Izingwalo, Novels

16/04/2026

*UZANGIKHUMBULA*

*17*

*M.MALABA BANHLAKANIPHO AND BANDILE*

*0745183771=0681834468*

Waphuma phandle uVuyisile wazenyanya wakubona ukuthi ukuhlakanipha okugcweleyo yikumesaba usomandla kuphela.Lithi ibhayibhili ensukwini zokucina lizodingwa ilizwi kodwa lingasathalakali. Ngibona engathi kuVuyisile sesifikile leso sikhathi.Khathesi usedinga noma ngubani ongakwazi ukumgcina alale ngaphansi kophahla kasamtholi.

"Yaaa! Vuyisile liqhuba njani loZimbil?" NguNompilo lowo ebingelela uVuyisile ."Nompi ngicela ungixolele Ngicela ukhulule umoya wakho ngiyacela impilo yami....."Wasala ekhuluma yedwa uNompilo esemtshiyile watshaya ibatha wahamba. Yikho lapho obona khona ukuthi umhlaba uyabe ukuhlanekele. "Akusafiki nje lamapholisa angibophe angise ekhaya,kumbe ugogo usaphila lomuzi kumbe usasekhona kodwa Nkosi ngazenza mina nginguzenzile sibili."Uyapheka uyathulula uqonda kubomalayitsha ezibayeni eHilbrow. Uthe efika khona walanda omunye ubaba wamcela."Baba ngicela loba yi R2 ngithenge amagwinya ngibambe umoya." "Awu! Ntombi njengoba umuhle kangaka kuswelekeni?"Nguba ongumalayitsha lowo. "Ngihluphekile baba umyeni wami ungibalekele wangitshiya ngehlulekile ukubhadala indawo sengixotshiwe."Akhulume embambatha kwelakhe icele uVuyisile. "Awu! Kodwa lathi obaba thatha nansi imali ungene laphana uthenge ukudla uhlale phansi udle."Wabonga waze watshaya phsnsi ngedolo uVuyisile ungafunga uthi ngumuntu ohloniphayo .Kanti lutho likhiwane elivuthwe phandle phakathi libolile. Uthe eqeda ukudla wabonga kulobaba wayahlala epakini Jubert park.Ilanga liyatshona phela alilindi muntu."Bhuti ngicela ukuhamba lawe kwakho."Umemeza omunye umfana odlulayo ."Hayi bo! Uhamba lami njani nje mina ngilomfazi lomdeni wami."Wabona ukuthi umhlaba umfulathele uVuyisile. Wasala emile khonapho lekhwanyana sakhe. Wacabanga ukuthi ayedinga indawo okunathwa khona yikho la angathola khona umuntu olahlileyo ongamupha indawo yokulala. Lakanye waqonda khona wafika wahlala nje vele njengoba engumfazi wayesenatha utshwala abufunayo. "Siyahamba sonke kwami angithi?" Ngelinye ikhehla elikhwehlelayo lalo. "Hatshi baba mina ngifuna ontanga wena sumdala." "Pho ubunatheleni utshwala bami nkazana lamuhla likutshonele kubi ngizokulinda phandle uyifake lapha imali yami."Lapho wakhohlwa ngalobaba waqala ukugida lalezo ntanga zakhe kwaba mnandi ubaba wabantu wamyekela wakhohlwa ngaye. Baphuma kancane kancane abantu kwangathi babalekela yena waze wasala yedwa. "Phuma sisi sesivala thina."Utshwala baphela ekhanda. Walala phandle uVuyisile. Wavuka elenhloni zokuthi nxa kungenzeka ahlangane lomuntu amaziyo uzathini..

Sekuphele inyanga uZimbili ethandana loLiza. "Wena Zimbili ucingo lwakho alubanjwa lukhiywa kanengi ufihlani kilo?" "Ngeke olwami ucingo luphinde lubanjwe ngumfazi ngiyala."Afunge uZimbili. "Mina angizwani lobukhikhitha uyangizwa mina ngilawe wedwa ngakho wena nxa usalomunye umuntu khuluma ngiyemlanda ngimkhahlele."Kunkenkethe amazwi kaNompilo endleleni zakhe. *Zimbili ungilahla kanje uzangikhumbula) Azizwe esezweni lokuhlukuluzeka.

*MALABA NOVELS*

07/04/2026

*WAWUTSHO LUPHI?*

*8*

*M.MALABA*

*0677744020-0745183771*

Ngale emkuteni konke kuhamba kahle uZwelakhe lo Mpilo sebelemali balungiselela ukuza ekhaya."Mina umama uthe kuyazila ukusebenzisa imali engakayibambi ngezakhe izandla ,ngakho angeke ngithenge lutho ngizaqala ngiye layo ekhaya."NguZwelakhe lowo ekhuluma loMpilo."Wuuuu! Wena khathesi ngizakutshiya ekhaya akulancedo ukusebenza kwakho ,usulomfazi ndoda hlukana lonyoko kanti waloywa yini?" "Ndoda ndoda umdala kulami ngiyakuhlopha kodwa ngizakukhohlwa uchaza ukuthi umama uyaloya wena?" "Hatshi uxolo mnawami ngiyaxolisa bengithi ngikuvula amehlo angiqondanga ukukuzondisa asisebenze uzehlulekele."

