake ambone.

Ithiwani indaba enje?

22/07/2025

Ilifa Lezithutha Lidliwa Yizihlakaniphi

Isahluko 10 (A)

Impethu ingena ngenxeba.

Umlobi: Pascar Ncube

Ngemva kokuthi uMbali enqobile emthethwandaba waba lenkulu intokozo. Kwakungasekho muntu ayezabuya ambangise indlu yakhe. Yayisingeyakhe okusemthethwe-ni manje. Njengoba lo yisezala uSiziba wayebuyele ekhaya uMbali wacela uSihle ukuthi ake ayebona abakibo ekhaya. Wayefuna ukuzisalela yedwa nje endlini, loMzo wayecelwe ngukhulu wakhe ukuthi ake ayeqeda impela Sonto ekhaya. Njengoba wayesethembisane loMandla ukuthi lolo kwakuzaba lusuku lwabo olukhulu kazange asephule isinqumo sabo. UMandla wafika lapha endlini ngesikhathi ababesivumelene.

UMbali wayelungilungisile endlini yakhe kwabakuhle kwadela. Ubungafunga uthi mhlawumbe ulindele umyeni wakhe ozakwehla ngendiza evela phetsheya kanti-ke, wayelindele indoda yomnikazi engagqize qhakala.

“Ayikho indoda eyayehla esihlahleni, yonke ithathwa emuntwini bathi zala abantu ziye bantwini.” Waze waphumisela lamazwi ngesikhathi elungisa ekamelweni lakhe elindele uMandla. Wake wafikelwa ngumcabango wokuthi akavele asethule isithombe sikaKhumbulani emdulwini. Wayengasasiboni isizathu sokuba elokhu esifakile lapha. Langempela wasikhipha wayasilahlela phandle egodini lokuchithela izibi. Noma wayesazi ukuthi kwakungalunganga lokho ayekwenza kodwa inhliziyo yakhe yayisiphumile kulowomlisa, kanti futhi wawona umoya wakhe ngokumfihlela ukuthi ubelomunye umfazi kwelinye ilizwe. Wayecaphulwa yikuthi ahlale ebalwa kumaphephandaba kazulu ebizwa ngamagama ahlabayo ayihlamba afana ledlalicatsha. Yayimcunula kakhulu umoya wakhe nxa wayeyicabanga leyonto. Ngempela umyeni wakhe kazange abeleqiniso kuye.

Kwakuthe ngemva kokutshona komuyi, umyeni wakhe wayengakaze nje azibandakanyise lento emhlanganisa lamadoda. Ngenxa-ke, yezimo ezazimehlela kwacina kumenza acabange ukuthi kwasekudingeka abelaye owokuchitha isizungu. Noma-ke, babezochitha isizungu loMandla kwakungelasiqiniseko lokho, mhlawumbe kwakuzaya kuye acine ebona esengena emtshadweni abe ngumfazi wesibili. Okwamanje kungcono-ke, ngoba ungena esazi, kwazibani mhlawumbe uzomkhipha lowo okhona angene kube nguye umakoti woqobo. Ungcono yena uMbali kahluphi, futhi ulentozakhe kambe umuntu olobhazabhaza wendlu engaka?

Lapha ezidla izibindi lwakhala ucingo lwakhe wakwazi ukuthi kwakunguye uNdiweni. Wathi ukulunguza ngefasitela wabona kuyilo ijaha lakhe. Uthando lwabo lwaluthanda ukukhula ngemihla lamalanga. Waphuma endlini wayomvulela isango. Wayehamba ngemota yakhe uNdiweni, futhi akukho angasakwazi okwaleli ikhaya ngakho uselesibindi nxa engena lapha. UMbali waphuma esiyavula isango ezithandelele ilenjana lakhe lomzimba alisebenzisa lapho esiyageza, njengomuntu owayeqeda kugeza.

“Awuse muhle nje Mbali, usuyingilosi yemhlabeni.” NguMandla esitsho emqumbaqumba. Wayengathi akazi ukuthi ambize ngaliphi igama. Wayeke afune ukumbiza ngesithandwa sakhe kodwa abuye azikhuze kancane. Ubudlelwano babo babungathi bumbaxambili ngakho-ke, wayengazi ukuthi ame kuluphi uhlangathi. Bahlangane ngomsebenzi kodwa lowo msebenzi abebephezu kwawo usubakhele ubudlelwano obuhle kakhulu.

