СтаВл Зосимов Премудрословски - NGOSUKU. Iqiniso elihlekisayo

– Ubani olapha? – omunye wabo wabuza.

– Ngilapha, futhi ungubani? Ngibuze.

– Mina? manje uyazi…

– Hlukana nenqaba!! – Ngibuze enye futhi kwakungekho nzima ukwenza lokhu ngesigaxa sesibhamu sokushaya. Umnyango uvulekile. Phambi kwami kwakumi izingane ezintathu ezimangele, eyodwa, ngasendleleni, zinqamleze umfaniswano, zifana neyodwa iphoyisa. Ngemuva kwalokho bangiyisa esiteshini samaphoyisa esiseduze, futhi ithoyilethi lokufuya alizange linciphe.

Unogada wacabanga isikhathi eside ukuthi angasichaza kanjani isizathu sokuboshwa kwakhe emsebenzini lowo mbiko. Futhi kushiwo kanjena:

«Uboshiwe, ngesikhathi uzama ukuphanga okuqukethwe kwendlu yangasese ye-bio kusuka ngaphakathi, ecashe ngobulungiswa nge-padlock, ngaphandle.»

Wonke umuntu wayezijabulisa, ikakhulukazi selokhu lo mboshwa wangaphambilini, owayephoqelelwa ukuba ahlanze ihhovisi elithile, wazama ukubaleka futhi wabambeka phezulu phakathi kwesihlalo sefestile sewindows nezimbambo ezivikelekile zekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalombili lokudala ithenisi. Abacimi bomlilo babizwa, ngokunembile, abacimi bomlilo, futhi abacimi bomlilo yilabo abawucisha umlilo. Ngeshwa, uMnyango Wezimo Eziphuthumayo wawungakasungulwa. Labo bambuza:

– Yini enamathela kuyo?

– I-Pubic namaqanda!! kuphendula izinyembezi emehlweni akhe. Wabuye wasindiswa futhi wathunyelwa ukuba ahlanze i-outhouse, eyayingenawindi. Ngokuphikisana nalokho, ngakuphika ukuthi ngizoqeda impilo yami uma beqhubeka nokuphula amalungelo ami omthethosisekelo futhi bangiphoqa ukuthi ngihlanze imishini yabo endlini. Bahleka uMthethosisekelo futhi bathatha indawo yesijeziso sami ngokungishaya ezinsoni, okwathi ngemuva kwalokho ngaqala ukufuqa ebusuku, ekuqaleni ngegazi ngibe nosawoti. Kepha indlu yangasese ayigezanga!! Futhi mina, ngehora, ngalima izinkathi zobusuku baseNevsky Prospect, ngifuna impilo…

Isiphetho sangiletha okwesikhashana edolobheni iqhawe. ISt. Petersburg, ehostela losizo, imane yabiza abantu njengomuntu ongenakhaya. Banginikeza i-shkonar, okuwukuthi, umbhede, engawushaya isigamu senyanga kusuka kubaphathi bezidakwa bendawo, befaka abayishumi nanhlanu esibhedlela ngaphambi kokungishiya kwami. Ama-Trophies ayematilasi. Ngiqoqe ayisishiyagalolunye kuyo. Ngababeka elinye ngaphezulu kwesinye futhi ngalala cishe ophahleni. Kwakukhona ezinye iziphazamiso: ukuthopha phansi kwakuyimpicabadala kakhulu, futhi ngangincika esitebhisini sokhuni. Impilo yathatha inkambo yayo ejwayelekile: Ekuseni – kusihlwa, kwasemini – endlini yangasese, njalo njalo. Bangikhokhela mina nomngani wami engihlala naye uLyokha Lysy, owayesephothule izifundo ezimbili eziphakeme kuleyo ndawo iminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu, ngesimo esizolile sesitezi sethu sesibili. Wayengafani ngokubona futhi wayeneshumi nesishiyagalombili kobomvu ngamazwi akhe. Futhi njengoba kwakunzima ukuthola izibuko ezinamehlo anjalo, wazigoqa kokutholakala, ngokungeza, ozimele ezintathu ezinezingilazi futhi wazixhuma ngocingo lwethusi. Ngakho-ke wazuza umbono wamaphesenti ayikhulu. Futhi ngaqala ukumhlonipha ngesithunzi amahlaya anamehlo ayisishiyagalombili. Sasihlala naye emndenini, njengakule ndawo, ngamafuphi, sasinezimpande futhi sabelana ngesinkwa ngokubhaka, noma kunjalo, ngasizathu simbe wanginikeza iqhebe elikhudlwana, wangihlonipha noma wangondla izikhathi zokulinda zokuphila ukuze ngandise impilo yami ngokufaka inyama yami. Njalo ekuseni mina, ngivuka, ngithola etafuleni lami ukudla okwenzeka usuku lonke noma ngaphezulu. Abantu asebekhulile kanye nezakhamizi zakwezinye ubudala, bonke abahlala ezindaweni ezingekho kude kangako futhi abemfishane kakhulu: omncane kunabo bonke wayeneminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu, ngokuzithandela wabelana nathi izabelo zabo, ezitholwa ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene zobusela obuncane nokunikezwa kwezingxenye ezicebile zabantu, okubizwa ngokuthi yikhaya. Ngangihlala ngiphikiswa futhi ngibuyisa lokhu emuva, ngakho-ke babekhokha intela lapho ngilele. Onempandla wakujabulela lokhu ukunakwa futhi waqala nokudla amanoni.

