Kungani umlilo nemvula kuyizitha?
Kudala kwakukhona inkosi eyayinendodakazi enhle. Izinsizwa eziningi zazifuna ukumshada. Kodwa induna yacabanga, “Ayiyinhle kakhulu indodakazi yami.” UMlilo noMvula babefuna ukumshada naye. Yafika imvula endodakazini yenduna, yathi: “Ungangishada wena ndodakazi yenkosi?”
“Yebo, ngizokwenza,” kusho intombazane.
Ngaso leso sikhathi uMlilo wafika enduneni wathi: “Ngifuna ukushada indodakazi yakho. Uzonginika yona ibe ngumkami?”
Yathi induna, “Yebo ngizokwenza.”
Yabe induna yabiza indodakazi yayo yathi kuyo, “Ndodakazi yami, uzoshada noMlilo. Ngimnike isethembiso.”
“O, Baba,” kusho intombazane, “Angikwazi ukushada noMlilo, kufanele ngishade noRain. Ngamnika isithembiso sami.”
“Sizokwenzenjani?” kukhala induna. “Awukwazi ukushada kokubili uMlilo nemvula.”
Kwafika uMlilo nemvula enduneni nasendodakazini yayo. Isho induna kubo.
“Kusasa kuzogana indodakazi yami.”
“Kimi?” kubuza uMlilo.
“Kimi?” kubuza imvula.
“Kulowo ophumelele umjaho. Ngizomnika indodakazi yami.”
Ngosuku lomjaho abantu abaningi beza edolobheni. Bonke babefuna ukubona umjaho. Abanye babo bathi: “Umlilo uzonqoba.”
Abanye bathi: “Imvula izonqoba.”
Kodwa indodakazi yenkosi yacabanga: “Ngifuna ukushada noRain.”
Lwafika usuku lomjaho. Kuthe uma sekuqalwa abashayi bezigubhu bashaya izigubhu. Waqala umjaho. Umoya usize uMlilo ukuba agijime ngokushesha. Kodwa lalikuphi imvula? Akekho owambona. Bakhala abantu.
“Bheka, uMlilo ususondele impela ekupheleni!’” Kodwa imvula yaqala ukuna ivela esibhakabhakeni yacisha uMlilo. Ngakho umlilo awukwazanga ukuqeda umjaho.
Abantu bakhala, “Imvula, imvula yokuqala!”
Ngakho inkosi yanikela indodakazi yayo kuMvula bajabula kakhulu.
Futhi kusukela ngalolo suku umlilo nemvula izitha.
