Amanga KaBarnaby

U-Barnaby wayeyithanda imoto yakhe yokudlala ecwebezelayo, ephuzi. Kwakuyintandokazi yakhe! Ngenye imini ebalele, u-Barnaby wayephuthumisa imoto yakhe phezu kwekhabethe legumbi lokuphumula, ebanga umsindo othi “vroom vroom”. Kungazelelwe, UKUPHAHLAZEKA! Imoto ka-Barnaby yashayisa ivazi ye eyayithandwa umama wakhe, yawa phezu kwetafula, yaphuka yaba izingcezu eziningi ezimibalabala.

Inhliziyo ka-Barnaby yagxuma-gxuma. Wayazi ukuthi umama wakhe uzophatheka kabi. Wambona engena ekamelweni.

“Barnaby, kwenzekeni?” ebuza ngezwi elipholile.

UBarnaby wabuka ivazi ephukile wabe esebheka ezinyaweni zakhe. “Ikati likwenzile,” ehleba.

Umama wakhe wayebukeka emangele. Ikati? Kodwa ikati lilele kwelinye igumbi.

UBarnaby wezwa izihlathi zakhe zifudumala. Wayazi ukuthi kwakungelona iqiniso. Wabuka umama wakhe amehlo anomusa. Wezwa kuqathaka izinyembezi kancane esihlathini sakhe.

“Ngikwenzile,” esho, izwi lakhe lincane kakhulu. “Imoto yami ishayise ivazi.”

Umama wakhe waguqa wamanga ngemfudumalo. “Ngiyabonga ngokungitshela iqiniso, Barnaby,” kusho yena. Kulungile ukwenza amaphutha Sonke siyawenza kodwa kubalulekile ukukhuluma iqiniso, ngisho nalapho kunzima ukukhuluma iqiniso kwenza izinhliziyo zethu zizizwe zihlanzekile.

Avume ngekhanda uBarnaby. Wazizwa edabukile ngevazi ephukile, kodwa wazizwa ejabule ngaphakathi ngoba wayekhulume iqiniso.

“Singakwazi ukukuhlanza ndawonye,” kusho umama wakhe.

Bendawonye, ​​bacosha ngokucophelela izingcezu zevazi bazifaka kudoti. UBarnaby wazizwa ejabule ngokusiza umama wakhe, futhi wayazi ukuthi ukukhuluma iqiniso kuhlale kuyinto engcono kakhulu. Umama wakhe wamamatheka. “UNkulunkulu uyakuthanda lapho sikhuluma iqiniso, Barnaby, ukukhuluma iqiniso kwenza izinhliziyo zethu zizizwe zihlanzekile futhi zijabule, futhi kujabulisa uNkulunkulu.”