Ibali lomhla: "akukho bali lomntu"

Ibali likaNomntu libali lerenki kunye nenqanaba lomhlaba. Bathatha inxaxheba baya emfazweni; banendima abayiphumelelayo; bayawa; azishiyi gama ngaphandle kobunzima. " Ibali lapapashwa ngo-1853, equlethwe kwiCharles Dickens 'Iindaba ezimfutshane zeKrisimesi.

Wahlala elunxwemeni lomlambo omkhulu, obanzi nobunzulu, owawusoloko uqukuqela cwaka usiya kulwandlekazi olungaziwayo. Kwakuqhubeka oko kwasekuqalekeni kwehlabathi. Ngamanye amaxesha yayitshintsha indlela yayo yaze yaguqulwa yaba yimigudu emitsha, ishiya iindlela zayo ezindala zomile kwaye zingenanto; kodwa yayihlala ikukuhamba, kwaye yayihlala iqukuqela de kudlule ixesha. Ngokuchasene nokuhamba kwayo okunamandla nokungaqondakaliyo, akukho nto ivelileyo. Akukho sidalwa siphilayo, akukho ntyatyambo, akukho gqabi, akukho suntswana lokuphila okanye ukungaphili, okhe wemka kulwandle olungaziwayo. Amaza omlambo asondela ngaphandle kokuxhathisa; kwaye umsinga awuphelanga, kanye njengokuba umhlaba unganqandi kwisangqa sawo esijikeleza ilanga.

Wayehlala kwindawo exakekileyo kwaye esebenza nzima kakhulu ukuze aphile. Wayengenathemba lokuba angaze abe sisityebi ngokwaneleyo ukuba angaphila inyanga ngaphandle kokusebenza nzima, kodwa wayevuya ngokwaneleyo, UTHIXO uyazi, ukuba asebenze ngokuzimisela. Wayeyinxalenye yosapho olukhulu, olunoonyana kunye neentombi ezazifumana isonka semihla ngemihla emsebenzini wemihla ngemihla, owawususela kwixesha lokuvuka kwabo de bayokulala ebusuku. Ngaphandle kwesi siphelo, wayengenathemba, kwaye akazange afune nanye.

Kwingingqi awayehlala kuyo, zazininzi kakhulu iigubu, amaxilongo neentetho; kodwa yayingenanto yakwenza nalonto. Ukungqubana kunye nesiphithiphithi esivela kusapho lakwaBigwig, ngenxa yenkqubo engachazekiyo yoluphi ugqatso, wothuka kakhulu. Babeka imifanekiso eqingqiweyo, ngentsimbi, ngemabhile, ngobhedu nangobhedu, phambi komnyango wakhe; wayisithelisa indlu yakhe ngemilenze nangemisila yemifanekiso eqingqiweyo yamahashe. Wayezibuza ukuba konke oku kuthetha ntoni, wancuma ngendlela ekrwada yoburharha kwaye wayenokuqhubeka nokusebenza nzima.

Usapho lakwaBigwig (olwenziwe ngabo bonke abantu ababalaseleyo kule ndawo, kwaye bonke abantu abangxolayo) benze inqaku lokumsindisa ingxaki yokuzicingela nokumlawula nemicimbi yakhe. Uthe: "Kuba ngenene, andinaxesha laneleyo; kwaye ukuba ulungile ngokwaneleyo ukuba ungandihoya, ngokutshintshela imali endizakuyibhatala "- kuba usapho lakwaBigwig lwalungcono kunemali yakhe -" Ndiza kukhululeka kwaye ndinombulelo omkhulu, xa ucinga ukuba uyazi ngcono. " Yiyo loo nto isandi segubu, amaxilongo kunye neentetho kunye nemifanekiso emibi yamahashe ebekulindeleke ukuba iwe kwaye unqule.

“Andiyiqondi yonke le nto,” watsho, edidekile ephulula ibunzi lakhe elinemigca. "Kodwa inentsingiselo, mhlawumbi, ukuba ndingafumanisa."

"Kuthetha ukuba," uphendule usapho lakwaBigwig, bekrokrela into abayithethileyo, "imbeko nozuko kwelona liphezulu, elona zinga liphezulu."

