Umlilo wezinhliziyo

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Umlilo Wezinhliziyo Abavikeli

bomphakathi

bayoyizekela

okungamaphoyisa

amagwababa

echobana

amasosha

impicabadala

kanye

nezicimamlilo

egilwe

ngumphakathi

wasendaweni yaseNtanzini namuhla. INtanzini ayiqhelile esizweni samaNtungwa esingaphansi kweNdlovukazi yasemaNtungweni. Kuthe ngezithuba zehora lesibili kwesikabhadakazi kwabizwa izicimamlilo ngenxa yesikole ebesivutha amalangabi.

Izicimamlilo

zizamile

ukuphuthuma

zizolwisana

nalomshophi

kodwa

zafika

umonakalo usuvele udalekile, into ezibambezele kakhulu kube ngumgwaqo wobhuqu waseNtanzini omigodigodi kanye nezinguzunga zamatshe ebezigqishwe emgwaqeni kuvalwe ngazo. Izicimamlilo zithe zisakhombisa amangwevu azo nobuchule zicima esikolweni basebewuhlabile umkhosi esigodini esingaphesheya ngenxa yomtapo wolwazi obusha ungqongqa nawo. Kube esifanayo futhi njengoba izicimamlilo zivinjwe ngamatshe emgwaqeni, imoto yezicimamlilo ipoqoke yaphela ngenxa yombokodo abebedilizwa iqulu lezinsizwa ebezisesicongweni sentaba zikhuza izaga. Kuwo lowo mnyama kuqubuke amakhulu amalangabi kwaqhuma isililo emizini emithathu eqhelelene kanye kanye; okungowekhansela eliphethe, neselazibeka phansi izintambo kanye nowenkosi yesizwe uFuze. Sekusemini bebade nelanga linsizwa, ngiboshwe isandla sami sahlanganiswa nesandla sikaNgwazi ngamasongo, ngaphambi kwequlu lamalungu omphakathi elibhekene ngeziqu zamehlo nabavikeli bomphakathi, abahlome bayizingovolo. ****

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Ngangikhona ngonyaka we-1994, mhla iNingizimu Afrika entsha futhi ekhululekile isingatha ukhetho lokuqala ngqa olukhululekile. Ngangineminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalolunye ngaleyo nkathi. Kusempondo zankomo ngayikhahlela ingubo ngageza sakuzicwala ngachopha ingqakala yami ngase ngibhinca ibheshu nembatha lami, ngesandla semfene ngabamba isihlangu sami sakusithwala ngivika ilanga elalinsizwa esibhakabhakeni kungekho nafu linye. Zonke izinto zazishintshile ngaleya mini ngoba imini yendlu emnyama yase ifikile isiphila phakathi kwethu kuhle komlobokazi wekhethelo emzini. Ngahosha isikhwili sami esisha ceke engangisibaze ubusuku bonke ngasinika igama likaMpumelelo, kanti isihlangu sona sathola elikaNtuthuko okwase kuyintshumayelo eyayisedosheni labaholi bendlu yakithi.

Ngangena emgwaqeni ngasina ingoma yenjabulo eyayisamkhuleko wokubonga

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ukufika

kwemini

eyayizolinganisa

omhlophe

nomnyama,

ibuyise

isithunzi

nokuziqhenya ensizweni nasentombini empisholo. Ngazibona sengihudula ujenga lomshungu olwaluvunule luconsa lusina kanye nami sibheke esikoleni samabanga aphansi; iNtanzini Primary School. Lapho sasiyoshaya isiphambano eceleni kwekhanda elalibonakala liqukethe zonke izethembiso esasizilambele. Eceleni kwalelo khanda kwakugqama impumelelo nezethembiso zomlomo walo ezabe seziphumelele yize zingakaqali.

Indlela

engasina

ngayo

yangethusa

kakhulu

ngoba

kwabasengathi

sekungokokugcina ngiphila, kwakungazathi umphefumulo usuyaphuma kowami umzimba. Kwathi nxa kudedelwa imiphumela ayangangimmangaza ngoba ibala elinsundu ilona elalinqobile. Kwaphela inyanga yonke isithupha sami singathintwa lutho olusaketshezi ngithokozele leli bala lo-inki onsundu owawukuso.

Waqala umshikashika wentuthuko nokufeza izethembiso, ngaba vule msakazo wami welahle kwakhulunywa ngentuthuko. Ngaba thenge phephandaba kwakhulunywa ngohlahlomali oluhlelelwe intuthuko. Kwaphela iminyaka emine kubanjwa kuyekwa kwelakithi

singaboni

kwenzakalani.

