Izibane zomnyama
“Yile migca mithathu yekhowudi efanayo. Izibane ezithathu apha, ezingamashumi amabini anesihlanu kwenye ibhodi.”
Cinezela u-Qalisa. Cinezela u-Misa xa ugqibile ukubonisa.
Xhuma ibhodi uze ucinezele iqhosha elinye. Idemo nganye iqhuba ngemizuzwana, kwaye ikhowudi ikwalapha ukuze uyifunde okanye uyithathe.
Yonke into yenzeka kule thebhu yesikhangeli. Akukho nto uyibhalayo ephuma kwikhompyutha yakho.
“Yile migca mithathu yekhowudi efanayo. Izibane ezithathu apha, ezingamashumi amabini anesihlanu kwenye ibhodi.”
Cinezela u-Qalisa. Cinezela u-Misa xa ugqibile ukubonisa.
“Ifiziksi onokuyiphatha ngesandla. Isikrini sisiswipiti lewolo.”
Cinezela u-Qalisa, uze uthambekise ibhodi. Ibhabhule ilandela umxhuzulane.
“Igama lesikolo sakho, litshebeleza ngemizuzwana emibini.”
Chwetheza igama elifutshane — oonobumba namanani kuphela — uze ucinezele u-Qalisa.
“Isikrini singubuso. Abantwana babhala iimvakalelo.”
Cinezela u-Qalisa uze usiyeke sitshintshe. Ubuso buzotywe kusetyenziswa iirekthengile nemigca — ikhowudi ikweli phepha.
“Chukumisa unobumba — umnwe wakho lufakelo.”
Cinezela u-Qalisa, uze unikeze ngebhodi ukuze bachukumise ezi phedi zintandathu.
“Chwetheza igama lesikolo. Ibhodi iza kulitsho ngelizwi.”
Akukho nto ifuna ukuxhunywa — isipika sikule bhodi. Chwetheza igama uze ucinezele u-Qalisa.
“Qhwaba izandla. Iyakukuva, ibale, ize ilitsho inani.”
Cinezela u-Qalisa uze ulinde umzuzwana ngelixa imamele igumbi, uze uqhwabe izandla.
“Ijometri yokwenene — iluphu nokujika, zizoba inkwenkwezi.”
Cinezela u-Qalisa uze ubukele usiba. Imigca emihlanu, ukujika kahlanu kwee-degrees eziyi-144.
“Iingoma ezilishumi elinesine sezikhona kwi-firmware. Khetha ibe nye.”
Ifuna imodyuli yebhaza. Yixhume, khetha i-port yayo, khetha ingoma uze ucinezele u-Qalisa.
“Iibhodi ezimbini, akukho zingcingo, akukho WiFi. Luthungelwano lwegumbi lokufundela olo.”
Ifuna ibhodi yesibini. Landela amanyathelo amane akwikhadi — iphepha lilinda inyathelo ngalinye.