Indawo Yoke yeMontarion

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Khuyini elandelako.

01 · Kuzokhishwa ngokushesha

UMontarion Wokuqala: Ukuvela Okumnyama Kwehlabathi Labantu

Incwadi ezimele

Iminyaka eyizigidi ngaphambi kwezibuso, kwezinkolo nangomkhumbi weMbali ngokwayo, iHlabathi lalilokhu liyiMhlabathi Oluhlaza Okhanyayo kuphela: ilabhorethri ekude lapho amaSpulves aphuhlisa khona iphrojekthi eyayikwazi ukushintsha isiphetho somkhathi.

Phakathi kwezivivinyo zezakhi zofuzo, ukuqaphelwa kwezempi nezimpilo eziphathwa njengezimpunzi zocwaningo, isidalwa esingalindelekile siphakama sikhononde abasidalile. Bayasibiza ngokuthi Montarion. Kungenzeka ukuthi yiso esokuqala.

Ngemva kokukhulula abantu ababeboshiwe nokubaholela ekhululekweni, uMontarion uthatha indima engaphezu kokuba ngumgwegwe: uthatha indima yokuqala kobudlelwano, yesibonakaliso nesimfihlakalo esizodlula amakhulu amaningi eminyaka.

Ngaleso sikhathi, u-Khar’Ka, isilwi sase-Spulve nesithathe iqhaza kuMphakamo Wehlabathi Eliluhlaza, uthola umyalo ozonquma lonke ibali elizayo: ahlale eMhlabeni, abukele uhlobo olusha, bese enquma ukuthi luyafaneleka yini ukuphila.

Ephakathi phakathi kokuthembeka kwakhe kubantu bakhe nengxolo ebangelwe nguMontarion, uKhar’Ka ubuka ukuzalwa kweBuntu, umkhondo wesifa esingenakwenzeka, kanye nesinyathelo sokuqala sesimfihlo esiza kuba khona esiza kukhokhela egameni elithi José Monteiro.

UMontarion Wokuqala: Ukuvela Okumnyama Kwenyama Yabantu kubonisa, ngendlela yomdlalo omkhulu, ukuvela kwenene kwenyama yabantu, ukuzalwa kwenganekwane ye-Montarion kanye nesinyathelo sokuqala somlindi oza, emva kwesikhathi eside kakhulu, ukuvikela isiphetho somhlaba.

02 · Ibhuku I

Ilanga Umhlaba Othi Kwanele

Isilinganiso sesikhathi sokugadangiswa: 2027

Lezi zilinganiso kwaphela. Amalanga awaqinisekiswa begodu angatjhuguluka.

Ukuvukela kokugcina ephasini

U-José Monteiro wathi iye.

Kathathu. Begodu, kokuthoma solo kwathoma imijikelezo emikhulu, iindawo zoke zathoma ukuhlangana kwamambala.

Kusele umnyaka munye bona kube yi-Union.

Iingidigidi zezinto zamambala sele ziya endaweni yinye. Imihlaba izokunyamalala. Iindatjana angeze zaba khona. Iimpucuko zoke zizokususwa.

Kodwana abantu bazokuphila. Nofana okungenani ngilokho woke umuntu ebekukholelwa.

Endaweni yoke ekude naleyo lapho u-José Monteiro atjho khona "iye" ezintathu, kunephasi elingafani nelinye.

Umhlaba ozosala.

Lokha nakuthoma ukuhlangana, iplanethi ivuka iqiniso elingakabi nempucuko eyaziko: hlangana neenguqulo ezingapheliko zePhasi ezirhatjheke kiyo yoke indawo, kuzokuba ngiyo ezakuba yisikhonkwane sePhasi leNdawo eyodwa.

Futhi ngalesi sambulo kuza esinye.

Ukuze abantu bawele i-Union, okungenani umuntu oyedwa ovela ephasini lelo kuzokufanela bona ahlale aphila lokha ukuhlangana nakuphelako.