"UsekaZwelakhe lowu ngiyambona kazwa uma lalomntwana mina sekungathi yimi olephutha."Ukhuluma yedwa ngapha usemasimini unakaZwelakhe ukha imibhida yendumba."uZwelakhe bengingakafuni mina ukuthi athathe vele uzathatha ngingafa lowu ngizamhlupha aze abaleke.Mana ngihambe ngiyazi uyagiga khathesi."Watsho lawo ethwala isaka lemibhida yakhe ehamba ebuyela ekhaya."Wena mntwana igiga uchitha amabele ngoba ayisiwo kanyoko angithi,khangele kumhlophe njani phansi."Azithulele uLibhiwe engaphenduli."Ungenza ilima ngikhuluma ngedwa uthula engathi awungizwa?" Was**a wathwala amabele wayabeke emkulwini uLibhiwe wathwala inkonxa yakhe waqonda esikotsho ukuyakukha amanzi.Uthe nxa ebuya wathola emkulwini kubetha umoya izimbiza zonke zingasekho.Was**a wayazilalela ngoba engelazo yena imbiza."Awu! MaMnkandla ulele ngalesisikhathi uzabe uzapheka nini kodwa?" NguZwelakhe efika ekhaya."Ngiyapheka ngani mina ,angikabi lezimbiza phela umama uthethe imbiza zakhe zonke wayazifihla." "Kanti wena awulaywangwa vele wezwa kuthiwa kulomfazi ozoyenda engelazo imbiza?" "Yebo ! Lawe utsho njalo Zwelakhe yaaaa ! Awuthunyelwa gundwane sibili ngabe ngangazi." Zaba ngumthombo inyembezi."Ukhaliswa yini pho?" "Kubuhlungu kimi kumnandi kuwe lonyoko angisazi ukuthi unyoko ufuna ngimhloniphe ngayiphi ndlela ,kungcono ngizibuyelele ngakithi mina angendiswangwa ludubo abazali bami basangithanda futhi angeke bangixotshe mani." "MaMnkandla utsho kubani ukuthi nxa ngi?" Watsho lawa esemfake impama wayawela phansi."Wena mfana umtshaya njani umuntu,okhulelweyo khona ufika khathesi usekwenzeni ngi?" Kukhwaza UsekaZwelakhe."Kalaywangwa lowu baba ngimfundisa umthetho uphendula ukuthanda kwakhe ephendula mina."

"Mama ! Nansi imali engibuye layo ngicela ungiphe eyami."Nguye uZwelakhe lowo."Hatshi Zwelakhe lina intsha alikwazi ukusebenzisa imali ufuna ukuyisangaphi ngizakupha nxa usiyathenga into ebalulekileyo leyi yonke ngiyathenga inkomo ngenzela wena konke lokhu."Waphuma engela yona ipeni elesikhala.

"MaMnkandla akuyengifakela amanzi okugeza."Nguye uZwelakhe lowo."Akula sepa yokugeza."
"Wena uyadlalisa izinto isepe iyengaphi?" "Yaaa! Wawutsho luphi Zwelakhe? Wawutsho luphi uthando lwakhona?"Azwe esemzwela umkakhe uZwelakhe."Ngiyaxolisa mkami ngikuphathe kabi mana ngilande imali kumama ngiyethenga isepa." "Imali yakho ihlala kumama njani kutsho ngeke ngilunge mina lapha, khathesi angila lutho angila mbiza ngizazithenga njani ngani?"Wasala ekhuluma yedwa esehambile kunina uZwelakhe."Mama ngicela imali ngiyethenga isepa."Nguye efika kunina."Mana ngikuqumele isepa nansi."Wamqumela lesepa esiyibiza ngeqaqa wathi yiyo okugezwa ngayo.

"Zwe mfana wami akungiphe phela,kengiyethenga igwayi." NgusekaZwelakhe lowo."Imali ikumama." "Angizwanga uthini wena? Wawumusangaphi umntanabantu lowu usapha unyoko imali ngiiii? Unyoko lowu uzacina ebuyela ngakibo enje eyisalukazi umama kazange abambe lutho oluvela kimi yena esenda lapha kanti unyoko ungumthakathi yini?"Watsho lawa ehuba eqonda kunakaZwelakhe.

