Indoda, inkwenkwana, kunye nedonki
Utata nonyana bahamba nedonki. Wonke umntu unento yokuthetha. Kwenzeka ntoni xa bezama ukubakholisa bonke?
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Once upon a time, a man and his son were taking their donkey to the market.
The sun was warm, and the road was dusty.
A traveler walking by saw them and laughed.
"Why are you walking when you have a donkey?" he said.
"One of you should ride it!"
Hearing this, the man put his son on the donkey’s back.
As they walked on, they passed some men.
One of them frowned.
"Look at that boy riding while his father has to walk!"
Feeling embarrassed, the man helped his son down and got on the donkey himself.
A little while later, they met two women.
One shook her head. "What a shame!
The man rides while his little boy has to walk."
The man sighed.
He lifted his son onto the donkey so they could both ride.
When they reached town, people pointed and whispered, "How mean!
They are making that poor donkey carry such a heavy load!
The donkey needs to rest!"
The man and his son felt upset, so they both got off the donkey.
Not knowing what else to do, they tied the donkey’s feet to a pole and carried it.
As they crossed a bridge, a crowd gathered, laughing and pointing.
The donkey, frightened by the noise, kicked and wriggled.
The boy lost his grip, and the donkey fell into the river.
Since its feet were tied, it couldn’t swim.
The man and his son watched in shock as their donkey disappeared beneath the water.
An old man nearby saw what happened.
He shook his head and said, "If you try to please everyone, you will end up pleasing no one."
Kwathi ke kaloku, indoda nonyana wayo babesa idonki labo emarikeni. ILanga lalishushu, nendlela yayinothuli.
Umhambi owayezihambela wababona waze wahleka. "Kutheni uhamba ngenyawo kodwa unedonki?" wabuza. "Omnye wenu kufuneka alikhwele!"
Ekuvile oku, indoda yakhwelisa unyana wayo edonkini.
Besahamba njalo, badlula kwamanye amadoda. Omnye wabo wafinga iintshiyi. "Jonga laa nkwenkwe ikhwele, kodwa uyise uhamba ngenyawo!”
Le ndoda yaziva ineentloni, yanceda unyana wayo ukuba ehle kwidonki, kwakhwela yena.”
Kungekudala, badibana nabafazi ababini. Omnye washukumisa intloko. "Lihlazo ke eli! Indoda ikhwele idonki kodwa inkwenkwana yayo kufuneka ihambe ngeenyawo."
Indoda yabonakalisa ukutyhafa. Yaphakamisa unyana wayo yamnyusa edonkini ukuze bakhwele bobabini.
Ukufika kwabo edolophini, abantu babekhomba kwaye basebeza, “Bakhohlakele! Balithwalisa ubunzima kakhulu noko idonki, nalo liyadinga ukuphumla!”
Utata nonyana wakhe baziva becaphukile, bobabini behla edonkini. Bengazi ukuba mabenze ntoni na.babophelela amanqina edonki baza bayithwala.
Bathe besawela ibholorho, isihlwele sahlanganisana, sihleka yaye sibakhomba. Idonki, isoyika ingxolo, yashukuma yaze yakhaba-khaba. Le nkwenkwana ayizange ibambisise, idonki yawela emlanjeni. Kuba iinyawo zalo zazibotshelelwe, zange likwazi ukuqubha.
Utata nonyana bothuka, balibukela idonki labo liinyamalala litshona emanzini.
Ixhego elalikufuphi nabo labona okwenzekileyo. Lashukumisa intloko lathi, "Ukuba uzama ukukholisa wonke umntu, uzophela ungakholisi namnye umntu.”
Kwathi ke kaloku, indoda nonyana wayo babesa idonki labo emarikeni. ILanga lalishushu, nendlela yayinothuli.
Umhambi owayezihambela wababona waze wahleka. "Kutheni uhamba ngenyawo kodwa unedonki?" wabuza. "Omnye wenu kufuneka alikhwele!"
Ekuvile oku, indoda yakhwelisa unyana wayo edonkini.
Besahamba njalo, badlula kwamanye amadoda. Omnye wabo wafinga iintshiyi. "Jonga laa nkwenkwe ikhwele, kodwa uyise uhamba ngenyawo!”
Le ndoda yaziva ineentloni, yanceda unyana wayo ukuba ehle kwidonki, kwakhwela yena.”
Kungekudala, badibana nabafazi ababini. Omnye washukumisa intloko. "Lihlazo ke eli! Indoda ikhwele idonki kodwa inkwenkwana yayo kufuneka ihambe ngeenyawo."
Indoda yabonakalisa ukutyhafa. Yaphakamisa unyana wayo yamnyusa edonkini ukuze bakhwele bobabini.
Ukufika kwabo edolophini, abantu babekhomba kwaye basebeza, “Bakhohlakele! Balithwalisa ubunzima kakhulu noko idonki, nalo liyadinga ukuphumla!”
Utata nonyana wakhe baziva becaphukile, bobabini behla edonkini. Bengazi ukuba mabenze ntoni na.babophelela amanqina edonki baza bayithwala.
Bathe besawela ibholorho, isihlwele sahlanganisana, sihleka yaye sibakhomba. Idonki, isoyika ingxolo, yashukuma yaze yakhaba-khaba. Le nkwenkwana ayizange ibambisise, idonki yawela emlanjeni. Kuba iinyawo zalo zazibotshelelwe, zange likwazi ukuqubha.
Utata nonyana bothuka, balibukela idonki labo liinyamalala litshona emanzini.
Ixhego elalikufuphi nabo labona okwenzekileyo. Lashukumisa intloko lathi, "Ukuba uzama ukukholisa wonke umntu, uzophela ungakholisi namnye umntu.”
Reflection Questions
1. Kwakutheni ukuze indoda nonyana wayo baqhubeke betshintsha izenzo zabo baze baphele bethwele idonki?
2. Kwenzeka ntoni kwidonki xa babewela ibholorho?
3. Yayiyimpazamo kabani? Kutheni usitsho?
4. Ingaba unokucinga ngexesha apho utshintshe izenzo zakho ngenxa ucingela ukuba abanye abantu bazothni?
5. Eli bali lingakunceda njani ukuba wenze izigqibo ezingcono xa ujongene nokugxekwa okanye izimvo zabanye abantu?
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