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    <P id="1">
        <s id="1.1">Kwakusina, idyudyuza nyhani, kwaye u-Amina yena wayekruqukile kwaye enesithukuthezi.</s>
        <s id="1.2">Kwakungekho namnye kubahlobo bakhe owayekwazi ukuza kudlala naye kwaye bonke abantu apha endlwini babexakeke zezabo!</s>
        <s id="1.3">Bonke abantu babehlala bexakekile!</s>
        <s id="1.4">Kwakungemnandanga tu ukuba ngoyena mntu mncinane.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="2">
        <s id="2.1">U-Amina wayengqengqe ebhedini yakhe.</s>
        <s id="2.2">Wenza unonkqo ngentloko yakhe.</s>
        <s id="2.3">Wasa wanxiba iwigi yakhe, wadanisa.</s>
        <s id="2.4">U-Amina wajikeleza ezibhijabhija.</s>
        <s id="2.5">Wabaleka etyhuthuzela.</s>
        <s id="2.6">Etyityimba, ezidlikidla.</s>
        <s id="2.7">Emva koko wazijula ebhedini yakhe.</s>
        <s id="2.8">Akukho nto yancedayo.</s>
        <s id="2.9">Wayesakruqukile kwaye esenesithukuthezi.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="3">
        <s id="3.1">Ngoko ke, u-Amina wakhupha izinto zakhe zokudlala.</s>
        <s id="3.2">Uninzi lwazo yayizizinto awayezishiyelwe naziphiwe ngoodade wabo abadala, nditsho nebhokisi le yokugcina izinto nayo wayeyiphiwe.</s>
        <s id="3.3">Wabeka u-Eli, uDassie, uRabbit noMouse ebhedini yakhe.</s>
        <s id="3.4">Babeza kuba nethekwana lokuphunga iti xa athe wayifumana itipoti.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="4">
        <s id="4.1">Wakhangela ebhokisini kwakhona waze wafumana uYin’a le ngelo thuba.</s>
        <s id="4.2">Wayelele elityelwe emazantsi engobozi yomthungo, ezantsi ebhokisini yezinto zokudlala.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="5">
        <s id="5.1">U-Amina wamguqula uYin’a le ukuze abone ubuso bakhe, kodwa wayengenabo.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="6">
        <s id="6.1">Usizana olulityelweyo olunguYin’a le!</s>
        <s id="6.2">Wayemile bungqukuva-buskweri, kodwa wayengenabuso nazingalo okanye imilenze okanye amaphiko okanye umsila, esisibhukubhuku nje.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="7">
        <s id="7.1">U-Amina wamhlalisa phezu kwebhedi uYin’a le phakathi kuka-Eli noDassie, baze bajongana noRabbit noMouse.</s>
        <s id="7.2">Wayifumana itipoti waze wankinkisha iti, baphunga.</s>
        <s id="7.3">U-Eli, uDassie, uRabbit kunye noMouse baphunga bagqiba ngokukhawuleza, ngokunjalo kwano-Amina.</s>
        <s id="7.4">Kodwa zange akwazi yena uYin’a le.</s>
        <s id="7.5">Phufu, wayeza kukwazi njani ukwenza oko engenamlomo nje!</s>
    </P>
    <P id="8">
        <s id="8.1">Ngoko ke, u-Amina wathatha uYin’a le kunye nengobozi yomthungo waya kukhangela umakhulu wakhe.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="9">
        <s id="9.1">“Yintoni leyo?” kubuza umakhulu wakhe.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="10">
        <s id="10.1">“NguYin’a le,” watsho u-Amina. “UYin’a le ufuna umlomo.”</s>
    </P>
    <P id="11">
        <s id="11.1">“Kulungile ke,” watsho umakhulu ka-Amina, “kodwa kufuneka sikhawulezise, kuba ndixakeke kakhulu kwaye ininzi into ekufuneka ndiyenzile.”</s>
    </P>
    <P id="12">
        <s id="12.1">Umakhulu ka-Amina wamnceda wathungela umlomo kaYin’a le; umlomo omhle ononcumo.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="13">
        <s id="13.1">“Kwaye uYin’a le ufuna impumlo,” watsho u-Amina.</s>
        <s id="13.2">Kodwa umakhulu wakhe wayengasammamelanga tu.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="14">
        <s id="14.1">U-Amina wakhangela udade wabo ophakathi, uFozia.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="15">
        <s id="15.1">“Yintoni leyo?” kubuza uFozia</s>
    </P>
    <P id="16">
        <s id="16.1">“NguYin’a le,” kutsho u-Amina. “UYin’a le udinga impumlo.”</s>
    </P>
    <P id="17">
        <s id="17.1">“Kulungile,” kutsho uFozia, “kodwa kufuneka sikhawulezise, kuba ndixakeke kakhulu kwaye kuninzi ekusafuneka ndikwenzile.” UFozia wanceda u-Amina bathungela uYin’a le impumlo, impumlo encinane ephequkileyo.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="18">
        <s id="18.1">“Kunye namehlo,” watsho u-Amina.</s>
        <s id="18.2">Kodwa uFozia wayesele engasammamelanga.</s>
        <s id="18.3">Ngoko ke, u-Amina waya kukhangela udade wabo omdala, uShireen.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="19">
        <s id="19.1">Endleleni eya kuye, u-Amina wabonwa ngutata wakhe.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="20">
        <s id="20.1">“Yintoni leyo?” wabuza utata wakhe.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="21">
        <s id="21.1">“NguYin’a le,” watsho u-Amina, “UYin’a le udinga amehlo.”</s>
    </P>
    <P id="22">
        <s id="22.1">“Akhona endinawo, watsho utata wakhe, “kodwa kufuneka sikhawuleze, kuninzi ekusafuneka ndikwenzile.”</s>
    </P>
    <P id="23">
        <s id="23.1">U-Amina kunye noTata wakhe bathungela uYin’a le amehlo – amehlo amabini amenyezelayo angamaqhosha</s>
    </P>
    <P id="24">
        <s id="24.1">“Kunye nomsila,” watsho u-Amina.</s>
    </P>
    <P id="25">
        <s id="25.1">“Hayi ke, andikwazi kukunceda ngaleyo,” watsho uTata wakhe.</s>
    </P>