Bhala indaba emfushane ngendoda esencane engumdabuko efuna isiqondiso mayelana nendawo yayo emhlabeni. Mtshele ukuba athintane nomdala ohlakaniphile, ozokwabelana naye ngokuhlakanipha nokuqonda.
Le nsizwa yama eceleni kwezinye izinsizwa futhi yababuka behleka amantombazane futhi bedlala. Wakhwehlela ngokujulile. Wazibuza: "Kungani nginamahloni kangaka? Kungani ngingakwazi ukuhlanganyela emidlalweni njengabanye?" Le nsizwa yayizibuze le mibuzo izikhathi eziningi, futhi isikhathi ngasinye yayithola impendulo efanayo. Wayengazi nje. Ingabe wayezizwa engafaneleki? Cishe akunjalo. Wayengumuntu onomusa futhi enenhlonipho, futhi, kwadingeka avume, umzingeli omuhle. Ngakho yini eyayingalungile ngaye? Wanquma ukukhuluma noKoradji, indoda ehlakaniphile. Ngokuqinisekile wayeyokwazi. IKoradji yayibhekisisa emlilweni wayo, icabanga ngokujulile, lapho le nsizwa isondela, kodwa ngandlela-thile yayazi ukuthi ikhona. Wabuza futhi waqhubeka ebuka emlilweni. "Ngifuna ukuhlakanipha kwakho, Malume", ephendula, izwi lakhe lalingaphezu nje kokuhleba. "Ukuhlakanipha kuza ngentengo", kusho iKoraji, ngaphandle kokuphakamisa ikhanda. Le nsizwa yathi kuye: "Kodwa anginalutho engingakunika lona". "Ngicabanga ukuthi wenzile", kusho iKorajji. " wabe esenezela: "Kodwa lokho kungalinda. Manje hlala phansi ungitshele ukuthi yini ekuhluphayo". Le nsizwa yahlala phambi kwale ndoda endala futhi yayitshela konke. Lapho eseqedile, iKoraji yanqekuzisa ikhanda layo ngokucabangisisa, yase ibuka emehlweni ale nsizwa. Wathi: "Manje lalelani ngokucophelela futhi nilalele amazwi ami". Wabe eseqhubeka. "Leli zwe lenu njengoba linjalo nakuzo zonke izinto eziphilayo. Ngakho-ke, sinelungelo lokuphefumula umoya walo, siphuze amanzi alo futhi sondle imizimba yethu ngomusa walo. Asikho isidingo sokuzihlukanisa nabanye ngoba kuningi esingakunikela, futhi lokho esikunikelayo kuvumelana nesilinganiso sethu". Kwaba nesikhathi sokuphumula ngesikhathi enezela izinkuni emlilweni. Wabe eseqhubeka. "Manje lalela la mazwi futhi uwagcine engqondweni yakho. Akekho onelungelo lokutshela omunye ukuthi akakwazi ukwenza lezi zinto, ngoba ngamunye wethu uyingane kaMama uMhlaba. Ngokushesha wanezela: "Yebo, bayoba khona labo abaphakeme kunabanye, nalabo abanamandla kunabo, noma abangabesizwe esihlukile, kodwa akunandaba, ngoba ngamunye wethu unelungelo elilinganayo lokuthola indawo yakhe elangeni, lokuphila ngokuvumelana nonembeza wakhe". Wanyakazisa umiyane engalweni yakhe futhi wamomotheka. "Futhi, yebo, ngisho nomiyane". Kwaba nokuthula isikhathi eside ngemva kokuba iKoraji iqede ukukhuluma, ekugcineni insizwa yakhuluma. "Ngilalele amazwi akho Malume, futhi ahlakaniphe kakhulu", esho, "kodwa ngingakukhokhela kanjani?"