Ijenereyitha yebali

Ijenereyitha yebali

UJane noGerald, izazinzulu ezimbini ezikrelekrele, banikela ubomi babo ekufundeni izinto ezimangalisayo zehlathi lemvula laseAmazon. Ngenye imini, ngelixa wayejonga nzulu kumagqabi ashinyeneyo, uJane wakhubeka kwinto engaqondakaliyo emenyezelayo eyayifihlwe phantsi kwebhedi yeentyatyambo eziqaqambileyo. Njengoko wayeyichola, iliza lokufun' ukwazi lagubungela bobabini, kodwa kwanoloyiko. Loo nto yayingafani nayo nantoni na ababekhe bayibona ngaphambili; umphezulu wayo ubengezela kukukhanya kwehlabathi. Benomdla, bayibuyisela into kwisikhululo sabo sophando, apho bachitha iiyure ezininzi beyihlola macala onke. Baye bafumanisa ukuba loo nto ikhupha amandla athambileyo, ashukumisayo, ebatsalisa ngomtsalane wabo ongaqondakaliyo. Sihlandlo ngasinye beyibamba, iingqondo zabo zazizaliswe yimibono ecacileyo yemimandla engazange ichukunyiswe nolwazi olungafunyanwanga. Zaqengqeleka iintsuku zaba ziiveki, kwaye kwaya kusiba qatha ngakumbi. Ubomi babo obakhe ba-odolwa ngoku babujikeleza ekucaciseni iimfihlo ezifihlwe kule ngxaki. Noko ke, njengoko uJane noGerald babezibhokoxa kwizifundo zabo, baqalisa ukuphawula utshintsho kwimekobume ebangqongileyo. Izilwanyana zayeka ukuzola, nomoya wawubonakala unzima. Njengoko uvuyo lwabo lwalusiya luphela, bangenelwa luloyiko. Into emenyezelayo eyayikhe yabachwayitisa ngoku yayizalisa amaphupha abo ngamaphupha amabi awothusayo. Yayisebeza iimfihlo ezimnyama, umtsalane wayo ohendayo ngoku ogqunywe bubugwenxa obungaxolisiyo. UJane noGerald bengazi, baye bakhupha amandla angaphaya kokuqonda kwabo. Bezimisele ukuyityhila inyaniso, bathabatha uhambo oluyingozi lokutyhutyha ihlathi lemvula. Njengoko babephanda nzulu kwizinto ezingaziwayo, indalo ngokwayo yabonakala ibenzela iyelenqe. Kwabakho izaqhwithi ezikhohlakeleyo, izilwanyana ezikhohlakeleyo zazithe ngcu ethunzini, yaye kwavakala amazwi angaqhelekanga aphuma enzulwini yehlathi. Ekugqibeleni, emva kweenyanga besukelana ngokuzingisileyo, bafika kwitempile yamandulo eyayifihlwe phakathi kwemithi emide. Embindini wayo, bafumana isibingelelo esasiyifanelekele ngokupheleleyo into engaqondakaliyo. Ngezandla ezingcangcazelayo, ayibeka phezu kwesiseko, ekhulula amandla amfamekisayo awayekhanyisela iindonga zetempile ngamabali asele elityelwe. Njengoko ukukhanya kwakusiba mnyama, uJane noGerald bema bemangalisiwe, uloyiko lwabo lwathatyathelw’ indawo yintlonelo. Baye bavula iimfihlo zento ekhanyayo, ukubuyisela ibhalansi kwihlathi lemvula. I-adventure yabo yabatshintshile ngonaphakade, ibakhumbuza ukuba naxa befuna ulwazi, isilumkiso kunye nokuhlonipha iimfihlelo zendalo kufuneka ziphumelele. UJane noGerald babuyela kwisikhululo sabo sophando, batshintshe ngonaphakade ngamava. Ukulambela kwabo ukufunyaniswa kwakudala kuthomalaliswe kukuqonda okutsha. Baqhubeka nemizamo yabo yenzululwazi, ngoku beqonda ngakumbi umdaniso obuthathaka phakathi kokufuna ukwazi kunye noxanduva. Kwaye njengoko babengena kwimida emitsha, iintliziyo zabo zazaliswa ngumbulelo wehlabathi elimangalisayo abalibiza ngokuba likhaya.