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Chapter 1
Usuku Lokuqala eSikoleni saseMeadow
UTomas wayemi ngaphandle kwe-Meadow School, izintambo zesikhwama sakhe somhlane zixhunywe phakathi kweminwe yakhe.
Izintambo zazizwakala zinzima futhi zishisa ngenxa yezandla zakhe. Wazikhulula eyodwa, wabe eseyinye, wabe esezixhumanisa futhi. Phambi kwakhe, iminyango yesikole yakhanya ekukhanyeni kwasekuseni. Kwakukhona ilanga lephepha elilengiswe engilazini. Eduze kwalo kwakukhona amaqabunga aluhlaza okugqamile nezimbali eziphuzi.
Ngaphakathi, izinyawo zishaya phansi.
Kukhale insimbi kanye.
UTomas wabheka iminyango. Wayekwazi ukuhogela isinkwa esisha esivela ekamelweni lokudla kwasekuseni, nephunga elihlanzekile, elinoboya obufana ne-wax lomgwaqo wehholo. Isikhwama sakhe somhlane esiluhlaza sasimi emahlombe akhe. Ngaphakathi kuso kwakukhona amapensela amabili, i-notebook encane, kanye ne-apula elibomvu umama wakhe ayelipakishe.
“Meadow School,” wakhala kancane.
Amagama aphuma kancane kakhulu, kodwa ayeyiqiniso.
Iminyango yavuleka, kwangena umfudlana wezingane. Ezinye zaziphethe amabhokisi esidlo sasemini. Ezinye zazikhuluma nabangane bazo. Ingane eyodwa yayiphethe inqwaba enkulu yezincwadi eyayincike ohlangothini.
UTomas walinda kuze kube khona isikhala esincane.
Wabe esengena.
Ihholo lalibanzi kunalokho ayekucabanga. Ukukhanya kwelanga kwakungena ngamawindi amade kwenza izikwele ezikhanyayo phansi. Izithombe zazimboze izindonga. Kwakukhona izihlahla ezidwetshiwe, izinyoni zephepha, kanye imephu enkulu enemifula eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
UTomas wazama ukuthola uphawu lweGumbi Lesine.
Wabona umcibisholo oluhlaza.
“AMAGUMBI 1-3,” kusho umcibisholo.
Wabona umcibisholo obomvu.
“IGYM,” kusho umcibisholo.
Akazange alibone iGumbi Lesine.
Iqembu lezingane ladlula ngokushesha. Izicathulo zazo zenza imisindo yokushaya esheshayo. Umnyango wavuleka ngokuchofoza okuthambile. Omunye wahleka eduze komthombo wamanzi. Bese insimbi yesikole yakhala futhi, ilikhulu kulokhu.
UTomas wama.
Imikhono yakhe yavaleka phezu kwezintambo zesikhwama.
Ihholo labonakala sengathi ligcwala ngaso sonke isikhathi. Amazwi ahlangana. Izicathulo zikhala. Isihlalo sakhala. Uthisha wakhala, “Nansi, sicela!” Ngelinye icala, inkomishi yamapensela yawa, kwaginqika amapensela amaningi phansi.
UTomas akakwazanga ukunyakaza.
Wayengasengozini. Phansi kwakuzinzile ngaphansi kwezicathulo zakhe. Izindonga zazikhanya. Ilanga elishisayo lalisakhanya ngamawindi.
Kodwa umzimba wakhe wawungazi ukuthi wenzeni.
Waphinda wabheka umcibisholo oluhlaza. Wawukhona, kodwa manje wabonakala kude kakhulu.
Intombazane enebhokisi lesidlo sasemini elinsomi yama eceleni kwakhe. Yayinesinkanyezi esiphuzi esikhonjiwe engutsheni yayo.
“Ufuna igumbi?” yambuza.
UTomas wazama ukuphendula. Umlomo wakhe wavuleka, kodwa akuzange kuphume amagama.
Intombazane yalinda.
Wakhomba uphawu olusesandleni sakhe. Umama wakhe wayebhale iGUMBI LESINE ekhadini elincane walifaka ephaketheni elingaphambili lesikhwama sakhe somhlane. UTomas walikhipha walibamba phezulu.
