AMADLOZI NAMASIKO: Amaphupho, nezimfihlo Zokwelapha Ezingunaphakade Uma uke wayiqala ukuyifunda awuyibeki phansi, imnandi ngalendlela exakile, ibhalwe ngolimi lwesizulu esimnandi. umbhali uyihlukanise izingxenye ezimbili. kwesokuqala uzathola inoveli ekuholela ekuchazweni kwamaphupho nokulapha kwesintu, engxenyeni yesibili beseke ikuchazela kabanzi ngamaphupho nokulashwa ngokomdabu. Emlilweni wamagquma nasebumnyameni bedolobha, kusuka umbuzo owodwa onzima: Uma umhlaba wakho ubonakala ugoqwe futhi izimpande zakho zibhidlika, ungatholaphi amandla okuqala phansi? Lapho indawo yomphakathi isongelwa ukuthi idilizwe ukuze kwakhiwe isakhiwo sikanokusho, umphakathi wehlukaniswa ngokwesaba, umlotha wehlazo, nezinhliziyo eziphukile. Umgodi ovulekile emhlabathini uyisibonakaliso somgodi omkhulu osekuxhumaneni kwabantu. Kufika uMandla, umelaphi ohambayo, onomthwalo wokudlulisa ulwazi lukaMkhulu Dolo. UMandla akazange afike ngamakhambi kuphela, kodwa wafika nendlela yokuvusa iMuti Wezwe—umuthi wokwelapha umphakathi wonke. Lapha, uhlangana noVusi, uNomusa, noZola, abantu abahlupheka kakhulu, okufanele balinde ukuze belashwe. Kule noveli ejulile negcwele ulwazi: Funda ngamandla okududuza nokwelapha kwe Ntuthu Yenkulumo (The Smoke of Dialogue), okuyindlela yokwelapha engenakuthengwa. Bona ukuthi amadlozi, amaphupho, nezimfihlo zendabuko zibamba iqhaza elinjani ekwelapheni nasekwakheni kabusha ithemba elalahleka. Thola ukuthi ukwelapha kwangempela akufiki ngezitshalo kuphela, kodwa kutholakala lapho umphakathi uvuma ukukhuluma futhi uqhubekele phambili ndawonye. Izifundo Zokwelapha Ngokwesintu yincwadi ekhumbuzayo, eqinile, nemnandi, esifundisa ukuthi indaba yethu ayipheli ngokugula, kodwa iqhubeka ngokwelapha abanye.