Umlando wosuku: "indaba yomuntu"

“Indaba kaNobuntu yindaba yamaraki kanye nezikhundla zomhlaba. Babamba iqhaza empini; banengxenye yabo ekunqobeni; bayawa; azishiyi gama ngaphandle kwemisa. " Le ndaba yashicilelwa ngo-1853, eyayikuCharles Dickens 'Some Short Christmas Stories.

Wayehlala osebeni lomfula omkhulu, obanzi futhi ojulile, ohlale ugeleza buthule ubheke olwandle olukhulu olungaziwa. Bekulokhu kuqhubeka kusukela ekuqaleni komhlaba. Kwesinye isikhathi yayishintshe inkambo yayo futhi yaguqula yaba imigudu emisha, ishiya izindlela zayo ezindala zomile futhi zingenalutho; kepha bekulokhu kugeleza njalo, futhi bekufanele njalo kugeleze kuze kudlule isikhathi. Ngokumelene nokugeleza kwayo okunamandla nokungenakuqondakala, akukho okuvele. Asikho isidalwa esiphilayo, akukho mbali, alikho iqabunga, akukho nhlayiya yempilo ephilayo noma engaphili, eke yasuka olwandle olungaziwa. Igagasi lomfula lasondela ngaphandle kokuphikiswa; futhi igagasi alikaze lime, njengoba nje nomhlaba unganqandi embuthanweni wawo ozungeze ilanga.

Wayehlala endaweni ematasa futhi esebenza kanzima ukuze aphile. Wayengenathemba lokuthi uyoke acebe ngokwanele ukuthi aphile inyanga ngaphandle kokusebenza kanzima, kepha wayejabule ngokwanele, UNKULUNKULU uyazi, ukusebenza ngentando ejabulayo. Wayeyingxenye yomndeni omkhulu, amadodana namadodakazi akhe ayethola isinkwa sansuku zonke ngomsebenzi wansuku zonke, owawusukela lapho bevuka baze bayolala ebusuku. Ngale kwalokhu, wayengenathemba, futhi akalifunanga.

Endaweni ayehlala kuyo, kwakukhona izigubhu eziningi, amacilongo nezinkulumo; kodwa kwakungahlangene ngalutho nalokho. Ukungqubuzana okunjalo nokuxokozela kwavela emndenini wakwaBigwig, ngenqubo engachazeki yalowo mjaho, wamangala kakhulu. Babeke izithombe ezixakile, ngensimbi, ngemabula, ngethusi nangethusi, phambi komnyango wakhe; futhi wasitha indlu yakhe ngemilenze nangemisila yezithombe ezingcolile zamahhashi. Wayezibuza ukuthi konke lokhu kusho ukuthini, wamomotheka ngendlela engahlanzekile yamahlaya amahle ayenawo futhi waqhubeka nokusebenza kanzima.

Umndeni wakwaBigwig (owakhiwe yibo bonke abantu abababazekayo endaweni, futhi bonke abaphezulu kakhulu) babenze iphuzu lokumsindisa enkingeni yokuzicabangela yena kanye nokuphatha yena kanye nezindaba zakhe. “Ngoba empeleni,” kusho yena, “anginaso isikhathi esincane; futhi uma ulunge ngokwanele ukunginakekela, esikhundleni semali engizoyikhokha "- ngoba umndeni wakwaBigwig wawungcono kunemali yakhe -" Ngizokhululeka futhi ngibonge kakhulu, uma ucabanga ukuthi wazi kangcono. " Ngakho-ke umsindo wezigubhu, amacilongo nezinkulumo nezithombe ezimbi zamahhashi obekulindeleke ukuthi ziwe zikhonze.

“Angikuqondi konke lokhu,” kusho yena, edideka ehlikihla isiphongo sakhe ebesifudumele. "Kodwa kunencazelo, mhlawumbe, uma ngingathola."

"Kusho ukuthi," kuphendula umndeni wakwaBigwig, usola okuthize kulokhu abakushilo, "udumo nenkazimulo ephezulu kakhulu."

"Hawu!" Uthe. Futhi wakujabulela ukukuzwa.

Kepha lapho ebheka izithombe zensimbi, zemabula, zethusi nezethusi, akatholanga umuntu wakwamanye amazwe oncomekayo, owake waba yindodana yomthengisi woboya waseWarwickshire, noma omunye umuntu wakuleliya lizwe. Akatholanga noyedwa kulaba bantu ulwazi lwabo olwalumsindisile yena nezingane zakhe esifweni esesabekayo nesilimaza umzimba, isibindi sakhe esasiphakamise okhokho bakhe esikhundleni sezinceku, ukucabanga kwabo okuhlakaniphile kwakuvule impilo entsha nephakeme kwabathobekile. , onekhono lakhe ayeligcwalise emhlabeni wezisebenzi ngezimangaliso eziqongelelwe. Esikhundleni salokho, wathola abanye ayengazi kahle ngabo, futhi nabanye ayebazi kabi kakhulu.

