Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambili, inkosazana esencane u-6 Mono Ñu Ñuu, ehambisana nabapristi abambalwa, babeshiye umbuso wase-Añute, noma i-Xaltepec, baya e-oracle yeThempeli Lokufa eMictlantongo.
Lapho wahlala wahlala nomvikeli wakhe, umpristikazi omkhulu u-9 Hierba Q Cuañe, owamfundisa ubuciko bokuphonsa izinhlamvu zommbila ukuze afunde ukudalelwa futhi ngaleyo ndlela abe ngumbikezeli wenhlanhla noma umpristikazi wenhlanhla, a zehe dzutu noño. Wabuye wamfundisa ukugcina izimpawu ezinkanyezini nokusebenza kwamakhalenda, ubudlelwano phakathi kwesikhathi nendawo, nendlela amandla aphezulu aphakeme onkulunkulu asatshalaliswa ngayo. Wakwenza ngohlelo oluhlukanisa umhlaba ngaphezulu, isibhakabhaka noma i-Andevui, kusuka endizeni emaphakathi, umhlaba noma e-Andayu, lapho kuhlala khona amadoda, kanye nezinga elingezansi, izwe elingaphansi komhlaba noma i-Andaya.
Ngakho-ke, umhlaba owakhiwe izintaba namagquma, izigodi namathafa, wawucatshangelwa umumo womdwebo, lapho ikhona ngalinye lalingenye yezindlela ezine zomhlaba, kunelinye iphuzu phakathi nendawo, i-Añuhu, lapho kwakukhona i-eksisi eyayisekela izikhala ezintathu.
Lezi zinkomba zazimelwe izindawo ezinhlanu ezahlukanisa isizwe samaMixtec: empumalanga kwakuyiCerro del Sol Yucu Ndicandii; enyakatho iCerro Oscuro Yucu Naa; entshonalanga umfula i-Ash Yuta Yaa, futhi ngaseningizimu iThempeli Lokufa, elalikhomba indawo engezansi, i-Andaya. Ngokuqondene nesikhungo, singasungulwa kwesinye sezihloko ezinkulu zomhlaba, njengeTilantongo noma i-Ñuu Tnoo.
Kepha izidumbu zamanzi ezinjengamachibi nolwandle, kanye nemigede nemigede, kwakuyindlela yokungena ezweni elingaphansi, indawo ehlala amandla obumnyama nobumnyama, amakhaza namanzi. Lo mbuso wawenziwe ngamazinga amane, okwathi ngamaphuzu ayisihlanu edlule kwangezwa kwaya kufika kwayisishiyagalolunye, okwakuyinombolo ehlotshaniswa nabaphansi. Lo mbuso omnyama owawuseningizimu wawuphethwe unkulunkulukazi woKufa, uNkk. 9 UGrass, u-Andu Andaya, u-Iya Q Cuañe, owayehlala ethempelini lokufa, uVehe Kihin, futhi owayengumgcini wePantheon of Kings, eyayitholakala ngaphakathi kweGreat Cavern, iHuahi Cahi.
Manje, ngasempumalanga sithola inkanyezi enkulu kunazo zonke futhi ekhanyayo, eyaziwa njengeNhliziyo yaseZulwini, unkulunkulu obomvu weLanga, iNkosi 1 Ukufa, u-Ñu Ndicandii, u-Iya Ca Mahu, owayemele amandla okukhanya nokushisa, ekhanyisa umkhathi emini nokushisa umhlaba ukuze izitshalo nezidalwa zikhule kuwo. Ngalesi sizathu, impumalanga kwakuyindlela lapho impilo yazalelwa khona futhi yavuselelwa kabusha ngokujikeleza. Ngesikhathi sasebusuku, inkanyezi yehla ukukhanyisa umhlaba wabafileyo njengelanga elimnyama, yaze yaqeda uhambo lwayo futhi yazalwa kabusha, ekuntweleni kosuku olusha, ukuze ivuke ngezitezi ezine zesibhakabhaka, isuka endaweni engenhla noma i-Andevui, okuthi uma ifakwa ezitezi eziyisishiyagalolunye ezingezansi inikeze inombolo eyishumi nantathu, ehlotshaniswa nakho konke okusemkhathini.
Isibhakabhaka sasebusuku, esihlobene nesiqondiso sasenyakatho, sasiyindawo yonkulunkulu nabadali basendulo, yabadala abahloniphekile uIya Ñuu, ubaba nomama wabo bonke onkulunkulu nemvelaphi yazo zonke izinto. Bangonkulunkulu be-astral, be-Milky Way namanye amaqembu ezinkanyezi noma ama-constellations, phakathi kwabo i-Great Bear, eyayicatshangwa njenge-Great Jaguar eyayimele inkosi yendawo yonke, eyodwa ene-Bright Obsidian Mirror, Te-Ino Tnoo, njenge isithombe sesibhakabhaka esigcwele izinkanyezi ebusuku futhi mhlawumbe lelo kwakungelinye lamagama enkosi enamandla 4 Inyoka-7 Inyoka, Qui Yo-Sa Yo.
