NguJambiya Kai, World BEYOND War, Ngo-September 29, i-2020
Inhlangano Yemfihlo
Kwakuyimpama edabula izindlebe.
Ikhanda lakhe lashaya odongeni lashaya phansi ngesibhaxu
Amazinyo akhe okufakelwa ashibilikela emagumbini ezindebe ezikhukhumele;
Iphunga le-mash elibilile lijwayeleke kakhulu.
qhuqha
Swish
Boom!
Ama-Ribs
Izindebe
Broken
Iphukile
Usayizi we-12 onama-split soles
amabhuzu okusebenza owesilisa onganelisekile
Amachashazi namachashazi e-polka ayengcoliswe i-bourbon negazi;
Amehlo akhe aluhlaza alimele alandelela amabala ekhofi odongeni,
umsila wehhashi lakhe wazamula kwaze kwaphuma igazi ekhanda
Umama wezingane ezi-2 udonswe ekhishini wayiswa ekamelweni,
ukuba unkosikazi.
Lukhale ucingo kulwa igazi.
Izwi lowesilisa lakhala ngokuzethemba -
“Senifikile emzini kaMfundisi uSimons nomndeni wakhe.
Asitholakali kodwa ngicela ushiye inombolo yakho………..”
Ukuhona kuphindelela ngokuphefumula kwe-whisky.
Konke kuhamba kahle ebusuku
Ephukile, Ephukile
Umfundisi uSimons nomndeni wakhe baphukile.
U-Katy wehlisa umzimba wakhe oshayiwe embhedeni futhi waxhuga waya esifundweni lapho ayezoqapha khona ngomthandazo imfihlo yakhe engcwele -
Ubuhlungu buhlukanise ikhanda lakhe njengombani
Kusasa babezombopha amanxeba njengoba babehlale benza eminyakeni edlule….
babengabakhi bozungu -
Udokotela wamazinyo, uDokotela
NoMfundisi.
Zaziphukile zonke.
Kepha ezinye izindaba zigcinwa zifihliwe -
ngekhaya eliphukile, njengekhaya likaKaty
kwakungcono kunokungabi nakhaya nhlobo.
UMelissa oneminyaka engu-7 ubudala walala eduze nodadewabo omkhulu -
“Ungakhali Zinhle ngizokuthandazela.
mhlawumbe uNkulunkulu uzosithumelela usizo,” kusho yena.
Ilanga lazamula kwaba usuku olusha;
UMelissa omncane wabeka irozi elilodwa phezu kwemfihlo engcwatshwe unina
Ubusuku bathatha impilo kaKaty.
Eceleni kwamaphupho akhe ashabalele
Udokotela wamazinyo nodokotela,
uMfundisi nebandla lakhe
baphakamise amazwi abo ngokudumisa okunesizotha -
“Ngiseduze noNkulunkulu wami kuwe”, bayacula.
Eduze kwakho - "
Nakuba njengomhambi
lashona ilanga
ubumnyama bufika phezu kwami -
ukuphumula kwami kuyitshe;
nokho emaphusheni ami ngizoba
eduze kwaKho.
Ubusuku obuNgcwele obungaka
lapho umfundisi uSimon ethatha impilo kaKaty -
Basho isifo senhliziyo.
NgeSonto uzoshumayela,
"Siyamkhumbula uKatie wethu".
Nebandla liyolila
Futhi ukhale ngecala.
"Imfihlo Katy" iyincwadi eqanjiwe esekelwe ezenzakalweni zangempela ezibhalwe phansi.
* “Eduzane noNkulunkulu wami Kuwe” ithathwe eculweni elibhalwe nguSarah Flower Adams.
UJambiya Kai ngumbhali futhi uxoxa izindaba waseNingizimu Afrika ohlanganisa usizi nokunqoba kokuhlangenwe nakho komuntu abe ngumdwebo wesithombe nesifaniso esikhumbulekayo. Ukhuluma ngokwethembeka ezinseleleni zezenhlalo nezomoya zesikhathi sethu.
