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THE

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Vol. 19 JUNE 1914 3

Ilungelo lokushicilela ngo-1914 ngu-HW PERCIVAL

IZIXHOBO

(Iyaqhutywa)
Iminqweno yeZidumbu zaBafileyo

XA Ingqondo ihlala inomnqweno emva kokuba ifile iyahambelana, inxibelelanisa kwaye ibambe iminqweno emininzi kunye kwisisindo esinye. Ingqondo ibanjwe ngumnqweno emva kokuba usweleke kuphela lo gama ingqondo ingakwaziyohlula phakathi komnqweno. Xa iyala ukuzichaza kunye nokuzazisa kumnqweno, ingqondo ishiya umnqweno. Ukuba umzimba wenyama umele ukuba ukho, kodwa ungafanga ngokwenene umnqweno owongayo ungabamba iminqweno kunye ngokusebenza ngokusebenzisa isiporho somzimba emzimbeni wayo. Xa umzimba wenyama ufile kwaye ingqondo ishiye inkanuko, ubunzima bomnqweno awunayo indlela yokudibanisa okanye ubukrelekrele bokuwalathisa. Ke kufuneka yahlukane, kwaye neendlela zeminqweno emininzi ezafunyanwa ngexesha lobomi bomzimba ziyazihlutha.

Umnqweno ufuna imvakalelo, kodwa awunako ukuwufumana. Umnqweno ojingayo wokufuna indlala, Ukujika ininzi yayo ibambe ngokwayo ukuze yaneliswe kwaye ingafumani nto, umnqweno uyaqhekeka. Ukusuka kwinkanuko yeminqweno kuphuhliswa into e-Sanskrit eyaziwa ngokuba yi-rupa, ifom lomnqweno. Le ayisiyiyo kuphela, kodwa umnqweno oyintloko wobomi nje bokuphila. Akukho nanye ifom yeminqweno kuphela, kodwa zininzi iifom zeminqweno. Ziyakhula ukusuka kuninzi lomnqweno, kunye neminqweno idlulela kwiifom zokubonisa okanye ukubonisa ubunjani bazo.

Zintathu iingcambu zomnqweno ophilayo kwabaphilayo, ezinika iminqweno emininzi yabantu abafileyo. Ezi zinto zintathu, ukuba neentlobano zesini, ukubawa, kunye nkohliso; ophambili luluhlobo lwesini. Iminqweno yesifiso sabantu abafileyo ngokuyintloko emva kokusweleka kwinto endodeni ephila ngayo yayilokwabelana ngesondo, ukubawa, kunye nenkohliso. Ezi zimbini zihlangene kumnqweno wesiporho, kodwa ezimbini zinokulawula enye ukuze ingabonakali njengezi zimbini. Unamandla kwezi zithathu zezona zibonakalayo.

Ukubawa kunye nenkohliso kuya kulawula ukwabelana ngesondo kwingcuka yomnqweno we-ghost, kodwa ukubawa kuya kubhengezwa ngakumbi kunobuqhetseba. Ukwabelana ngesondo kunye nenkohliso kuya kubonakala ngakumbi kunobunkunkqele obunqwenelekayo benkomo, kodwa inkomo enqwenelekayo ngenene iya kubonisa ubungqina bokwabelana ngesondo ngaphezu kokhwapheni. Isini sinokuthotyelwa kukubawa kunye nokukhohlakala, okanye ukubawa kuxhomekeke kwisondo kunye nokuba khohlakali kwikati enqwenelekayo kwimpilo, kodwa ukuphathwa gadalala kuya kubonakala kakhulu. Uhlobo apho ezintathu zibonakala kakhulu yi-hogifiso ghost.

Kwezi ntlobo zesilwanyana iimpawu zobungqisho zibonakala. Kweminye imilo yezilwanyana uphawu olomeleleyo alubonakali kangako; imilo yesilwanyana enjalo yiminqweno ye-octopus. Ukubawa kunye nokukhohlakala kuyabonakala kakhulu, ukanti isondo lilawula lonke olunye utyekelo kwiminqweno yomphefumlo octopus. Inyoka isenokubonakala ngathi ayibonisi nanye kwezi zinto zintathu ziphambili zomnqweno, kodwa inyoka yomnqweno yinyoka yinto ekhethekileyo yesini.

Xa ubunzima bomnqweno bufikelele kwinqanaba lokwahlukana, omnye okanye iqela lesiporho lomnqweno liphuhliswa ngaphandle kobunzima bomnqweno. Intsalela yobunzima ayikhuli ibe yimizimba yeminqweno, kodwa yahlulahlulwe yangamacandelo amaninzi, ngalinye lingene lize liphume lize lisebenze amandla ezilwanyana ezahlukeneyo. Indlela ubunzima bomnqweno ongena ngayo kwizilwanyana ezibonakalayo ingumxholo wenqaku elikhethekileyo kwaye ayizukuphathwa phantsi kweminqweno yeminqweno.

