Ihlobo yisikhathi esishisayo nesishintshashintshayo. Wonke umuntu uthi ihlobo lifana nobuso bengane futhi lizoshintsha. Lapho ijabule, ilanga likhipha umkhovu etsheni. Lapho lusizi, ilanga licasha emafwini futhi likhale ngasese. Lapho lithukuthele, kwaba namafu amnyama, umbani nokuduma, futhi lalina imvula. Ihlobo ligangile!

Ihlobo selifikile, futhi ichibi eliseLinghu lihle kakhulu!
Ngabona izimbali ezinhle zelotha ziqhakaza echibini. Kukhona obomvu, obomvana, obomvu njengomlilo, obomvana njengoboya. Ezinye zivuleke ingxenye, ezinye zivuleke ngokuphelele, kanti ezinye zingamathambo ezimbali. Amaqabunga e-lotus ayindilinga futhi aluhlaza. Abanye babhoboza phezulu bephuma emanzini, njengesambulela esikhulu; amanye antanta phansi emanzini, njengesikebhe samaqabunga e-lotus eluhlaza. Ngempela “ikude futhi iseduze, iphakeme futhi iphansi”.
Ichibi ehlobo liheha zonke izilwane ezincane. Ngabona izimvemvane zindiza echibini, sengathi zidansa umdanso omnandi; nezinyoni zeza, zitshiyoza ku-lotus, njengokungathi zithi: “Dadewethu Lotus, sawubona! Sawubona!" Ujekamanzi omncane wandiza wadlala eqhumeni lembali yelotus. Ngempela ‘kwakuyinkawu encane inezimpondo zayo ezibukhali, futhi ujekamanzi usemi ekhanda lakhe kakade. Ukubhukuda ngenjabulo, njengokungathi uthi, “Ihlobo lihle!”

Ebusuku basehlobo, isibhakabhaka esicwathile sigcwele izinkanyezi. Ngihlale ngithanda ukubuka isibhakabhaka esinezinkanyezi ezikhangayo.
Bheka, izinkanyezi ezingenakubalwa zikhanya njengamatshe ayigugu, futhi isibhakabhaka esikhulu sinjengesikrini esikhulu. Ngezinye izikhathi izinkanyezi ezincane zifana namatshe ayigugu anamekwe esibukweni esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, acwayiza ngokukhanya okufiphele; ngezinye izikhathi zifana namehlo amancane acwayizayo, efuna ukwazi okuthile emhlabeni.

Isibhakabhaka esigcwele izinkanyezi ebusuku ehlobo siyizwe elikhululekile, ngeke bangitshele imikhondo yabo, imicabango yabo, isimo sabo sengqondo, futhi ngeke bakuvumele ukuba ubone ukubukeka kwabo ngokucacile, bazokwakhela indawo ecatshangelwayo kuphela, bavumele Wena. cabanga, dala, futhi akuvumele ukuthi wakhe!