Kwabizwa

umhlangano

kwathiwa

iyeza

intuthuko, kwathiwa kuyeza ukukhanya kodwa kuzoyoqala koNdabezitha uFuze.

Kuzoqedwa uthuli emgwaqeni ngetiyela kodwa kuzozibulwa ngomzila obheke koNdabezitha iQadi elikhulu. Kwazitshwa kubhekiwe izintambo nezigxobo zikagesi zidabula phakathi kweNtanzini nezigodi zayo ezine ubheke ngaphesheya komfula uMziyonke endaweni iZanyana enezigodi ezimbili. Kwakhanya ngaphesheya sahlalela ethembeni nganeno nentuthu yamalongwe ethu. Amehlo ethu agcwala uthuli samuka nemifula nganeno, ngaphesheya koMziyonke yayinhle impilo.

Kwathiwa asivote ngoba nakithi kuyeza okuhle eminyakeni emibili njengoba umkhumbi

unyakaza

ngaphesheya

nje,

kwathiwa:

sambandaza, ubufakazi

sangundaza,

bungaphesheya

iminwe

bayikhomba

koMziyonke

esigodini

sikaNdabezitha. Sagqugquzeleka sathutheleka ezikhungweni kuhle kukaZulu eya eMakheni siyobeka iziphambano eduze kwekhanda elalithwelwe ngeqoma.

Emva kweminyaka emibili sizibophe ngevoti kwadabula amapayipi amanzi ebheke ngaphesheya koMziyonke kuyofakwa amanzi eZanyana esigodini sikaNdabezitha kuphela. Sabukana emehlweni siyiNtanzini. Kwakhiwa inkantolo nomtholampilo kwesikaNdabezitha isigodi yalibaleka indaba yethu ebesithenjiswe ugesi netiyela.

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Sezibheke ehlandleni lesithathu likahulumeni wentando yabantu, imizi ethize yafakelwa izindlu zangasese eminye yasala ibambe ongezansi, nami ngasala nginkemile

ngoba

angilitholanga

kodwa

angikhathazekanga

neze

ngoba

kwasemandulo angikaze ngiliswele. Kwathiwa asishone ezikhungweni siyovotela uMongameli wethu sabuza ukuthi njengoba silokhu siyiphakamisa nje lendoda, isidonsa nini yona kulo mgodi omnyama esikuwona. Kwathiwa ngowezi-2010 wonke umuntu uyobe eqhafaza imbungulu ugesi usufikile. Sashona khona sagcwala izinkalo siyothembeka kuleli bhungu elisisikaza ngomgcagco ube ulivela kancane kangaka.

Zaqala

izidubedube

abantu

bebhikishela

ukugqoza

kwentuthuko

koNongoma, eThekwini, eMlazi, kwaMashu. Saqala sazishaya amakhala ngobaba wethu esimvotele, sithe sesidumela emasumpeni isigaba sesine sokhetho kwatheleka amaloli ethwele amapayipi nezixaxa, waqala umshikashika kumbiwa imisele, kwakhiwa amathangi amanzi. Ngeviki elandulela elokhetho kwatheleka izinqokonqoko zamaloli amade sabusiswa ngamapakana empuphu, kwathiwa asishone khona okhethweni isifikile intuthuko ezovula imisebenzi iphumelelise umphakathi waseNtanzini; savota sesithokozile. Saba fese sangaqashwa, noma kuqashwa kuqashwe ngendlela ehlukanisa umphakathi kabili ishiye imibuzo kwabaningi. Wagaleleka wadlula unyaka wesethembiso okwakungowezi-2010; eNtanzini lutho amanzi, lutho ugesi, lutho itiyela kwamathoyilethi ayefakiwe awasabonwa nangalukhalo. Kwathiwa asilinde owezi-2014 okuyilapho sonke sizobe sesinogesi ngoba iMbazo Project isiqale ukwakha isiteshi esisha sikagesi; isiteshi esizowuphehla siphinde siwusabalalise njengoba lesi esinye singeke sibe namandla okuphakela iNtanzini yonke. Kwasondela ukhetho lwakulonyaka (2014) zaqala izinto kwangathi ziyakhanyakhanya eNtanzini; kwagxunyekwa izimpompi, sisammangazwe ilokho kwambiwa imigodi emizini yethu sakhelwa izindlu zangasese.

Sabukana sodwa siyiNtanzini, izindonga zemizi yethu zalotshwa izinombolo.

