Ngashiya iMayapán ngosuku olulodwa 2 Ahau 13 Chen ngaya “emlonyeni womthombo wama-Itza”, lapho ngangizofika khona ezinsukwini ezintathu. Njengoba ngangihamba, ngangikhathazeka ngicabanga ngesehlakalo engangizosithola.
AbakwaBatab bozalo lwaseCaan babengithume ukuba ngiye eChichén Itzá ngiyobheka ukuthi idolobha labo belinjani, nokuthi ngabe kuyiqiniso yini ukuthi onkulunkulu babonakala lapho lapho izinkanyezi zikhombisa ukukhanya kwazo.
Ukuze ngihlale ngingabonakali, kwakudingeka ngijoyine iqembu lama-regatone elaliyothenga imikhiqizo edolobheni elikhulu, lapho kwakugxilwa khona izinto zikanokusho. Wayegqoke njengepolom: umzimba wakhe wawupendwe ngokumnyama, umkhonto esandleni sakhe, inyanda yendwangu emhlane, nezingubo zikakotini. Ulimi lwangizolisa; Yize abantu baseChichén babekhuluma isiMaya njengami, ama-Itza ayenenye indlela yokuveza imizwa yawo, futhi yibo ababusa kulelo dolobha. Ngibhekene nemibuzo yami engapheli mayelana nalolu limi, abathengisi baphinda amagama athile asetshenziswa kakhulu kwezamabhizinisi, kepha uhambo lwami belunenye injongo ...
Kwesinye isikhathi ngangithola ukuzola, ikakhulukazi lapho sima sishisa inkanyezi enkanyezi yasenyakatho, uXaman Ek, noma lapho sikhonza unkulunkulu wabathengisi, u-Ek Chuah.
Sangena edolobheni kusihlwa futhi ngokushesha sathatha umgwaqo omhlophe, i-sacbé, owawusiholela endaweni ebalulekile yezentengiselwano. Ngemuva kokuhamba ezindleleni ezahlukahlukene, siqaphele ngokuqonda kuzo zonke izinhlangothi, sama phambi kwendlu enamakamelo agudlukile. Nge-façade ekhazimulayo, ehlotshiswe ngamaski we-Chaac namajamo wejometri abukeka njengezinyoka, lesi sakhiwo sasiyindawo ephephile lapho sasizoshiya khona izinyanda zethu. Amakamelo abebanzi, anezinsika noma izinsika njengokusekelwa kwangaphakathi namaphango avulekile. Umbono wobungcwele waqala lapho ngingena endlini yokulala, ngoba zonke izindonga ezazingizungezile zaziboshwe ngopende futhi zapendwa ngemidwebo yezinyoka ezinezimpaphe, ama-jaguar ahamba noma ahleli, izidalwa eziyinhlanganisela yomuntu-ukhozi-inyoka-jaguar, abathwali be isibhakabhaka, izihlahla zigcwele izilwane. Kepha kwakukhona nezigcawu ezilandisayo zezimpi nokuzidela.
Igumbi ebelingizungezile likhombise amandla wamandla angaphezu kwawomuntu namandla amabutho abantu eChichen Itza. Kwakuyiqiniso: wayesendaweni enamandla lapho onkulunkulu nabantu benana ubungqabavu babo. Bekufanele ngikugcine enkumbulweni konke lokhu ukuze ngikuchazele inkosi yami.
Manje kufanele ngithole indlela yokuzihlukanisa neqembu futhi ngingene enkabeni yedolobha. Ukuze ngenze lokhu, ngakholisa uP'entacob, indoda eyayisebenza eyayigada le ndawo, ngentshiseko yami ngonkulunkulu nangezithembiso zami zokuthandaza nokuchitha igazi ezindaweni ezingcwele kakhulu zaseChichén Itzá. Kuzofanele ngigqoke njengaye ukuze ngidlule njengomuntu ohlanze iphutha ngezinsizakalo futhi ngizihlukanise neqembu labathengisi, kuphela isikhathi esifushane ukuze ukungabikho kwami kunganakwa.
Ngemuva kwezinyanga ezimbili nginqume ukuhamba, ekushoneni kwelanga, ngibheke enyakatho, inhliziyo yami ishaya ngoba ngizohlangana nonkulunkulu. Cishe ama-mecate angamakhulu amahlanu [isilinganiso esilinganiselwe esisetshenziswa amaNdiya aseMayan futhi alingana cishe namamitha angama-20], ngazithela endaweni ebanzi futhi ngangithola isakhiwo ngasinye, njengoba abanye abathengisi nomqondisi wami babengitshele. Ngokushesha ngabona ukuba khona konkulunkulu. Lesi senzakalo samandla angcwele simeme ukuzindla nokuthandaza.