"Owu!" Uthe. Kwaye wakuvuyela ukukuva.

Kodwa xa ejonga intsimbi, imabhile, imifanekiso yobhedu kunye nobhedu, akafumananga mntu wasekhaya, nokuba wayengunyana womrhwebi woboya waseWarwickshire, okanye nawuphina umntu welinye ilizwe. Akazange afumane naliphi na kumadoda ulwazi lwabo olwalumsindisile yena nabantwana bakhe kwisifo esoyikekayo nesonakalisayo, obugorha bakhe babuphakamisa ookhokho babo kwisikhundla sabakhonzi, ababenengcinga enobulumko evule ubukho obutsha nobuphakamileyo kwabathobekileyo. , Obubuchule bakhe wayebuzalise ngehlabathi lezabasebenzi ngezinto ezimangalisayo. Endaweni yoko, wafumana abanye angabazi kakuhle, kwaye nabanye ebebazi kakubi.

"Humph!" Uthe. "Andiyiqondi kakuhle."

Ke, wagoduka waya kuhlala eziko ukuze ayikhuphe engqondweni.

Ngoku, iziko lakhe lalize, zonke zingqongwe zizitrato ezimnyama; kodwa kuye yayiyeyona ndawo ixabisekileyo. Izandla zomkakhe zazinzima emsebenzini, kwaye wayemdala ngaphambi kwexesha lakhe; kodwa wayethandwa nguye. Abantwana bakhe, bexakekile ekukhuleni kwabo, baba nemikhwa yemfundo emibi; zibe zintle phambi kwamehlo akhe. Ngaphezulu kwayo yonke loo nto, yayingumnqweno onyanisekileyo womphefumlo wale ndoda ukuba abantwana babo bafundiswe. "Ukuba ngamanye amaxesha ndikhe ndilahlekiswe," utshilo, "ngokuswela ulwazi, ubuncinci mazise kwaye aphephe iimpazamo zam. Ukuba kunzima kum ukuvuna isivuno solonwabo kunye nemfundo egcinwe ezincwadini, makube lula kubo.

Kodwa usapho lakwaBigwig lwaqhambuka ngeengxwabangxwaba zosapho olunobundlobongela ngento esemthethweni yokufundisa abantwana bale ndoda. Olunye usapho lwanyanzelisa ukuba into enjalo ibaluleke kwaye ibaluleke ngaphezu kwayo yonke enye into; kwaye abanye bosapho banyanzelisa ukuba into enje ibe yinto ephambili kwaye ibaluleke ngaphezu kwayo yonke enye into; kunye nosapho lakwaBigwig, bohlule baba ngamaqela, babhala amaphecana, babamba iisamani, bahambisa izityholo, iingxoxo kunye nazo zonke iintlobo zeentetho; babiwe omnye komnye kwiinkundla zehlabathi kunye neecawa; baphosa umhlaba, batshintshana ngamanqindi kwaye bawa kunye ngeendlebe kubundlobongela obungenakuqondakala. Ngeli xesha, le ndoda, ngeengokuhlwa zayo ezifutshane ngomlilo, yabona idemon yokungazi iphakama apho kwaye ithabathela abantwana bayo. Wabona intombi yakhe itshintshiwe yaba sisitrayi esinzima, esinobudenge; wabona unyana wakhe edandathekile kwiindlela zokuziphatha eziphantsi, inkohlakalo nolwaphulo-mthetho; wabona ukukhanya okuqaqambileyo kobukrelekrele emehlweni abantwana bakhe kuguquka ngobuqili kunye nokusola kangangokuba ngekungcono ukuba abanqwenelele izidenge.