“Ungaqali ukungibhuqa lapha umuntu omuhle usamazi pho?” Aphendule uMbali emoyizela ebonisa ukuthi ayamjabulisa lamazwi aphuma kuNdiweni. Bangena endlini sebethandelene okwenyathu esibambe izinyane. Babeke baqabulane bephindaphinda. Ayikho nje into eyobuya ibavimbe, uthando lwabo luvutha amalangabi. UMbali akasakwazi ukuzibamba njalo uyalizwa igazi likaMandla lothando ligijima liphasalala emzimbeni wakhe. Kunjalo lenhliziyo zabo lezi sezitshayela phezulu okwethendele elikhuthwe yizinja. Uthando soluthanda ukubabusa-ke manje.

“Ungaphi umntanakho uMzo lalo sisi ohlala laye fune basibone?” NguMandla lowo benjalo bethandelene.
“Ngingedwa akulamuntu lapha uMzo uhambe lokhulu wakhe uSihle uyekhaya kibo.” Waqala-ke, ukukhululeka uMandla wabona nje ukuthi umhlaba wawungowabo futhi kuyacaca ukuthi namhlanje kasoze alugxobe eCowdray Park. Baphikelela benjalo besiyangena ekamelweni likaMbali. Bangena lapho bazijikela ethaleni balala obukaBhuka ubuthongo abazange bake baphinde bavuke. Ucingo lukaMandla lwakhala lwahawula phinde ludojwe muntu. Kwakungacaci-ke, ukuthi babeluzwa beluziba nje kumbe babevele bengaluzwa, phela bathi uthando luyawavala amehlo omuntu angaboni, lubuye luvale indlebe lezi angaphinde azwe lutho.

“Kambe ukuthi engabe eyehlelwe yingozi yini ubaba namhlanje kakaze atshayelwe yilesi isikhathi engakafiki endlini? Kukhona okunuka santungwana lapha.” Kusola unkosikazi kaNdiweni eyedwa elele endlini, “Locingo lwakhe kalubambi kambe kungabe kuqhubekani, umyeni wami wehlelwe yini namhlanje?” Kwabanzima nje ukuthi abuthi qothu ubuthongo. Wayecabanga ukuthi kukhona okubi okwakungabe kwehlele umyeni wakhe.
“Mbali uyabona sekusile uNkosikazi wami utshaye watshaya ucingo! Ngizothini kodwa mina kuye?” Kubuza uMandla esehlahle amehlo ebona lenhlansi zelanga sezizinde phakathi endlini kukhomba khona ukuthi laseliphumile kunina.
“Kuzaba ngcono akwazi ukuthi ulele lapha. Kambe kukhona ozisola ngakho yini? Mina bengicabanga ukuthi sibe lobusuku obuhle, sikholisile nje sonke. Kuzamele azi ukuthi usulomunye umuzi omutsha eSelborne Park lami ngiyakudinga lapha.” Kuphendula uMbali entela nje.
“Angeke! Ngeke Mbali kusemasinya inhlwa ayibanjwa ngekhanda, ukugijima asikho kufika. Musa ukuthatha ngamawala ngilomuzi mina.” Kuphendula uMandla ebonakala nje ukuthi lindaba kaMaZikhali kayehli kahle kuye. UMbali wathula kancane kazange aphendule. Amhlaba lawomazwi kaMandla. Inkukhu yayisiqunywe umlomo. Wadonsa ingubo zakhe walala wazizwa nje esegodola enhliziyweni yakhe.

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21/07/2025

Ilifa Lezithutha Lidliwa Yizihlakaniphi

Isahluko 9

Ukunqoba kukaMbali icala emthethwandaba.