"Humph!" Uthe. "Angiqondi kahle."

Ngakho-ke, waya ekhaya wayohlala eziko ukuze ayikhiphe engqondweni yakhe.

Manje, iziko lakhe lalingenalutho, konke kuzungezwe imigwaqo emnyama; kodwa kuye kwakuyindawo eyigugu. Izandla zomkakhe zazinzima ngenxa yomsebenzi, futhi wayemdala ngaphambi kwesikhathi sakhe; kepha wayemthanda. Izingane zakhe, zikhungathekile ekukhuleni kwazo, zazineminonjana yemfundo emibi; kodwa zazinobuhle phambi kwamehlo akhe. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, bekuyisifiso esiqotho somphefumulo wale ndoda ukuthi izingane zakhe zifundiswe. “Uma ngezinye izikhathi ngidukiswa,” kusho yena, “ngokuswela ulwazi, okungenani umazise futhi agweme amaphutha ami. Uma kunzima kimi ukuvuna isivuno senjabulo nemfundo egcinwe ezincwadini, akube lula kubo. "

Kepha umndeni wakwaBigwig wasuka ezingxabanweni zomndeni ezinodlame ngenxa yokuthi kwakusemthethweni yini ukufundisa izingane zale ndoda. Abanye bomndeni babephikelela ukuthi into enjalo ibaluleke futhi ibaluleke ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye; futhi abanye bomndeni baphikelela ekutheni into enjengale ibalulekile futhi ibaluleke ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye; futhi umndeni wakwaBigwig, wehlukaniswe ngamaqembu, wabhala amapheshana, wabamba amasamanisi, wethula izinsolo, izikhulumi nazo zonke izinhlobo zezinkulumo; bathunjwa komunye nomunye ezinkantolo zezwe nezenkolo; baphonsa umhlaba, bashintshana ngezibhakela bawa ndawonye ngezindlebe ngobutha obungaqondakali. Khonamanjalo, le ndoda, kusihlwa kwayo okufushane ngomlilo, yabona idimoni loKungazi lisukuma lapho lazithathela izingane zalo. Wabona indodakazi yakhe iguqulwa yaba yisigelekeqe esisindayo, esinobudlabha; wabona indodana yakhe icindezelekile ngezindlela zobulili obuphansi, isihluku nobugebengu; wabona ukukhanya kwasekuseni kobuhlakani emehlweni ezingane zakhe kuphenduka ubuqili futhi kusolisa kangangokuthi kunalokho wayengazifisela izilima.

“Angiqondi kangcono,” kusho yena; “Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngeke kulunge. Ngempela, ngenxa yesibhakabhaka esiguqubele ngaphezulu kwami, ngiphikisana nalokhu njengokwehluleka kwami! "

Waba nokuthula futhi (njengoba uthando lwakhe lwaluvame ukuhlala isikhathi esifushane futhi enomusa ngemvelo yakhe), waqalaza ngamaSonto namaholide akhe, wabona ukuthi kwakukukhulu kangakanani ukucikeka nokukhathala, futhi ukusuka lapho kwaqala ukudakwa. ngakho konke okulandelayo ukuphanga. Wabe esenxusa umndeni wakwaBigwig wathi, "Singabantu abasebenzayo, futhi nginokusola okucabangayo kokuthi abantu abasebenza ngaphansi kwanoma iziphi izimo ezidalwe - ngongqondongqondo ophakeme kunowakho, njengoba ngingaqondi kahle - isidingo sokuqabuleka kwengqondo nokuzilibazisa. Bona ukuthi siwela kuphi lapho siphumula ngaphandle kwakho. Woza! Ngidlale ngokungenangozi, ngibonise okuthile, ngiphume!

Kodwa lapha umndeni wakwaBigwig wawela esimweni sokuxokozela ngokuphelele. Lapho amanye amazwi ezwakala kamfushane emcela ukuba amkhombise izimangaliso zomhlaba, ubukhulu bendalo, izinguquko ezinamandla zesikhathi, ukusebenza kwendalo nobuhle bobuciko - ukumkhombisa lezi zinto, okungukuthi, nganoma yisiphi isikhathi ngempilo yakhe lapho angababuka khona - ukubhonga nokuhlanya okunjalo, isicelo esinjalo, ukubuza imibuzo nempendulo ebuthakathaka kwavela phakathi kwabafana abakhulu - - lapho "ngingalokothi" ngilinde "nginga” - ukuthi indoda empofu yayimangele, igqolozele nxazonke.

