I-Ode to Special Moms (ngu-Erma Bombeck)
Iningi labesifazane liba omama ngengozi, abanye ngokuzikhethela, abambalwa ngokucindezela komphakathi kanye nombhangqwana ngomkhuba. Kulo nyaka, cishe abesifazane abayizi-100,000 bazoba omama bezingane ezikhubazekile. Wake wazibuza ukuthi bakhethwa kanjani omama bezingane ezikhubazekile?
Ngandlela thize ngibona ngeso lengqondo uNkulunkulu endiza phezu koMhlaba ekhetha amathuluzi akhe okusakaza ngokucophelela okukhulu nangokucabanga. Njengoba ebuka, uyala izingelosi zakhe ukuba zibhale amaphuzu encwadini enkulukazi.
"U-Armstrong, uBeth, indodana, u-patron saint, uMathewu. Forrest, uMarjorie, indodakazi, u-patron saint, uCecilia.
"Rudledge, Carrie, twins, patron saint, mnikeni uGerard. Ujwayele inhlamba."
Ekugcineni, udlulisela igama engelosini bese imamatheka, "Mnike ingane ekhubazekile."
Ingelosi ifuna ukwazi. "Ngani lena Nkulunkulu? Ujabule kanje."
“Impela,” kusho uNkulunkulu. "Ingane ekhubazekile ngingayinika umama ongakwazi ukuhleka? Kungaba unya lokho."
"Kodwa unesineke?" Kubuza ingelosi.
"Angifuni ukuthi abekezele kakhulu kungenjalo uzocwila olwandle lokuzidabukela nokuphelelwa ithemba. Uma sekuphelile ukushaqeka namagqubu, uzobhekana nakho.
Ngimbuke namuhla. Unalowo muzwa wokuzimela kanye nokuzimela ongavamile futhi odingeka kakhulu kumama. Uyabona lengane engizomnika yona inomhlaba wayo. Kufanele akwenze kuphile emhlabeni wakhe, futhi lokho ngeke kube lula. "
"Kodwa, Nkosi, angicabangi ukuthi naye uyakholelwa kuwe."
UNkulunkulu uyamamatheka. "Akunandaba. Ngingakulungisa lokho. Lona uphelele. Unobugovu obanele."
Idlozi liyahefuzela, "Ubugovu? Ngabe lokho kuyimfanelo?"
UNkulunkulu uyavuma. "Uma ingeke ikwazi ukuzihlukanisa nengane ngezikhathi ezithile ayisoze yasinda, yebo nangu umuntu wesifazane engizombusisa ngengane engaphelele. Akakaqapheli kodwa usezohalelwa. Ngeke alithathe kalula 'izwi elikhulunyiwe.' Akasoze acabanga 'isinyathelo' esijwayelekile.Uma ingane yakhe iqala ngqa ukuthi 'Mama' uzobe ekhona lapho enza isimangaliso futhi yazi!Lapho echaza isihlahla noma ukushona kwelanga enganeni yakhe engaboni, uzoyibona. njengoba bembalwa abantu abake babone indalo yami.
Ngizomvumela ukuthi abone ngokucacile izinto engizibonayo . . . ukungazi, unya, ubandlululo . . . futhi amvumele akhuphuke ngaphezu kwabo. Akasoze abe yedwa. Ngizoba naye umzuzu nomzuzu wazo zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe, ngoba wenza umsebenzi wami ngokuqinisekile njengoba ekhona eduze kwami. "
"Kanti kuthiwani ngosanta wakhe?" Kubuza ingelosi, ipeni limile emoyeni.
UNkulunkulu uyamamatheka. "Isibuko sizokwanela."
Isithombe ngu- Omar Lopez ku- Unsplash