Umlobi: Pascar Ncube

UMbali wenza ukuhlakanipha okuphezulu ngesikhathi ekhuluma loyisezala, lapho exolisa ngokutshaya kwakhe uninazala. Wathatha yonke leyonkulumo wayayilalelisa uMandla. UMandla wahleka ubala wathi, “Badlala kubi lababantu. Nxa uConjwayo wayebhale okuyincwajana kwakhe yena esenza angani kwabhalwa nguKhumbulani, uzikhohlisile ngoba ngizakusebenzisa emthethwandaba njalo kuzahle kulichithe icala.”
UMandla wathembisa uMbali ukuthi izinto zazisiya ngasifudlana. Wambonga ngokuhlakanipha ayebelakho ngokuthatha yonke inkulumo kayisezala uSiziba ayifake kumakhalekhukhwini wakhe, phela kwasekuzaba lula ukunqoba lelicala phezu kwala amaphepha ayevele eselawo njengobufakazi.
“Ngikuthandela ukuhlakanipha wena Mbali, suyenze umsebenzi wami wabalula.” Kutsho uMandla baqede bangane kwazise babebabili lapha ewofisini. Uthando lwabo phela lwalungani luya lusanda imihla lamalanga. UMandla kwasekumehlula ukuqeda usuku engazange abonane loMbali. Ngokunjalo loMbali wayengakwazi ukungafiki ewofisini kaMandla njengoba kwakungenzi ukuthi lomlisa abuye endlini ngoba uyisezala wayekhona kanti lase Cowdray Park unkosikazi kaMandla waye sebuyile ekhaya ngoba izikolo zasezizavulwa kwazise wayefundisa eMasotsha High, eMagwegwe North.
Zahamba insuku lwafika olungaliyo. Langenga icala njengenjwayelo walulanda udaba umtshutshisi. Lelolanga babegcwele lapha okwamagama wonke umuntu wayefisa ukwazi ukuthi icala likaMbali lalizaphetha njani. Kuqhula likaMaMkhwananzi kwasekubuye lasibi sabazali bakhe bevela eKhezi befisa labo ukuzwa ngendlu yomntanabo. UMbali yena wayecocobisile engathi ngumlobokazi kwazise uMandla wayekhona njengegqwetha lakhe njalo loyisezala wayekhona efake isudu yakhe entsha ethonta amanzi. UConjwayo wamangala ukuthi uSiziba uyithethe ngaphi leyo sudu. Waze wanyenyeza, enyenyezela uMaMkhwanazi.
“Umalume wagqoka kuhle kangaka uyithethe ngaphi lesudu? NguMbali lo osemthengelile?” Ipholisa lasukuma labakhuza ngesenzo sabo labathembisa lokubakhipha bonke endlini yokuthetha amacala ehlonipheke kangaka. Baxolisa masinyane. Kwafika isikhathi lapho umantshi anika khona ithuba igqwetha likaMbali ukuthi like liphe ubufakazi elilabo mayelana lomamangalelwa ngokuba ngumnini wendlu. UMandla waqala ngokubuzabuza imibuzo kumamangala onguMaMkhwanazi.
“Uzathini-ke, Nkosazana Mkhwanazi nxa ngingathi umyeni wakho kazange langaliphi ilanga abhale ukuthi nxa kwenzeka esifa indlu isale kuwe; uzathini nxa ngingakuvezela ubufakazi bokuthi wena loMbali Zikhali belisesithenjini njalo lonke litshadwe nguKhumbulani Siziba? Ungathini uma ngingakubonisa lobobufakazi? Uzathini Conjwayo umangingathi lencwadi yokuthi indlu isale kuMaMkhwanazi nxa uKhumbulani esetshonile yabhalwa nguwe, waqeda wayipha abakoSiziba ukuthi bazoyipha uMbalenhle Zikhali? Uyakwazi na ukuthi ukukhohlakala okunjalo kulakho ukukusa entolongweni iminyaka edlula elitshumi?” Waqeda lapho wabonga ukuphiwa ithuba uMandla kuNkosi yenkantolo waqeda wahlala phansi. Babonakala nje sebehlahlelane amehlo uConjwayo loMaMkhwanazi. Baphelelwa ngamazwi imilomo yachachamba, babona inkanyezi kusemini. UMbali wathi ukumoyizela kancane waginya amathe elindele ukuthi laba ababili baphendule. Kwadingakala abafakazi bomndeni. Ubaba uSiziba waphiwa ithuba lokupha ubufakazi ngomamangalelwa lomamangala ngendlela ayebazi belobudlelwano ngayo lomntanakhe. Wasukuma umuntu wakoSiziba laye wabonga ukuphiwa lelothuba.
“Umntanami, izibulo lami uKhumbulani, watshada umtshado wakhe wakuqala loMaMkhwanazi onguye owayengunkosikazi wakhe ayehlala laye e-Australia. Njengendoda eyayifuna ukwakha umuzi ekhaya lakibo eZimbabwe lapho esikhona njengamanje, wabuya futhi wazothatha umfazi wesibili okunguMbalenhle Zikhali Ncube onguye ayakha laye umuzi oseSelborne Park koBulawayo. Ngokwakha laye ngitsho ukuthi wathenga laye indlu okwathi noma iNkosi isithathela yena kwelase Australia unkosikazi wakhe wasala ewugcinile lowo muzi kuze kube namhlanje. Ngakho umntanami wayelemizi emibili ose-Australia lolapha eZimbabwe. Angiboni-ke ukuthi lumuzi wase-Australia ukhona umuntu ozafa wawubangisa ngoba sonke nje silapha ngaphandle kukaMaMkhwanazi asikaze siwubone njalo asifisi nje lokuwubona.”
