Ngenkathi ngindiza phezu kolwandle olukhulu, olungenamkhawulo, ngamangala ngobuhle bamagagasi abakhanyiswa ilanga ngezansi. Ububanzi bamanzi bwelulela kufika emkhathini, ukudansa okuhehayo kokukhanya nokunyakaza. Kodwa okwangithokozisa ngempela kwakuyinani labantu abebebhukuda ngokumelene nesikhukhula.
Ngisuka endaweni yami esibhakabhakeni, ngababona belwela, isibhakela ngasinye kuyimpi ngokumelene nokugeleza okungapheli. Babebhukuda ngokuzimisela, ubuso babo bugcwele ukuzimisela, kodwa kwakukhona umuzwa obonakalayo wokukhathala phakathi kwabo.
Ngenxa yokufuna ukwazi nokuhlekisa, ngababiza, izwi lami lihlokoma emoyeni. 'Bhekani phezulu! Kukhona indlela elula!' Kodwa amazwi ami adliwa umoya, angazwanga futhi anganakwa yilabo abangebona.
ISIGABA II. AMADWALA EQINISONgizimisele ukuthola ukunakwa kwabo, ngaqala ukuphonsa amatshe amancane emanzini. Ukufutha okuncane kwahlangabezana nokucasuka kunokwazi. Ngakho, ngathatha amatshe amakhulu, ngethemba lokuthi ukuphazamiseka okukhulu kuzobenza bame futhi babheke phezulu.
Kodwa esikhundleni sokubavusa, amatshe engeza ekulweni kwabo. Babonakala becasuka, begane unwabu, ukushayisana ngakunye kwenza ukuzimisela kwabo ukuba babhukude ngokukhulu ukushesha. Abanye baqala ukunakekela ukulimala, begqoka izinkinga zabo njengezithombe, bezibona njengabahlukunyezwa ngamandla angabonakali.
Izinsana zavela, amehlo azo egcwele ubumsulwa, zashesha zijoyina ithimba. Zalingisa izenzo zalabo abazungezile, zingazi ukuthi kukhona enye indlela ekhona.
ISIGABA III. UKUSHINTSHA KOKUZINIKELANgesikhathi esithile, umbhukudi wayefinyelela iphuzu lokukhathala nokuzinikela. Ngaleso sikhathi sokudedela, isikhukhula sasingafinyelela kubo. Sebengasazilweli, baqala ukuhamba, bethwalwa ngobumnene umoya oya kolunye uhlangothi.
Laba bantu benza amaqembu amancane, behamba kude nezingxube. Babengasazwakali nethimba elikhulu, elalizimisele ekulweni okungenamkhawulo nesikhukhula. Esikhundleni salokho, la maqembu amancane achitha isikhathi sawo ecabanga, eqonda, futhi amukela ukuhamba kwempilo.
ISIGABA IV. ISAMBULO SESIQHINGINgesikhathi behamba futhi becabanga, isiqhingi saqala ukuvela emkhathini, esasisithwe ngaphambili. Bebheke ngendlela efanele, manje babengabona lokho okwakungabonakali kubo ngaphambili.
Isiqhingi simelela bona uqobo, inhloso yabo yokuphila. Benamandla futhi begqugquzelwa, baqala ukubhukuda besiya kuso, izibhakela zabo manje zihambisana nomoya osekelayo.
ISIGABA V. UKUGELEZA KWENHLOSISONgesikhukhula esisiza uhambo lwabo, babhukuda kalula, ekugelezeni kwempilo. Izinkinga zesikhathi esidlule zabonakala njengezinkumbulo ezikude, ezathathelwa indawo umuzwa wenhloso nokuqondisa.
Ngangibuka ngaphezulu, inhliziyo yami igcwele ukuziqhenya. Ngibabona bemukela indlela yabo yangempela, ngibanikeza umunwe ophakeme, uphawu lokuhalalisela nokukhuthaza.
ISIGABA VI. UKUSURFA NGASEKUPHELENINgesikhathi beya eduze nesiqhingi, amagagasi aguquka abe amandla anamandla kodwa athambile, ebashukumisela phambili. Baqala ukusurfa phezu komqansa wamagagasi, begibele ngenjabulo nangokujabula besiya ekupheleni kwabo.
Uhambo lwalubaguqulile. Lokho okwaqala njengokulwa nesikhukhula kwaba ukudansa okuvumelanayo nakho. Babesitholile isiqu sabo sangempela, inhloso yabo, nencazelo yokuphila.