Tindzawo Letikahle Tekubuka Timbali eRichtersveld

Kubukela Umhlaba Lovalako

Lokusakatwa lokunganakeki kwaletimbali kwentiwa tintfo letiningi, kufaka ekhatsi kuhlanganiswa kwemhlaba, kuhhusha-kwemoya kanye nekusakateka kwetinhlavu, timo tekushisa nekubandza, tindlela tekuna kwemvula, tintfo temhlaba kanye naletinye letibukete umhlaba netitjalo. Ngako, ngeiskhatsi setimbali, kumele ushayele ugegelete kancane kwentela kutfola tindlela letingito letikahle, kungaba yindlela yeliningi, kugucuka noma kubayindlala. Lesicelo singaba ngulesimukelekako ftusi tonkhe tivakashi tibukeka tinemubuto munye etindzebeni temilomo yato, ‘ikuphi indzawo lekahle yekubuka letimbali?’. Kubukeka shengatsi ufuna emabhubesi ePark yase Kruger, ngaphandle kwekutsi letimbali atitidli tivakashi tase Japan.
Kunye lekumele ukucaphele kutsi letimbali tinentfo yekukhula emihlabatsini lephazanyiswako lapho titjalo letisusiwe noma tincishisiwe. loku kuvama kwenteka emhlabatsini wekulima losetjentiswa ekudliseni tilwane noma emadlelo langasetjentiswa lawake alinywa kepha angavunwa, ngalesinye sikhatsi abitwa ‘emadlelo lamadzala’. Loku kungokuba letimbali tiyincenye yalokwatiwa ngekutsi ngumhlaba lobukeleka uvaleke, emacembu ekucala aletitjalo lacala kuhluma kabusha emhlabatsini loguculiwe. Umangabe lomhlaba ushiywe uwodvwa sikhatsi lesidze, kutocala kabusha nemahlatsi kanye netihlahla letimfisha (umhlaba wekuvaleka kwesibili) futsi netimbali angeke tibenesikhala sekukhula nangabe titjalo tesibili setiphumile. Ngako, tindzawo letikahle tekunaka timbale kusemapulazini lalinyiwe kepha ashiywa, emhlabatsini wemadlelo kanye nasemigwacweni lenganakwa lenetibhidvo.
Njengesibonelo, tsatsa indzawo ye timbal letivutfwe kahle ePulazini lase Matjiesfontein, dvute ne Nieuwoudtville, lelandzela indlela lelula kakhulu yekugcizelela lomgomo. Lemfisho, batsi, ngulelelandzelako: letimvu tiyekelwa tiye emadlelweni ngekuphela kwenyanga yeNyoni kuyokudla kulamadlelo lomile etimbali futsi ‘mis’, (tenta umsebenti wato). Letilwane tiyatsatfwa tiphume ngenyanga yeNdlovu kwentela kunika letitjalo litfuba lekuphumula bese, ngenyanga yeNgci/yeNyoni, letimbali tiyaphuma futsi. Lembali yesiganga iSkilpad yasengadzeni lese Phaki Yesive eNamqua isebentisa indlela lefanako, kepha indlela lekahle yekuyilima lephindze isebente.

Translated by Phindile Malotana