Unomyayi nejokho
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Unomyayi onxaniweyo ubhaqa ijokho enamanzi kodwa asezantsi kakhulu. Leliphi iqhinga anolisebenzisa ukuze asele amanzi?
Ngenye imini efudumeleyo, egqubayo, unomyayi wabhabha ngentla komhlaba owomileyo ezingela amanzi. "Ndinxaniwe! Ndidinga amanzi.”
Emveni kwethuba elide lokuzingela, yetshe into ekudeni. Kwakuhleli ijokho phezukwesanti. Kwazala ithemba entliziyweni kanomyayi, waleqa kuze afumane ingqwalasela.
Wakroba ngaphakathi, kwabe kukho intwana yamanzi ngezantsi. "Oh yhini! Andikwazi ukufikela kuwo" esitsho edanile.
Ijokho yayinzulu kakhulu, ibhityile. Wazama ukuvula umlomo, kwabe kungafikeki emanzini.
Wangabacinga unomyayi "Ndingenza njani?"
Waqaphela ilityana phantsi, kweqatha iqhinga. Wachola ilitye ngomlomo, Gxumfu! Waphinda ngelinye, Gxumfu! Kwabangangena ilitye, amanzi aye esonyukela. Ekugqibeleni, amanzi enyukela ngokwaneleyo.
Unomyayi we nxu umlomo warhabula amanzi. “Ahh! Kwatsho kwangcono!” esitsho ngovuyo, ekholesekile. Waphekuza iimpiko yimincili wandiza unomyayi okrelekrele, Sele elungele uhambo lwakhe olulandelayo.
