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Oonogada ababini bangena kwisisele sam njengoko owesithathu wayelinde ngasemnyango. Umlindi wokuqala wandityhalela ngasemva njengoko umlindi wesibini wayengena esiseleni erhuqa ihashe elinobude obuncinane, elibhityileyo. Ingqondo yam yabaleka. Inokuba yintoni le nto? Ndandisoyika yaye ndididekile. Ndakhumbula izihlandlo ezininzi ababendibetha ngazo oonogada ngamanqindi, iibhutsi nangamagqudu. Umlindi wokuqala wandityhala ngasemva kwibhedi yam. Ihashe lokusarha latyhalelwa phambi kwam. Kwakungekho apho ndibalekela khona kwaye kungekho ndlela yokubalekela! Intliziyo yam yabetha ngamandla! Umlindi wokuqala wandibamba emva kwentloko yam waza wanditsalela phambili, endityhalela ezantsi kwihashe lokusarha. Uloyiko lwabetha! Bebezondidlwengula? Umlindi wesithathu waphosa amakhamandela kunogada wesibini. Aba nogada babini bandifaka isethi yamakhamandela ezihlahleni zam emva koko badibanisa amakhamandela emaqatheni bam bewabhijela amakhamandela ukuze ndibotshwe izandla neenyawo ndigobe phezu kwehashe lokusarha. Ndaqalisa ukuthandazela inceba kuThixo. Ndandisazi ukuba ndiza kudlwengulwa. Bendingalunganga...