UBaba uSmuts wayengumdobi. Kodwa, izinhlanzi zazingeziningi ngendlela ezaziba ziningi ngayo, futhi ngezinye izinsuku wayebuya engabambanga lutho. UBaba uSmuts wabantu wayezizwa ekhathazeke kakhulu.
Kwakuba ngalezi zikhathi lapho uMama uSmuts wayemuwola khona bese ethi, “Sizobona ukuthi sihlanganisa ini nani.” Bese oSannie noFrikkie bengeza ngokuthi, “Sihlale sikwenza lokho, Baba.” Kanti babehlale bekwenzeka ngempela ngoba … wayengekho umuntu owayetshala otamatisi ababomvu, ophepha abaluhlaza okotshani, nezaqathi eziklamuzelayo kanye neklabishi eliklamuzelayo, ukudlula uBaba uSmuts esizwa uSannie noFrikkie.
Kanti-ke kwakungekho muntu, kwakungekho muntu nhlobo, awayengaphendula otamatisi ababomvu, ophepha abaluhlaza okotshani, izaqathi eziklamuzelayo kanye neklabishi eliklamuzela ngokwedlulele, akwenze kube yisidlo esiconsisa amathe ukudlula esikaMama uSmuts, esizwa uSannie noFrikkie!
Ngolunye usuku, uBaba uSmuts waba nenhlanhla yokubamba izinhlanzi ezinhlanu. Wathengisa ezine wase egcina eyodwa aya nayo ekhaya ukuze ibe yisidlo sakusihlwa.
Ngesikhathi uBaba uSmuts edlula isitodlwana sasepulazini sikaMaria, uMaria wamemeza…
