UTito neempukani zomkhanyo
Cebo Solombela
Tebogo Matshana
UTito nabangani bakhe bebangaphandle ebusuku. Bebanekhambo lokuya ndawana.
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Msinyazana nje, babona amalerhe amanengi emmoyeni, afana nokutlwebha komlilo.
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Kwabe kunamalerhe amancani arhanyazelako kiyo yoke indawo, anande akhanya acima!
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Bakhanyisa iintotjhi zabo, bazama ukubona bona umlilo otlwebhako lo uphuma kuphi.
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“Lokhu kufana nebhudango. Ingabe umkhanyo wamalerhe lawa ngewamambala?” kubuza uTito.
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“Mhlamunye aziindalwa ezinomlingo,” kutjho uNomalanga.
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Iindalwa ezikhiqiza amalerhe bekuziinunwana. Abangani bathoma ukugijimisa umkhanyo omncani, bazama ukuwabamba.
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Bebazama ukuqala iinunwana bazibonele eduze.
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UTito wakghona ukubamba iinunwana ezimbalwa bazithatha bazibeka ngebhodlelweni.
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“Zibizwa ngokuthiwa yini?” kubuza uSizwe aqale ngaphakathi kwebhodlelo.
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“Ziwenza njani umkhanyo loya?” kubuza uTito.
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“Inunwana leya iyipukani yomkhanyo. Begodu ayisiyo ipukani, iyikubabulongwe namkha unombhonge,” kutjho udadabo likaTito omdala uGcina.
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“Umkhanyo ubuya emzimbeni wenunwana,” kutjho yena.
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“Ngifunde ngeempukani zomkhanyo esikolweni!” utjho araga.
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Ipukani yomkhanyo ithoma ipilo njenge-lava, eqoqhoselako ephuma ngaphakathi kweqanda.
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Iimpukani zomkhanyo ezisikazi zibekela amaqanda ehlabathini. Isibungu siqhoqhosela ngaphasi ehlabathini.
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Isibungwesi siyakhula sibe ziinkubabulongwe namkha bonombhonge. Abanombhonge baba neempiko nabakhasako baphumela ngaphandle ehlabathini.
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Eminye imihlobo yeempukani zomkhanyo isebenzisa amatshwayo wamakhemikhali ukobana zidose lezo eziduna.
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Umzimba weempukani zomkhanyo wenza ikhemikhali eyenza bona irhanyazele.
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Amakhemikhali enza umkhanyo.
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Iinunwana zifuna amalerhe ukobana zitholane.
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“Wu! Wazi izinto ezinengi yi!” kutjho uTito kudadwabo.
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“Ngazi koke, kuphendula uGcina. Njenganje sekusikhathi sokobana siyokulala, begodu silise iimpukani zomkhanyo nazo ziphaphe.”
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UTito walisa ukurhanyazela kwamalerhe kusuke ebhodlelweni, kungasatjengisi ukurhanyazela ebusuku.
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Your attribution should include the following:
Title: UTito neempukani zomkhanyo
Author/s: Cebo Solombela
Translator/s: Sponono Mahlangu
Illustrator/s: Tebogo Matshana
Assurer/s: William Jiyana
Language: isiNdebele

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