Ngikhanyiswa yinkanyezi yakusihlwa, ngabheka izakhiwo eziyinkimbinkimbi (kulezi zinsuku ezibizwa ngeLas Monjas) lapho - kuthiwa - abathakathi ababamba iqhaza emicimbini ethile babehlala khona. Egunjini elingaphansi elinamakhona ayindilinga, izitebhisi ezibanzi ezinemikhawulo ebushelelezi, kukhona iqoqo lamakamelo anezingilazi ezisenyakatho, ezibheke esigcawini, nangomunye umnyango oseningizimu, onke ahlotshiswe ngamatshe amatshe aqoshwe ngomumo wobuciko. , kanye namakholomu nezigubhu ezincane. Inesijobelelo umhlobiso waso omningi ogcizelela ubukhona bonkulunkulu wemvula, kepha kulokhu okukhona okuphindaphindwayo kufakwa umbusi ophethe ipulazi futhi ozungezwe izimpaphe, izinto ezigcizelela umsebenzi wakhe njengomxhumanisi phakathi kwabantu nonkulunkulu. I-façade nayo ingumlomo omkhulu ovulekile wesilo senyoka lapho abaholi bangena khona ukuthola izipho ezibavumela ukuthi basebenzise amandla.
Amandla weChaac abukeka egxile eSontweni, njengamandla endawo yasezulwini, ngoba ama-bacabes amane akhona, okuyilawo asekela igumbi lezulu emagumbini omane omhlaba, izindlu ezine zeLanga.
Ngihamba ngasenyakatho ngafika esakhiweni esiyindilinga sobunye esasisekelwa amapulatifomu amabili amade wezitebhisi ezibanzi eziqashwe izinyoka ezinezimpaphe ezazibheke entshonalanga. Kuhleli khona kunesakhiwo esime njengesigubhu esinqotshwe izindonga ezigobile, esinamafasitela amancane, njengombhoshongo. Bathi abapristi bezinkanyezi kuphela abangena esakhiweni futhi bakhuphukele phezulu ngezitebhisi ezijikelezayo (yingakho abantu bebiza lesi sakhiwo ngokuthi yi-El Caracol). Ngitsheliwe ukuthi ukungena kwe-façade enkulu kukhombisa amandla elanga, njengezithunzi, ngesikhathi sama-solstices nama-equinox. Ngamafasitela amancane alo mbhoshongo kwavela unkulunkulu waseVenusian uKukulcán, lapho uVenus ebhekwa njengenkanyezi yakusihlwa; ngakho-ke, lesi sakhiwo sasiqondaniswe nokukala izikhathi ze-astral.
Ngisuka esikhungweni sokuhlola izinkanyezi, ngilibangise enyakatho-ntshonalanga, ngadlula eCasa Colourada, enikelwe, kuthiwa, kumyeni kankulunkulukazi u-Ixchel, uChichanchob.
Ngibuyisa izinyathelo zami, ngihanjiswe yikho konke engikubonile futhi ngikhumbula ukwakheka, imihlobiso nezinzwa zezakhiwo, bekufanele ngiphinde ngikhulume nomqondisi wami futhi ngimcele ukuthi angene ajule kakhulu ezindaweni ezingcwele zedolobha.
Ezinye izinyanga zadlula kwaze kwaba, futhi, isikhathi esihle esafika ukuzungeza izikhungo ezingcwele. Lapho amabutho aphezulu efika kimi, ngangena endaweni ezungezwe izindonga. Ngesaba ukuthintwa amandla okufa, kepha ngilungiselelwe ngemicikilisho efanelekile, ngangena kulokho abantu bendawo abakubiza ngokuthi i-El Osario, lapho kungcwatshwa khona amathambo angenanyama. Ukwakhiwa okuyinhloko kwaleli qembu lezakhiwo kuyipulatifomu enyathelwe yemizimba eyisikhombisa, enethempeli phezulu elibonisa indawo yezinto zaphezulu: umhume. Ukuhamba kuya kulo mlomo we-underworld kwakuphawulwe nge-shaft eqondile ehlanganiswe ngamatshe aqoshiwe.