"Wena uyaloya angithi ubamba njani imali kaZwelakhe yena elomfazi?" Wamwela ngalawa."uZwelakhe ngamzala ngedwa ngizalitshela mina ukuthi sekulungile ukuthi athathe okwakhathesi kalathathi uyezwa?" Wamtshiya wahamba."Ngizakweqa mina khathesi phangisa masinyane uphe uZwelakhe imali yakhe kungenjalo ngiyalahlela amafukufuku akho phandle uphume emzini wami."

*MALABA NOVELS*

07/04/2026

*UZANGIKHUMBULA*

*16*

*M.MALABA BANHLAKANIPHO AND BANDILE*

*0745183771-0681834468*

Azizwe esiba lesifuthefuthe uVuyisile usembona uPink esetshada umtshado omhlophe loZimbili. Azame ngawo wonke amandla ukuthi athole inombolo zocingo lukaPinky kodwa kube nhlanga zimuka lomoya.

UNompilo loPhilani bamatasa phela umtshado omhlophe ulenhlelo ezinengi.Baqalile ukuthenga izinto ezufana lezitsha lakho konke abangelakho. Sibabona lamuhla besiyakhetha isudu kanokutsho ekaPhilani.

"Mina ungangibona ngitshada umtshado omhlophe futhi ungibulale ngeke ngiphinde ngaphandle nxa ngingathola uNompilo nguye kuphela umuntu engingaba lesibindi sokuthi ngitshade laye."Nguye uZimbili uxoxa lomngane wakhe.Phela ngabe uyenelisa ukubisela isikhathi emuva ubezasibisela athole uNompilo.

"Kanje kulomngane wami ngale eNugged angisela choice manje kumele ngikuthengise wena."Atsho ezikhombela empahleni zakhe. Asuke ngaleso sikhathi atshayele umngane wakhe ucingo. "Mngane sekukubi lapha ngicela ukuzoncenga lawe lapho. " "Ungikhumbula nxa usekuhluphekeni hamba khatshana le mina sengakhetha impilo yami ekahle sengayenda ngilomyeni wami wena wambuluza uthi mina ngithengisa into ebolileyo sufunani kimi."Wasala ekhamisile uVuyisile engasakwazi ukuthi ngubani ozamnceda kuloluhlupho akhangelena lalo.

"Zimbili mina ngifuna ukunakwa uzenelisa ukunginaka?" Kubuza uLiza intombe yaseLupane asehlangane layo UZimbili. "Ngizokwehlulwa yini?" Aphendule uZimbili enganakanga lutho. "Yebo asiyizame leyonto kodwa mina ngifuna indoda elesibindi."

Sekwedlule inyanga ezintathu uVuyisile elokhu engabhadali imali yendawo."Vuyisile sizokhiya indawo usule nyanga ezintathu ungabhadali nje." "Hatshi lingavali ngizabhadala kusasa."Wayekhuluma yedwa badonsa umnyango bavala wasala ekhala eme phandle. "Maye mina ngakubona ukuhlala ngaphansi kwebholoho ngizaba yini booo! Ngabe ngamphatha kahle uZimbili ngabe okunje."Ungabe yilifa lezithutha esinjengaye uVuyisile.

*MALABA NOVELS*

MALABA NOVELS IS MY GAME

01/04/2026

*UZANGIKHUMBULA*

*15*

*M.MALABA BANHLAKANIPHO AND BANDILE*

*0745183771+0681834468*

"Mnawami hamba emapholiseni uyemenzela protection order lowu uzaba liphela endlebeni uyambona nje."Ngudadewabo kaNompilo lowo. "Hatshi dadewethu asithuthe lapha kuphela athi efika athole sekulabanye abantu lapha."UNompilo angayuzwa kuhle leyi eyokuya emapholiseni. "Lakho kulungile asithuthe ngaphambi kokuba sibuyele emsebenzini ngoba mina ngeke ngisakhululeka lapha vele. "Bavumelane njengoba lomastanda bemtshelile ukuthi bebekhonjelwe ngombhobho nje.

"Lina liyaxotshwa lapha ngeke ngiluze abantu ngani livumela izigebengu zingena ziyehlasela zize ziphume lingaboni lutho."Ngumastanda wabo lowo esesilwa labalindisango eflathini. "Mama siyaxolisa yikuthi umuntu lowana ubelokungena vele yikho singazange,simlandelele njalo besingatshelwanga ukuthi engasangeni." "Umcine nini wena ngiii?" Wakhwaza umastanda was**a waya kuboNompilo. "Ngiyalicela lingathuthi tshintshani indlu lingene ngale kweyami lowo uzakhangelana lami ,ngivele valisa kubalindi sango ukuthi umuntu oza lapha aqale afone engavulelwa."Abancenge kudala phela ephila labo sekuze kungathi bangumdeni.Labo bengabi lohlupho bamvumele bathuthele kuleyo ndlu.