Intombazane yasondela.
“Igumbi Lesine lisekugcineni,” yathi. “Ngemuva kwebhuku.”
UTomas wanqekuzisa ikhanda.
“Woza nami uma ufuna.”
Yaqala ukuhamba phansi kwehholo, kodwa inqola yaginqika phakathi kwabo. Yayiphethe izinqwaba zezincwadi kanye ne-vase egcwele izimbali zephepha. UTomas akakwazanga ukuyibona intombazane futhi.
Umsindo waphakama futhi.
Wahlehla emuva waze amahlombe akhe athinte udonga.
Indawo ebandayo yopende yacindezela eshumbeni sakhe. Wagxila kuyo. Udonga olubandayo. Umugqa oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka phansi. Intambo yesikhwama ngaphansi kweminwe yakhe.
Into eyodwa encane.
Waphefumula ngamakhala. Ihholo laphunga insipho nokuthosa.
Waphinde waphuma umoya.
Imisindo yayikhona, kodwa ayizange izizwe isondelene kangaka.
Uthisha weza kuye. Wayegqoke i-sweater eluhlaza futhi ephethe ifolda esifubeni sakhe. Lapho ebona uTomas, wehlisa ijubane.
“Sawubona,” esho ngobumnene. “NginguNksz. Lane. Ingabe unguTomas?”
Wanquma.
“Igumbi Lesine lisekude kancane. Ikilasi lakho liyakulindile.”
UTomas wabheka phansi phansi.
“Kukhulu kakhulu,” esho.
UNksz. Lane wehlisa ifolda yakhe. “Yebo. Kuyisikhathi sasekuseni esimatasa.”
UTomas wayelindele ukuba amtshele ukuthi asheshise. Esikhundleni salokho, wakhomba umugqa oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka odwetshwe phansi.
“Kungakusiza ukulandela umugqa oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka?” wabuza. “Singawuthatha ube yizingxenye, ingxenye ngengxenye.”
UTomas wabheka umugqa. Waqala eduze kwesicathulo sakhe futhi wabaleka uya ebhuku.
“Inxenye,” wakhala kancane.
“Yilokho,” kusho uNksz. Lane. “Akudingeki uwwele ihholo lonke ngesikhathi esisodwa.”
Wema eceleni kwakhe, engami phambi kwakhe. Lokho kwasiza. UTomas wabeka unyawo olulodwa emgqeni oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
Isinyathelo.
Wathinta intambo.
Isinyathelo.
Wabheka isithombe senyoni ebomvu odongeni.
Isinyathelo.
Ihholo lalisematasa. Umnyango wavuleka. Izingane ezimbili zadlula. Omunye waphonsa incwadi, kwaba khona umsindo “thump” owamisa uTomas futhi.
UNksz. Lane walinda.
UTomas wacindezela isithupha sakhe emaphethelweni amabi okwebhande lokubopha esikhwameni sakhe. Wabalela izinto ayengazizwa: ukubopha, phansi, ingalo ethambile yehembe lakhe.
Ihholo alizange libe yithule.
Kodwa uTomas wathola indawo encane yokuthula ngaphakathi kwakhe.
Wathatha esinye isinyathelo.
Emnyango webhuku, umsindo washintsha. Izinqolobane zezincwadi zenza ihholo lizizwe lincane futhi lizolile. Iphunga lephepha laphuma ngomnyango ovulekile. UTomas wabona intombazane enebhokisi lesidlo sasemini elinsomi ilinde eduze komugqa wama-cubbies.
“Usukhona,” yathi. “NgiyiLila.”
UTomas wabheka inkanyezi ephuzi engutsheni yayo.
“UTomas,” esho.
“Ngiyakwazi.” ULila wakhomba ekugcineni kwehholo. “IGumbi Lesine likhona lapho.”
Kukhale insimbi kwenye indawo eduze. Le yayithambile, kodwa yenza isisu sikaTomas siqine.
UNksz. Lane wabheka umnyango wekilasi. “Umbuthano wokuthi sawubona usuqalile.”
UTomas wabheka emnyango. Wayekwazi ukubona ikhaphethi elikhanyayo ngaphakathi. Izingane zazihlezi embuthanweni ngezandla zazo emathangeni. Emaphakathi kwakukhona ibhasikidi elinamakadi amancane egama.
