Umoya Wam Waphukile

UYobhi umoya wakhe waphukile, nengcwaba liziva lilungile njengesilili. Ubuza ukuba ngubani oya kuba ngummeli wakhe, ekubeni kungekho mhlobo unobulumko bokunikela. Ukuba kufuneka abize umhadi ngobawo wakhe nombungu ngonina, liphi na ke ithemba lakhe?

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“Umoya wam waphukile, imihla yam icinyiwe, ingcwaba selindilungele. Inene abagxeki bandingqongile, amehlo am engenakusuka ekundelelweni kwabo.

“Ndibekele isibambiso kuwe ngokwakho; ngubani na omnye oya kuba ngummeli wam? Kuba uyivalile ingqondo yabo ekuqondeni; ngako oko akuyi kubavumela ukuba boyise. Lowo ongcatsha abahlobo bakhe ngenxa yenzuzo—amehlo abantwana bakhe aya kuphela.

“Undenze ndaba yintsini phakathi kwezizwe, umntu abamtshicela ebusweni. Iliso lam linorhatyazo ngenxa yentlungu, namalungu am onke anjengesithunzi. Abathe tye bamangaliswa koku, nomsulwa uyavuka echasene nabangahloneli uThixo. Kanti ilungisa libambelele endleleni yalo, nalowo unezandla ezihlambulukileyo uya esomelela ngokuqina.

“Kodwa buyani, nina nonke, yizani ngoku—andifumani namnye osisilumko phakathi kwenu. Imihla yam igqithile, amacebo am anqunyuliwe, kunye nazo iminqweno yentliziyo yam. Baguqula ubusuku bube yimini; bathi, ‘ukukhanya kusondele’—phambi kobumnyama. Ukuba ndithemba ukuba ingcwaba libe yindlu yam, ukuba ndandlala isilili sam ebumnyameni, ukuba ndithi emhadini, ‘Ungubawo wam,’ nasembungwini, ‘Mama wam’ no ‘Dade wethu,’ iphi na ke ithemba lam? Ngubani na onokulibona ithemba lam? Liya kuhla na liye emasangweni elabafileyo? Siya kuhla kunye eluthulini na?”