UZimbili emsebenzini njengoba elesikhundla kodwa kayenzi kahle uyawona izinto zamakhiwa. "Mnawami ngicela ubisele isibhamu sikaMbulu lesi sizakufaka emanyaleni. UNompilo wadlala ngaye wena kwamukele ukuthi usethole umuntu omthandayo lawe dinga umuntu uthathe usukhulile khathesi. "Umnewabo amtshele lawa."Ngiyezwa mnewethu kodwa ngeke ngisibisele khathesi ngisaqala ngiyebulala lomfana othethe uNompilo." "Umbulala wenzeni?"Ambuze umbuzo. "Hatshi ngizamyekela mntaka mama ukuba lihlongandlebe akusebenzi sibili wangikhuza ekuqaleni ngangezwa ngephulela izigodo endlebeni."Acine esevuma okutshiwo ngumnewabo uZimbili.

Siyahamba isikhathi lamuhla ngoMgqibelo babuthene umdeni kaPhilani bayancedisana laba uPhilani kungathi ukhiphe imadlana nje. Batshaye imali engathi kulokufa kanti ke cha kuluthando lokuthi omunye wabo ayevelela umuntu wakhe. Bangene emoteni baqonde khona komalume kaNompilo.Bathole vele belindwe ngabomvu amehlo. Bafike babizelwe konke. Bakhuphe konke ngitsho lamalobolo bengatshiyi lutho. Besebecela ukuthi uNompilo bafuna angene ngomtshado omhlophe nke koMoyo.

Sekwedlule inyanga evelelwe uNompilo. Kodwa abakahlali bonke loPhilani balinde yena indumezulu yomtshado.

"Nompilo sengikwamukele ukuthi angeke ube ngowami ngicela ukuba lesandla emntwaneni."NguZimbili lowo. "Hamba ebadaleni uyebatshela lokho hatshi kimi mina angilalutho engingalutsho mntanabantu."Amlandulele uNompilo. "Ngicela singabi yizitha mina lawe ngiyacela ngomusa wenkosi ngeke ngisakuhlupha kodwa ngicela ungikhulule lami ngikukhulule. " "Zimbili ngakutshela wena ukuthi uzangikhumbula wangithuka angithi?" "Yebo ngangivalwe ngomuthi mina." "Kulungile ngiyakukhulula thatha umfazi uyakhe umuzi wakini mina sengilotsholiwe."Atshaye ibatha lakhe ahambe uNimpilo.

"Zimbili sengivela emthethwandaba ngikubophisile ukuthi awungondli njalo wathwala impahla zami zonke ngakho,kulencwadi okumele ibuye kuwe ekutshela ukuthi siyehlangana emthethwandaba. "NguVuyisile lowo. "Khululeka lami vele besengikumangalele ukuthi watshontsha imali yami,ngakho lawe lungisa imali yommeli uphinde ulungise lokuthi siyeqamula umtshado lowu obuyisiqalekiso empilweni yami."Azizwe eginqa uVuyisile uyakwazi ukuthi uZimbili ulemali uzamehlula ngoba elabameli futhi. "Isehlukaniso sani Zi kanti vele uqinisile ukuthi awusangifuni?" "Ngiyathatha umnawakho uPink wena ngifuna ukukugulisa uzace uze ufe ngokukhathazeka."Wakhuluma lawa waquma ucingo. "Yeyi ! Yeyi ! UPink ngizamthola njani?" Phela uVuyisile kalawa amanombolo abantu bakibo wayevele engabafuni esahleli kuhle.

UNompilo uhleli lekhiwa lakhe uyalichazela konke akudingayo emzini wakhe njengoba,kunguye umama wakhona kuzamele phela athenge izimbiza konke."Ngizakuthengela khululeka wena lesigqoko somtshado ngizakuthengela lami ngizalungisa izingcwadi zami zokuhambisa ngiyabe ngikhona emtshandweni wakho."Likhiwa lakhe lelo kodwa likhuluma ngesikhiwa. Ajabule abemanzi te uNompilo.

*MALABA NOVELS*

01/04/2026

*WAWUTSHO LUPHI?*

*7*

*M.MALABA*

*0745183771*

"Kodwa lawe sekaLibhiwe ngokuvumela abantwana bezenzela ukuthanda kwabo, uLibhiwe kuzaba njani nxa sesimbona esihlukumezeka khonapho komakhelwane sibili?"NginakaLibhiwe lowo ekhuluma lomyeni wakhe."Akube ngumzala ofisela abantwabakhe ikusasa wena ucabanga ukuthi iLibhiwe uzahlala laye kuze kube nini njengengoba vele esekhulile nje?"Atshintshe ebusweni okubonisa khona ukuthi indlela umkakhe akhuluma ngayo kayithandi.