“Ngikucasulile konke lokhu,” esho, ebeka izindlebe zakhe ngokwesaba, “ngesicelo obekufanele sibe msulwa, kusobala ukuthi sisuselwa kokuhlangenwe nakho komndeni wami kanye nolwazi olujwayelekile lwabo bonke abesilisa abakhetha ukuvula amehlo abo? Angiqondi futhi angiqondwa. Siyoba yini isimo esinje! "

Wayebheke umsebenzi wakhe, evame ukubuza lo mbuzo, lapho izindaba ziqala ukusabalala ukuthi kunesifo esivele phakathi kwabasebenzi futhi sibabulala ngezinkulungwane. Eqhubeka nokuqalaza, washeshe wathola ukuthi kwakuyiqiniso. Abafa nabafile bahlangana ezindlini ezingomakhelwane nezingcolisiwe lapho impilo yakhe yayidlule khona. Ubuthi obusha babuchithwa kumoya ohlale ungcolile futhi uhlala unengeka. Abanamandla nababuthaka, ukuguga nobuntwana, ubaba nomama, bonke bathinteke ngokulinganayo.

Iziphi izindlela zokubaleka ayenazo? Wahlala lapho, lapho ayekhona, wabona labo ababemthanda kakhulu befa. Umshumayeli onomusa weza kuye futhi wayethandaza ukuze athambise inhliziyo yakhe ekudabukeni kwakhe, kodwa waphendula wathi:

"Kusizani, sithunywa sevangeli, ukuza kimi, indoda egwetshwe ukuhlala kule ndawo, lapho wonke umqondo engiwunikiwe wenjabulo yami uba ukuhlukumezeka, futhi lapho umzuzu nomunye wezinsuku zami ezibaliwe kungudaka olusha olungezwe enqwabeni engezansi engilele ngicindezelwe! Kodwa ake ungibheke okokuqala eZulwini, ngokukhanya nomoya walo; ngiphe amanzi amsulwa; ngisize ngihlanzeke; khanyisa lo mkhathi osindayo nempilo esindayo, lapho umoya wethu ucwila khona, bese siba yizidalwa ezinganaki nezingazweli ovame ukusibona; ngobumnene nangobumnene sithatha imizimba yalabo abafela phakathi kwethu, siyikhiphe egumbini elincane lapho sikhula khona ukuze sijwayelane noshintsho olwesabekayo kangangokuthi ngisho nobungcwele balo bulahlekile kithi; futhi, Master, lapho-ke ngizolalela - akekho owazi kangcono kunawe, ukuthi uzimisele kangakanani - - Lowo owayecabanga kakhulu ngabampofu, futhi owayenozwelo ngabo bonke ubuhlungu babantu! "

Wayesebuyile emsebenzini, enesizungu futhi edabukile, lapho uMphathi wakhe eza kuye futhi wasondela kuye egqoke izingubo ezimnyama. Naye wayehlupheke kakhulu. Unkosikazi wakhe omncane, unkosikazi wakhe omuhle futhi omuhle, ubeshonile; kanjalo nendodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa.

“Mphathi, kunzima ukubekezelela - ngiyazi - kodwa ududuzeke. Bengingakududuza, uma bengingakwazi. "

UMfundisi wambonga ngenhliziyo yonke, kodwa wathi kuye: “O madoda asebenzayo! Inhlekelele isiqalile phakathi kwenu. Ukube nje ubuphile unempilo futhi uhlonipheke ngokwengeziwe, bengingeke ngibe yisililo esingenampilo, esifelwe ngumfelokazi namuhla. "

Zizosabalala kude naseduze. Benza njalo; banaso, njengesifo esiwumshayabhuqe. Ngiqonde kakhulu, ngicabanga, ekugcineni. "

Kodwa iNkosi yaphinda futhi yathi: “O nina zisebenzi! Kukangaki sizwa ngawe, uma kungenjalo maqondana nenkinga ethile! "

“Nkosi,” ephendula, “angiyena umuntu, futhi akunakwenzeka ukuthi ngizwakale (futhi bengingafuni ukuzwakala kakhulu, mhlawumbe), ngaphandle kwalapho kunenkinga ethile. Kepha akuqali ngami, futhi ngeke kuphele ngami. Impela njengoKufa, kwehlela kimi kukhuphuke kimi. "

Kwakunezizathu eziningi kulokho ayekusho, ukuthi umndeni wakwaBigwig, lapho uzwa ngakho futhi wethuke kakhulu ngenxa yokuchithwa kwesikhathi, wanquma ukuhlanganyela naye ekwenzeni izinto ezifanele - noma ngabe ikuphi, njengoba izinto ezishiwoyo zihambisana nakho. ukuvimbela okuqondile, ngokukhuluma komuntu, kwesinye isifo. Kepha, lapho ukwesaba kwabo kunyamalala, okuyinto eqale ukuyenza kungekudala, baqala ukuphikisana futhi bangenza lutho. Ngenxa yalokhu, isishayo savela futhi - ngezansi njengakuqala - saphindisela phezulu saphindela phezulu njengakuqala, sathatha inqwaba yamasosha. Kepha akekho umuntu phakathi kwabo oke wavuma, noma ngabe engxenyeni encane ukubonile lokho, ukuthi banokuhlangana nakho konke.

Ngakho-ke Akekho owaphila futhi wafa ngendlela endala, endala, endala; futhi lokhu, empeleni, kuyindaba ephelele kaNobuntu.

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