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Kabuzange buvume ukufika ubuthongo kuXolani. Wayethi uzama ukucimeza kuvele
kugqame isithombe sikaMahlengi nje engqondweni yakhe. Wayeze azethuke esequma
manje, ngenhliziyo ebalisa ngokuthi uyaqala ukusanganiswa ngumuntu kanje.
'Kawulele ngani, ucabangani kangaka?' kubuza umkakhe ngokunganaki nje.
'Eyi, yindaba yomsebenzi, ingqondo kayikutholi ukuphumula,' enkwankwaza
ezinxaphisa ubala.
'Uthi kusewumsebenzi wodwa nje lona okuqwashisile?' ebuza sakubhuqa.
'Uchaza ukuthini?' ebuza ngolakana oluxube ukwethuka.
'Hhayi, bengizibuzela nje mntanomuntu,' kuphendula umkakhe, edonsa umoya,
ephenduka emfulathela.
Wakuziba ukukhononda okwakuzwakala ekuphawuleni komkakhe. Wazama ukulala.
Nakho-ke esezithela kuMahlengi. Bahlangana olwandle seliyozilahla kunina, kuheleza
umoya opholile, amagagasi alokhu eduma laphaya ezansi sengathi abashayela
ihlombe njengoba bebingelelana bevule izingalo bebambana.
'Mahlengi, Mahlengi ...' kubingelela uXolani ngenjabulo embamba ngesandla
uMahlengi emdonsa ngengalo, bexhakana, becothoza kancane ezihlabathini
zolwandle ezithofozelayo, bephenduka begqolozelana ngamehlo alanguka uthando.
'Mahlengi, Mahle ...' Embambisisa, enamathela esifubeni sakhe esincanyana,
esithaphuka amakha awunqambothi, esihlotshiswe ngamabele amancanyana,
esifudumele, okulenga kuso umgexo obenyezeliswa yimisebe yelanga seliyoshona.

1. Chaza kafushane ukuthi lesi siqeshana siyigqamisa kanjani indikimba
yothando kule noveli.
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Indikimba yale noveli imayelana nothando, uXolani uzwa uthando olujulile
lukaMahlengi akasakwazi nokulala/ uphupha bengcebeleka noMahlengi.
UMahlengi naye wayengalele ngenxa yothando aluzwayo ukhumbula konke
okwenzeke ngenkathi behleli noXolani behleka kamnandi sengathi kade
bazana.