Kwangaloo mini, uJohn Scotram wazisa amalungu obulungiseleli bakhe:
Bahlobo Abathandekayo,
Ngalo myalezo, ndikuthumelela a iphupha elingaqhelekanga kakhulu ukuba bendinentsasa yeSabatha yokugqibela. Ndayixelela umfazi wam ngaphambi kwecawa, ndaza ndayiphindaphinda kwakhona kwintshumayelo yam ukuze ndingalibaleki naziphi na iinkcukacha. Ngaphambi kwesidlo sasemini, unkosikazi wam waphuma endlwini esiya kuphakela iinkomo ngoxa mna ndifudumeza ukutya. Ekubuyeni kwayo, safumana iindaba ezimnandi zokuba kuzalwe ithole lenkomo entle ebudeni benkonzo yethu yonqulo. Kuba ndihlala ndibhala phantsi umhla wokuzalwa kwethole, ndiye ndajonga umhla okokuqala ngaloo mini kwaye ndaqaphela ukuba yayiyi-22nd ka-Okthobha, 2011-isikhumbuzo se-167th sokuqala kwesigwebo sophando. Ndicinga ukuba oku kwenza iphupha libaluleke ngakumbi. Ndalibiza iphupha: Umyalezo weNgelosi yesine.
Iphupha likaJohn Scotram-NgeSabatha, nge-22 kaOkthobha, ngo-2011
Ephupheni lam, ndizibona ndikwisixeko esibonakala sikwixesha elahlukileyo. Ndikwiziko elidlamkileyo, elidlamkileyo ledolophu encinci, elindikhumbuza ixesha elifutshane ngaphambi kokufika kombane. Ndizijonge phantsi ndiqonde ukuba ndinxibe impahla engaqhelekanga. Zonke zinombala omdaka we-antique kwaye ibhulukhwe yehla kuphela ukuya ezantsi kwedolo, apho idityaniswe kunye ngebhanti. Ndinxiba izihlangu zesikhumba ezimnyama, ezikhazimliswe kakuhle, ngokungathi awusakwazi ukuzithenga namhlanje. Isikhumba singqindilili kakhulu, kwaye izihlangu zezenziwe ekhaya, umgangatho wobugcisa. Ndineekawusi ezishinyeneyo zoboya ezindikrweca kancinci. Isinxibo sam sangasentla sifana nedyasi yomsila kwaye yehlela phantsi kweempundu zam. Ndiyaqonda ukuba le yimpahla eqhelekileyo yabantu abaninzi abandingqongileyo, kwaye andivusi nayiphi na ingqalelo kwisihlwele. Ndibona izibane zegesi kuyo yonke indawo kwisikwere, kwaye ndicacile ukuba ndikwixesha elifutshane ngaphambi kokuqaliswa kokukhanyisa kombane. Bonke abantu abandingqongileyo bathetha isiNgesi kwaye ndiyaqaphela ukuba ulwimi lwam lwenkobe sisiNgesi. (Yonke into eyayithethwa ephupheni lam yayingesiNgesi sakudala, njengoko singasathethwa, kodwa ndandisiva.)
Emva koko ndiziva ndilambile. Ndigqibe kwelokuba ndityelele enye yeendawo zokutyela ezininzi ezilapha kumbindi wedolophu. Amadokodo onke akhiwe ngamaplanga arhabaxa kwaye akudala kakhulu. Landula ke iliso lam libambe enye ethwele ibhodi enkulu eyenziwe ngomthi. Umbhalo ufundeka, "iHamburger." Ndiyaqonda ngoku ukuba eli asiloxesha apho ndizibona ndiguqulelwa kulo, kodwa ndiya kusondela kwindawo yokubeka amashwamshwam. Emva kwetafile ebonisa iplanga, efikelela kumthengisi kunye nobude besisu sam, ndibona indoda ekhangeleka ngendlela engaqhelekanga. Wahlukile kunabantu abandingqongileyo, abanemvelaphi yaseCaucasus njengam, phantse ngaphandle kokukhetha. Ekuboneni kokuqala, akenzi nto inokuthenjwa. Kodwa le mbono iyatshintsha kamva xa endikhonza. Unolusu olumnyama kakhulu, uphantse ube mnyama, ukanti akanazo iimpawu zomntu omnyama, kodwa undikhumbuza ngakumbi ngomArabhu. Iinwele zakhe ziphothene kwaye zimnyama njengehlungulu kwaye ziwela ngamaza ukuya kutsho nje ngaphantsi kwegxalaba lakhe. Ndiyabukhumbula ubuso bakhe nje kancinci.
Uthatha iodolo yam yehambhega aze aqalise ngolungiselelo, oluhamba ngokwahlukileyo ngokupheleleyo kunokuba bendilindele. Okokuqala, uthabatha ibhanti enkulu yehambhega engqukuva, enobubanzi obuziintshi ezili-12 ubuncinane, aze ayahlule ibe ziziqingatha ezibini ngaphandle kokusebenzisa imela. "Ukusikwa" kukhangeleka kucoceke ngokupheleleyo ngokungathi kusikwe ngemela. Andikwazi ukuyichaza indlela alenze ngayo eli “qhinga”. Xa ebeka iziqingatha ezibini phantsi kwikhawuntara enkulu eyenziwe ngamaplanga anombala okhanyayo, icala lazo elingaphandle ngokwahlukeneyo liphantsi, yaye ndiyabona ukuba la macala mabini anemilo eyahlukileyo. Isiqingatha esiphezulu sesonka se-hamburger sincinci, kwaye icandelo layo lomnqamlezo lifana nenyanga ye-crescent (i-concave), ngelixa isiqingatha esisezantsi sinzulu kwaye sifana nesitya.
Emva koko, indoda ibeka izitya ezibini etafileni, zombini zihambelana ngokulinganayo nobukhulu besiseko sesonka sehamburger. Kwisitya esinye, ndibona isosi ebomvu endenza ndoyike kancinane. Isitya sizaliswe kwi-brim kunye nale sauce kwaye iphantse isongela ukuphuphuma. Ngandlela ithile ndiyazi ukuba le ayisiyososi yetamatato eqhelekileyo, kodwa ligazi. Kodwa andiyinqandi le ndoda—Ndiyazi ukuba ndimele ndiyamkele le hambhega. Kwesinye isitya, kukho iitumato ezimbini ezinkulu, amagqabi amaninzi elettuce, kunye nezinto eziluhlaza, endingazikhumbuliyo ngokweenkcukacha. Kodwa ndiyazi ukuba zonke zizithako zemifuno.
Ngesantya esikhawulezayo sombane, le ndoda ngobuchule yahlulahlula iitumato zimbini zibe ziziqingatha ezine zetumato, kwakhona isebenzisa izandla zayo kuphela yaye ingenamela, yaza yazigquma kumbindi wesonka se<em>hamburger ukuze kugcinwe indawo embindini. Yandula ke, njengesaqhwithi, le ndoda ithabatha iletisi ishiya enye-nganye kwisitya ize ibeke enye emva kwenye ijikeleze isiqingatha setumato ukuya kwindawo engezantsi yesonka seHamburger, ukuze kwenziwe isangqa samagqabi angama-24 elettuce. Ukuphela kokuvula okushiyekileyo kuphakathi kweehafu zetumato. Yonke into ibonakala ihombisa kakhulu.
Emva koko ndiqaphela ukuba indoda ine-grill yenyama phantsi kwe-counter counter. Yipleyiti eshushu, endibona kuyo inyama enkulu yenyama yenkomo yebakala lokuqala. Ngobuchule, uyayijika kwaye ilungile. Ubeka isiqwenga senyama phakathi kwesiqingatha esiphezulu sesonka se-hamburger, kwaye ngoku ndiyaqonda ukuba yintoni isithuba phakathi kwee-tomato halves yenzelwe. Xa udibanisa isiqingatha esiphezulu sesonka sehambhega kunye nesiqingatha esisezantsi, iqhekeza lenyama liya kungena kanye phakathi kweziqingatha ezine zetumata. Le ndoda indixelela ukuba yisosi ebomvu kuphela enokuzibamba zombini iziqingatha zesonka kunye, kwaye sifuna isitya sonke sesosi ukuyenza loo nto. Ndibukele njengoko le ndoda igcwalisa isiqingatha esisezantsi sesonka sehambhega ngesosi kwaye isitya singena ngaphakathi. Andisakwazi ukubona amagqabi elettuce kunye neehafu zetomato kwaye indoda ihlanganisa ihambhega enkulu efaka isiqingatha esingasentla kunye neqhekeza lenyama kwindawo esezantsi. Undinika ihamburger kwaye ndiyazibuza ukuba ibiza ntoni. Indoda ithi, "Ukuba uyayithanda, ayibizi nto."
Nditya ihambhega kwaye ndiqaphela incasa enamandla njengenyama ekrwada. Ndiyamangala ukuba ndiyitya kuba ndiyimifuno, njengeSeventh-day Adventist. Ngelixa ndisitya ihambhega, ingqondo yam iyakhanya. Ndiyaqonda kanye, intsingiselo yesimboli ngokucacileyo, kwaye imalunga "nobulungisa ngokholo," olunamacandelo amabini. Enye inxalenye inoYesu, kwaye enye inxalenye enkulu inathi njengebandla lakhe. (Inyama kwisiqingatha esiphezulu se-hamburger imele umzimba Wakhe, ngelixa inxalenye yemifuno kwisiqingatha esisezantsi imele umyalezo wezempilo wama-Adventist.) Ngokucacileyo malunga nesigidimi sengelosi yesine, endisifumene kwiiveki ezimbini zokugqibela kwiindawo ezimbini. Emva kokutya i-hamburger, ndiyaqonda kwangoko, ngokucacileyo ukuba ndifumene into ekhethekileyo kwaye ngoku lixesha lokuba ndiboniswe ngakumbi.
Ndahlala phantsi ndatya etafileni ejongene nesnack bar ivulekile. Emva koko ndibona indoda isiza, inzalelwane yaseCaucasus, kwaye njengam, inenwele encinane eseleyo entloko, nangona ingekagugi kakhulu. Ndicinga ukuba umalunga nama-35 okanye ama-40 eminyaka ubudala. Uza etafileni yam kwaye ndimbona ekhangeleka elusizi kakhulu. Ndinovelwano kunye nothando olunobubele ngakuye, nangona ndingekamazi. Uyasondela kwaye ahlale ngokwemvelo etafileni yam ngaphandle kombuzo. Ndimbuza ukuba kutheni edakumbile, yaye undixelela ukuba uneengxaki ngobomi bakhe bokomoya. Ebefuna ubomi bakhe bonke kuYesu kodwa akazange ayifumane inyaniso epheleleyo. Loo nto yayimenza angonwabi kangangokuba wayengasakwazi nokufumana intuthuzelo kwintsapho yakhe, yaye wayengayiqondi intsingiselo yobomi bakhe. Ngoko nangoko ndiqonde ukuba lendoda iyawudinga lomyalezo endiwufumeneyo. Ndimcacisela “ubulungisa obuphuma elukholweni” nokuba asiyonyaniso ukuba emnqamlezweni yonke into yagqitywa. Ngelixa ndicacisa oku kuye ngomzekeliso wehambhega, ndigxininisa ukuba mkhulu kangakanani umsebenzi kumntu ngamnye ebandleni likaThixo, ndibona ubuso bakhe buqalisa ukukhazimla. Amehlo akhe omabini akhazimla, ndiyabona ukuba wonwabile ngoku. Siye sangana kwaye senze idinga lokuba eze ngeSabatha ezayo enkonzweni yam. Ndiyazi ukuba akayena u-Adventist, kodwa ucinga njengaye kwaye ufuna ukuphila njengaye.
NgeSabatha elandelayo, ndizibona ndimi kwifoyer yecawa enkulu kakhulu yama-Adventist. Baninzi abantu abathetha ngelizwi eliphantsi. Amadoda nabafazi banxibe kakuhle kakhulu kwaye banxibe ngembeko. Kuthe cwaka kakhulu kunamabandla ama-Adventist kule mihla. Ndisekwixesha apho kwakungekho mbane. Iholo ikhanyiswe ngezibane zegesi. Ngoku ndibona umhlobo wam osuka kwivenkile yokutyela esiza kum. Ubuso bakhe abukhazimli, kwaye ukhangeleka edakumbile kwakhona. Ndifuna ukumthuthuzela. Uthi, “Ndaqalisa ukuthandabuza enoba isigidimi esiphathelele uthumo lwethu sinokuba yinyaniso kusini na. Usifumana phi isiqinisekiso sokuba yonke le yinyaniso?” Ndimjonga ngothando kwaye ndithi, "IZibhalo eziNgcwele zonke kunye nemibhalo ka-Ellen G. White igcwele iziqinisekiso." Kodwa uthi, “Ndifunde yonk’ into kwezi ntsuku zimbalwa, kodwa andikwazi ukugcina inkcazelo eninzi, yonke le nto ibonakala indibhida ngakumbi.” Emva koko ndiye ndincume kuba ndiyamqonda, ndize ndimxelele ngolwimi lwam lwakudala lwesiNgesi, “Mhlobo wam, awukaqondi ukuba iSibhalo lubisi olufutshane. Uziva njani xa usela ikota yobisi?” Uphendula athi, “Ulungile kwaye wanelisekile.” Ndiphinde ndibuze, “Uziva njani xa usele i-litha yobisi olujijekileyo?” Naye uyancuma ngoku kwaye athi, “Kubi. Mhlawumbi ndingahlamba.” “Ewe,” ndithi, “yiloo nto yenzekileyo kuwe. Ubufuna ukusela ngeentsuku ezimbalwa, isixa sobisi oluncitshisiweyo oluhambelana nenye okanye ezimbini iilitha zobisi oluqhelekileyo. Oku kuninzi kakhulu. Ngamanye amaxesha, kufuneka uthathe ikhefu ukuze wetyise.” Ndimxelela kwakhona umfuziselo wehamburger nokubaluleka komsebenzi wethu kwisicwangciso sosindiso. Ubuso bakhe ngoku buyakhazimla kwakhona.
Sithe sisancokola, andizange ndiqonde ukuba abanye abazalwana noodade ababesebaleni baye basazi baza bayiva incoko yethu. Ngephanyazo ndizibona ndingqongwe liqela elikhulu labazalwana. Amadoda nabafazi baphantse bangxamele kum. Bonke banomdla kakhulu kwisihloko kangangokuba andinakukwazi ukumelana nabo. Bandityhala kwaye bandinkqonkqoza bengazimiselanga ukuze bacinezele yonke into endiyaziyo ukuba iphume kum. Nangona ndikhathazwa kakhulu, ndivakalelwa kukuba le yinto entle. Xa ndibaxelela yonke into, ndibona ubuso babo buqaqambile. Ngaxeshanye, bazele luvuyo! Baninzi ngakumbi abandikhathazayo, kodwa ngequbuliso seva i-siren, kwaye wonke umntu kufuneka angene “kwiholo”. Isiganeko esibalulekileyo siqala.
Ndithi “iholo” ngenxa yokuba, njengoko ndingena kwiholo yecawa yama-Adventist, andiziboni ndikwicawa eqhelekileyo enezitulo zokhuni kumgangatho osicaba, kodwa ndimi emva komqolo wezihlalo, ezicwangciswe ngendlela yokuba umqolo ngamnye olandelayo ube kumgangatho ophezulu kunalowo ungaphambili, njengeholo yokufundisa kwiyunivesithi enkulu okanye kwiholo enkulu yenkomfa kwindawo yendibano. Ndibona zonke izihlalo zigcwele, kodwa akukho buso, kuba ndimi emva komntu wonke kwaye ndikweyona ndawo iphakamileyo yegumbi. Ngoku ndiyaqonda ukuba umhlobo wam umi ngasekhohlo kum, yaye ngasekhohlo ngumalathisi weli bandla likhulu. Iipewuji zigobile kwaye kukho iibhanki ezimbini zeebhentshi, ezahlulwe embindini we-staircase aisle ekhokelela ezantsi kwiqonga. Ndiyazi ukuba izihlalo ezisekhohlo zizaliswe ngama-Adventist, kodwa xa ndijonga apho, ndibona ubumnyama kuphela kwaye andinako ukwahlula imizimba yabantu. Ngokwahlukileyo, ndibona i-contours ye-Adventist kwibhanki elungileyo ngokucacileyo.
Eqongeni, ibhinqa liqalisa ukuthetha. Unikela intshumayelo ebaluleke kakhulu endingayiqondiyo ngokweenkcukacha. Kodwa ndiyazi ukuba uthetha ngoko ndikufumeneyo, ukuba umxholo omkhulu “ngobulungisa ngokholo,” nokuba oku kukuqala kokukhanya kwengelosi yesine. Ndiyavuya njengoko ndibona ukuba ama-Adventist amaninzi kwiindawo ezifanelekileyo aqala ukukhanya. Ngokukhawuleza, i-Adventist enxibe iimpahla ezimnyama kakhulu ifuna ukuphakama kumqolo wesibini kwaye ndiyazi ukuba "i-gainsayer" (umchasi, umngeneleli). (Eli gama lathi qatha engqondweni yam ngokufuthi ephupheni kangangokuba ndifuna ukuligxininisa, ndilishiya nakwiinguqulelo ezikwimo yalo yantlandlolo.) Emva koko kwenzeka into endoyikisa ngokunzulu. Ngequbuliso, ama-Adventist amathathu ecaweni ahleli emva kwakhe akhupha umpu. Ndiyabona ukuba yipistol yakudala enembumbulu enye kuphela. Babambe umpu entloko yenzuzo kwaye badubule. Xa bekhupha intambo, andiva kuqhuma kwaye ndibone kungekho mlilo okanye umsi. Intloko yomntu ophikisayo, endiyibonayo kuphela ngasemva, iwela ngasekunene, kwaye “ufile.” Andiboni gazi kwaye akukho manxeba. Akasashukumi. Eli bhinqa lahlala lithetha lonke ixesha lingachukumisi, kwaye ndibona indlela ama-Adventist e-right pew bank akhanya ngakumbi nangakumbi.
Emva koko malunga nombindi wemiqolo, kwenzeka into enye kwakhona. Umntu ophikisayo ufuna ukuphakama aphazamise umfazi kwaye aphakamise inkcaso yobudenge. Emva kwakhe, ama-Adventist amathathu ajolisa kuye imipu yawo yamandulo aze atsale isibhamu. Akukho msi, akukho qhushu, akukho mlilo, akukho manxeba, kodwa intloko yomntu ophikisayo iwela egxalabeni lakhe lasekunene kwaye uthe cwaka.
Emva koko ndibona umntu ozuzayo ngqo phambi kwam. Ngoko nangoko, umalathisi, umhlobo wam, kunye nam sibambe uhlobo olunye lompu ezandleni zethu size sidubule. Kananjalo akukho sando, akukho nxeba; Yayiyeyokugqibela ke leyo.
Emva koko umfazi oseqongeni wenza ubizo lwenguquko nokuzinikela ngokutsha kwiNkosi uYesu ngolwazi olutsha malunga nekamva lethu. Ucela bonke abafuna ukuzinikela kuThixo ukuba beze eqongeni. Onke ama-Adventist akwi-right pew bank ayehla-bonke ngaphandle kwabafileyo abafumana inzuzo. Xa ndijonga ngasekhohlo kwam kwezinye iindawo zokuhlala, ndiphawula ukuba wonk’ ubani owayehleli apho ngaphambili wayeyishiyile iholo. Ngokukhawuleza, onke ama-Adventist kwi-podium aphendukela kum, kwaye umfazi uqala ukubakhokela. Benyuka ngezitepsi besiza kum benobuso obukhazimlayo. Ndiphawula ukuba banqwenela ukubonisa umbulelo wabo komnye umntu. Kodwa andifuni nangayiphi na indlela ukunqulwa ngabo, ngoko ndifuna ukubaleka. Ukwenza oku, ndijika intloko yam ibheke ekunene kwaye eludongeni emva kwam ndibona umnqamlezo omkhulu, osikiweyo, ekubonakala ukuba ubukhona ngalo lonke ixesha ndingakhange ndiwuqaphele.
Kwakhona, ndiphethukela kwisihlwele esikhokelwa yilo mfazi, esasondela ngakumbi kumhlobo wam, umlawuli kunye nam. Kodwa ngoku ndiyaqonda ukuba abafuni kundinqula, koko baguqa ngamadolo phambi komnqamlezo. Ndibalindile bade bafika kum lo mama wawa ngqo phambi kwam. Ngelo xesha, kuphuma umpu esandleni sakhe onoyilo olufanayo nezinye. Emva koko ndiguqa phambi kwaloo mfazi—kungekhona ukuba ndimnqule, kodwa ndinike imbeko nokunqula uYesu, kunye naye. Ndiphantsi ngamadolo, kangangokuba izandla zam zithe nca emhlabeni. Ngoku ndiyabona ukuba ndinompu esandleni ngasinye ndawubeka phambi kompu womfazi ophantsi. Imipu yam emibini ngoku iphambi kompu webhinqa kwaye xa idibene zenza unxantathu. Imipu yam emibini ibekwe ngendlela yokuba umphanda womnye ujonge kumqheba wenye.
Emva kokuba sonke siguqe kunye kwaye sambulela uThixo ngazo zonke iimfundiso zaKhe kunye nokukhanya okutsha, siphinda siphakame. Eli bhinqa lithi kum, umhlobo wam, nakumalathisi, ngoku simele senze ingxelo esisigxina yoko siye sahlangabezana nako apha namhlanje kweli bandla. Kufuneka siye ngoku kwi-ofisi yomlawuli kwaye sibhale yonke into eyenzekileyo apha kwijenali yecawa, ukuze le nto ingalahleki.
Singena kwiofisi yomlawuli kunye nelinen emnyama yamaplanga. Utsala incwadi enkulu yecawa kwishelufa eseludongeni aze ayivule ngobunzima obukhulu, ekubeni inkulu kakhulu yaye inzima. Amaphepha abonakala emakhulu kum. Emva koko uqala ukwenza iirekhodi zakhe nge-quill kunye ne-inki. Yonke into izolile kakhulu. Emva kwexesha elithile, sonke siyatyobela—umalathisi, mna, umhlobo wam, elo bhinqa nabaninzi ababekho. Umalathisi ubuyisela le ncwadi eshelufini, size sihambe sonwabile yaye sinobuso obuqaqambileyo.
NgeSabatha elandelayo, ndime phambi kwendlu enkulu yecawe emhlophe apho ndandikhe ndaya kuyo ngeSabatha ngaphambili. Ndisekwixesha elifanayo nangaphambili. Ngeli xesha, andikho efoyer, kodwa ndingaphandle kwengcwele enkulu yebandla. Ndiyaqonda ukuba yicawa yomthi enepeyinti emhlophe. Ayintsha, kodwa ayisendala kakhulu; umhlophe awukho mhlophe kakhulu, kodwa awungcolanga kakhulu.
Itshomi yam ikhona nam, silinde ukuqala kwenkonzo. Ngequbuliso, iingcango ezimbini zesango elikhulu lokungena ziyavuleka, kwaye ibhinqa liphuma libaleka. Ulila ngokukrakra kwaye ekhala, ebalekela kwihlathi elincinane. Mna nomhlobo wam sibaleka emva kwakhe, sifike kuye phambi kwehlathi, kwaye umhlobo wam umbambe ngothando. Ngokuthe ngcembe nangomonde omkhulu, ndiqalisa ukuthetha naye. Ulila kakhulu kangangokuba andiqondi ukuba ufuna ukuthini. Ndandisele ndisazi nje ukuba kuvuleka iingcango ezinkulu zecawe, ukuba kukho into embi eyenzekileyo. Xa eli bhinqa lizola, ekugqibeleni ndiyakuqonda oko likuthethayo: “Malathisi! Ufile! Ndifike ecaweni ekuseni ndicoce yonke into ndilungiselela inkonzo, ndifike elele phantsi efile eofisini yakhe. Andazi noba ubulewe ngumntu na okanye ubulewe sisifo sentliziyo. Kodwa ufile!” Kwakhona, uyalila aze alile ngokukrakra. Ngequbuliso, ithi qatha engqondweni yam ngokuvutha komsindo: “INCWADI YECANDELO! Thixo wam, mhlawumbi bebefuna ukuliba incwadi yecawa!”
Ngelo xesha, abanye abazalwana bafika, yaye siyalibamba eli bhinqa size sibuyele ecaweni ngokukhawuleza njengoko ukukhala kwalo kusivumela. Ngoko nangoko, ngemincili yaye sinexhala elikhulu, sabalekela kwiofisi yomalathisi. Ngenene ulele phantsi efile. Kodwa andiboni gazi. Ungqengqe ngobuso. Incwadi yecawe iseseshelfini. Sikhupha incwadi enzima, ebotshwe ngesikhumba, siyibeke phezu kwedesika yomalathisi size siqalise ukukhangela indawo yokungena ukusuka ngeSabatha kwiintsuku ezisixhenxe ezingaphambili. Kuthatha ixesha elide ukuba sityhile amaphepha amakhulu, anzima. Iphepha ngalinye libhalwe kwimiqolo emibini. Ekugqibeleni sifumana isiqalo sokungeniswa-kukwiphepha lasekunene kwikholamu yasekunene, ukuqala malunga nesithathu esisezantsi.
Ifunda "iNkomfa yeCawa 18XX" ngoonobumba abakhulu, abamnyama. (Andizange ndiwubone owona nyaka uchanekileyo, kuba abalinganiswa babefana nobumnyama. Ndibonisa ukuba ngo-XX ngonyaka.)
Phantsi kwesi sihloko kukho uluhlu lwamagama abo bakhoyo, endilibele kwaphela. Ngasemva kwegama ngalinye kukho umsebenzi womthathi-nxaxheba. Ndiyazibuza kwakhona ukuba zindala kangakanani na amagama emisebenzi. Kukho igqwetha, umfundisi, umchweli, nomama wekhaya. Mhlawumbi andiboni ngaphezulu, okanye ndiyilibele.
Uluhlu lwabazimasayo luphela kanye ekupheleni kwephepha lasekunene kwikholamu yesibini apho ithi: “Ngalo mhla, ezi ziganeko zilandelayo zibaluleke kakhulu zenzeka kule ndlu:
Sityhila iphepha ngokukhawuleza. Kwaye ke siyaqonda ukuba isiqwenga esikhulu soxande sikrazulwe kwiphepha elilandelayo. Ikholamu yonke esekhohlo ayikho, apho iziganeko kunye nokukhanya okutsha esikufumeneyo sonke kwarekhodwa. Sonke siyoyika ukufa. Ngequbuliso, eli bhinqa lithi, “Thixo wam, ndibone iphepha elilolo hlobo ngale ntsasa kumnyango weofisi yomphathi, libethwe ngesikhonkwane. Mhlawumbi isekhona!” Sonke siphethukela emnyango size sihlolisise macala omabini. Iphepha alisekho. Apho isikhonkwane sasikhona, umntu ubona umngxuma omncinane ongaphandle komnyango weofisi yomalathisi.
Kwakhona, ndiphendukela kubo bonke abanye. Ndiyabona ukuba ubuso babo abusaqaqambi. Eli bhinqa laphinda lalila ngokukrakra. Ndiyayazi into eyenzekileyo namhlanje imbethe kabuhlungu, akasoze ayilibale ubomi bakhe bonke.
Ndiye ndazijonga phantsi kwaye iimpahla zam ziqala ukutshintsha ngokukhawuleza. Ndibona yonke into ngathi ihamba kancinci, xa ii-knickerbockers zam zitshintsha zibuyela kwiblukhwe yam yemihla ngemihla eblue kwaye kume ukukrwela iikawusi zoboya. Izihlangu zam zibuyela kwizihlangu zam zokusebenza zasefama kwaye ngoku ndinxiba ihempe yehlobo ekhaphukhaphu. Kuthe kusenjalo ndeva ilizwi elikhulu livela phezulu nasemva kwam. Kwangoko ndiyaqonda ukuba eli yayilicala apho ndandibone khona umnqamlezo omkhulu womthi kwiholo. Ilizwi lalilikhulu kwaye lingxola, kodwa alikholisi kwaye livakalisa ngokundilisekileyo, "Kwaye ngoku lithuba lakho!"