Ngolunye usuku ekuseni ngineqhwa. Isithwathwa sasiwela ngaphandle kwewindi. Ukuvuka njengenjwayelo bekungamavilapha, futhi bezingekho izinhlelo zokuthenga imali, ikakhulukazi kusukela izolo, ikhanda lami labe selimile. Indoda eyimpandla, njengenjwayelo, ifunda okuthile engqondweni yayo, ihamba kuphela ngezindebe eziphansi. Futhi konke lokhu bekuyoqhubeka, ukube bekungekho ngokubonakala kwendoda endala yamashumi ayisikhombisa ubudala i-cormorant-recidivist, itilosi, ibanga elide, umphenyi kanye noMethodius ongenakhaya onezimpande zaseFinland. Ngifuna ukuqaphela ukuthi iziboshwa zivame ukuxhumana nezinhlangano, njengakulesi simo. Futhi wayekhuluma kakhulu ngeCaucasus kunokukhuluma ngendlela yaseFinland.

– Hawu, izinambuzane, sinokopha? waqala kusuka ehlombe. Ngaphenduka, uBald wehlisa le ncwadi. Kudlule umzuzu.

– Yini oyidingayo? – kubuza uBald wazingcwaba kwinoveli.

– Yima ubheke isiphawulo, thatha iziqhosha zegolide, okungukuthi, kimi, bese uyaphonsa. Iminyaka emine ngathola impesheni.

Ngemuva kwamazwi akhe, sekudlule imizuzu emibili futhi iqhwa elisha lashwabana ngaphansi kwezinyawo zethu. Kude kude, bekukhona isitolo esinezitezi zohlobo oluthile lwesiGeorgia. Sangena kuwo sa-oda amakhulu amabili. Nge-Methodius enziwe kahle futhi:

– AmaTatar awaphili ngaphandle kwezithandani! – Sikhishwe enye ikhulu. Okulandelayo, emva kwethosi lakudala:

– uNkulunkulu uyabuthanda ubathathu! – Sikhishwe lezi zingilazi futhi. Ngemuva kwalokho saxoxa sathula, ngamunye waba yedwa futhi uMethodius kuphela akazange athule azitshele ukuthi ikota yokuqala yamukelwa kanjani kulawa amahlanu atholakalayo. Sasingezona izilaleli ezikhululekile.

– Umkhumbi wethu weza noKyuubi. Ngaya emzaneni kamfowethu. Siphuze isonto lonke. Ngakho-ke ekuseni sahlangana kumnini-ndlu, emva kwento ebekonakele sadlula endlini lapho kwakukhona umshado. Ngabancoma, futhi bangithumelela nezincwadi ezintathu… Ngabuka lapho ngabona inqwaba yezitini ngemuva kwami, ngenkathi umfowethu ehamba eyokhanya inyanga nembazo, ngathatha onke amatshe endlini, kunenxeba, yebo, umakoti wayephambili ebunzini. Ngemuva kwalokho, waqala ukuthulisa amafasitela. Inqwaba ibingenaso isikhathi sokuphela lapho sengiboshwe iminyaka emithathu ejele. Yini enye ozoyiphuza? -uqedile waya kwikhawunta yempahla yabathengi.

Siphuze kakhulu futhi isikhathi eside, ngibe nokudla okulula. Kusihlwa, uphahla lukaLysy lwaludilikile futhi waqala wagijimela kwabanye. Ngabheka lesi sifundo se-bespontovoe futhi ngasiholela isidekick esidakwayo endlini. Futhi uMethodius ngalesi sikhathi, wayesamukele kuLysy, ngamathuba noma cha, ngaphansi kwamehlo akhe, wayethule phezu kwetafula, emi phansi.

Ekuseni ngivuswe ngumsindo oshubile kanye nokuxokozela kukaBald. Kwavela ukuthi ngesikhathi elele, uMethodius owayethukuthele wabaleka wangena egumbini elinesixakaxaka futhi washaya uLyokha owayelele nge-crutch ngqo ebunzini lakhe. Agxume embhedeni awele phansi, asukume ephethe umucu amhlabe ngawo kwakudala. Ngibe sengikhumbula ngidlula nje, kwaba nokulwa, baze bahlukana. Kwavela ukuthi lapho ngisusa uLysy endaweni yokucima ukoma, uMethodius waphelelwa amandla. Waphonswa ngaphandle ngokwesiko emgwaqweni ngaphambi kokuvalwa, futhi wakhasa ekhaya, encike emvelweni wakhe.

– Ungiphonsa, Bald!! -Ukhonjwe njengegramophone futhi uyeka ukugqekeza futhi uyisikhulu, umkhulu, usevele ulele phansi, umhlane wakhe phansi.

– Kanjani? – ebuza, ethinta umphimbo kaMethodius futhi ehleli njengengulube, uBald enamathambo akhe ezandla zakhe.

Ngaleso sikhathi, i-cormorant yakudala, izama ukukhamba iphuma ngaphansi komfundi oleminyaka ephakathi nendawo, isuse izindlebe zayo zesobunxele ikhiphe iplamu ekhaleni lakhe. Indoda eyimpandla yaphendula ngaphandle kokukhulula izandla zayo, imshaye ekhanda ekhanda.

– Kuhle, ngomusa. – Ngazama ukuzola abo cormorant abo abasha, ngiqonde. – Hheyi, bantu abangenamakhaya, bachitha emibhedeni. Ake ungitshele, Methodius, yini eyaqala ukubhuza?