Kwathiwa ngezikagesi, zaqala izihlathi kithi zavakashela amehlo; injabulo yazinza ezinhliziyweni, kwagxunyekwa

yasina

emiqondweni

izigxobo

zikagesi

yethu.

Kwakhethwa

yakhanya

lemizi,

imizi

eyisithupha

salindiswa

kuthiwa

bekusaqedelwa ibhajethi yanyakenye. Kwathiwa asiphikelele okhethweni ngoba inkulu indaba ezayo ngolomhla zingama-27 kuNhlaba. Salinda kwaze kwanqundeka amehlo silinde umnyama ongenanhlansi njengoba sigojela uMandulo namuhla kungenzeki

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lutho.

Umphakathi

ubhekene

ngeziqu

zamehlo

nabezokuvikela

asebezibambe baziqinisa izinhlokohlela zabo imibhobho eminingi ibheke kumina njengoba sengivele ngathi qekelele ngenxa yokuhlehla kwabantu ebengizabalaza nabo ngaphenduka umholi walomshungu ocekele phansi izingqalasizinda. Kodwa-ke akukho nokuncane ukuzisola enhliziyweni yami ngalesi senzo ebengingakaze ngisicabange senzeka ikakhulu nami ngimdibimunye naso, kukodwa kuphela engizisola

ngakho,

lokho-ke

okokuvotela

ubala

kuze

kuphele

iminyaka

engamashumi amabili. Kulamaphoyisa ami ngaphesheya ahlome ayizingovolo kunyomuke elilodwa eseliqinile nokho liza nombhobho. “Uxolo bakwethu.” Likhuza umsindo walo mshungu osungiphendule umholi. “Uxolo bo.” Liqhubeka likhuza.

Kube

sengathi

libabanga

kakhulu

labantu

ukuthi

bangalilaleli.

Ngivele

ngizimoyizelele kancane nje kuhle kwentombi ibona isoka. Kusondele elilodwa ilungu lomphakathi linginike umbhobho, ngishaqeke okwesikhashana.

Ngesikhathi sengithi ngiyaqala ngiyakhuluma uNgwazi abe esesiqalile isaga ethi bafuna umongameli wezwe azifikele yena mathupha azozixazulela loludaka lwakhe olungasaxoveki lana eNtanzini. Zishaya lesi saga nje ziyagida ezaseNtanzini ungafunga

ukuthi

zisemqhudelwaneni

wengoma

manje.

Ngikhenyeze

ngidondolozela ngiye ngakulo leli phoyisa, ngifike ngilidlule ngiye ngiyoyama ngeveni yawo

amaphoyisa,

lamaphoyisa

ngikhokhe

ayeselindele

umoya,

oyedwa

lapho-ke

ozoqala

ngase

adubule

ngizibonela

bese

kuqedwa

ukuthi ngami

ngezinganono; senginexhalana kodwa ngiziqinisa. “Bakwethu, asixoxisaneni.

Angizimisele ukugcina ngenze lento esikhishelwe yona mina.” Kukhuluma leli phoyisa embhobhweni. “Yenze! Yenze! Yenze!” uNgwazi ememeza eshaya ihlombe wenanele nomphakathi. Lithukuthele lithelwe ngamanzi leli phoyisa uma libona ngihleka nami. “Ave ixaka indlela ‘uhulumeni’ wethu asebenza ngayo, ngoba kulezi zinyangana ezidlule ubesigeza izinyawo, eguqe lana phambi kwethu esinxusa, esincenga

ukuba

simuvotele,

nxa

sesimuvotele

usephenduka

esiswini

okwamambawu, lawa athumela nina ukuthi nizowachitha kowami umuzi uthi asibulawe. Ave zimhlophe izandla zikahulumeni wethu njengoba ezenu zivuza igazi nje nina bakwasidlodlo.”

Nginyomuka kulamaphoyisa ngiye kwezohlobo lwami

izinkabi kwazise uMsamariya akadlelani noMjuda. Ngikhalise lombhobho okwemoto yamaphoyisa

ngihamba

phambi

kwezohlobo

lwakithi.

Kuthulakale.

Ngicime

umbhobho wami bese ngikhomba iphoyisa ngilinika ithuba. “Ngiyabo...” ube usushilo ngengila umbhobho wami ngize ngiwuphakamisele phezulu. Lapho izandla zalezi

zimpethu zendlovu ezimi ngemuva kwami besezindiza phezulu bebhiyoza kukhala amakhwela kuqhuma umkikizo wena owabona kungene igoli enkundleni enkulu egcwele phama. Ngiphakamise isandla bese behlisa baze bathule. “Uxolo.