"Wena Zwelakhe usuthatha umfazi ngoba usukwazi ukuzenzela ,awukasondli thina njengabazali bakho ucabanga ukuthi mina ngijabulile yini?" " Mama mama! Kanti ukuthatha kwami kuchaza ukuthi sengililahla yini angithi ngikhona khonapha ekhaya nje konke okudliwayo kuzabe kudliwa khonapha singumndeni nje kanti kwenzenjani vele wakhuluma kanje?"UZwelakhe abone ukuthi unina kutsho kulento esenhliziyweni yakhe."

"Siyabuyela ngeviki elizayo ekhaya uLibhiwe angeke aqhutshwe singekho ekhaya njalo kumele siyedinga umuntu ozakhangela ekhaya."NgusekaLibhiwe lowo esusa indaba."Kulungile bengicabanga ukuthi simdinge khonapha koBulawayo sihambe laye ekhaya." "Lakho kulungile asiqalise ukudinga khathesi nje ukuze siphangise simthole sihambe laye."

Siyahamba isikhathi lufikile usuku lokuqhutshwa kulaLibhiwe.Uqhutshwa nguyisekazi ,kanye lomnawakhe onguye usanyingwana."Bayalilizela uyangena umakoti ekhaya abantu bajabulile kodwa unakaZwelakhe yena uchila amakhala ."Umfazi nxa ezokwenda ubuya lezinto zakhe ziphelele uthi uzapheka ngembiza zikabani wena mntwana?" Nguye unakaZwelakhe lowo."Ngiyaxolisa mama ngizathenga angikabi lazo."Azehlise uLibhiwe kuninazala."Ngabona yimihlola angifuni lezami izitsha lembiza zami ungazithinti futhi ukudla kusendlini yami,uzabe ucutshelwa yimi uyadlalisa ukudla wena."Avele acabange amazwi kanina uLibhiwe."Yaaa! Lapha ngathi ngizabuyela kithi sengikhala nje ngokuthi ngizithwele umama wayetsho eqinisile sibili elomzali aliweli phansi."Usehlezi ekamelweni labo."Yeyi! Wena mntwana kuyiwa emasimini kanti ucabanga ukuthi umendo lilajwa ngabona angithi uzokwenza utshintsho lapha ekhaya akucace ukuthi sekulomalukazana izindlu zitshudukile njalo kumele ugudule inhlabathi ithwalwa ngebhakede lapha njalo kuvukwa ekuseni kuyiwe hlakulwa ntambama kuyabuyelwa njalo kuyagigwa kulumuzi impuphu ayidliwa nje."Wezwa ethunukeleka enhliziyweni uLibhiwe.Waphuma endlini ezidonsa eqonda emkulwini."Ngizathatha liphi ibhakede mama njengoba ,lithe ezeni izinto ngingazithinti nje?" Wambuza."Ubuza bani kanti ubuye lami,ukuzokwenda kumbe ubuye wedwa?"UaZwelakhe njengoba bebuyelile ukuyadinga imali.Was**a nango ephuma eqonda ngakibo uLibhiwe wayabuya esefuqa ingolovane elenhlabathi."Izinto zangakini kulumuzi zidingani ,angifuni lokuzithi tshazi nje uyangizwa lithuthe nxa libona engathi ngiyalikhathaza yimi umama ngedwa kulumuzi."

"Zwelakhe ndoda ungavumeli abazali behlukuluza umkakho,kungangcono bethi udlisiwe kodwa usima lomkakho ebunzimeni bonke."NguMpilo lowo."Ndoda umama ngumzali angeke ngiphikisane laye umkami kumele alandele okutshiwo ngumama." "Ulahlekile ndoda uzahlala ungela mfazi ngiyakutshela mina hlakanipha."Wamtshela enhlamvini zamehlo.

"Malukazana ungasebenzi okwebhantinti usebenze uphumule ,cabangela inkonyane le oyithweleyo."NgusekaZwelakhe lowo."Ngiyezwa baba ngizakwenza njalo."unakaZwelakhe abakhangele ngelihlo elibomvu.

*MALABA NOVELS*

30/03/2026

*WAWUTSHO LUPHI?*

*P6*

*M.MALABA*

*0745183771*

"Awu ! Uyamvumela yini ukuthi amithe nxa bengamlaxaza uzakuthini sekaLibhiwe?" Akhulume emkhangele enhlamvini zamehlo okubonisa khona ukuthi into ayikhulumayo ayihambelani laye."Awu! Kanti nguye yedwa yini uLibhiwe oyabe eqala ikuzalela ekhaya ,abanye bazala bephinda laye uyabe ezama athole umuntu odlalayo asophutha lakhe ngiyazondlela umzukulu wami cala celeni."Wabona unakaLibhiwe ukuthi indaba yakhe ayikho lapha .

