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Unyaka wamakhulu amahlanu namashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu, indela u-Adomnan. Lokhu kubhala kuphawula ukuqala kwendaba ehlanganisa iminyaka engamakhulu ayisihlanu nanhlanu.

Ngaphinda ngakuphinda, ngasusa yonke imininingwane engadingekile. Kwasala umusho owodwa empilweni—neminyaka engamakhulu ayisihlanu yokuqagela.

Incwadi endala iyimpilo yomunye umuntu: ikona elinomlomo ophuzi kanye nethikithi elikhohliwe kukhuluma ngomfundi. Umgwaqo ophakeme awuyona ingozi: idolobha lakhuphuka ngenxa yamanzi, ukuzivikela, kanye nentengo yomhlaba. Itshe libhalwe ngokwakhiwa kwalo—ubukhulu bebhlokhi kanye ne-joint kuzosho ubudala kanye nedokhumenti. Khuphuka ubone: kusukela phezulu, ungabona ukuthi idolobha lakhula kanjani ngamasongo.

Iminyuziyamu iyadina hhayi ngoba izinto ziyadina. Ngoba imibhalo engezansi ibhalwe ozakwethu, hhayi wena.

Isikhathi esidlule sichazwa njengesithule futhi sihamba kancane. Eqinisweni, umgwaqo wemakethe wawunomsindo kangangokuthi abathengisi balahlekelwa amazwi abo emini.

Kuvamile ukucabanga ukuthi isikhathi esidlule sithule futhi sihamba kancane. Kodwa umgwaqo wokuthenga wekhulu le-14 wawuphithizela kangangokuthi idolobha namuhla liyindawo yokufunda eduze: wonke umuntu wayememeza amanani ngesikhathi esisodwa, futhi akekho owayelinde emgqeni.

Inhliziyo eyenziwe ngobuciko obuhlukahlukene emgwaqweni wase-Edinburgh. Ijele lake lahlala kule ndawo, futhi abantu basalokhu beyikhafulela ukuze bathole inhlanhla.

Le nqubo ineminyaka engamakhulu amabili kuphela ubudala, kodwa izwakala iyinto endala. Yileyo ndlela noma yimuphi umkhuba osebenza ngayo: uguga ngokushesha kunalokho okusungulwe.