Irhanisi elabeka amaqanda eGolide

Kudala, umfama nomfazi wakhe babephila ubomi obulula. Babengezizo izityebi i, kodwa babenokwaneleyo. Suku ngalunye, babesebenza nzima kwifama yabo encinane, benyamekela izilwanyana nezityalo zabo.

Ngenye intsasa, lo mfama wadlula eshedini. Wabona irhanisi elalikhangeleka lahlukile kwamanye. Iintsiba zalo zazimenyezela kukukhanya kwelanga, phantse ngokungathi zikhazimla okwegolide.

“Eli rhanisi likhangeleka likhethekile,” umfama wacinga. Wagqiba kwelokuba alizise ekhaya aze alinyamekele kakuhle.

Ngentsasa elandelayo, xa umfama waya kuhlola irhanisi, wamangaliseka, ecaleni kwalo kwakukho into ekhanyayo.

“Iqanda legolide!” wakhwaza. Wabaleka ukuya kufuna umfazi wakhe. “Jonga, jonga! Irhanisi libeka iqanda legolide!”

Amehlo omfazi wakhe aba banzi. “Oku kufanele uxabiseka!” watsho ngochulumanco. Bathengisa iqanda baza benza eyona imali eninzi abakhe bayibona.

Ngosuku olulandelayo, irhanisi labeka elinye iqanda legolide. Emva koko labeka elinye ngosuku olulandelayo.

Usuku nosuku, irhanisi lalibeka iqanda elinye legolide. Kungekudala, umfama nomfazi wakhe babezizityebi. Kodwa njengoko ubutyebi babo babukhula, kwaba njalo nokubawa kwabo.

“Kutheni silindele iqanda elinye ngosuku?” umfama wakhalaza. “Ukuba irhanisi libeka amaqanda egolide, ngoko ke kufanele ukuba lizele yigolide ngaphakathi!”

Wanqwala umfazi wakhe. “Ukuba sithatha yonke igolide ngaxeshanye, asoze siphinde silinde!”

Umfama wavuma. “Kulungile. Masivule irhanisi kwaye siyithathe yonke!”

Kwaba, ngamaphupha obutyebi obungapheliyo, umfama wathabatha imela waza walivula irhanisi. Kodwa xa ejonga ngaphakathi, wothuka.

Kwakungekho golide. Lirhanisi nje eliqhelekileyo, njengalo naliphi na elinye.

“Hayi. Senze ntoni?” umfazi wakhe wasebeza.

Babenyolukile kangangokuba batshabalalisa kanye loo nto yayibenze bazizityebi. Ngoku, kwakungasekho maqanda egolide, yaye kwakungekho ndlela yokuwabuyisela.