Bengisakuthulisela bona wena womthetho.” Ngikhulume maqede ngigoqe izandla, umbhobho uncike ehlombe.

“Nibhikishelani umgwaqo...

bakwethu?” indelelo...

leli

phoyisa

ukubukelwa

lehlisa

phansi...”

umoya. leyo

“Ugesi...

ngeminye

amanzi... yemibono

engayicaphuna njengoba ezami zazikhuluma kanye kanye nje. Ngithule ngilinde baze bathule bonke. “NginguMzilikazi kaMashobane mina wena wakwasidlodlo.”

Ngibingelela

ngokwakophoyisa.

“UNdlovu

lona.”

uNdlovu

ehlehla

kancane.

“Ngonyama! Nxa ubheka nje ngeso lakho wena waseNgonyameni, yini lena ebhikishelwayo lana eNtanzini?” ngiwubambe sakuchoma umbhobho wami.

“Anginalwazi olungako ngalo mbhikisho wenu Mbulazi ngoba mumva nje senabhikishela nokuhlushwa ngamagundane emizini yenu, ingakho-ke ngicela ningichazele kancane.” “Gatsheni! Uma kungafika intombi kuwe oyithembile noyithanda kakhulu ikunike ucu bese ikuthembisa izulu nomhlaba ungenzenjani?

Ungaluthatha lolocu?” “Yebo Mbulazi.” uNdlovu ekhuluma evikile ngokusasihlangu.

“Uma lentombi iqoma ngaphesheya kwakini kuze kumiswe neduku bese ibuya kuwe ikunika isizathu esiphathekayo sesenzo sayo ungasilalela?” uNdlovu azinwaye ibunzi esindwa ilombuzo. “Uma lentombi eyakunika ucu ikuvakashela umzuzu owodwa kuphela enyakeni bese ivakasha iminyaka emine yonke esokeni langaphesheya ungaphatheka kanjani, njengoba umphefumulo wakho uboshelwe kuyona?” “Ngingadabuka kakhulu Mtungwa.” uNdlovu ngeliphansi.

“Mpongo kaZingelwayo, mingaki iminyaka lakhululeka lelizwe lakithi?” “Ingamashumi amabili nengxenye yonyaka.” “Kunjalo impela Boya benyathi. Lokho kuchaza ukuthi nentuthuko kumele engabe isiphindaphindwe izikhawu ezingamashumi amabili kulendawo. Kukhona okuqaphelayo okufakazela lokho lana eNtanzini?” Ngilungisa isigqoko sami engasishiyelwa ikhehla elingizalayo. “Akulula ukuqagula Mtungwa, ikakhulu njengoba usungqongqise isikole nomtapo...” “Izinkukhu zazingakehli emthini kungena zonke lezinto ozibalayo Mpongo.” Ngisho ngifela phansi maqede ngikhahlele inhlabathi ngigqibe. UNdlovu aqalaqalaze. “Ngibona amathoyilethi, nanka amanzi kumpompi, nansi imizi inogesi. Kufunwani kanti? Ninikwa isandla nifuna ingalo yonke.” uNdlovu enikina ikhanda. Nginyuse amakhala. “Usale kanjani

ke lompompi ngoba besibasumpula nje? Ngicela wena phoyisa omi lapho ngasempompini uyakaze leso sigujana bese ukhelela uGatsheni amanzi.”

Ngikhomba. Lithathe isigujana likhongozele iphoyisa livule impompi. “Empeleni uyayivala uma wenze njalo wakithi.” Ngisho ngokunganaki. Lidideke iphoyisa.

“Ayaphuma?” Ngifulathele ngiphinde ngiphenduke. Linikine ikhanda iphoyisa.

“Ingoba uyivalile mnumzana. Vula impompi bo, wonyiwe uNgonyama.” Ngiqinisa amehlo. Linikine ikhanda liyivule, lutho amanzi. Liyivale liyivule futhi kungabi namehluko.

“Isonto lesihlanu-ke Gatsheni leli kunjena...” “Ikhona nje i-waterkan.” uNdlovu edla ulimi.

Ngiphenduke

ngibheke

emuva

kuhhomuzele.

“Asiwazi

lowo

mhlola

osikhulumela wona Zingelwayo.” Ngikhumula isigqoko ngisibuka. “Ilemoto enilethela amanzi.” “Yeyi, siyazi ukuthi yini leyonto kodwa ayikaze yafika lana!” uNgwazi esefudumele. “Nogesi lona owukhombayo Gatsheni, ufakwe emizini eyisithupha kuphela njengoba iNtanzini indlaleke kangaka. Akuyona indelelo leyo kubantu?

