Inja kunye nengcuka
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Ingcuka elambileyo inomona ngobomi benja eyondliwe kakuhle ngabantu. Ingaba uya kuyincama inkululeko yakhe, eyincamela ukutya?
Kwakungorhatya, kuzolle. Ingcuka yayilambile ibhadula emaphandleni, ikhangela into etyiwayo. Wathi xa esondela kwilali ethile, wabona inja izithulele, iphumle phantsi komthi. Inja yayikhangeleka yomelele,yondlekile kwaye yonwabile kakhulu.
Isisu sengcuka sagquma embukele. "Ukhangeleka ngathi awufane ulambe," yatsho ingcuka, isondela. "Uphila njani kakuhle kangaka?"
Inja washukumisa umsila wayo. "Kulula!" yatsho. "Ndihlala nabantu abanobubele. Bandinika ukutya nendawo efudumeleyo yokulala. Into ekufuneka ndiyenze kukugada indlu yabo kwaye ndibagcine bekhuselekile."
Ingcuka yaphaphama yazisa iindlebe. "uvakala kumnandi oko! Ingaba ucinga ukuba ndingaphila ngolohlobo nam?"
"Ewe!" yatsho inja. "Yiza nam, ndizakusa kumnini wam. Bazokukunyamekela nawe."
Ingcuka yancuma yahamba ecaleni kwenja, iphupha ngokutya okufudumeleyo kunye nebhedi ethambileyo. Kodwa bathe basahamba, ingcuka yabona into engaqhelekanga entanyeni yenja. "Yintoni lento?" yabuza.
Inja yajonga phantsi. "hee, oku? Yenziwe yikhola yentambo yam. Umnini wam uyandibopha emini ukuze ndingabhaduli. Kodwa ebusuku, ndiyakwazi ukujikeleza ukuze ndigade indlu."
Ingcuka yema endleleni ngoko nangoko. "Yima, uthetha ukuba awukwazi ukuya naphi na apho ufuna khona?"
Inja yanqwala. "Kunjalo! , kodwa ndifumana ukutya okuninzi kunye nendawo epholileyo yokulala, ngoko andinangxaki."
Ingcuka yafinga iintshiyi yaza yacinga okomzuzwana. Emva koko yaphefumla kakhulu yaze yashukumisa intloko. "Enkosi ngesibonelelo, kodwa ndithanda ukukhululeka, nokuba oko kuthetha ukuzifumanela ukutya.”
Ngoko ke, ingcuka yajika yabuyela endle, ilambile kodwa ikhululekile.