Waqeda wahlala phansi okaSiziba wesula amaginqo. Yathi ukuvungama kancane indlu yonke uMaMkhwanazi kwamalela lokho, wacina esihlaba esilawula isililo, into eyayingakaze yenzakale lapha. Wayekhala ezigiqagiqa phansi. Kwadingeka ukuthi ake athathwe akhitshelwe phandle. UMandla wabuye wacela ukuthi ethule obunye ubufakazi ayelabo obabuyinkulumo kaSiziba, eqonda ukuthi incwadi yelifa yayingabhalwanga nguKhumbulani kodwa yayibhalwe nguConjwayo ngenhloso yokuphuca uMbali indlu yakhe. Konke lokho umantshi wakuthatha njengobufakazi obuzasetshenziswa ukukhipha isinqumo sokuthi indlu kumele isale lobani. Umantshi wakhipha isinqumo sokuthi umthethwandaba uzakuma okwehola elilodwa, lizabuye lingene icala ngemva kwehola lapho ayezakhipha khona isinqumo sokuthi indlu yayilungele ukuba ngekabani phakathi kukaMbali loMaMkhwanazi. Kwakusadingeka ukuthi baqale bahlale phansi bahluze ubufakazi obabethulwe.
Ngempela kwenzeka njengokutsho kwakhe umantshi. Bachithekana baphuma emthethwandaba bayaphandle babangamadlodlongwane nje bekhuluma bengathulanga. UConjwayo lwamtshaya lwameqa uvalo ngalembuzo ayeyibuzwe ligqwetha likaMbali njalo wamangala ukuthi wayekuthole njani ukuthi nguye owayebhale incwadi yelifa. Kwasekunzima kuConjwayo inkukhu isiqunywe umlomo. Behluleka lokukhuluma nje loMaMkhwanazi ngesikhathi umthethwandaba uthethe ikhefu.
Laphela lelo hola. Babuyela phakathi emthethwandaba. Umtshutshisi wacela uMaMkhwanazi loConjwayo ukuthi baphendule imibuzo eyeyibuzwe ligqwetha likaMbali, kodwa behluleka. Umantshi kwasekumele akhuphe isinqumo. UMaMkhwananzi wakhipha incwadi yakhe yomtshado kanye lesethifikhethi sokufa kukaKhumbulani wakupha umtshutshisi. Bazikhangekhangela lezo ncwadi umtshutshisi lomantshi wakhe basebekhupha isinqumo sokuthi besekuyisikhathi sokuthi bakhiphe isinqumo sabo mayelana laloludaba ababeluthonisisa.
“Ngemva kokucubungulisisa ubufakazi obulethwe ngumamangalelwa, lobufakazi obulethwe ngumamangala mayelana lendlu eyatshiywa ngumufi uKhumbulani Siziba. Umthethwandaba ukubone kufanele ukuthi indlu eseSelborne Park, koBulawayo ithathwe nguMbalenhle Zikhali Ncube, kube sekuthi ilifa elatshiywa ngumufi elise-Australia lithathwe nguMaMkhwanazi. Lokhu kusekelwa yibufakazi bokuthi kusukela kuthengwa lindlu uNkosazana Mbalenhle, nguye kuphela obekhangelane lendleko zayo njalo laba bobabili batshada lomufi ngokusemthethweni ngakho-ke; amalungelo abalawo ayefana. Umthwethwandaba uthole ubufakazi bokuthi umangalelwa lomamangala babesesithenjini esiyimfihlo. Umyeni wabo waba lobukhulu ubuciko, bokufihlela amakhosikazi akhe ukuthi ayesesithenjini iloba nje emulini yakoSiziba bakhona ababesazi ukuthi umntanabo wayesethethe amakhosikazi amabili. Ababelalolo lwazi bagoqela umzawakhe womufi uConjwayo.
Umthethwandaba ukubone kufanele njalo kulungile ukuthi lonke ilifa elatshiywa ngumufi elise-Australia uMaMkhwanazi angalibangiswa, elatshiywa ngumufi eliseZimbabwe uMaZikhali angalibangiswa. UMaZikhali ulalo ilungelo elipheleleyo lokuvula icala lenkohlakalo maqondana loConjwayo ngokubhala incwadi yokufa engasiyo yeqiniso, wenza sengathi yabhalwa ngumufi uKhumbulani Siziba.” Laphela kanjalo icala bachitheka abantu.
UMaMkhwanazi wahamba labakibo eKhezi. UMbali yena wayakwenzela uyisezala wakhe igilosali edolobheni waqeda wayamgadisa amabhasi aya ekhaya eNtumbane Complex. Wayethabe emanzi te uMbali, kwazise waye linqobile icala. Wayengakaze acabange ukuthi uzake abe lentokozo engaka empilweni yakhe. Ingqwetha lakhe uMandlendoda Ndiweni babehlukane emthethwandaba kwazise kwakulelinye icala okwakusamele alimmele lelolanga. Kwakuzamele bake babeke usuku lokujabulela ukunqoba kwabo njalo kwakucaca nje ukuthi usuku olwalulungele lokho lwaluyilo lolo suku icala elaphela khona. Wathi ngoba esemgadisile uyisezala watshayela uMandla ucingo ukuthi abuye endlini.
“Namhlanje lusuku lwethu ngikufuna la.” NguMbali etshayela uMandla ucingo, esitsho etshaya umbheda ngengqindi.
“Manje ngizafika njani lapho? Umama lwana ukhona phela,” kuphendula uMandla ngokuthandabuza.
“Angilandaba laye lowo mama, lami ngingumama njengaye, mina ngifuna wena. Laye kumele abekwazi ukuthi umumbu uyahululiswana,” kuqhuba uMbali.
“Awu ngizafika ngiyakuthembisa.” NguMandla lowo esitsho ephendula isithandwa sakhe ngamazwi othando. Watshona epheka elungilungisa lapha endlini uMbali elinde uMandla kwazise imamba yayalukile ubuchakide buchelesile.

