1 Nje-ke ngabona izulu elitjha nephasi elitjha ngombana izulu lokuthoma nephasi lokuthoma besele kudlulile, nelwandle belingasekho.
USomnini unesabula esabekako, ekulu nenamandla. Mhlokho, ngesabulakhe uzohlunguphaza unomrhaso okuyinyoka emsinyana nonomlambo okuyinyoka emasonge. Uzokubulala nenyoka yamanzi.
Kwanga abahlengiweko bakaSomnini bangabuya bafike eZiyoni ngokuhlokoma, bathwele ithabo elingapheliko: Bazuze ithabo nenjabulo, isizi nokububula kubaleke.
Iinkhohlakali zinjengelwandle eliyalukako: Alikghoni ukuphumula, amanzalo ayaluka amabibi nedaka.
“Njengezulu elitjha nephasi elitjha engizolidala lizakunzinza phambi kwami, ngokunjalo iinzukulwana zenu nebizo lenu lizakunzinza.” Watjho njalo-ke uSomnini.
Kwabonakala iimbandana ezine ezikulu ziphuma ngelwandle, esinye sehlukile kesinye.
lokobana indalo leyo ngokwayo izokutjhatjhululwa ekubotjhweni kwayo, ibole bese ilethwa ekululekweni ephazimulako yabantwana bakaZimu.
Kodwana ilanga lakaSomnini lizakufika njengesela, nje-ke amazulu azakudlula ngokukhulu ukuhlokoma, koke kuzakupheliswa ngomlilo, iphasi nemisebenzi ekilo kuzakutjhiswa.
Kodwana ukuya ngokwesithembiso sakhe, silindele amazulu amatjha nephasi elitjha, lapho kuyokuba khona ukulunga.
Ngabona isibandana senyuka siphuma elwandle, sineempondo ezilitjhumi neenhloko ezilikhomba. Phezu kweempondo zaso lezo bekuneenhlohlo ezilitjhumi kuthi phezu kweenhloko kube namagama weenhlamba.
Ngabona isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu nesimhlophe naloyo ohlezi kiso. Iphasi nesibhakabhaka kwabaleka phambi kwakhe, kwanyamalala.
Loyo osesihlalweni sobukhosi wathi: “Qala, ngenza koke kube kutjha!” Wathi godu: “Kutlole lokhu ngombana amezwi la athembekile begodu aliqiniso.”
Isibhakabhaka sanyamalala njengomsongo nawusongeka wenyuka, iintaba neenhlengele zatjhidiswa eendaweni zazo.