Kulogesi kunezinto okungamele uzisebenzise njengegiza, isitofu esimapuleti mane nokunye nje. Ugesi onjani lowo?” Ngibone uNdlovu enikina ikhanda. “Kunetiyelana elingenayo kulo mgwaqo eningene ngawo niza lana, kodwa liphelela obala nje, nilibonile nani. Iyishumi nesikhombisa iminyaka liqhethe kanjalo kulokhu kuthiwa akulindwe. Intuthuko leyo? Eminyakeni eyishumi nambili edlule sike sahlaselwa izinkanyamba, kwafika umasipala wazosisukela wasibhalisa wasithembisa imixhaso, ukhona nje owubonayo Mpongo? Gatsheni, lentuthuko oyibona lana iyifanele na iminyaka engamashumi amabili?” ngixhuma inqawe yami emlonyeni ngizulazula.

Athule uNdlovu. “Ngisho izinsuku ezimbili ziyifanele ‘lentuthuko’ yethu futhi seziningi kakhulu nazo, amahora amabili anele, alingana nayo...” “Yebo!!!” ngiphazanyiswa ilomshungu wami.

UNdlovu anikine ikhanda. “Manje njengoba senishise imizi yabantu, yini indaba, owani lomlilo?” uNdlovu eneka izandla. Ngihleke kancane ngizinwaya onceshaneni, emva kwami kuthulakale. “Anikhombisi nokuzisola ngesenzo senu esinobulwane kangaka?” uNdlovu engibukisisa. “Angizisoli nakancane mina mfokaGatsheni, kodwa-ke kumele ngikucacise okokuthi angikaze nangelilodwa ilanga ngibone kufinyelela kulesi sigaba, ngamafuphi nje ngisashaqekile kodwa ngithokozile. Lo mlilo

oshise

yonke

lento

ngumlilo

wengcindezelo

nenkohliso

yeminyaka

engamashumi amabili ebeyimbeswe isikhumba senkululeko, udalwe ngumasipala

nohulumeni

qobo

lwakhe

thina

sakhwezela.

Lona

ngumlilo

wezethembiso

ezingafezekanga. Lo mlilo owemigwaqo emigodigodi okuthi nxa linile kubhajwe okungamakalishana ethu, nompompi abaswele amanzi, nemisebenzi yamathenda ededelwa

ngokwenzelela

lana

eNtanzini.

Lomlilo

ngowomehluko

phakathi

kweNtanzini neZanyana. Lomlilo ngowenhliziyo Gatsheni, inhliziyo ekade kwasa iphulwa kodwa ilokhu imnene, ibekezela, ilindile kukho konke lokho.” “Mtungwa, intukuthelo yenu ngiyayizwa futhi ngizwelana kakhulu nani kodwa-ke mathathu amacala aphezu kwakho ‘njengomholi’. Awukusoconga, awukuzama ukusoconga nawokucekela phansi impahla yomphakathi, ngalokho-ke uzolala endlini emnyama Mzilikazi.” uNdlovu esondela kancane. Ngithi ukuhlehla kancane ngime isikhashana ngiqalaze izinkalo zaseNtanzini, ngizwe umshungu wami ukhumuka kimina bese ngizibamba ngenhla kwedolo lapho sekunkenketha khona ngenxa yensimbi abangifaka yona esibhedlela ngesikhathi ngikade ngikhalakathele emseleni walamapayipi aseNtanzini angaphumi manzi.

Ngiphumule ngamandla. “Nginike amasongo kaSigonyela Ngonyama.” Ngibeka phansi umbhobho. Badideke abantu emshungwini wami osuvule igebe elikhulu phakathi kwami nawo yize ngihlehlile. UNdlovu awaphose amasongo, ngiwanqake.

Ngithi ngisafake isandla esisodwa abe esefikile uNgwazi afake isandla sakhe kwelinye isongo. “Hhowu wakithi, wenzani manje?” ngishaqekile, ngibheke uNgwazi eziqwini zamehlo. UNgwazi athathe umbhobho ekade sengiwubeke phansi.

“Akukwazi ukuthi ungavalelwa wedwa Mashobane, yize uGatsheni ecabanga ukuthi kumele. Lomlilo akuwona owakho, awudalwanga nguwena. Nxa bebopha wena, kuzomele basivalele sonke ngoba lomlilo... ngowezinhliziyo.” uNgwazi edla imihlathu. “Yebo!!!” usondela wonke lomshungu.

Iyaphela!!!