Глеб

Unyaka wamakhulu amahlanu anamanci mathandathu anesihlanu, monk Adomnan. Olu shicilelo luphawula ukuqala kwebali elithatha iminyaka eli-1500.

Ndayiphinda kwakhona, ndisusa zonke iinkcukacha ezingabalulekanga. Kwasala umgca omnye ebomini—kunye neminyaka eli-1500 yokuqikelela.

Konke kwaqala ngenqaku elinekota yekholamu. Kwiveki nje enye, amaphephandaba angamashumi amabini ayesele elishicilele kwakhona, kwaye ukususela ngaloo mzuzu, ibali laqala ubomi balo.

Kungoko ke iintsomi ziqala ngemifanekiso efana nale. Nantoni na ingashiya uphawu emanzini—isikhephe, umoya, intlanzi—kodwa isoloko ibangelwa sisilo.

Ubunzulu apha bungaphezulu kweemitha ezingamakhulu amabini, amanzi amnyama anepeat. Ukubonakala phantsi kwamanzi yimitha nje enye. Yiyo loo nto kungekho nto ifunyenweyo apho okwangoku.

Ndiqokelela iindawo apho imiyalezo iqale khona. Ngaphezulu kwesiqingatha sayo isuka kwindawo enye yendlela, ilungele nje ukumisa.

Incwadi endala bubomi bomnye umntu: ikona eneendlebe ezibomvu kunye netikiti elilityaliweyo zithetha ngomfundi. Isitalato esiqatha asiyongozi: isixeko sanyuka ngenxa yamanzi, ukhuselo, kunye nexabiso lomhlaba. Ilitye lichazwa njengomhla wokwakhiwa kwalo—ubukhulu bebhloko kunye nekhonkco ziya kubonisa ubudala kunye noxwebhu. Nyuka uze ubone: ukusuka phezulu, ungabona indlela isixeko esakhula ngayo kwiindandatho.

Iimyuziyam ziyadinisa kungengenxa yokuba izinto ziyadinisa. Kuba amagama abhalwe apha abhalelwe oogxa bakho, hayi wena.

Ixesha elidlulileyo lichazwa njengelizolileyo nelicothayo. Enyanisweni, isitalato semarike sasinengxolo kangangokuba abathengisi balahlekelwa ngamazwi abo emini emaqanda.

Kuqhelekile ukucinga ukuba ixesha elidlulileyo lizolile kwaye licotha. Kodwa isitalato sokuthenga senkulungwane ye-14 sasixakekile kangangokuba isixeko namhlanje siyindawo yokufunda ekufutshane: wonke umntu wayekhwaza amaxabiso ngaxeshanye, kwaye akukho mntu wayelinde emgceni.

Intliziyo eyenziwe ngemizobo ethambileyo ecaleni kwendlela yase-Edinburgh. Intolongo yayikhe yakhiwe kule ndawo, kwaye abantu basayitshicela ukuze bafumane ithamsanqa.

Le nkcubeko ineminyaka engamakhulu amabini ubudala, kodwa ivakala ngathi indala. Yindlela esebenza ngayo nayiphi na inkcubeko: iguga ngokukhawuleza kunokuba yenziwe.