Umbaleki lapho ngihlala khona, ngangilinde usuku olubaluleke kakhulu ekhalendeni lemikhuba yaseChichén Itzá: idili laseKukulcán. Futhi ekugcineni umzuzu ufikile: i-equinox yasentwasahlobo, lapho unkulunkulu ezenza abekhona kubantu. Ngazilungiselela ngokuzila ukudla nangokuzihlanza ukuze ngikhonze unkulunkulu futhi ngihlanganyele esenzweni somphakathi, esasizohanjelwa yibo bonke abahlali bomuzi nabanye abaningi abavela ezindaweni ezingomakhelwane. Okokuqala, ngenza uhambo olungcwele ngesikhwama somhlangano esasazisa i-El Osario ngendawo enkulu yethempeli laseKukulcán, phakathi kwayo okwakukhona udonga okwakumele ngiludlule. Ukufinyelela enhliziyweni yenkolo yeChichén Itzá kudinga ukulungiswa kwenkolo kokuzila ukudla, ukuzila nokuthandaza. Ukujoyina udwendwe lwentsha ngihambe nginesizotha, ngoba lendlela engcwele yakhiwa ngokucophelela, yafana nendlela emhlophe yasezulwini, okuyiMilky Way. Ngenkathi nginqamula ukhothamo lwodonga, ngabona amandla kaNkulunkulu ngamandla, endaweni ebanzi evulekile yesikwele, ehlukaniswe yiThempeli lamaWarriors namaKholomu Ayizinkulungwane ngasempumalanga neBall Court ngasentshonalanga. Isikhala esibanzi esingcwele siphazanyisiwe engxenyeni emaphakathi yisikhumbuzo sepiramidi yaseKukulcán, efana ne-eksisi yomhlaba, enezingqimba ezine ezikhomba izinkomba ezine zomhlaba. Njengomhlaba kanye nesibalo sokweqisa kwawo, futhi umele isikhathi, ngoba ukwengeza izinyathelo zamasici kanye nesisekelo sethempeli kuphumela enombolweni engu-365, ubude bomjikelezo welanga. Ngamazinga ayo ayisishiyagalolunye, kwakuyisikhumbuzo sezindawo eziyisishiyagalolunye zomhlaba lapho iKakulcán ilele khona, njengesimiso sempilo. Ngakho-ke lokho ayekubhekile kwakuyisikhumbuzo sendawo lapho kwakwakhiwe khona indalo. Amandla alo muzwa angiphazamisile, kepha ngizama ukuvula amehlo nenhliziyo yami ukuze ngibone le micimbi, ngokukhumbula ngokuzinikela bengibuka ukuhamba kwelanga ngemuva kokufika kwalo endaweni ephakeme kakhulu, futhi lapho liqala ukusetha, imisebe yalo yokukhanya Zibonile emaphethelweni ezitebhisi, zakha uchungechunge lwezithunzi ezingunxantathu ezikhiqiza ukukhohlisa kwenyoka eyehla kancane kancane kusuka kupiramidi njengoba iLanga lincipha. Yile ndlela unkulunkulu azibonakalisa ngayo ethembekile.
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi isikwele besiphuma, ngakho-ke ngafuna indawo yokucasha ukuze ngibone ezinye izakhiwo. Ngahlala kwaze kwasa, ngincike phakathi kwamakhona amabili odonga lwamakhakhayi. Ngaphambi kokuphuma kwelanga, kwaqhamuka amadoda amaningana, ethule futhi ehlanza ngokucophelela isikhala esingcwele. Ngenkathi beseduze nami, ngenza sengathi nami ngenza okufanayo, futhi ngemuva kokuzungeza ipulatifomu yezinkozi nezingwe ziqothula izinhliziyo, ngaya eBall Court, eyayikumngcele osentshonalanga yethempeli laseKukulcán. Ngaqala ukuhamba ngayo, ngangena ohlangothini lweThempeli elihlanganisiwe elibheke empumalanga. Kwakuyisakhiwo esikhulu ngempela. Inkantolo yayiqukethe amagceke amabili abanzi emaphethelweni kanti elinye lincane futhi lide maphakathi nendawo, livaliwe ngezindonga nezakhiwo emaphethelweni womabili, futhi lahlukaniswa ngobude ngamapulatifomu abanzi ezindonga eziqondile ezisuka ezindleleni zomgwaqo ezinobuso obuthambile. Kuhlotshiswe kahle, konke okubhalwe kukho kukhombisa incazelo yenkolo yalo mkhuba. Ngokomfanekiso, inkundla yebhola iyindawo yesibhakabhaka lapho kuhamba khona izidalwa zasezulwini, ikakhulukazi iLanga, iNyanga neVenus. Ezindongeni zengxenye engenhla yegceke elincanyana kwakukhona amasongo amabili ibhola okwakudlula kuwo, ayeqoshwe ngezinyoka ezincikene, lokhu kwakukhombisa umkhawulo wokudlulela endaweni yabafileyo. Ngibabazile ebhentshini elitholile udwendwe lwamaqembu amabili wabadlali bebhola lamaqhawe ebelenzeka emaceleni esikhungo, amelwe yibhola elime ngogebhezi lomuntu. Umbukiso wamasosha aseKukulcán wawuphethwe yisidumbu sababulewe, lapho kwavela khona izinyoka eziyisithupha negatsha eliqhakazayo, okutolika igazi njengento yokufaka umquba emvelweni. Ngakolunye uhlangothi lwebhola umhlatshelo owengamela omunye umugqa wabadlali abangamaqhawe; ngokusobala, laba ngabanqobi nalabo abanqotshiwe. Lesi simo sibonakala simele izimpi zabantu, njengenguqulo yemizabalazo yasemkhathini, okungukuthi, amandla omhlaba wemvelo nowabantu ngenxa yokubhekana nokuphikisana.