Wayefuna ukungena.
Wayefuna futhi ukuhlala eceleni komnyango webhuku lapho umoya uzizwa uthule.
ULila wahambisa ibhokisi lakhe lesidlo sasemini lisuka kwesinye isandla kuya kwesinye. “Ungama eceleni kwami,” yathi. “Singahamba ndawonye.”
UTomas wathatha isinyathelo esiya ekilasini.
Bese kuthi omunye umuntu ngaphakathi washaya izandla.
Umsindo wawushesha futhi ubukhali.
UTomas wema futhi.
Isandla sakhe safinyelela odongeni. Izicathulo zakhe zahlala emgqeni oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Wayekwazi ukubona ikilasi, kodwa umnyango wawuzizwa ubanzi njengebhuloho.
UNksz. Lane wakhuluma ngezwi elizolile. “Masenze ingxenye elandelayo ibe mincane.”
UTomas wamgqolozela.
“Okokuqala, thinta uhlaka lomnyango,” esho. “Bese sizoma.”
UTomas waphakamisa isandla sakhe. Iminwe yakhe yathinta ukhuni olushelelezi.
Uhlaka lomnyango lwalubanda.
Waphefumula.
Ikilasi laphunga ama-crayon nama-apula. Wayezwa ingane isho, “Umbala engiwuthandayo u-owolintshi.” Izwi lathambile futhi licacile.
UTomas wagcina isandla sakhe phezu kohlaka.
“Manje unyawo olulodwa,” kusho uNksz. Lane.
UTomas wabeka unyawo olulodwa ngaphakathi.
Ikhaphethi laliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokuluhlaza ngaphansi kwesicathulo sakhe.
“Manje elinye,” kusho uLila.
UTomas wafaka unyawo lwakhe lwesibili ngaphakathi ekamelweni.
Wayesengaphakathi.
Izingane zazihlezi embuthanweni. Abambalwa babheka phezulu. Akekho owagijimela kuye. Akekho owamcela ukuthi akhulume.
UNksz. Lane wamamatheka. “Nansi, Tomas.”
UTomas wayefuna ukusho sawubona. Wayefuna ukuhlala phansi. Wayefuna ukuzincane kakhulu.
Umbuthano wokuthi sawubona waqhubeka. Umfana uphakamise iqabunga lephepha watshela ikilasi ngengadi kagogo wakhe. UNksz. Lane wamlalela. Bese wabeka iqabunga ebhasikidini.
UTomas wema eduze komnyango noLila.
Umbuthano wawusuphelile cishe.
UNksz. Lane wakhomba indawo engenalutho ekhaphethini. “Isihlalo sakho sikhona lapho, eceleni kukaLila.”
UTomas wabheka indawo. Yayinenkadi elincane elinegama lakhe.
TOMAS ALDER.
Amagama ayemnyama futhi ehlelekile.
Wahamba waya ekhaphethini. Isinyathelo ngasinye sizwakale silula kunaleso esedlule. Wabeka isikhwama sakhe somhlane eceleni kwesihlalo wahlala phansi. Isihlalo senza “squeak” encane.
ULila wancika kuye. “Ukwenzile.”
UTomas wabamba umkhawulo wekhaphethi phakathi kweminwe emibili. Kwakuthambile futhi kunamaqhuqhuva.
“Ngiphuthelwe,” esho.
UNksz. Lane wezwa. Wahlala esihlalweni sakhe eceleni kwebhasikidi.
“Uphuthelwe ingxenye yokuqala yombuthano wethu wokuthi sawubona,” esho. “Lokho kuyiqiniso.”
UTomas wabheka izingane. Zazifaka amaqabunga azo ephepha ebhasikidini. Ubuso bakhe bazizwa bushisa.
UNksz. Lane wathatha iqabunga elingenalutho etafuleni.
“Kodwa usengaba neqabunga,” esho. “Ungadweba elilodwa uma usulungile.”
UTomas wabheka iphepha elingenalutho. Lalisesimweni seqabunga le-maple.
“Ngibhala ini?” wabuza.
