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Unomyayi nejoko
Unomyayi onxaniweyo ubhaqa ijokho enamanzi kodwa asezantsi kakhulu. Leliphi iqhinga anolisebenzisa kuze asele amanzi?
Ngenye imini efudumeleyo,egqubayo, unomyayi wabhabha ngentla komhlaba owomileyo ezingela amanzi. "Andinxanwe! Ndidinga amanzi.”
Emveni kwethuba elide lokuzingela, yetshe into ekudeni. Kwakuhleli ijokho phez kwesantini. Kwazala ithemba entliziyweni kaomyayi, waleqa kuze afumane ingqwalasela.
Wakroba ngaphakathi, kwabe kukho intwana yamanzi ngezantsi. "Oh yhini! Andikwazi ukufikela kuwo" esitsho edanile.
Ijokho yayinzulu kakhulu, ibhityile. aWazama ukuvula umlomo, kwabe kungafikeki emanzini.
Wangabacinga unomyayi "Ndingenza njani?"
Waqaphela ilityana phantsi, kweqatha iqhinga. Wachola ilitye ngomlomo, Gxumfu! Waphinda ngelinye, Gxumfu! Kwabangangenailitye, amanzi aye esonyukela. Ekugqibeleni, amanzi enyukela ngokwaneleyo.
Unomyayi we nxu umlomo warhabula amanz. “Ahh! Kwatsho kwangcono!” esitsho ngovuyo, ekholesekile. Waphekuza iimpiko yimincili wandiza unomyayi okrelekrele, Sele elungele uhambo lwakhe olulandelayo.
