Uluntu Olugwetyiweyo

I-José Monteiro iyazi ikamva elingekafiki. Imfazwe yeeNdlalifa ayikaqalisi. Abantwana babo kunye nenzala ye-Alberto Costa abakajiki amanxeba abazali babo abe yimfazwe ekwaziyo ukuwela ihlabathi. Kodwa i-José sele ibone ukuba elikamva linokuba yintoni. Kwaye uyala ukulinda.

Kukho kuphela umntu owaziyo indlela yokuqhawula indlela ebonakala ibakhokelela emfazweni: i-Umgcini Montarion, umbhali ongaqondakaliyo amabali akhe anike iinyani ezipheleleyo. Ingxaki kukuyifumana.

Akukho ndlela ithe ngqo kwindalo yakho. Ukufika apho, i-José kuya kufuneka inqumle ihlabathi elingafanele linxibelelane. Kwaye kuya kufuneka enze njalo ekhatshwa yindoda awayeyithembile kakhulu kwaye yamngcatsha kakhulu: Alberto Costa.

Kunye, bangena kuBuntu obulandele iindlela ezahluke ngokupheleleyo kunezakho. Bafumana iinguqulelo ze-José ezingazange zifumanise ukuba zazinokuba yintoni na. Amadoda azama ukusindisa uhlobo kwaye ahluleka. Amaqhawe ajika abalawuli abapheleleyo. Impucuko apho ukunyaniseka kwaba nemiphumo emibi njengokungcatshwa. Inyaniso nganye inika impendulo enye kwaye itshabalalise enye.

Kodwa emva kokuwela amazwe amaninzi, i-Alberto iqala ukuqaphela into engazange ijongwe namnye kubo. Ukuzenzekela. Emva koko enye. Ide iyeke ukubonakala ngathi yinto eyenzeka ngengozi.

José iyazi ukuba kutheni iinguqulelo zakhe ezahlukeneyo zikhona kumabali oMgcini. U-Alberto akasazi ukuba kutheni ehlala ebafumana ecaleni kwakhe.

Kwaye njengoko bobabini befuna indlela yokunqanda abantwana babo ukuba bazuze iimfazwe zabazali babo, baqala ukuqonda ukuba mhlawumbi owona mbuzo uyingozi kakhulu wohambo awukho indlela yokusindisa ikamva. Mhlawumbi kukufumanisa ukuba kutheni bobabini beqhubeka bekho, nokuba yonke enye into iyatshintsha.

Kukho uBuntu obusindisiweyo. Kukho iBuntu egwetyiweyo. Kwaye kukho ihlabathi apho indoda eyayimiselwe ukubakhusela yaba kanye kanye into ababefuna ukusindiswa kuyo.