Ngokunjalo, ku-eksisi esempumalanga nentshonalanga, eyathathwa njengendlela yokukhanya, ngokungafani nenyakatho-ningizimu eyayiyindlela yobumnyama, kwakuyinkanyezi enkulu uTinuu Cahnu noma uVenus, obizwa nangokuthi yiQuemi, okusho ukuthi " ezine ”, mhlawumbe kubhekiswa ezindaweni ezine elikuzo ngesikhathi lihamba uzungeza iLanga. Ngokufanayo, lalaziwa njengeNyoka enezimpaphe noma iJeweled, uCoo Dzavui, ngokuhloba ngezimpaphe ezicebile ze-quetzal; kepha leli gama lingahunyushwa futhi ngokuthi yiRain Serpent, okuwukuzungeza kwamafu amanzi okwenziwa yimisinga enamandla yomoya. Ngenye indlela kaWildebeest Tachi, unkulunkulu woMoya, umoya obalulekile nomoya, oqanjwe kabusha njenge-Lord 9 Wind Iya Q Chi.
Uma sibuyela enyakatho, sithola umnikazi wezilwane zasendle nenhliziyo yentaba, unkulunkulu Wezintaba u-Yucu, inkosi 4 Movement Iya Qui Qhi. Amagquma ayecatshangwa njengeziqukathi ezinkulu ezaziphuma emithonjeni yangaphakathi nasemithonjeni yamanzi. Futhi eziqongweni zayo ezimbozwe ngamafu, imisebe eyaqhamuka nemvula yaqhuma, noma ngabe kwakuyinzuzo okwenza izitshalo zikhule noma ukubhubhisa okuletha izikhukhula namakhaza, futhi ngisho nokungabikho kwayo kwabangela isomiso. Ngalesi sizathu, into enamandla kangaka yamelwa ngenye yamakhosi wesikhathi, uNkulunkulu Wezulu, Lord 5 Wind, Ñu Dzavui, Iya Q Chi.
Siqonde entshonalanga sithola onkulunkulukazi abaningana bokuzala. Ebusuku, unkulunkulukazi omhlophe weNyanga Ñu Yoo, wenziwa samuntu ngugogo womfula, uNkk. 1 Ukhozi, uSitna Yuta, u-Iya Ca Sa, obizwa nangokuthi uGogo Wethu. Umthelela wayo wawuhlanganisa imijikelezo yokuzala kwabantu, yezilwane nezitshalo, kanye noketshezi namanzi, njengolwandle, amachibi nemifula, okwenganyelwe unkulunkulu wamanzi omhlaba, intokazi yeSkirt of UJade noma u-Jeweled Iya Dziyo Dzavui, 9 Lizard Q Quevui, ngoba leli tshe lalifanekisela ukubaluleka kwalesi sakhi se-crystalline. Kanye nabo kwakukhona unkulunkulukazi ongumama, unkulunkulu woMhlaba, u-Ñu Ndayu, intokazi engu-9 uCaña Iya Q Huiyo, ogqoke izingubo zakhe izinyanga, imihlobiso kakotini nesipikili sokuphotha izinwele zakhe, ngoba wayehlobene ukuphotha nokweluka, kanye nodokotela nababelethisi.
Ekugcineni, lesi sikhungo sasisezindaweni lapho uqweqwe lomhlaba lungena phakathi, njengasezintabeni-mlilo, futhi ngaphakathi kwenkaba yomhlaba kwakuhlala i-Lord of Fire Iya Ñuhu. Lo kwakunguNkulunkulu wasendulo, owayevame ukukhonjiswa njengendoda endala ephethe i-brazier, ukuthi iqukathe into eyigugu ebabayo.
Lezi ngezinye zezithixo ezinkulu ezihlotshaniswa nokukhulelwa kwesikhala, yize kusekhona abanye. Futhi kanye nabo kukhona abanikazi abaningi bendawo noma imimoya yemvelo, ababizwa ngokumane u-huuhu, ababengabagcini bezindawo ezithile, njengomhlaba, amahlathi nemifudlana.
Yonke into endaweni yaseMixtec yayiphiliswa ngamandla angcwele noma amandla esiwaziyo njengonkulunkulu nemimoya, eyayisebenzisana njalo ukukhiqiza isimangaliso sempilo.