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Ilifa Lezithutha Lidliwa Yizihlakaniphi

Isahluko 8

Ayaphela amathemba kuMaMkhwanazi.

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Endlini kaConjwayo impilo ayizange ibemnandi ngemva kokuya kwabo ecaleni likaMbali. Okwakwenzakale edale babengakulindelanga lakancane. Okwabethusa kakhulu yinkulumo yegqwetha likaMbali elathi wayetshadile loKhumbulani. UConjwayo wayengathi nje uyadideka emqondweni wakhe.

“Kambe ukuba lababantu batshada ensitha bangifihlela. UKhumbulani wayezangifihlela njani into enjalo ekubeni kuyimi engamhlanganisa loMbali. Kungabe bukhona ubungilimbane obenziwe nguMandla kuloludaba?” Le yimbuzo uConjwayo ayezibuza yona aswele impendulo. Kwakunzima ukuba limibuzo ayibuze bani. Lokhu phela kwakuzokwenza kubenzima ukuba uMaMkhwanazi anqobe nxa ngabe kwakuliqiniso ukuba uKhumbulani wayetshadile loMaZikhali. Yayimudla lindaba njalo wayebona nje ukuba loMaMkhwanazi wayedidekile njalo wayebonakala nje ukuba akaselaso isiqiniseko sokuba wayezabuya ayithole indlu. Lokuya emthethwandaba mhla welanga elaselibekwe ngumantshi wayesebona kuyikudlalisa isikhathi nje.

“Ngabe kukhona yini okwaziyo phakathi komkami lalo Mbali. Kungabe kuliqiniso na ukuba babetshadile?” NguMaMkhwanazi lowo ebuza uConjwayo esehlisa inyembezi.
“Lokho nje kungithene amadolo kwangicoba umzimba wonke lo. Ngiphelelwe ngamandla, amanga nje aluhlaza tshoko ayikho leyo yibugwelegwele bukaMandla nje lemizamo yokuba asigenqule kuloludaba,” kuphendula uConjwayo. Baluphathaphatha loludaba kodwa lwalulumela okwamagama kuMaMkhwanazi, ngoba inyembezi zazizigelezela zodwa noma wayezama ukuziqinisa kodwa wayekhanya ukuba udabukile kakhulu emoyeni wakhe. Wayecabanga nje ngemali ayikhupha ukuze kuthengwe indlu. Abuye acabange ukuba uzakufa atshiye abantwana behawula bengelalutho kube kanti yena loyise babe sebenzile? Ngenxa yobutshapha bomyeni wakhe indlu isisezandleni zezikhohlakali. Wayeke azisole azibone ubuthutha lobuwula ukuthi wathuma indoda ukuthi izethenga indlu. Akazange athande ukulandelela masinya abone leyondlu mathupha njengabobonke abafazi njalo, azi ukuba leyondlu izogcinwa ngubani njengoba bona babese-Australia. Wabona njalo ukuthi umyeni wakhe wasebenzisa lelothuba wazenzela umathanda, kwaze kwafika esigabeni sokuba athathe omunye umfazi amfake endlini yakhe.