Ngizama ukungatholakali, ngihambe ngasodongeni ngasempumalanga, ukuhamba enye indlela engcwele. Ukujoyina abanye abahambeli beze ukuzobona i-apotheosis yaseKukulcán, ngazama ukufinyelela kwenye inhliziyo ebalulekile yedolobha: "umlomo wama-Itzáes kahle." Ngilandela izinkathi zonyaka ezimakwe yilo isiko, ngangihamba ngizungezwe uhlaza olukhulu. Lapho ngifika emlonyeni we-cenote ngamuncwa ubuhle bayo obuhlukile: yiyona ebanzi kunazo zonke engake ngayibona kuze kube manje, futhi ijule kakhulu futhi inezindonga eziqonde mpo engizaziyo. Wonke ama-pilgrim aqala ukukhombisa iminikelo futhi ayiphonsa: ama-jade, igolide, izinto ezenziwe ngokhuni ezifana nemikhonto, izithombe nezinsimbi zokweluka, izimbiza zobumba ezigcwele impepho nezinto eziningi zenani elikhulu. Ngifunde ukuthi emikhosini ethile izingane bezinikela, ukuze ngokukhala kwabo, ngomlingo wozwelo, bahehe imvula, ngaleso sizathu bekuyindawo eqondile yokukhonza uChaac.
Ngihambile ngemikhuleko kunkulunkulu wemvula, ngimbonga ngobuhle bokungivumela ukuba ngibe sendaweni yobungcwele obuphakeme kangako. Ngibuyela esigcawini esikhulu, engxenyeni yaso esenyakatho ngabona okunye ukwakhiwa okuyisikhumbuzo, kwandulelwa izinsika ezazisekela ihholo eliphakeme. Lezi zinsika ziqinisekisile umqondo wami wezakhamizi zaseChichén Itzá njengabantu bamabutho anqobayo abathatha izingxabano ezifana nezempi njengendlela yokulingisa amandla asemkhathini nokugcina ukuzwana komhlaba wonke. Ngenkathi ngishiya isiza, ngakwazi ukubabaza iPhiramidi lamaWarriors, nezinyathelo zalo ezinyukayo, okwathi engxenyeni yalo ebheke phezulu zazinamacwecwe anezinhlamvu zabantu ezifihliwe nezingwegwe, izinkozi namankankane ngesimo sokudla izinhliziyo zabantu. Kuthe ukuqhela kancane ngabona ithempeli elihle elinompheme. Ukungena kwandulelwe izinyoka ezimbili ezinkulu ezinamakhanda phansi, imizimba yazo ime mpo kanye nenyoka ebamba ugongolo lwezithombe ezisobala, ezinhle kakhulu zeKukulcán.
Kusihlwa ngahlangana nabathengisi ababevele belungiselela uhambo lokubuyela eMayapan. Wayenesiqiniseko sokuthi iChichén Itzá kwakuyidolobha elingcwele ngokwenza okuhle, okubuswa yinkolo yaseKukulcán njengonqobayo, ugqozi lomoya oyiqhawe edolobheni, futhi njengonkulunkulu, synthesis of quetzal and rattlesnake, breath of life, principle of isizukulwane nomdali wamasiko.
Umthombo: Izindima Zomlando No. 6 Quetzalcóatl nesikhathi sakhe / Novemba 2002
