Imibala Yothando - Dumisani Hlatswayo

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kodwa kusho ukuthi akayiqondisisi kahle lena eyamadimoni. Kuthi lapho ethi uzama ukuyicabangisisa ezwe esengenwa ngamanzi emadolweni. Abone kungcono ukuthi basale sebexoxa ngokunye, phela izinto ezinje sezingaze zimlethele namaphupho amabi ebusuku.

      Akhulumele phansi uThando: “Uyazi ukuthi maningi amantombazane asebenzela uSathane kulesi sikole, Sne?”

      “Eyi, Thando, kungcono siyiyeke le nto kaSathane, phela isiyangesabisa mina manje.”

      UThando avele athi swayi, akhiphe ithebulethi yakhe abhekane nomsebenzi wesikole. Uthisha weZibalo usengangena yinoma nini. Lesi yisona sifundo esimphazamisa kakhulu uThando. USinenhlanhla yena ngakolunye uhlangothi wayezibona iZibalo. Njalo nje uqinisekisa ukuthi uhamba phambili kunothisha, lapho aphazamiseka khona unina, uMaMthethwa wayebuye amsize.

      Kusenjalo kungene uthisha weZibalo, uMnumzane Masondo. Ngobude ulingene, bese esho ngomzimba omkhulu. Uyakhanya ngebala. Adishazele aze ayokuma phambi kwabafundi. Umsindo uvele uthi swayi sengathi kukhona ochofoza inkinobho yokuvala umsindo. Sekuyisikhathi seZibalo manje. Lesi yisifundo iningi labafundi elisizondayo. Ubona abanye sebephefumulela phezulu.

      “Hheyi, sanibonani bafundi bakwa-Grade 9 A!” Bavumele phansi abafundi. Engabe esachitha sikhathi uthisha avele agibele phezu kwaso isifundo. Ufundisa kanjena nje usephawulile ukuthi bambalwa abafundi abazizwisisayo iZibalo. Amehlo kathisha alokhu evakashela abafundi abenza kahle eZibalweni. USinenhlanhla ungomunye walaba bafundi.

      Kuthi lapho eseqedile ukufundisa ezwakale esethi uthisha: “Ake nisho bafundi bami, njengoba iZibalo nizizonde kangaka, ngempela nifuna ukufundela ukuba yini lapho seniphothule u-Grade 12?” Kuke kwathi cwaka umzuzwana bese abafundi bethi ukuxokozela. Isandla sikaLolo siphakame kanye.

      “O, yebo Lolo,” kusho uthisha eqhweba uLolo.

      Asukume uLolo, ulokhu ehlikihla izandla njalo. “Yebo, mina angisiboni isidingo sokufundana ne-Maths!”

      “Kungani usho kanjalo, Lolo?”

      “Ukuba ngumrepha angeke kudinge ukuthi ngibe ne-Maths.”

      Uthisha uMasondo abambelele esilevini isikhashana, adle amathambo engqondo bese ebuza: “Kanti wena ufuna ukuba ngumrepha kuphela yini, Lolo?”

      “Sengiqalile ukurepha nabanye omrepha eDobsie!” Ngifuna ukufana no-AKA, noCassper Nyovest noma u-Emtee. Ngifuna ukuba nemali!”

      “Noma kunjalo akusho ukuthi akufanele ufunde iZibalo. Phela enyuvesi uma usu-…”

      “Ugogo wami angeke akwazi ukungikhokhela eyunivesithi, Sir. Futhi nje nothisha we-Maths wangonyaka odlule u-… uthe mina …” Abindeke uLolo, ahlikihle izandla kakhudlwana manje.

      Abuze ngomoya ophansi uthisha uMasondo: “Utheni uthisha wongonyaka odlule, Lolo?”

      “Uthe mina ngiyisidomu esingeke sayizwisisa i-Maths.” Kuqhume uhleko ekilasini.

      Uthisha uMasondo anikine ikhanda. “Kahleni ukuhleka nina.” Asondele ngakuLolo uthisha. Afike athinte uLolo ehlombe. “Lolo, ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele sixoxe sinawe ngale nto. Mina angicabangi ukuthi wena uyisidomu. I-Mathematics ibalulekile kakhulu mntanami. Ngisho noma kuthiwa uzosebenza ukugcwalisana iThe Dome njengoCassper Nyovest, kofanele ufunde i-Maths. Phela iZibalo zingakwazi nokukusiza ukuxazulula ezinye izinkinga zempilo kanye nezebhisinisi.”

      Ahlale phansi uLolo. “Eyi angazi ukuthi ngizoyizwisisa kanjani mina.”

      “Ungakhathazeki, nawe uzoyizwisisa, i-Maths iba lula uma uyizwisisa kahle.”

      Kusenjalo kusukume umfana ohleli eceleni kukaLolo, uBhejasi, uma ekhuluma kuvela izinyo legolide: “Uyabona mina, Sir, ngizoba yisangoma nje kuphela!” Bagegetheke kakhulu abafundi. NoSinenhlanhla noThando imbala bangakwazi ukuyibamba insini. Bagegetheke baze babheke phezulu.

      “Bhejasi, njengoba wena udlala kangaka nje kanti uzikhohlise ngokuthi uzoba yisangoma? Ngubani okutshele ukuthi uma uyisangoma asikho isidingo sokuthi ufunde?”

      “Kanti izangoma zikufundelaphi ukuba yizangoma? Noma likhona ikholeji elifundisa ubungoma?”