“Ungabhala igama lakho,” kusho uNksz. Lane. “Noma udwebe okuthile okuthandayo. Ungaphinda ulinde.”
UTomas wathinta iphepha ngomunwe owodwa.
“Ngilinde,” esho.
“Ukulinda kulungile.”
Ingane yokugcina yabeka iqabunga ebhasikidini. UNksz. Lane wayivala isivalo.
“Ngiyabonga, nonke,” esho. “Manje sizoqala umsebenzi wethu wasekuseni.”
ULila wavula ipensela yakhe. “Nginepensela eliluhlaza,” wakhala kancane. “Okuluhlaza kuhle emaqabungeni.”
UTomas wabheka ipensela. Upende lwaluluhlaza okugqamile, kunophawu lwesiliva oluncane eduze kwerabha.
“Ngiyabonga,” esho.
Wathatha ipensela.
Okwesikhashana, wayeliphethe nje. Wayesakwazi ukuzwa ihholo ngaphandle. Izinyawo zazidlula emnyango. Inqola yaginqika. Imisindo ayizange inyamalale. Ikilasi belingathuli ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Kodwa izinyawo zakhe zaziphansi kwetafula. Isikhwama sakhe somhlane sasiseduze kwakhe. Ikhadi legama lakhe lalisemakhaphethini.
Wadweba iqabunga.
Lalingaphelele. Ohlangothini olulodwa lwalukhulu kunolunye. Wengeza umugqa omncane phakathi wabhala u-T ngaphansi kwawo. Bese wama.
ULila wabheka phezulu. “Lokho kuyiqala okuhle.”
UTomas wanqekuzisa ikhanda.
UNksz. Lane weza eduze wabeka inkomishi encane yokhuni etafuleni lakhe. “Ungayiqeda kamuva,” esho. “Okwamanje, usulapha.”
UTomas wabheka iqabunga, wabe esebheka umnyango.
Wayefuna ukufika ngokuthula ahlale ephephile. Wayefike sekwephuzile, futhi wayewuphuthelwe umbuthano wokuqala wokuthi sawubona.
Lokho kwamdambisa.
Kodwa wayelande umugqa oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Wayethinte uhlaka lomnyango. Wayengene ngaphakathi.
Ukukhanya kwasekuseni kwahlala phansi ekilasini. Eduze kwamawindi, ifeni encane yayihhewula. Ipensela eliluhlaza likaLila lagingqa kancane phezu kwetafula, uTomas walibamba ngaphambi kokuba liwe.
“Ngiyitholile,” esho.
ULila wamamatheka. “Uyenze.”
UTomas wabeka ipensela eceleni kweqabunga lakhe lephepha. Amahlombe akhe akhululeka.
Wayengakakulungeli ihholo lonke.
Wayekulungele isinyathelo esisodwa, bese esinye.
Ukuphepha kungaba yinto ayijwayeza, isinyathelo esisodwa ngesikhathi.
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- 1. Usuku Lokuqala eSikoleni saseMeadow
- 2. Uhlelo Lokukhuluma Ngokuzwakalayo Ngokuthula
- 3. Ibhheji Elilahlekile Ngemuva Kwegalaji
- 4. Ukucela uMira ukuthi abe Umsizi Othule
- 5. Ukulungisa Ibhaji ngezandla Ezinesisa
- 6. Umbuthano Wokuthi Valelisa Ngokunesibindi KaTomas
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"Umfana Onamahloni" is a children's book by TM Nkabinde with 6 chapters and approximately 7,604 words. Umfana onamahloni ofunda ukuzizwa ephephile futhi enesibindi Imininingwane yephrojekthi: I-Inhloso yomfundi: Ukushicilela indaba Ukuqonda izethameli: Abafundi abafuna izindaba ezimangalisayo ezibandakanya mayelana nomfana onamahloni ofunda ukuzizwa ephephile futhi enesibindi..
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Umfana onamahloni ofunda ukuzizwa ephephile futhi enesibindi Imininingwane yephrojekthi: I-Inhloso yomfundi: Ukushicilela indaba Ukuqonda izethameli: Abafundi abafuna izindaba ezimangalisayo ezibandakanya mayelana nomfana onamahloni ofunda ukuzizwa ephephile futhi enesibindi.
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