Ukuzinikela kosuku: izinto ezintathu zokwazi

Ubomi buyaqhubeka. Ubuntwana sele budlule; ulutsha kunye nentsholongwane kusenokwenzeka ukuba sele kudlulile; Ndishiyeke kangakanani nobomi? Mhlawumbi isithathu, isibini kwisithathu sobomi sele sidlulile; mhlawumbi sele ndinonyawo olunye emhadini; kwaye ndiyisebenzisa njani le ntwana yobomi bendiyishiyileyo? Yonke imihla iyaphuma esandleni sam, inyamalale njengenkungu! Ilanga; ilixa elidlulileyo aliphinde libuye, kwaye kutheni ndingakhathali? Kutheni ndihlala ndisithi: Ngomso ndiya kuguquka, ndiza kuzilungisa, ndiya kuba ngcwele? Kuthekani ukuba ngomso akusekho kum?

Ukufa kuyeza. Xa ungayilindelanga kangako, xa kubonakala ngathi akunakulindeleka, phakathi kweyona projekthi ineentyatyambo ezininzi, ukufa kusemva kwakho, iintlola emanyathelweni akho; ngephanyazo umkile! Ubalekele ilize, ngelize ndizamile ukunqanda nayiphi na ingozi kwimpilo yakho, uzidinisa ngokulambatha ukuba uphile iminyaka emininzi; ukufa akwenzi i-antechamber, kuyangcangcazela ukubetha, kwaye yonke into iphelile. Ucinga njani ngayo? Uyilungiselela njani? Namhlanje ingeza; uzolile sisazela?

Unaphakade undilindile. Nalu ulwandle oluginya yonke imilambo, ingunaphakade… Ndishiya ubomi obufutshane, ukuze ndiziphose kubomi banaphakade, obungenasiphelo, ngaphandle kokutshintsha, ngaphandle kokuwushiya. Imihla yeentlungu ibonakala inde; ubusuku obungenasiphelo obunxungupheleyo; kwaye ukuba ingunaphakade leSihogo lilindele mna? ... luyoyikeka kangakanani! Soloko usokola, uhlala ... Wenza ntoni ukubaleka isohlwayo esoyikeka? Ngaba awufuni ukwamkela isohlwayo ukuze ufikelele kwiNaphakade esikelelweyo?

UKUZIPHATHA. - Cinga rhoqo: Ubomi buyadlula, ukufa kuza, unaphakade undilindile.