Ukufaka ikati intsimbi
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Iimpuku zicinga ngecebo elikrelekrele lokuzigcina zikhuselekile kwikati. Kodwa kwenzeka ntoni xa ilixesha lokuba basenze isigcwangciso sabo?
Kudala, iimpuku zazi nengxaki enkulu. Olona tshaba lwazo olukhulu, ikati, yayisoloko ibachwechwela. Babefuna icebo lokuhlala bekhuselekile.
Ngobunye ubusuku, zonke iimpuku zahlanganisana kwintlanganiso. Zatswina, zincokola zicinga.
"Singakha umgibe," yacebisa enye impuku.
"Okanye sizimele ngcono," yatsho enye.
Kodwa kwakungekho mbono ubonakala uzosebenza.
Emva koko, impuku encinci yaphakama. Yayincinci kodwa ikrelekrele kakhulu. "Ndinombono," yatsho. "Ingxaki kukuba asifane siyive ikati xa isiza. Kodwa kungaba njani ukuba sinako ukuyiva?
Ezinye iimpuku zangqiyama nganeno, zinomdla. "Njani?" enye yazo yabuza.
Yavula amehlo impukwana. "Singabophelela intsimbi entanyeni yekati. Kuzothi ke xa ishukuma ihamba, intsimbi ikhale. Siza kuyiva isiza kwaye sibe nexesha lokubaleka."
Iimpuku zavuya, “Ukrelekrele lo mbona wakho” zatswina. "Ewe, masenzeni!"
Bengeka bhiyozi kakhulu, eyona mpuku indala nelumkileyo yazilungiselela izokuthetha. Yimani kancinci yajonga kwinginginya yeempuku ezazivuya.
"Livakala ilicebo elihle ke eli kodwa ndinombuzo omnye," utshilo. "Ngubani oya kuba nesibindi ngokwaneleyo ukuba anyukele kwikati aze abophe intsimbi?"
Kwecwaka.
Iimpuku zajongana. Imisila yazo yashukuma. Iindlebe zazo zawa.
Akukho nenye eyathethayo.
Ekugqibeleni, impuku endala elumkileyo yanqwala. "Kulula ukucinga uze nesicwangciso esilumkileyo," yatsho. "Kodwa ukwenza kubanzima."
