2 - Isigcawu sesibili
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 November 2021
Summary
(Esikoleni, ngesikhathi sekhefu, uThemba uzilungiselela ukuzibika kuZama.)
THEMBA: Sesifikile isikhathi. Usungahamba Sipho uyotshela uZama ukuthi ngicela ukukhuluma naye.
SIPHO: Kulungile mngani wami, noma kunzima nje lokhu othi mangikwenze. Sekuyikho njalo ukuqala kwenkathazo.
(Aqonde kuZama, afike ambingelele. UZama aphendule sakumbuza.)
ZAMA: (Ecasukile.) Uthini?
SIPHO: UThemba uthi ucela ukuxoxa nawe.
ZAMA: Ufuna ukuthini? Mtshele kuze yena.
SIPHO: (Aye kuThemba.) Mthimbane, thatha khona. Ukulindile umntwana.
THEMBA: Kulungile.
(UThemba aphuthume aye kuZama isifuba sigubhazela.)
ZAMA: Ngingakusiza ngani-ke Themba class mate wami?
THEMBA: Akukho okunye dadewethu ngaphandle kothando.
ZAMA: Lalela-ke. Wena ungowakwaCele, kanti mina angizalwa kwaNdosi njengoba wazi nawe. Kunjalo nje nomama wami akahlobene nakancane nabakini. Angazi-ke ukuthi kudalwa yini ukuba ungibize ngodadewenu ekubeni singebona abegazi linye. Ungangicacisela kulokho?
THEMBA: Empeleni wena Zama, buka la …
ZAMA: (Emngena emlonyeni.) Ngiyabona, mhlawumbe ubanjwe yinomfi. Engingakweluleka ngakho ukuthi hamba uye kobhuti bakho ubacele bakufundise ukuthi kweshelwa kanjani. Ngihlushwa ukuthi isikhathi sincane, bengizohlala nawe ngikufundise ukuthi kukhulunywa kanjani nentombazane uma uyeshela.
THEMBA: Ngingajabula kabi uma ungangipha ithuba dadewethu.
ZAMA: Ayaphela amakota etuckshop. Sala kahle.
(Amshiye kanjalo, ahambe.)
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- Iqonde Kuphi le Ndlela? , pp. 17 - 18Publisher: University of South AfricaPrint publication year: 2012