Sekwedluke iviki bengekho uZwelakhe loMpilo.ULibhiwe ukhala mihla yonke leyi useze ewele emehlweni lokudla kadli.Lapha ahlangana khona loThbani uyambuza ngiZwelakhe ukuthi kambonanga yini."Zwe kusasa siyagiga mfana ngifuna ukubona esakho isindla ukuthi sona sinjani kungenzeka uthole ukuthi elakho idlozi liyapha sicine sesilemali ,anengi kakhulu."NguMpilo lowo ekhuluma loZwelakhe."Kambe mnewethu mina ngazini lina yini elikwaziyo ukuthi imali ingaphi."Lise elingaliyo bagezise bathole imali bahle bawadonse amabhayisikili abo baqonde emakhaya.Badlula ezitolo bathenga konke okuselelayo baqhatsha imota yayabachitha ngakibo.Ukudla yinto yonke uthengele lmtombi yakhe enguLibhiwe impahla .Bethuka ngakibo kaZwelakhe bembona ethutsha lokudla okunengi kangaka."Zwelakhe besimangele mfana wami uyindoda emadodeni lomfazi ozamthatha ngeke afe ngendlala."NgusekaZwelakhe lowo ekhuluma ebobotheka.Wahle wakuqoqa konke ukudla unakaZwelakhe wayakubeka kweyakhe indlu.

"Baba njengoba ngangitshilo ukuthi sengjthatha ,yiso isikhathi ngicabanga ukuthi kuthunywe abantu kosekaLibhiwe ukuze babuye ngiyevela ngithathe uLibhiwe." Nguye uZwelakhe ekhuluma loyise."Kulungile mfana wami kusasa ngizavukela koyihlokazi nguyembikela unyoko kumele ayebikela umalumakho."Ukhuluma nje ujabulile usekaZwelakhe."Angidlali amadlwane mina uZwelakhe uvele uthatha ethathani njalo ethatha kosekaLibhiwe khonapha ngeke ngimamukele mina lowo mntwana yazi ukuthi ngowakho laye."Walandula unakaZwelakhe."Uyazi uzazondwa ngabantwana ubusukhala futhi uthi bayakulahla kanti nguwe ongasebenzisi ingqondo umdala." "Mina ngisemzini wami angilandaba lomuntu ongafuniyo kayequtha yedwa lapha angincengi muntu nguyazilimela mina ngiphila ngobani mina hambani lonke lawe sekaZwelakhe kulowo muzi ozayakhiwa."Ngu Naka
Zwelakhe .Lithi nje lingena kunina esima kosekaLibhiwe esindwa zimpadla kanye lokudla akuthengele uLibhiwe akufihlele unina.

Sekume ngomumo konke sobabona lamuhla besiyavela ngakibo kukaLibhiwe.Bayamukelwa kahle kakhulu.Ujabulile uZwelakhe uyambona nje loba ehamba. "Uthando aluboni ngiqinisile sibili ,kambe uLibhiwe esiyakhetha abayanga bokucina sibili ukhombe evale amehlo yini?" NgunakaLibhiwe lowo."Wena uyamkhethela kanti ukuthi ukhomba ngaphi khulula umntwana ahambe ayekwenda."UsekaLibhiwe kamvumeli umkakhe.Konke akukhulumayo uyamphikisa.

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"Yebo ndoda kaVuyisile. Wangilaxaza wawuthi kuzakulungela akukulungele lakhathesi. "Ulufake duze labo beqabulana uNompilo loPhilani. Kwathi kalufake emanzini uZimbili. "Uyazi ukuthi isikolobho usidinga nxa sekuchitheke amanzi mina angisiso manje wangilaxaza okwenxa inhlanza umlaza. Nangu umuntu owangidobhayo ungaphindi ungifonele umntwana lo noma kungathiwa ufuna uyise ukuze aphile kungangcono ngimncwabe bye bye delate my number ngiyakublokha kweyami khathesi."Wasala ethalaza eyedwa uZimbili engasazazi ukuthi abambeni ayekeleni. "Lowu uzangifundisa ukuganga mina lomfana ngizambulalisa ngabantu ukuze ngithole uNompilo wami,kodwa kumele ngiqale ngoVuyisile lowu impilo yami yonke ngeke ngizixolele loba ngingathola omunye umfazi kodwa uNompilo wami sibili usekhiphela omunye umuntu impahla."Kwesinye isikhathi uyaba yisiwula ekucineni.

