Kungani impunzi yehlathi ihlala endle
Emphakathini wasendulo, imbuzi nenyamazane bake bahlala nomnikazi wendawo. Ngesikhathi bethambisa, batshelwa ukuthi bangaphazamisi ukudla komnikazi wabo. Izimbuzi nezinyamazane kwakuyizilwane ezidla utshani, ngakho kwakulindeleke ukuba zidle utshani kuphela.
Kodwa isikhathi ngasinye lapho umnikazi wazo noma umkakhe ebuya epulazini nama-yam noma imifino, iMbuzi ne-Antelope babehamba baye epulazini futhi badle ukudla okwakutshalwe lapho. Lapho umnikazi wabo nomkakhe bebuyela epulazini bathola ukuthi kudliwe ukudla, babecasuka, baxwayise i-Antelope neMbuzi ukuthi bangaphindi izenzo zabo.
Ngolunye usuku, inkosikazi yomnikazi wayo yaya epulazini futhi yafika ekhaya ne-tuber okuwukuphela kwayo eyayisele esibayeni. Kwakuyisikhathi sokutshala base betshale ama-yam abo. Wayebeke ibhodwe lakhe esitofini ekhishini, futhi wayephethe ishubhu le-yam ethreyini.
Ehlose ukucwecwa i-yam, wabeka ithileyi phansi wakhumbula ukuthi ummese wakhe wawushiye endlini.
Ngokushesha, waphindela emuva ukuyoyilanda. Wathi uma ebuya wathola ukuthi iMbuzi isidlile umbila.
“Hhayi, cha!” wakhala. Wathatha induku yakhe ngokushesha waqala ukubhaxabula iMbuzi.
Esabhaxabula iMbuzi, kwangena u-Antelope wabona ukuthi umngane wakhe wayephathwa kanjani.
Yena noMbuzi bancenga intethelelo, futhi umkankosi yabo walalela ngemva kokuba eshaye iMbuzi emhlane.
I-antelope yazwelana noMbuzi, yathatha amakhambi, yamelapha.
Ngobunye ubusuku, i-Antelope yazulazula ngemuva kwendlu futhi yathola imifino ihlezi ethreyini. Ngokushesha, waqala ukuwadla. Lapho unkosikazi womnikazi wendawo ethola u-Antelope, wambhaxabula waze waquleka. Yayikhala inhlwathi ngesikhathi iMbuzi ingena endlini.
Kwenzenjani?” Kubuza imbuzi. “Asikwazi ukuphila ngotshani nama-tuber peals sodwa, kwesinye isikhathi sidinga ingxenye yalokho ezikudlayo. Uma benqaba ukudla nathi, sizokuthatha esikutholayo.”
Angikwazi ukukwenza lokho. Kuyoze kube nini ngithola lezi zithuko?” Kubuza uNhlwathi.
Hhayi-ke sengikulungele ukuthwala lezi zinhlamba ngisaphila,” kuphendula uMbuzi.
Ngolunye usuku ekuseni, umkankosi wabo wabilisa ibhodwe lamanzi ukuze aphekele umkhaya wakhe ubhontshisi. Wayesebenzise isisefo ukuze ahlukanise ubhontshisi ematsheni. Ngokuphazima kweso, laqala ukuna, futhi unkosikazi wahamba wayolanda izitsha ukuze ayokha amanzi emvula. Wathi ephuma nje uMbuzi noAntelope bangena ekhishini badla ubhontshisi. Ngesikhathi unkosikazi ethola lokhu, watshela umnikazi wesigameko, bobabili baqala ukushaya iMbuzi ne-Antelope ngendlela ababengakaze bayenze ngaphambili.
Ukushaywa kwakunzima kangangokuthi uMbuzi ne-Antelope kwadingeka bayiswe esigodini esingumakhelwane ukuze bayolashwa. Ngemva kokuba sebeluleme futhi bebuyela ekhaya, u-Antelope wanquma ukuthi wayengeke esakwazi ukubekezelela ukushaywa. Imbuzi yamncenga ukuthi athwale ubuhlungu. Wayazi ukuthi kwakufanele abekezelele ubuhlungu ukuze asinde, kodwa u-Antelope wenqaba isicelo sembuzi ngoba wayazi ukuthi wayengaphila ehlathini ngaphandle kwabathambi bazo.
Nakulokhu, iMbuzi ne-Antelope badla i-yam yabanikazi bazo, base besatshiswa ngokushaywa futhi. Ngaphambi kokuthi abanikazi bawo bakwazi ukwenza okuthile, u-Antelope watshela uMbuzi ukuthi ngeke akwazi ukumelana nesinye isijeziso, wabe esebaleka. Ngenxa yokuthi u-Antelope wayazi ukuthi angakwazi ukuzimela, wakwazi ukubalekela isijeziso.
Nokho, iMbuzi yayingakholelwa ekuzimeleni kwayo, ngakho yaphinde yashaywa. Kuthe uma kuqedwa ukushaywa kwasukuma uMbuzi wazithela ngothuli.
Ukuze iphile, iMbuzi yazama ukuzitshela ukuthi, ngenxa yesijeziso, yayinamandla futhi ikwazi ukuhlala nomnikazi wayo.
Kodwa-ke, noma ngabe ingakwenza kanjani, uMbuzi akakwazanga ukukususa umqondo wokuthi u-Antelope ukwazile ukubalekela ukushaywa ngoba ekholelwa ekutheni uyakwazi ukuzimela. Ngenxa yokungazethembi kukaMbuzi, wayengeke akwazi ukuphunyuka umnikazi wakhe futhi wayezophila naye kuze kube namuhla.