“Andiyiqondi ngcono,” watsho; “Kodwa ndicinga ukuba ayinakulunga. Ewe, ngenxa yesibhakabhaka esibhakabhakeni ngaphezulu kwam, ndiyayikhalazela le nto njengengalunganga kwam! "

Ukuba noxolo kwakhona (njengoko ukuthanda kwakhe kwakuhlala ixesha elifutshane kwaye enobuntu bendalo), wajonga ngeenxa zonke ngeeCawe nangeeholide zakhe, wabona ukuba bunjani ubundlongondlongo kunye nokudinwa, kwaye ukusuka apho kuye kwavela ubunxila. ngako konke oku kulandelayo ukuphanga. Emva koko wabhenela kusapho lakwaBigwig wathi, "Singabantu abasebenzayo, kwaye ndinorhano olumangalisayo lokuba abantu abasebenza phantsi kwazo naziphi na iimeko ezidaliweyo-yingqondi engaphezulu kweyakho, njengoko ndingayiqondiyo - isidingo sokuhlaziya ingqondo kunye nokuzonwabisa. Jonga ukuba siwela entwenini xa siphumla ngaphandle kwayo. Yiza! Ndidlale ngokungenabungozi, ndibonise into, undisindise!

Kodwa apha usapho lwakwaBigwig lwawela kwimeko enzima yokuva. Xa abanye abantu beva ngokuvakalayo becela ukuba bambonise imimangaliso yelizwe, ubukhulu bendalo, utshintsho olunamandla lwexesha, ukusebenza kwendalo kunye nobuhle bobugcisa - ukumbonisa ezi zinto, oko kukuthi, nangaliphi na ixesha yobomi bakhe apho wayenokuzijonga khona - ukugquma kunye nokuphambana, isicelo esinje, ukubuza kunye nokuphendula okubuthathaka kwavela phakathi kwamakhwenkwe amakhulu - - apho "ndingazange ndilinde" ndingathanda "- ukuba indoda elihlwempu yamangaliswa, ijonge ngapha nangapha.

“Ngaba ndiyicaphukisile yonke le nto,” watsho, ebeka izandla zakhe ezindlebeni, esoyika, “inokuba bekusisicelo esimsulwa, ngokucacileyo esivela kumava osapho lwam kunye nolwazi oluqhelekileyo lwawo onke amadoda akhetha ukuvula amehlo? Andiqondi kwaye andiqondwa. Kuya kwenzeka ntoni kwimeko enje! "

Wayewugobile umsebenzi wakhe, ehlala ebuza umbuzo, xa iindaba zaqala ukujikeleza ukuba isibetho sivele phakathi kwabasebenzi kwaye siyababulala ngamawaka. Ukuqhubeka nokujonga ngeenxa zonke, wakhawuleza wafumanisa ukuba kuyinyani. Abafayo nabafileyo baxubana ezindlwini ezingabamelwane nezingcolileyo apho ubomi bakhe babudlulile. Ityhefu entsha yanyibilikiswa kukuhlala kusibekele kwaye kuhlala kukho umoya olizothe. Abomeleleyo nababuthathaka, ukuguga nobuntwana, utata nomama, bonke bachatshazelwe ngokulinganayo.

Yeyiphi indlela yokusinda awayenayo? Wahlala apho, apho wayekhona, wabona abo babemthanda kakhulu besifa. Umshumayeli onobubele weza kuye kwaye wayethandaza ukuze athobe intliziyo yakhe kwintlungu yakhe, kodwa waphendula wathi:

"Kulungile ntoni, mthunywa wevangeli, ukuza kum, indoda egwetyiweyo ukuba ihlale kule ndawo ingumlingane, apho yonke ingcinga endiyinikiweyo yovuyo lwam iba yintlungu, kwaye apho wonke umzuzu weentsuku zam ezibaliweyo ludaka olutsha olongezwe kule mfumba ingezantsi. endilele phantsi ndicinezelwe! Kodwa ndinike ukujonga kwam okokuqala eZulwini, ngokukhanya kunye nomoya; ndinike amanzi amsulwa; ndincede ndicoceke; Yenze lula le meko inzima kunye nobomi obunzima, apho umoya wethu ucwila khona, kwaye siye sibe zizidalwa ezingakhathaliyo nezingakhathaliyo osoloko usibona; ngobunono nangobunono sithatha imizimba yabo bafa phakathi kwethu, baphume kwigumbi elincinci apho sikhula khona siqhelene notshintsho olubi kangangokuba kwanobungcwele balo bulahlekile kuthi; kwaye, Mfundisi, ndiya kuphulaphula - akukho mntu wazi bhetele kunawe, ukuba uzimisele kangakanani na - Lowo wayecinga kakhulu ngamahlwempu, kwaye wayenemfesane ngazo zonke iintlungu zomntu! "

Wayebuyele emsebenzini, elilolo kwaye elusizi, xa iNkosi yakhe isondela kuye isondela kuye inxibe ezimnyama. Naye wayebandezeleke kakhulu. Umfazi wakhe omncinci, umfazi wakhe omhle kwaye olungileyo, wayefile; Unyana okuphela kwakhe.

