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Vol. 23 AUGUST 1916 5

Ilungelo lokushicilela ngo-1916 ngu-HW PERCIVAL

IZIKHOKO EZIQHELEKILEYO UKUBA BABekho abantu

(Iyaqhutywa)
"Iingcali" zeeAlchemists

I-FAMILIAR okanye iintsapho ezininzi zazihlala zenziwa kwaye zisetyenziswa ngoochwephesha ukuncedisa ekufumaneni nasekulungiseleleni izinto ezilula, okanye ekufumaneni iziseko zentsimbi okanye ukuqhubela phambili okanye ukubambelela kwiinkqubo ze-alchemy zangaphandle.

Njani FamiIiars Zingene Kukho

Ekuyileni umntu oqheleneyo naye, i-alchemist yalandela isicwangciso ekwenziwe sona into yakhe. Ayizizo zonke ii-alchemists ezazisazi ngesicwangciso. Olo lwazi njengoko babe nalusebenzise ekudalweni kweentsapho zabo. Ukudalwa komntu yinto esetyenziselwa injongo ethile ekhankanyiweyo kwinqaku elilandelayo lolu chungechunge. Ukudalwa kwee-alchemists zeentsapho kuya kuba nokugubungela. Ekuyileni okuqhelekileyo i-alchemist wayinika isahlulo sesento sayo esisiseko, kwaye ngaloo nto i-alchemist yanikela ngokwayo kuye, njengegazi, imisonto, okanye olunye ulwelo, umoya oqhelekileyo unokuvela ubukho bomzimba. Emva kokubizwa kobukho bomzimba kunye nomsebenzi yi-alchemist, yayisisicaka sakhe esithobelayo, ngokuthobela umthetho wakhe. Yanyamalala kwaye yavela ngokuthanda kwayo, yenza imisebenzi eyayithunyelwe kuyo, yahambisa inkonzo eyayiphathisiwe, ekubukweni kweenkqubo zokwenziwa kocwangco, ukuphatha i-alembics, ukujongana nemililo kunye nolwelo, neminye imisebenzi inkosi yalo eyayibeke kuyo. Uhlobo lwento eqhele ukuqheleka yayiyeyesilwanyana, ngamanye amaxesha eyomntu. Ke eza amabali adityanisiweyo ezikhova ezimnyama, amagwababa, izinja ezimnyama kunye neekati, kunye neenyoka kunye namalulwane njengabahlobo beekhemistri. Abanye abantu emva koko bafumana ikati emnyama, kunye nempahla yokunxiba engaqhelekanga bahlala kwelebhu kwaye kukholelwa ukuba ziingcali ze-alchemists.

Imimoya Eqhelekileyo Yathetha Ngezinto Ezingaphiliyo

Isiseko sinokuthi siqhotyoshelwe yi-alchemist kwinto engaphilanga, singabonakali ngokwaso, kwaye senze ukuba into yenze umsebenzi othile (jonga Ilizwi, Umq. 23, Hayi. 3). Ngamanye amaxesha isiseko sasibotshelwa kuloo nto kwaye singenakushiya, ngaphandle kokuba kukhululwe i-alchemist. Akukho mntu unokwenzakalisa okanye ukuphazamisa into. Yayinamandla athile abathi, ukuba iziphumo zayo zibonakale kwabanye ngaphandle kwe-alchemist, kukholelwa ukuba ingamandla angaphezulu kwendalo. Isimboli okanye nantoni na yensimbi, okanye umfanekiso welitye unokwenziwa ukuvelisa izandi, ukuphendula imibuzo ebekiweyo, kunye nokunika isilumkiso malunga neengozi ezisondelayo.

Amanani athethwayo kunye neentloko zokuthetha zenziwa zaza zangumlomo. Amanani lawo anamandla okuvumisa nawokwenza izandi. Izandi zaziza kutolikwa ngulowo uve ngolwimi awayeluthetha, kwaye babeya kuphendula imibuzo yakhe kuloo moya babewubeka. Xa i-alchemist ikhuphe isiseko kwinto, amandla achaziweyo aphela. Nangona kunjalo into inokuba isenayo impembelelo yemagnethi yayo, ngenxa yokunxibelelana kwexesha elidlulileyo kunye ne-alchemist kunye nento eyintloko, kwaye, into enjalo inokuthi, ngenxa yempembelelo yayo yemagnethi, ukutsala abanye ubukho bezinto eziphambili, ezinokuthi zisebenze ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo ngomfanekiso. Mhlawumbi zisekho kwiimyuziyam ezinye zala manani.

Imisebenzi ye-Alchemist kumntu oqhelekileyo

Umntu oqhelekileyo unokudalwa yi-alchemist ngaphandle kokuthatha uxanduva okanye ngaphandle kwengozi kuye. Uxanduva lwalunjengolo lwalutata emntwaneni. I-alchemist akufuneki ukuba ifundise abaqhelekileyo ngeendlela kunye nemisebenzi, kodwa kufuneka ihlawule kuwo wonke umonakalo owenziwe. Olu xanduva kwakufuneka luphathwe kude kube kwinqanaba lokuqala, ekuhambeni kwezinto, emntwini, kwaye lazaliswa ngengqondo. I-Alchemists ezenze iintsapho ezilolu hlobo zenziwa zaziwa ngoxanduva lwazo, kodwa babengasoloko bengazi ukuba olo xanduva lwaluza kuthatha ixesha elingakanani. Uninzi lweekhemistiki ezirhabaxa, ezingaluxabisiyo uxanduva lomsebenzi wazo kwiintsapho zazo, kwaye zizimisele ukuba ziinkosi ngaphambi kokuba zibe nokuzenzela zona, zenza iziporho ezaziqhelekileyo abangakwaziyo ukuzilawula. Ngokwenza njalo baphulukana nobomi babo kwaye, ngaphandle koko, bathwala uxanduva lwexesha elizayo kuxanduva lwayo kwaye oko bakudalayo.

Ikamva Lomoya Oqhelekileyo kunye noMdali Wawo

Nje ukuba isiseko senziwe, oko kukuthi, izinto ezininzi zidityaniswe zayinto yobuntu, yaba nobukho obungenakubhujiswa ngaphandle kokonakaliswa komyili wayo, i-alchemist. Ngokufa kwe-alchemist, indibaniselwano eyenze ubuntu obuyinto eyaziwayo yayeka ukubakho. Nangona kunjalo, intsholongwane ye-elemental, ingcinga ye-alchemist, ayizange itshatyalaliswe. Xa i-alchemist iphinde yafika emzimbeni omtsha wasemzimbeni, wadala obunye ubuntu obusisiseko bujikeleze intsholongwane yokucinga kwasekuqaleni. Ngale ndlela isiseko sasiza kumlandela ukusuka ebomini baye ebomini, kwaye kufuneka, kubomi ngamnye, athwale uxanduva lwayo kunye nezenzo zalo, ade ayicule, ayifundise, ayizise ebukumkanini bomntu, okanye kude kube Ngeliphi na ixesha ebelilahlekile bubomi bakhe bonke. Ke into eqhelekileyo iya kudluliselwa kwizinto kwaye intsholongwane ibulawa.

(Iza kuqhubeka)