Table of Contents
Prologue vii
Idolophu egqibeleleyo iyakusoloko imgama. "The perfect city is always a long way off." 1
Umthi omde ufunyanwa yimimoya enzima. "The tall tree catches the hard wind." 29
Umntana ngowoluntu. "No child belongs to one house." 41
Kuhlangene isanga nenkohla. "The wonderful and the impossible sometimes collide." 63
Uzawubona uba umoya ubheka ngaphi. "Listen to the direction of the wind." 87
Ulwazi alukhulelwa. "One does not become great by claiming greatness." 113
Isikhuni sibuya nomkhwezeli. "A brand burns him who stirs it up." 133
Intyatyambo engayi kufa ayibonakali. "The flower that never dies is invisible." 163
Ukwaluka. "Going to the Mountain" 181
Indlu enkulu ifuna. "A great house needs a strong broom." 197
Akukho rhamncwa elingagqumiyo emngxumeni walo. "There is no beast that does not roar in its own den." 213
Afterword 239
Acknowledgments 249
Abont the Author 254