"Nkulumo ngicelani lingiphe ingutshana lokuyisipontshi ngendlale phansi. Ngiyancenga ngizathenga okwami lingabhadala. "NguVuyisile lowo ecela kwamanye amaloja akhe. "Mina ngilesipontshi somntanami vele thina siyathutha lapha angikuthembi ulichithamuzi,ngicela usuke duze lomyeni wami ungambizi ngebizo futhi ngubaba kaTalent kumbe Mpofu."UmkaNkulumo wamphuma okwengulube engavuthwanga. "Awu! NaTalent nxa liphuma alivalelisi khathesi kumele likhulume mhlaka 1 lizobhadala manje mhlaka 25 lithi ngidinge nini abantu." "Uyabona ke kutsho nxa ulokhu uzihlalele ungadingi abantu uzasala ubona. Uyakhumbula ukuthi wathini wathi mina ngilitshapha ngidinge indawo elamatshapha njengami manje ngiyitholile ngiyalapho."Weswaba uVuyisile. Wacabanga wafisa lokuthi ngabe uyafa ngoba umhlaba usumphikile. "Yaaa! Hatshi akula engizakwenza ngizayadinga umkhukhu elokitshini."Waphuma wayazivalela endlini yakhe engala lutho walala ekhoneni khonapho phansi.

Kuse ngale kubo Philani njengoba kulele kuyintokozo nje.Abathathe abahambise kudadewabo. "Mnawami ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu engizakutsho mhlawumbe awusoze ukwamukele. Ngicela ungiphe uMphilisi ngizondlele ngiyacela mnawami ngiyacela mntakamama ngeke ngimhlukuluze ngizomphatha okomntanami."Watsho lawa ehlengezela inyembezi udadewabo kaNompilo. "Ngiyezwa mntaka mama awukaze ungilahle ngakho angiluboni uhlupho ngizamunyisa abe lomnyaka owodwa ubusumthatha."Babambana bahlala isikhathi eside ebonga uNomazulu kumnawakhe.

UZimbili wavuka ekuseni waqonda eflathini likaVuyisile ephethe umbhobho. Wafika wangena waze wayafika khona wamthola ezigoqile ekhoneni. "Yaaa! Mthakathi lamuhla uyafa ngifuna uNompilo wami mlethe manje."Usemkhombele ngombhobho. "Hehehehaha! Uyazi ngendlela engisezinsizini ngayo dubula la Zimbili indlu koBulawayo bayithethe." "Angikaqedi ngawe ngiyeza."Waphuma wahamba uZimbili. Esebona ukuthi uzayabhadla eJele ngomuntu ongela kusasa.

"Yaaa! Wena sifebe nguwe ophe umnawakho indoda angithi?"Nguye uZimbili lowo. "Zimbili s**a kudadewethu ngazikhombela uPhilani ngiyamthanda bulala mina wangikhipha ubuntombi bami ngikuthanda Zimbili kodwa wangilaxaza seluphelile phuma uphele empilweni yami hamba uyedinga umfazi uthathe."Udadewabo kaNompilo yena wayesezithambisele phela kakaze akhonjelwe ngombhobho. "Angikaqedi ngawe wena ngisadinga okuyimpongo kwakho lokhu ngizakudiliza ubuchopho kungangcono usale ungela muntu kumbe sife sonke mina lawe ngeke ngiphile ngaphandle kwakho ngangiloyiwe nguVuyisile angizenzanga mina ngenziwa nguVuyisile."Sekungathi ziyamtshiya uZimbili.

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"Nompilo let take you to your sister you will came when you fill better."Likhiwa lakhe uNompilo selibona ukuthi selingaze libe lohlupho ngoba liphume lahlaba esiphundu elokhu elele uNompilo.Lakanye limthathe limuse khona eHilbrow emaflathini.

Selitshonile ilanga phela alilindi muntu. Baqinisile ukuthi ukuhlupheka kuyezwana.uVuyisile bonke abangane bakhe bamnina okwempukani echagweni. Loba esezama ukucela inyanga eyodwa ukuthi akwazi ukuhlanganisa athenge loba lithala lengubo eyodwa. Ngoba phela amaloja akhe azabhadala imali yobuthongo. Kodwa konke lokho kuyize neze abasayingeni eyakhe. Bamtshela ukuthi bona balekusasa lamadoda abo."Vuyisile unjani indlu yakho ekoBulawayo isithethwe ngabanikazi kuthiwa umuntu owakuthengisela isitanda wayengasuye umnikazi."Wathi ebona umlayezo lowo ecingweni wezwa eginqa ngoba phela ubezitshela ukuthi uzakuyadanela khona nxa kulokhu kusala ukuthi kuvuleke abuyele ekudleni obaba ngeKhenane.Okunye singabantu abangomama sisuke sikhohlwe ukuthi iKhenane ayisilo lokwenza imali kodwa ngelokudinga umendo.

"Nompilo uyagula uguliswa yini?" Wabuza udadewabo. "Angiguli ngididekile dadewethu uZimbili uthi....." "Fusegi mani vele ungalikhulumi lelo bizo wena mani. Angithi uyavelelwa wena ngoMgqibelo usufuna ukudojwa wena bezakufinya futhi. Isinqumo loba kuthiwa asithathelwana wena ngoMgqibelo uyabe uvelelwa omalume sengibazisile Awu! Kanti ulobulema mina ngikhathazekile ngithi uyagula kanti ulobumbulu."Wathukuthela udadewabo kaNompilo.