“Amandla ami angaka? Iminyaka engaka engiyiqede emazweni ngithi ngisebenzela umuzi wami labantwabami kanti nje ngitshaya edwaleni; ngiphendla ikusasa elihle lomunye umfazi. UKhumbulani ngithi kangeke akuthole ukuphumula lapho alele khona. Wangihlinzela ezibini, wangilahlisa okwenyongo yenyathi. Angeke ngiphinde ngimthembe umuntu wesilisa. Wonakele umoya wami wonakele kubi. Wangibhixa ngodaka ebusweni kanje ngangenzeni kodwa emhlabeni? Ngempela izithukuthuku zenja ziphelela eboyeni.” Kwathi ukuthuliseka kancane ngemva kwamazwi kaMaMkhwanazi. Ayejulile, ezwisa ubuhlungu ngendlela eyisimanga. Ngempela umhlaba wawuthanda ukumjikela. Izinto zazenzeka ngalindlela ayengayilindelanga. Kwasekunzima kuye lokumthemba uConjwayo. Kwakuke kwathi esasemazweni uConjwayo waqala ukumthumela imilayezo nge-email emkhuthaza ukuba kwasekuyisikhathi lapho okwasekumele azethatha ilifa lakhe eliyindlu yakhe eyayisisezandleni zababi. Kwabanguye uConjwayo owamupha umbono wokuba abaye emapholiseni, noma ekuqaleni uMaMkhwanazi wayecabange ukuba kwakungabakuhle udaba luqale lukhulunywe ngabe muli, abakoSiziba. Kwakuzathi-ke nxa lwaluzakwehlula besebeludlulisela kwabezomthetho. Pho-ke akusayanga ngasifudlana, uConjwayo wamcebisa ukuba aluvele luyeqala kwabomthetho. Pho lelinyathela ababelithethe laselithanda ukubasinda kanti alusasuseki emthethwandaba udaba ukuba l**eludaba lwemuli.

Yebo uMaMkhwanazi wayesazi ukuba njengabo bonke abesilisa elakhe ijaha lalo lalingesilo ngilosi ngakho-ke, ukuba ledlalicatsha eceleni kwakungeke kubeyinto eyayingamlalisa ngaphandle kwengubo. UMbali yena wayehlukene kulamanye amadla ecatsha. Lo kuthiwa watshada futhi walotsholwa, kuqonda nje ukuba bayafana bonke. Babengamakhosikazi akhe, kusuka kuyinhlamba lokumbiza ngedlalicatsha.

“Kodwa mzawami awuboni nje ukuba udaba salubamba ngendlela engayisiyo? Kusukela ekuqaleni kwendaba, kwakungafanelanga loludaba siluqalise emapholiseni. Luzasikhama, kanti futhi sesikhangelane lokuphendulana lembuzo yegqwetha likaMbali. Kuzabanzima kakhulu ukuphumelela kwami. Kwakumele siqale silukhulume njengomndeni. Kungani nje singaluhoxise siqale katsha luphathwe ngabakoSiziba eDibutibu,” nguMaMkhwanazi lowo edinga umbono kaConjwayo ngalenhlikinini ababe khangelane layo.
“Ngibona sekuliphutha lelo mzawami, kanti nje kutsho siyabe sesiphe uMbalindini indlu. USiziba uzavele aphe yena indlu ngoba nguye obeyigcinile kusukela ithengwa ngakho-ke asiyekele nje umthetho uluphathe loludaba. Ungabi lendaba lokukhohlakala kukaMandla, umthetho awusoke ukuvumele lokho.” NguConjwayo lowo ezama ukubonisa umzala wakhe ukuba besekungumbono ongeke usabasiza ukuthi bahoxisa udaba kulesigaba. Wavuma uMaMkhwanazi kodwa ebonakala nje ukuba kasuthiseki njalo uselokwesabela ukuthi kangeke aphinde ayinuke indlu yombango, uzoyizwa nje ngomoya.

