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Lamuhla tinkhomo tilandvwe nguNgula.<br />
Watsi nakabuya umfana, uyise lomncane<br />
wabe asashayisile emsebentini aseme<br />
asibayeni banaMkhatjwa. Watibuka<br />
tinkhomo temnakabo Masotja tita laphaya<br />
tingumhlambi.<br />
(Ncongwane,1987:22)<br />
Njengoba sibona kukhona sibaya sentinkhomo kulendzaba,<br />
kuvele kusikhanyele kutsi yindzawo yasemakhaya.<br />
Masotja ume esibayeni ubuka tinkhomo temnakabo.<br />
Kusemakhaya lapho ungatfola khona belusendvo<br />
banakekela imfuyo yemnakabo longasekho. Emadolobheni<br />
phela inkhomo yimali, sibaya sakhona libhange. Umfati<br />
utibonela yena imali yakhe uma indvodza yakhe seyifile<br />
akadzingi muntfu welusendvo kutombonisa kutsi wenta<br />
njani ngayo.<br />
Endzabeni letsi: Vuka Ngemuntfu sikhonjiswa indzawo<br />
yasemakhaya ngekutsi sive LaMkhonta akhuluma naMlotjwa<br />
indvodza yakhe atsi:<br />
“Ucinisile babe ngumona lona.<br />
Babona ngobe utifuyele awuhlushwa<br />
lutfo.” Kusho LaMkhonta aguce<br />
ngemadvolo embi kwemyeni wakhe.<br />
(Ncongwane,1987:53)<br />
Njengobe bekumenyetelwe kutsi imfuyo incishiswe,<br />
Mlotjwa njengemuntfu wasemakhaya bekangakutfokoteli<br />
loko. Bekakubona kuyintfo letakwenta bantfu bambukele<br />
phasi. Indvodza yasemakhaya itibona ihloniphekile<br />
ngekuba nemfuyo lenyenti. LaMkhonta yena kutsiwa<br />
ugucile embi kwemyeni wakhe. Kuguca kukhombisa<br />
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