Ipungutye kunye nengwamza
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Impungutye ekrelekrele idlala iqhinga kwingwamza kwisidlo sangokuhlwa. Kodwa xa ilithuba lengwamza ukulungiselela ukutya, ngubani ozakuhlakanipha kunomnye?
Kwihlathi elinelanga, kwakuhlala impungutye ekrelekrele. Ngenye injikalanga eqaqambileyo, wacinga iqhinga lokudlala nommelwane wakhe, ingwamza. “Kutheni ungezi isidlo sangokuhlwa?” Wabuza empmcumo elinobuqhinga. Ingwamza, eyayisoloko inobubele, yavumelana ngoko nangoko.
Lathi lakufika ixesha lesidlo sangokuhlwa, impungutye yenza imbiza enkulu yesuphu emnandi. Kodwa endaweni yokuyifaka esityeni, wayigalela isuphu kwipleyiti esicaba. Yancuma yathi, “Nasi, isidlo sakho, sonwabele!”
Ingwamza yagoba ukuze itye, kodwa umlomo wayo omde, otsolo wawungenakukwazi ukukha isuphu. Isuphu yaqhubeka ityibilika epleyitini. Wazama waza wazama, kodwa ayizange iphumelele. Ngelo xesha, impungutye yayitya isuphu yayo ngovuyo igigitheka njengoko yayibukele ingwamza itsala nzima.
Ingwamza yaziva ineentloni kodwa yabonakalisa intlonipho.Yancuma yathi, “Enkosi, mpungutye,” yaze emka ngokuzolileyo.
Kwadlula iintsuku ezimbalwa, , ingwamza yayinombono wokuzibuyisela. “Kutheni ungezi kwisidlo sangokuhlwa?” yamema impungutye. Impungutye, inomdla wokwazi ukuba ingwamza iza kuyilungisela ntoni, yancuma, “ndingathanda!”
Lathi lakufika ixesha lokutya, ingwamza yabeka ingqayi ende enentamo emxinwa etafileni. Ukutya ngaphakathi kwakunuka kamnandi, yaye umlomo wempungutye wawuvuza izingcwe. Kodwa xa ezama ukutya, impumlo yakhe emfutshane yayingakwazi ukufikelela kwisidlo esinencasa emazantsi engqayi.
Wanukisa wayikhotha ingqayi, kodwa akuzange kusebenze oko. Wayengakwazi ukulunywa nakanye. Ngelo xesha, ingwamza yayisebenzisa umlomo wayo omde ukuze ilume inambithe i lula, ekupheleni kwesidlo sangokuhlwa, impungutye yayisalambile.
Yaphefumlela phezulu impungutyane, ibukele ingwamza eyanelisekileyo. Yaqonda ukuba iqhinga lakhe aliphumelelanga, kwaye ukuphatha abanye njengoko wayefuna ukuphathwa yena kwakuyindlela efanelekileyo.