Ngemva kwesigaba sakuqala sokuya emthethwandaba, uMaZikhali wahamba loyisezala endlini. Wake wathola laye isikhathi esincane sokuxoxa loyisezala ngemva kwesikhathi eside. Bafika endlini umalokazana walungisa ukudla kwadliwa kwabakuhle kwadela. Imuli isuka isiphelele nje nxa uMzobololo ekhona loSihle kanye laye uMaZikhali. Nxa kudliwa, uSiziba uthe nhlo amehlo akhe esithombeni esikhulu esezibulo lakhe uKhumbulani. Sifakwe laphaya phezulu endlini yokudlela lapho adlela khona yena loMzobololo, laba abanye bakwenye indlu. Wasikhangela wasiphindaphinda. Babili kulesisithombe, yilo izibulo lakhe lilomalokazana. Samzwisa ubuhlungu lesisithombe. Enye ingqondo yakhe yathi akasukume ake asikhuphe lapho, asibone kuhle sesiseduze laye kwazise lamehlo ayesemhlupha. Wabuya wazikhuza wasiyekela nje silapho. Bathe nxa sebeqedile ukudla wabuya uSihle wazothatha imiganu wabiza loMzobololo, kwasekumele ayegeza. Wasala-ke eseyedwa umdala. UMbali walibona kulithuba elihle lelo ukuba ake azethule kuyisezala, acele uxolo langezono zakhe zonke ayelazo langokuhlasela kwakhe uninazala. Loba nje uvalo lwalubhamuza kodwa indlela uSiziba ayekhulume laye besemthethwandaba yayimupha inhlansanyana yethemba. Waqhunga isibindi wathi kuhle afe ezamile, mhlawumbe wesaba umnyama ongelampisi nje.
“Baba, ngifisa ukuxolisa kuzozonke izigwenxa zami engizenzileyo kumndeni wakoSiziba. Ngiyalazi ihlazo engalenzayo kumama. Ngicela lingixolele, ngangiholwa lulaka lenzondo eyayivelela ekwethuselweni engangikut-hola kuConjwayo loMaMkhwanazi unyanewethu. Ukuza kwami kulumuzi, angizilethanga. Ngatshadwa ngumyeni wami uKhumbulani lo elimbona lapha emdulwini. Mina laye sasithandana ngendlela eyisimanga, ngithemba lani liyakwazi lokho.” Wathi ukukhokha umoya uMbali kodwa kukhanya ukuba kwakukunengi okwakusesifubeni sakhe ayefuna ukukwethula kuyisezala.
“Malokazana waze wakhuluma kabuhlungu kangaka. Yehlisa umoya, akugobo lingeqondiswe njalo indaba yoniwa ngomlomo ilungiswe ngomlomo. Akukho muzi ongathunqi ntuthu. Kubuhlungu nje kowami umuzi ngoba abantu bavumela ukuholwa yinzondo lolaka ngaphambi kokuthatha izinqumo.” NguSiziba lowo ngamazwi azothile njalo ayakhayo.
“Okokuqala mntanami lonke lingabantwabami, mina ngilithanda ngokufanayo. Lonke nje lilegazi lakoSiziba loMaMkhwanazi, pho angazi kumbe yimfundo le elilayo kumbe ngamalungelo lawa eselawaphiwayo? Angazi yini eyenza ukuba nxa lingaboni ngaso linye lehluleke ukuza kimi njengomzali ukuba ngileluleke. Loludaba mntanami bekungamelanga luze lufike kulesisigaba olukiso njenga manje. Bekumele l**e ngolomndeni wakoSiziba nje qha! Manje lina selingivule amakhwapha,” wathi ukutshaya isikwehlela kancane uSiziba waphinde waqhubeka,
“Angazi mntanami kumbe umthetho alisawazi, umtshado wakho owawutshada loKhumbulani uyafana ngqo lalo awutshada loMaMkhwanazi. Konke lokho ngiyakwazi. Amalungelo elilawo ngelifa likaKhumbulani aphose afane, awehlukananga. Ukuhlakanipha lokhu okwenziwa nguConjwayo eloba incwadi aphinde athi yabhalwa nguKhumbulani, konke ngiyakwazi. Ngisazokukhuluma emthethwandaba, ekuqaleni ngangithi bazama ukulungisa kanti bayona. UConjwayo wafika ekhaya lencwadi wathi sizayisebenzisa ukuze indlu ithathwe ngunyanewenu. Ukuxabana lonyokozala mntanami licala. Uzathethelelwa ngicabanga wawuholwa yikuzonda lolaka lokunindwa nguKhumbulani ngodaka ngokungakutsheli iqiniso.”

