Ihlobo lixesha elishushu kwaye liyatshintsha.Wonke umntu uthi ihlobo lifana nobuso bomntwana kwaye liza kutshintsha.Xa konwabile, ilanga likhazimla.Xa kubuhlungu ilanga lizimela emafini lilile ngasese.Xa unomsindo, kwavela amafu amnyama, imibane neendudumo, kwaye imvula yayina.Ihlobo likhohlakele!

Ihlobo lilapha, kwaye ichibi laseLinghu lihle kakhulu!
Ndabona iintyatyambo ezintle zelotus zidubula echibini.Kukho obomvu, opinki, obomvu njengomlilo, opinki njengenkungu.Ezinye zivuleke ngesiqingatha, ezinye zivuleke ngokupheleleyo, kwaye ezinye zingamathambo entyatyambo.Amagqabi elotus arawndi kwaye aluhlaza.Abanye bagrumba phezulu bephuma emanzini, njengeambrela enkulu;ezinye zadada ngaphantsi kwamanzi, njengephenyane lamagqabi aluhlaza.Ngokwenene “ikude kwaye ikufuphi, iphezulu kwaye iphantsi”.
Idama ehlotyeni litsala zonke izilwanyana ezincinci.Ndabona amabhabhathane ebhabha ejikeleza echibini, ngokungathi axhentsa umngqungqo omnandi;nazo iintaka zeza, zintyiloza kwilotus, ngokungathi zithi: “Dade Lotus, molo!Mholo!"Uhlabamanzi omncinane wabhabha waze wadlala kwithupha lentyatyambo yelotus.Ngokwenene ‘yayiyilotus encinane ineempondo zayo ezibukhali, nohlabamanzi sele emi entloko.Ukuqubha ngokonwaba, ngokungathi uthi, “Ihlobo limnandi!”