Ayisiyiyo minye iminqweno emininzi eye yenzeka ngokwasemzimbeni womntu enokuthi emva kokuba ifile ibe ngumnqweno womphefumlo. Iminqweno yeminqweno yabantu abafileyo ikhula kwezo ngcambu zeminqweno iye yanikwa igama, ubufanasini, ukubawa, inkohliso. Elo nxalenye yomnqweno iba ngumnqweno womphefumlo lifuna uhlobo lwesilwanyana esivelisa imeko yaso ngokwenyani. Ezi fomu zihlala zizilwanyana ezixhamlayo. Iminqweno yomphefumlo ngokwabo ayinako ukuthatha iintlobo zezilwanyana ezinobunzima okanye ezingenabungozi. Umnqweno wesiporho unokuthi ngoncedo lwengqondo uthathe ubume besilwanyana esingenabungozi okanye esohlwayayo, kodwa oko asisiyiyo isiporho somnqweno.

Ewe kunjalo, iminqweno yabantu abafileyo ayikho kwaphela emzimbeni. Azinakubonwa ngamehlo enyama, nangona zinokubonwa ephupheni. Ukuba iminqweno yeminqweno inokukhetha, ngekhe zibonakale kwiindlela ezizenzayo. Banokwenza ukuba kunokwenzeka, bathathe iifom ezingazoyiki okanye bangathembani. Kodwa umthetho unyanzelisa isiporho ukuba sithathe uhlobo oluchaza imeko yaso.

Xa umnqweno wesiporho ubonwa awuyi kuba neempawu ezichazwe kakuhle zesilwanyana esibonakalayo. Ukomelela komnqweno okucacileyo ngakumbi kuya kuba kukuma kwesiporho somnqweno. Kodwa nokuba womelele kangakanani na, imilo yesifiso sendoda efileyo ayiyi kuhlala ingaqhelekanga kwaye iyahluka. Ukusuka kumnqweno wobuqu obunqabileyo uya kukhupha ubume obunokuthi bube nokuma komntu, kodwa etshintsha ube yingcuka, ubomvu wamehlo ngolwimi olugudileyo kunye namazinyo alambileyo. Umnqweno woluka ngaphambi kokuba ufe uya kuba yingcuka yomnqweno womphefumlo emva kokufa. Ingcuka yomnqweno womphefumlo wabafi iya kuba nkulu okanye incinci, yomelele okanye ibe buthathaka, ibe nesibindi okanye igungxule. Kwangokunjalo enye imiphefumlo yeminqweno iya kuphuma ngaphandle kwesifiso somnqweno, ukuba ngaba kukho abanye, kwaye intsalela yobunzima iya kunyamalala.

Ukuqhubeka nobomi babo beminqweno yabantu abafileyo kufuneka batye okanye baqhubeke neminqweno yabaphilayo. Ukuba abaphilayo abondlanga iminqweno yaba desire leyo abafileyo, ezi zipho zinqwenelekayo azinakuphila ixesha elide. Kodwa baphila ixesha elide.

Kwinto yomntu wehlabathi, kunye nengcinga yakhe eqhelekileyo kunye nombono wento eyinyani, onethemba lokuba izinto zinjengokubona kwakhe nokubaqonda ukuba zinjalo, kungabonakala kungekho ngqiqweni ukuba kufanele ukuba kubekho ezinjengeminqweno yabantu abafileyo, nokokuba zizondla ngabantu abaphilayo. Kodwa iminqweno yabafi ikhona, kwaye bayondla kwaye bondle ngabantu abaphilayo. Ukwala ukukholelwa okanye ukuqonda iinyani umntu ongazaziyo, akazichazi izibakala. Ukuba abanye baba bantu bayaziqonda iinyani eziphathelele kwiminqweno yabantu abafileyo kunye neendlela zabo zokuphila emva kokuba befile, bebeya kuyeka ukuzondla ezi zipoki kwaye bangavumi ukuzonwabisa. Kodwa abanye abantu kunokwenzeka ukuba babonakale kwaye bondle izidalwa nangona bekwazi ubukho babo.

Umntu otya ukutya okuthandayo uthixo wakhe, angazi ukuba umjongele phantsi kwaye utya umphefumlo wakhe, kwaye usenokungakhathali. Indoda enobunewu iyoyama kwaye isebenzise ukufunwa kunye nobuthathaka bamadoda kunye nabarhwebi kwimizimba yabo kunye neengqondo kunye namakhaya ukuzolisa ukubawa kwayo, ivumela ingcuka ukuba inqwenele ukuba umphefumlo wakhe ofileyo ulambe kwaye utye ngaye. Ihlosi okanye ikati ihlambulula kancinci okanye kulowo uyithandayo inkohlakalo, ihlala ikulungele ukuluma kumagama ahlabayo kunye nokubetha kanobom. Indoda enolwazelelelo olukhulu olunikezela ngokukhululekileyo kumnqweno wayo ivumela izilwanyana ezifana nemvakalelo yenkomo okanye inkunzi okanye inkunzi yegusha yomphefumlo ofileyo ukuba iqhubeke ubukho bayo ngaye; Kwaye umfazi ofana nendalo enjalo avumele ukuba imbewu ihlwayele okanye ifumane i-octopus. Kodwa kukho indaleko yento eyothusayo abo bazala kwaye bondle iminqweno yabo kunye neziporho.

(Iza kuqhubeka)