KUPHAZAMISEKE uhlelo imizuzwana ngesikhathi umrepha wakuleli, uSiyabonga "Big Zulu" Nene, evukwa yisibibithwane maqede zehla zilandelana izinyembezi.
UBig Zulu ubekhumbula ukuhlupheka aphuma kubo nokwamphoqa walaxaza phansi isikole.
Ekhuluma kwiKing David Studio, uBig Zulu uthe okwamenza washiya phansi isikole ukuthi wayesekhathele ukubayinhlekisa ezinganeni ayefunda nazo.
"Mina ngikhule eBergville. Ngikhule ngiya esikoleni ngingenazo izicathulo ngenxa yesimo sasekhaya. Ngizalelwe eDrakensberg, akekho ongazi ukuthi yindawo ebineqhwa. Ngikhule leyandawo ngiyihamba ngezinyawo. Ngivuke ekuseni ngiyozilusela izinkomo," esho maqede abibitheke bese zizehlela izinyembezi.
Uthe wayeya esikoleni engagqoke zicathulo futhi nebhulukwe lesikole lidabuke ezinqeni ngoba sasingenawo ama-under, okwakuphoqa afake amaphepha ukuze izingane zingaboni izinqe.
"Lento yangenza mina isikole ngagcina ngingasasifuni. Ngangihlala emfuleni kusukela ngo-8 kuze kushaye u-2 ntambama. Ngihlala ngedwa. Ekhaya becabanga ukuthi ngisesikoleni. Ngangikwenza lokho kuze kuphele unyaka ngoba ngangililanda iriphothi libhalwe o-0 bodwa."
Uthe akazibambele amagqubu izingane ezazimhleka nezamenza wafuqa phansi isikole ngoba zazingenacala futhi zazingazi lutho.
"Uyesikoleni, awunazo izicathulo. Uhamba ngonyawo phansi. Uneminkenke ezinyaweni ngoba ulusa izinkomo."
Uthe enye inkinga ukuthi ngaphambi kokuba uye esikoleni wawuqala uhambise izinkomo entabeni.
"Uma usubuya entabeni, uyabuya uyageza, uyahamba uya esikoleni. Uma ufika esikoleni uyashaywa. Ushayelwa ukuthi ufike sekudlule isikhathi sokungena kwesikole. Ngeke bakubuze ukuthi kungani ufike-late. Kuvalwa isango, nishaywa nonke."
Uthe babebuye bavuke ngezintathakusa, kusemakhaza futhi kusalele ungqoqwane beyidipha izinkomo. Njengoba ayehamba ngezinyawo, kwakuphoqeleka ukuba ame phezu kobulongwe bezinkomo ukuze kufudumale izinyawo.
"Uma ungabheka namhlanje ngiyinxusa leCarvela, ingenzela konke. Ukuthi bengihlale ngigqoke ibhulukwe elidabukile esikoleni, ngibe yinxusa leBrentwood isikhathi eside."
Uthe usizi adlula kulo yilo elimenza njalo ngonyaka ayonikela ezikoleni zangakubo ngezicathulo nama-computer.
Uthe usakhile kubo futhi ukwazile ukuthenga izinhlobo zezimoto ayekhule ezifisa neloli.
Eqhuba uthe ubunzima yibo obamakha ngoba ukube akahluphekanga ngabe akekho lapho asekhona.
Uthe nabaculi abangaphansi kwenkampani yakhe, Inkabi Records ubagqugquzele ukuba bakhe emakubo futhi bathenge nemizi eGoli ngaphambi kokuthenga izimoto.