UMbali wamangala ngalokhu okwasekukhulunywa nguyisezala, ukuthi uConjwayo nguye owayebhale nje leyoncwadi ayeyithi yayibhalwe nguKhumbulani ukuthi indlu kayisale kuMaMkhwanazi. Wabonga kakhulu uMbali amazwi ayewatshelwe nguyisezala. Waphinda njalo waxolisa ngapha ebonga, waze wathembisa ukuba uzazinika ithuba ayexolisa uninzala ekhaya eDibutibu.
“Ngiyabonga baba ukungeluleka kwenu njalo okuhle. Ngiyathembisa ngizaqhubeka ngingumalokazana wenu oqotho. Umama ngizazipha ithuba sibili ngiyemxolisa eTsholotsho. Ngilesimanga kakhulu ukuthi uConjwayo engangibangisa kangaka lindlu kodwa, kusukela ithengwa yimi ebengilokhu ngiyigcinile ngikhangele lendleko zayo. Angizange ngibone loyedwa umuntu oke wangincedisa ukuyithelela amanzi kumbe amagetsi, kodwa lamhlanje sekumele bangiphuce nje kanjalo. Ngiyabonga baba ngoba lisekhona lina lizoba ngumfakazi wami njalo lizongimela loba sekunjani.” NguMbali lowo ezicelela kuyisezala. UMbali wacela uyisezala ukuba abelaye baze babuyele emthethwandaba ngosuku olwalumiswe nguma-ntshi. Ngempela wavuma uyisezala ngenhliziyo emhlophe ethi lelo kwakuyilo ikhaya lakhe lakoSiziba. UMbali wayeseqalile umsebenzi njalo njengoba amalanga akhe ayesephelile. Ngelanga lokuqala nje efika emsebenzini wathola ukuba wayeyindaba esegudwini. Kwaze kwathi omunye wambizela eceleni wambuza ukuthi kambe kwakusenzakalani ngempilo yakhe.
“Hawu Mbali! Wabalwa emaphephandabeni nsuku zonke kwenzenjani? UConjwayo uhamba efafaza amanga indawo yonke le, kanti kwenzakalani mngane?” Kubuza uSibahle Mazwi omunye wabo mongikazi ababesebenza bonke.
“Akusikho konke okubhalwa ngamaphephandaba okuliqiniso. Okunye nje babhala ukuze bathengise kuhle iphephandaba. UConjwayo angazi ungibangisani kodwa, angikaze nje ngimnake. Bathi ungayizwa isikhala kakhulu isizadabuka.” UMbali kazange nje athande ukwenaba kakhulu ngendaba yakhe kuSibahle noma esazi ukuthi wayesematheni kuwhatsaap lakufacebook, wayekutshaya indiva. Wathi nxa evela emsebenzini wadlula edolobheni esitolo sakoEdgars wathi ukuthengela uyisezala isudu emnyama lezicathula leyembe lethayi.
“Hawu dadewethu! Wathenga isudu enhle kangaka, ngekabani? Iyacwebezela phela kutshada bani?” Kubuza ujaha owayethengisa kuleso sitolo. Wavele wahleka nje uMbali wathi akulamuntu otshadayo luthando nje alalo kuyisezala yingakho emthengela.
“Hawu! Akujwayelekanga-ke lokhu dade,” kuphendula ujaha. Ngempela wafika wamupha leyo sudu uyisezala wathi uzayigqoka mhla welanga lecala labo. Wabonga waphindaphinda umuntu wakoSiziba.
“Ukwanda kwaliwa ngabathakathi mntanami, futhi ukuzala yikuzelula amathambo.” NguSiziba lowo ebonga. Watshayela ucingo uNakaKhumbulani ekhaya wathi wayesazama ukulungisa udaba lwabantwana, uzabuyela ngelanga lesihlanu lenyanga lapho okwakuzayiwa khona emthethwandaba.

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