Ndavula, Yena Wayengasekho

Uthi ungenile emyezweni wakhe. Aze umfazi abalise ngobusuku awazilazila ngabo emnyango, wavula sekumva kakhulu, wafika emkile. Esamfuna, abalindi bambetha. Xa ebuzwa ukuba yintoni emenza ahluke, umchaza ethabathela entloko esa ezinyaweni.

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Ndingenile emyezweni wam, dade wethu, mtshakazi wam; ndibuthile imore yam nobulawu bam, ndidle ikhekhe lam lobusi nobusi bam, ndisele iwayini yam namasi am. Yidlani, bahlobo; selani, nisele kakhulu, zintanda!

Ndandilele, kodwa intliziyo yam yayiphaphile. Isandi — intanda yam iyankqonkqoza: “Ndivulele, dade wethu, sithandwa sam, hobe lam, mfezekileyo wam, kuba intloko yam imanzi ngumbethe, iinwele zam zinamathontsi obusuku.” Ndandisikhululile isambatho sam — ndingathini na ukusambatha kwakhona? Ndandizihlambile iinyawo zam — ndingathini na ukuzingcolisa? Intanda yam yasifaka isandla sayo esikhewini, yaza yachukumiseka intliziyo yam ngaphakathi kwam. Ndavuka ndaya kuyivulela intanda yam, zaza izandla zam zavuza imore, iminwe yam yavuza imore evuzelayo, ezikhondweni zomvalo. Ndayivulela intanda yam, kodwa intanda yam yayisele ijikile yemka. Waphela umphefumlo wam oko wathethayo. Ndayifuna, kodwa andayifumana; ndayibiza, kodwa ayaphendula. Bandifumana abalindi besajikeleza umzi; bandibetha, bandilimaza; bayithabatha ingubo yam kum, abo balindi beendonga. Ndiyanibongoza, zintombi zaseYerusalem, ukuba niyayifumana intanda yam, niyixelele ukuba ndiyagula luthando. Yintanda yakho ingaphezu kweyiphi na enye intanda, wena mhle kunabo bonke abafazi? Yintanda yakho ingaphezu kweyiphi na enye intanda, ukuze usibongoze kangaka?

Intanda yam ikhazimla ibomvu, ibalaseleyo phakathi kwamashumi alishumi amawaka. Intloko yayo yeyona golide inchumileyo; iinwele zayo ziqukuqela, zimnyama njengehlungulu. Amehlo ayo anjengamahobe esecaleni kwemijelo yamanzi, ehlanjwe ngamasi, emiliselwe njengamatye anqabileyo endaweni yawo. Imihlathi yayo injengezithsaba zobulawu, iinqaba zemithi enevumba elimnandi. Imilebe yayo iyinyibiba, ivuza imore evuzelayo. Iingalo zayo zizibonda zegolide, ezihonjiswe ngamatye anqabileyo. Umzimba wayo ziimpondo zeendlovu ezibengezelayo, ezihonjiswe ngesafire. Imilenze yayo ziintsika zealabhastile, ezimiliselwe ezisekweni zegolide ecikizekileyo. Imbonakalo yayo injengeLebhanon, inconywa njengemisedare. Umlomo wayo yimnandi ngokwayo, kwaye iyanqwenelekela iphela. Yiyo le intanda yam, nguye lo mhlobo wam, zintombi zaseYerusalem.