"Nompilo sthandwa sami ma ngikonile ngixolele ngiyakudinga,empilweni yami ngicela ukubuya kuwe sikhulume."NguPhilani lowo.

"Nompilo mama womntanami ngicela silungise izinto ngeke ngiphinde ngikuzwise,ubuhlungu ngangiloyiwe nguVuyisile."

Waqala ngokaPhilani umlayezo. "Ngikhona sthandwa sami bengingezwa kahle ubuye siyekwakho."Wezwa esibalentokozo uPhilani.

"Zimbili ungifonele ngehola lesikhombisa ufone nge video call."Nguye uNompilo lowo.

UPhilani kazange esapholisa maseko wathatha imota yomngane wakhe wamlanda uNompilo njengoba kulihola lesithupha nje.Wafika uNompilo wenzela uPhilani izimanga wazingenela yena esibayeni wabopha inkabi wazingenisa ensimini yakhe zalima. "Sthandwa sami angikudeleli kodwa engizokwenza ngifuna ukufonela,uZimbili abone ukuthi sengiqhubekile ngempilo. "Lakanye uZimbili wafona.

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"Zimbili ngiyakwazi konke engikwenze kuwe.Ngicela ithuba lokucina ngizazilungisa ngibe ngumfazi oqotho."Nguye UNompilo lowo ehlezi endlini engela lutho ngitsho lekhethenisi. "Zwana Vuyisile mthakathi phuma kimi. Nxa ufuna ukuthi mina lawe sibelenkulumo ngicela ungibisele uNompilo ngoba ngidinga yena empilweni yami yiyo into engakwenza ngikuxolele kuphela kwazo zonke ozenze kimi."Waqeda lapho wenza lokhu okuthiwa (block) ecingweni lwakhe uZimbili.

UPhilani usezame ucingo lukaNompilo waze wadela. Usecine ethethe isinqumo sokuya khonale lapho asebenzela khona. Sikhuluma usemtshoveni oyakhona. UNompilo utshele ikhiwa wathi kezwa kahle,uyagula ulele umbathe ingubo isalukazi sekhiwa sikhathazekile silokhu simlethela amaphilisi.

UVuyisile wabona ukuthi impilo le abahlala bethi life goes on kuye ayisayi le kogoes on kumbe kungaphi. "Nkulunkulu ngixolele mdali wezulu lomhlaba ngiyisoni ngigave umuthi ngimzwisile ubuhlungu uNompilo kodwa xola baba."Nguye esethandaza uVuyisile.Kwesinye isikhathi ukuhlakanipha okunye ngokobuwula. Khathesi loba sekunje izihlobo zikaZimbili kazange azidinde empilweni yakhe uVuyisile.

"Who are you?"Likhiwa limbuza uPhilani engathi alikaze limbone. Njengoba uNompilo ethe kafuni muntu ozangena. Ikhiwa likaNompilo lamupha imizuzu embili lathi abesesukile phambi kwendlu yalo. Was**a wazidonsa uPhilani esesiyadinga imitshova eya endlini lapha ahlala khona.

Umfazi weNaigeria leli elalilele loNompilo alizange libe lenkani. Lithola impahla yangaphansi yabomama esambeni sejazi lendoda. Wakhwaza esiyakuye eyiphethe ngesandla. "Jonh Jonh what is this?"UJonh wenkosi waphelelwa ngamazwi.Umfazi wamtshaya ngayo emehlweni wathi kaphume ayekulo alele kuye.

"Dadewethu ngicela ukuzoncenga kuwe sebengitshontshele impahla zonke lapha."Nguye uVuyisile esetshayela udadewabo ucingo. "Hehehehehaha! Wuwi! Wena wangixotsha kwakho wathi awuhlali lomuntu ongangenisi imali wena uphila ngokukhomba sebeyengaphi abantu bakho. Khona inombolo yami uyithethengaphi?"Aphendule elokwethuka uThulisile udadewabo kaVuyisile. "Kanti asisazalwa sonke yini dade okunengi sizokukhuluma sengilapho uhlala ngaphi?" Wakhuluma ezihlekela. "Mina ngihlala lomyeni wami emkhukhwini Vuyisile ngeke kulunge zama abanye." "Kodwa walethwa yimi eGoli Thuli sungilalehlela iganga."

UZimbili ngale ahlala khona uzizwa ebethwa ngumoya. Into nje uyazizonda ngoba ufuna uNompilo wakhe abuye kuye baqhubeke ngempilo. Uthe kusasa efika emsebenzini wathola indaba ezimnandi bethi bayamkhuphula futhi esikhundleni.Bathi bazamupha lemota yomsebenzi ezahlala kuye.

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