I-Ezigwetjiweko iimhlobo zobuntu

I-José Monteiro iyazi ikusasa elingakaze lenzeke. Ipi yeendlalifa ayikathomi. Abantwana babo neenzukulwana zaka-Alberto Costa abakatjhugululi amanceba wababelethi babo abe yipi ekwazi ukuwela imihlaba. Kodwana i-José sele ibonile bona ingomuso lelo lingaba yini. Begodu uyala ukulinda.

Kunomunye kwaphela ongazi indlela yokuphula indlela ebonakala ibadosela epini: i-Umlindi Montarion, umtloli ongaziwako iindaba zakhe ezenza bona kube namaqiniso woke. Inkinga kukuyifumana.

Ayikho indlela eqondileko eya endaweni yoke. Ukufika lapho, i-José kuzokufanela bona iwele imihlaba engakafaneli bona ikhulumisane. Begodu kuzokufanela bona enze lokhu aphelekezelwa yindoda egade ayithemba khulu begodu eyamkhaphela khulu: Alberto Costa.

Bobabili, bangena e-iimhlobo zobuntu elandela iindlela ezihluke khulu kwezabo. Bahlangana neenguqulo ze-José ezingazange zithole bona bezingaba yini. Amadoda alinga ukusindisa imihlobo begodu ahluleka. Amaqhawe atjhuguluka aba babusi abapheleleko. Iimpucuko lapho ukuthembeka kwaba nemiphumela emimbi njengokukhaphela. Iqiniso ngalinye linikela ipendulo yinye bese libhubhisa elinye.

Kodwana, ngemva kokuwela imihlaba eminengi, u-Alberto uthoma ukutjheja into ebegade ayifune bobabili. Ukuhlangana. Bese kuthi omunye. Bekube kulapho kungasabonakali njengento eyenzeka ngokuzenzakalelayo.

U-José uyazi bona kubayini iinguqulo ezihlukileko zakhe zikhona eendatjaneni ze-Umlindi. UAlberto akazi bona kubayini ahlala abafumana eceleni kwakhe.

Njengoba laba ababili bafuna indlela yokukhandela abantwababo bona bangathathi ilifa leempi zaboyise, bathoma ukuzwisisa bona mhlamunye umbuzo oyingozi khulu wehambo akusikuthi bangasindisa njani ingomuso. Mhlamunye kuthola bona kubayini bobabili baragela phambili nobukhona, ngitjho nanyana koke okunye kutjhuguluka.

Kuneenfundo zobuntu ezasindiswa. Kuneenfundo zobuntu ezalahlwa. Begodu kunemihlaba lapho indoda ebegade ifuna ukubavikela yaba ngilokho ebegade batlhoga ukusindiswa kikho.