Iphupho laphakade lomuntu kube ukundiza. Bona futhi uzwe ukuthi izinyoni zikujabulela kanjani ukundiza emoyeni.
Thatha okunye, uhlele, uzivumele uye kwisigqi somoya. Ngezinye izikhathi, gxilisa amehlo akho kokuthile okumangalisayo. Hlanganisa nemvelo evela esibhakabhakeni. Ukuqhubekela phambili nokubuyela emuva, ukujika, ukukhuphuka, phansi, ukumiswa ezweni lemilingo lamaMaya, lapho kuhlala khona onkulunkulu, lapho bazi ngobuncane nobukhulu bomuntu, nobukhazikhazi bendawo yonke.
Amathuba angaziwa eMexico awapheli. Izindlela elihlinzeka ngazo ukwethula izivakashi zalo ku-adventure zithatha isibhakabhaka, ulwandle nomhlaba. Ungahlanganyela kanjani lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho? Ungasenza kanjani isimemo esiyela ngasocansini? Ikhamera enezithombe iveza imizwelo yokubukeka komuntu. Kulo mbiko, iMexico engaziwa ivumela ukukhuluma ngesinye sezinto ezisungulwe kakhulu ngumuntu, esiguqule isimo sangempela: izithombe. Inhlanganisela yobuchwepheshe, ukuzwela komuntu siqu nesikhathi esimnandi nendawo okuhlala esithombeni ukushukumisa zonke izinzwa. Isimemo asibheki nje kuphela noma kungenzeka ukuvakashela leyo ndawo; futhi kuyisisusa esijabulisayo sokucabanga nokuphupha ...
ASIQALE NGOLWANDLE, ISIQALO SOKUPHILA EMHLABENI
Emiphakathini yaseMahahual naseXcalak, eningizimu yeQuintana Roo, izikebhe ezincane zihamba ngaphezulu noma ngaphansi kwamakhilomitha angama-22 ukufinyelela ebhange laseChinchorro, isiqhingi samakhorali, esikhulu kunazo zonke eRiphabhuliki.
Izungezwe udonga lwesithiyo, inechibi elingaphakathi lokujula okuhluka kusuka ku-2 kuye ku-8 m. Iziqhingi eziningi ezimbozwe ngemihlume ziyaphuma kuyo, ezinye zinwetshwa njalo, ezibizwa ngeCayo Norte, Cayo Centro naseCayo Lobos.
Umkhathi wasolwandle onamakhorali wakhiwa yimifula eneziphetho emngceleni wamazwekazi naseziqhingini, ngemigoqo eyakhiwe ngaphezulu kweshelufu lamazwekazi kanye nama-atoll, ukwakheka okuyindilinga kwezilwandle okwamukela iziqhingi ezincane ezinomsuka wentaba-mlilo.
Ukuzulazula phakathi kwemifula kungena endaweni eningi yezimanga. Kusukela ezindaweni eziphakeme singayazisa imikhumbi eshonile abaphathi bayo ababengenalo ikhono lokuthola imigudu yemvelo eyenziwa amagagasi phakathi kwezakhiwo zamakhorali.
Fly uzizwa umoya ohlanzekile futhi omsulwa wezindawo eziphakeme, cwenga ukusesha kwakho ukubuka. Buqamama sibona isiqhingi esincane, esibizwa ngeCayo Lobos, esinendlu yesibani, umhlahlandlela wasolwandle, ogqame phakathi kwamanzi. Izinhlanzi zasolwandle ziyazi ukuthi umgcini wendlu yesibani nomndeni wakhe bahlala lapho; nokuthi kwesinye isikhathi, uma beqeda usuku, baxoxa indaba yabo.
Kumiswe esibhakabhakeni, umkhathizwe uyakhuliswa. Ngaphambi kokuwela olwandle uye ezweni, amanye ama-palapas amancane akhelwe emanzini asitshela ngokuhlalisana okuhambisanayo komuntu nemvelo. Lo mphakathi omncane wabatshuzi nabadobi uba yizihambi zezivakashi eziza lapho zizofuna imizwa emisha.
Ubuhle nokuthula okusobala kolwandle okubonwa kuvela emoyeni akusivimbeli ekubeni sikhathazeke ngokuthi zingaki izidalwa ezihlala ngaphansi kobubanzi obuhle kakhulu be-blues eziphazanyiswe yimigqa eminyene ye-ocher nempunga yomgoqo wamadwala, nombala oluhlaza owomile ukwakheka kwamakhorali asezingeni lamanzi.
Kusukela esibhakabhakeni, indawo yokuhlala yezinyoni, siba budedengu. Sithanda ukucwilisa, singene emanzini, sibe izinhlanzi ezincane ezinemibalabala nezimo ezingajwayelekile ukuze sihlole izakhiwo zasolwandle eziphilayo.
Ulwandle oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka eCaribbean yaseMexico ludlulela olwandle lwasemhlabeni i-jade olwandle oluseningizimu yeQuintana Roo. Uhlaza olujiyile nolungasuki luyasiheha. Kusukela ekwakhiweni kolwandle singena kulabo abangamasiko amakhulu eMayan.
Ubukhazikhazi bamadolobha aseMayan kuphela obungamisa indiza yamahhala. Yehla ezulwini, unyathele umhlaba wakwaMayan, ungene emadolobheni lapho kwakukhonzelwa khona onkulunkulu: labo basemhlabeni, onkulunkulu bokufa; labo basemhlabeni, onkulunkulu bempilo.
Ukuphakama kwamaphiramidi aseMaya kudlula ingubo eluhlaza. Yileyondlela aklanywa ngayo, ngesiqu samandla. Kusukela esiqongweni sayo, abaseMeya babheka imvelo futhi babusa indawo yabo, sengathi bafuna ukubusa besezulwini.
Ubukhulu nokulungiswa kwezikhungo zomphakathi nezenkolo zikhuluma ngempilo kanye ne-cosmogony yalabo ababehlala kuzo. Imvamisa zazihlanganisa i-acropolis enezakhiwo zesikhumbuzo, inkundla yebhola, izikwele nezinkundla.
Ukwakhiwa kwamadolobha aseMayan aseningizimu neQuintana Roo kukhumbula “isitayela sePetén”, indlela yokubona umhlaba namandla abonakaliswe ngendlela yabo ethile yokuhlobisa izakhiwo. Imihlobiso ebunjiwe, njengamaski, yaqhubeka nomlando wabalingiswa ababusayo, ngenkathi igcizelela ukuphakama kwabo ekuphatheni izimpawu zezithixo.
Ukuwela emoyeni kwe-Mexico engaziwa ngeKa'an, K'ab nab yetel Luum, isibhakabhaka, ulwandle nomhlaba, kuzofakwa ekushoneni kwelanga lapho izinyoni zizoqhubeka khona nohambo lwazo.
UMA UYA EBANCO CHINCHORRO
Ukusuka eChetumal, inhlokodolobha yaseQuintana Roo, ungagibela isikebhe esiya eXcalak bese usuka lapho uye eBanco Chinchorro. Ungaya futhi ku-Highway 307 uye eCafetal bese uya ngasempumalanga ngaseMahuahual, idolobhana elincane lokudoba, lapho kunezikebhe zokuvakasha isiqhingi esihle samadwala. Ukuvakashela izindawo zemivubukulo kunemigwaqo nezimpawu ezinhle.
Umthombo: Engaziwa iMexico No. 256 / Juni 1998