“Mfundisi, kunzima ukunyamezela - ndiyazi - kodwa uthuthuzeleke. Ndingakuthuthuzela, ukuba bendikwazi.

Inkosi ibulele ngentliziyo iphela, kodwa yathi kuye: “Owu madoda asebenzayo! Kuqale intlekele phakathi kwenu. Ukuba nje ubuphila usempilweni kwaye uhlonipheke ngakumbi, ngekhe ndibesililo esingenabomi, somhlolokazi namhlanje. "

Baya kunabela kude nakude. Bahlala besenza; ahlala enawo, kanye njengendyikitya yokufa. Ndiqonde kakhulu, ndiyacinga, ekugqibeleni. "

Kodwa iNkosi yaphinda yathi: “O nina basebenzi! Zingaphi izihlandlo sisiva ngawe, ukuba akunjalo ngokunxulumene nengxaki ethile! "

"Mhlekazi," uphendule wathi, "Andinguye mntu, kwaye akunakulindeleka ukuba ndiviwe (okanye andifuni kakhulu ukuva, mhlawumbi), ngaphandle kwaxa kukho ingxaki. Kodwa ayiqali ngam, kwaye ayinakuphela ngam. Ngokuqinisekileyo njengoKufa, kwehla kum kunyukela kum. "

Kwakukho izizathu ezininzi koku akuthethileyo, kangangokuba usapho lakwaBigwig, lathi lakuva oko kwaye luyoyikeka ngenxa yokuphanziswa kade, lwagqiba ekubeni lizimanye naye ekwenzeni izinto ezilungileyo- kuyo nayiphi na imeko, ukuya kuthi ga kwizinto ezazithethiwe zazinxulumene nayo. ukuthintela ngokuthe ngqo, ngokuthetha kwabantu, ngenye indyikitya yokufa. Kodwa, xa uloyiko lwabo lwathi shwaka, eyaqala ukuyenza kungekudala, baphinda baxabana bodwa kwaye abenzanga nto. Ngenxa yoko, isibetho sabonakala kwakhona-ngezantsi njengangaphambili - kwaye sinwenwela phezulu njengangaphambili, kwaye sithathe inani elikhulu lamajoni. Kodwa akukho mntu phakathi kwabo wakha wavuma, nokuba uthe waqaphela kancinci, ukuba banento yokwenza nayo yonke le nto.

Ke akukho mntu waphila waswelekayo endala, endala, endala; kwaye oku, ngokuyintloko, libali lilonke elingenamntu.

Ibingenagama, ubuza? Mhlawumbi yayinguMkhosi. Ayinamsebenzi nokuba ngubani igama lakhe. Masiyibize ngokuba nguMkhosi.

Ukuba wawukhe waya kwiilali zaseBelgian kufutshane nebala laseWaterloo, uyakube usibonile, kwicawa ethe cwaka, isikhumbuzo esakhiwe ngamaqabane athembekileyo kwiingalo zikaColonel A, uMajor B, uCaptain C, D no-E, uLieutenants F no-G, u-Ensigns H, mna, no-J, amagosa asixhenxe anga-gunyaziswanga kunye nekhulu namashumi amathathu erenki kunye nezikhundla, abawela emsebenzini wabo ngalo mhla ungalibalekiyo. Ibali likaNomntu libali leenqanaba zomhlaba. Isabelo sabo basizisela idabi; banendima abayiphumelelayo; bayawa; azishiyi gama ngaphandle kobunzima. Uhambo lwabazidlayo kuthi lukhokelela kwindlela enothuli abaya kuyo. Owu! Masicinge ngabo kulo nyaka kumlilo weKrisimesi kwaye ungalibali xa uphumile.