Ukuba khona kungalimaza. Izithiyo zingasusa lowo muzwa wezwe ogxila ebuhlungwini obuhleliwe njalo ngosuku olusha. Ngendlela Abantu Holt Ababhekana Ngayo Nosizi Lokhu inoveli Ingoma yasethafeninguKent Haruf.
Ubuntu beqiniso, njengohlobo lokwazi okujwayelekile lapho kubhekene nobuhlungu, kungaba buhlungu okwedlule noma kwamanje nokwabo noma okwomunye umuntu, kubonakala ezimpilweni zabathile abanikela ngesethulo esisuka enhliziyweni sezimo abake baphila kuzo. Kungumbuzo wokwazi ukuthi kungaba khona yini isinxephezelo ngokumelene nebhadi, ngokulwa nobubi obuningi nobuningi obusongela lowo muntu lapho engazivikelekile futhi ebhekwe kwalasha wobuthakathaka babo.
Into efuna ukwazi kakhulu ukuthi indaba iqhubeka kanjani ngaphandle kokunikezela kabuhlungu. Futhi akusikho ukuthi kumayelana nokwethula amaqhawe akwazi ukunqoba yonke into. Esikhundleni salokho, ukulandisa kwesiko elibalulekile elihlala linikeza ukuphumula, ukuze uthisha nonkosikazi wakhe ogulayo nezingane ngesikhathi sokukhubazeka kwengqondo babambe iqhaza emthwalweni wesisindo somhlaba.
Icala elihluke kakhulu lelo lentombazane ekhulelwe, enokulingana okungenakwenzeka kulokho okwakuhlala kuyikhaya lakhe. Isimilo sabanye abazali singeza sizokwenqaba ukuhlukunyezwa okunjalo kothando, noma kwezocansi ngesikhathi lapho ingane idinga khona okwengeziwe "izono" zabo.
Izimo ezihluke kakhulu futhi zifana kakhulu. Ukuhlupheka impilo engqubuzana namaphupho, ngenqubo yosizi. Kuphela, ukuthi ungakubeka kanjani ... UHaruf ugcina ngokugqamisa isici esingacabangi senhlekelele impilo engaba yiso. Futhi ukuthi ukudabuka kunesithunzi, okuphambene, njengakho konke kule planethi. Injabulo ihlale ikhona, noma ngabe ayibonwanga nokuncane. Kuyaphikisana, kepha uma ubuningi bento ethile bukhulu, lapho ibhizinisi lithola khona okungatholakali kalula.
Injabulo ephelele ukuthi ubakaki obuphakathi kwamakhasi amabi namakhasi. UHaruf uyakwazi ukuyikhombisa, ngezwi labalingiswa bakhe nokwakhiwa kwezimo zakhe.
Ungathenga incwadi Ingoma yasethafeni, Inoveli entsha kaKent Haruf, lapha: