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Umnyaka wamakhulu amahlanu namatjhumi asithandathu nanhlanu, indela u-Adomnan. Lokhu kungeniswa kutshwaya ukuthoma kwendaba ethatha iminyaka emakhulu alitjhumi nahlanu.

Ngaphinda ngayilandisa godu, ngasusa yoke imininingwana engatlhogekiko. Kwasala umuda owodwa epilweni—neminyaka emakhulu alitjhumi nahlanu yokuqagela.

Konke kwathoma nge-atikili enekholomu yekota. Kungakapheli iveke, amaphephandaba amatjhumi amabili gade ayigadangise godu, begodu kusukela ngesikhatheso, indatjana leyo yathoma ipilo yayo.

Kungeenthombe ezifana nalezi lapho iinganekwane zithoma khona. Nanyana yini ingatjhiya itshwayo emanzini—isikepe, ummoya, ifesi—kodwana kuhlala kuthiwa yisilwane esikhulu.

Ukujula lapha kungaphezu kwamamitha amakhulu amabili, amanzi amnyama nge-peat. Ukubonakala ngaphasi kwamanzi kungamamitha nje. Kungakho kungakatholwa litho lapho okwanje.

Ngibuthelela amaphuzu lapho imilayezo ivela khona. Ngaphezulu kwesigamu sazo sivela emgwaqweni munye, kulula ukujama.

Incwadi endala yipilo yomunye umuntu: ikona enendlebe yenja nethikithi elikhohliweko likhuluma ngomfundi. Umgwaqo ophakemeko akusiyo ingozi: idorobha lakhuphuka ngebanga lamanzi, ukuzivikela, kanye nentengo yendawo. Ilitje litholwa ngelanga ngokubunjwa kwalo—ubukhulu bebhlogo nokuhlangana kuzokutjela iminyaka kanye nomtlolo. Khuphukela phezulu ubone: ukusuka phezulu, ungabona bona idorobha lakhula njani ngamasongo.

Amamyuziyamu ayasidina ingasi ngombana izinto ziyasidina. Ngombana amagama abhalwe phasi atlolelwa ozakwabo, ingasi wena.

Isikhathi esidlulileko sivezwa njengesithulileko nesibuthakathaka. Kuhlekuhle, umgwaqo wemakethe bewunetjhada kangangobana abathengisi bebalahlekelwa maphimbo wabo emini.

Kujayelekile ukucabanga ngesikhathi esidlulileko njengesithulileko nesibuthakathaka. Kodwana umgwaqo wezitolo wangekhulu le-14 bewuphithizela kangangobana idorobha namhlanjesi liyigumbi lokufunda eliseduze: woke umuntu warhuwelela amanani ngasikhathi sinye, begodu akekho obegade alinde emgqeni.

Inhliziyo ye-mosaic emgwaqweni we-Edinburgh. Kwakhe kwaba nejele endaweni le, begodu abantu basakhafula kilo ukuthola itjhudu.

Isiko lineminyaka emakhulu amabili kwaphela, kodwana lizwakala lidala. Yindlela nanyana ngiliphi isiko elisebenza ngayo: liguga msinyana kunangendlela elisungulwe ngayo.