      “Iningi lezangoma ozibonayo namhlanje zifundile. Ezinye zingodokotela imbala. Ukuba yisanusi kuyibizelo labaphansi, hhayi into yokudlala.”

      “Zifundele ubungoma yini?” Bagegetheke futhi abafundi.

      “Bhejasi, kungcono uhlale phansi manje. Ngiyabona ukuthi usuyabheda manje.” Ahlale phansi uBhejasi.

      Kuthi ngesikhathi sokudla uSinenhlanhla athathe isikhwama sakhe ayothi cu otshanini obungaphansi kwesihlahla esikhulu. Akhiphe ukudla kwakhe naye adle. NoThando eze azohlala lapha eceleni kwakhe.

      “Hawu, Sne, awusasho kimi uma uza lapha?” Asho uThando bese emuthi laphalazi uSinenhlanhla.

      “Ngikhohliwe, mngani.”

      “Kulungile-ke, mngani.” Kuphinde kuthi cwaka. Amantombazane ahlephule isinkwa kancane kancane bese ehlisa ngejusi eyayingasabandi. Imiqondo yabo ijubalale. Icabanga lokhu ibuye icabange lokhuya. USinenhlanhla aze azicabange esengumculi wokholo, ehleli erestorenti, edla izibiliboco ezifiswa yinhliziyo yakhe, egqoke econsa. Lo mcabango uze umenze amamatheke yedwa.

      Ngalowo mzuzu sekuzotheleka uBhejasi. Lo mfana odume ngokuthi ‘uyisikhothane’ esigqoka siconse. Onyaweni akafakile izicathulo zesikole kodwa ufake ezimpofu ezibizwa nge-Arbiter. Ungumfana ohlobe ngemilengalenga kanye nobukhazikhazi. Umnyama khwishi sengathi ukhuza izulu. Kuthi lapho emamatheka ubone kuvela izingovolo zamazinyokazi ayegobise okwezimfologo zikaSathane. Ikhalakazi leli elikhulu ungaphika uthi yindlu yezinyosi. Yize umfana wakwaKhoza lona embanyana enje kodwa wayeyiqhathanzipho. Izinwele zakhe lezi zihlala zincwelwe kahle njalo nje. Futhi nje nenyufomu yakhe yesikole ibukeka iseyintsha njalo nje. Wayezichela ngamakha asetshenziswa ngothisha kuphela. Kanti iselula ye-iPhone 6 ayiphathayo abanye othisha abanayo. Uhlonishwa kakhulu ngomswenko. Bathi lapho bemhaya bathi nje: “Nkosi yomswenko, Sikhothakhothane samakhasitedi esingahlalwa mpukane.” Lapho ekhona nje ubona ngentombazane lapha eceleni.

      “Hello, zingane.” Abingelele uBhejasi maqede amamatheke, kuvele izinyo lakhe legolide, nezingovolo zithi lungu kanye. Iso lakhe alisuki lapha kuSinenhlanhla.

      “Uyazi, ngiyaqala ukubona intombazane enhle njengawe lapha esikoleni. Umuhle njengomuntu owakhelwe ukuhlobisa umhlaba. Ubuhle bakho yibona obungenza ngivuke ekuseni ngize lapha esikoleni.” USinenhlanhla noThando babukane maqede banikine amakhanda kanyekanye. UBhejasi angakushayi mkhuba lokhu kwenza kwabo. “Ngiyazi njengoba bathi uvela lena emakhaya, awubethembi abafana balapha ekasi. Kanti mina angifani nalaba bafana abaphatha amantombazane kabi.”

      Abhocobale ebusweni uSinenhlanhla. “Ngubani okutshele ukuthi ngidinga ukuphathwa kahle wuwena? Mina angizelanga lokho lapha esikoleni.”

      Ahleke uBhejasi: “Ngiyakwazi lokho, kodwa indlela omuhle ngayo isho ukuthi ufanelwe ukuphathwa njengenkosazane: uphathwe ntofontofo.”

      “Inkosazane yani?”

      Athule isikhashana uBhejasi, bese ekhumbula: “Ngiyabona ukuthi akekho umfana oseke wakhuluma kanjena nawe. Kanti vele nami angikaze ngikhulume nentombazane ngale ndlela. Angizenzi Sne.”

      USinenhlanhla abuke uBhejasi amqale phansi aye phezulu: “Vele akekho umfana oseke wangikhulumela lo mbhedo wakho!”

      Ahleke uBhejasi: “Sengiyabona ukuthi kusemnyama lapha ekhaya. Kodwa kuyoze kuse.” Asho bese eshingila, ahambe.

      “Hheyi Sne, yini sengathi bonke abafana lapha esikoleni bayakufuna!”

      “Mina, Thando, umfana omubi njengoBhejasi ngizomenzenjani? Hhayi, angimfuni lo mfana!”

      Athule isikhashana uThando, bese ethi: “UBhejasi kubo banemali, bathi lesi sicathulo asigqokayo ngese-R3000. Cabanga nje, nothisha uMasondo akasigqoki leso sicathulo. Usuke wayibona iselula ayiphathayo?” UThando abuze izandla ezenekile.

      “Hheyi, angimfuni mina, mubi. Futhi angibafuni abafana balapha mina!”

      “Akhona amantombazane amfunayo lapha esikoleni, Sne.”

      USinenhlanhla aqhathanise lo Bhejasi

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