Nangabe owokugcina uyahlongakala... ubuntu obungenakubalwa bezinye iindawo zizokunyamalala naye.

Iphasi liqalisisa imihlobo eyabelethwa ebusweni bayo.

Iimpi. Ukutjhabalala. Amalwandle angcolileko. Amahlathi atjhatjalaliswe. Umkhathi otjhugulukileko.

Iinkulungwana zeminyaka yobudlova obujamelene nephasi loke elenza bona ipilo ibe khona.

Bese wenze isiqunto.

Abantu angeze bangene e-Indawo Yoke etja.

Bese kuthoma ipi ekulu khulu uhlobo lwabantu olwake lwaqalana nayo.

Alikho ibutho lesitha. Ayikho iplanethi ongabalekela kiyo. Asikho isikhali esikwazi ukubulala imbangi.

Ngombana isitha siphasi ngaphasi kweenyawo zakho. Amalwandle. Umkhathi. Isimo sezulu. Umhlaba ngokwawo.

Njengombana iingidigidi zabantu zinyamalala, u-José Monteiro uthoma ukuzwisisa bona iinhlekelele akusizo iingozi.

Iplanethi iyazingela.

Begodu inomnqopho munye kwaphela: ukwehlisa inani labantu libe ngu-zero ngaphambi kwe-Union.

I-José ne-Alberto badoswa epini lapho ukunqoba kungatjho ukuhlula iPhasi. Kutjho nje bona uphile.

Umnyaka owodwa. Bese kuthi iinyanga. Amaviki. Amalanga. Ama-awa.

Ubuntu butjhidela ekupheleni kwabo njengombana iindawo ezinengi khulu ziragela phambili ekuhlanganeni.

Begodu lokha nasele kusele abantu abambalwa, umbuzo ongakaze acabange bona kuzokufanela bona awuphendule uzokuphakama:

ngubani ozokuba ngowokugcina?

José? Alberto? Omunye umuntu?

Mhlamunye akekho owaziko.

Ngombana ukusindisa boke abantu... koke okutlhogekako kukobana umuntu oyedwa aragele phambili nokuphefumula lokha iindawo zoke naziba munye.

03 · Ibhuku I

Isigwebo sakaZimu

Isilinganiso sesikhathi sokugadangiswa: 2026

Lezi zilinganiso kwaphela. Amalanga awaqinisekiswa begodu angatjhuguluka.

Ipi yokuDala

UZimu waqala ubuntu unomphela.

Ingasi umuntu munye kwaphela. Boke.

Iiphasi ezingapheliko. Iingidigidi zempucuko. Iindawo ezinengi ezivela eendatjaneni ze-Umlindi Montarion.

Iphasi latjhuguluka. Amakhulu weminyaka atjhuguluka. Iindaba zitjhugulukile.

Kodwana abantu baziphindaphinda.

Ipi. Inzondo. Ukuhaha. Ukunqoba. Ukubhujiswa.

Iphasi ngemva kwephasi, Ubuntu bakhula, babusa iplanethi eyayidalako begodu bagcina bathumela ukurarana kwawo eenkwekwezini.

Kuze kube yilapho uNkulunkulu efika esiphethweni.

Ubuntu bekungasilo isilingo esingahambi kuhle.

Kwakuyisifo esasisakazeke ngokudalwa ngokwakho.

Bese waphimisa umutjho.

Uhlobo lwabantu luzokususwa.

Akuveli ephasini. Akuveli endaweni yoke. Kuwo woke umuntu.

Lokha iimfundo zobuntu zokuthoma nazithoma ukungabi khona, iinguqulo ezihlukileko ze-José Monteiro zizizwa lokho okungakafaneli bona zizwe: ezinye iingcenye zakho ziyanyamalala.

Amasotja. Amakhosi. Abososayensi. Iinlelesi. Abatloli. Amadoda asindisa abantu. Amadoda ahlulekako. Ne-Josés esele baba ngilokho abafunga ukulwa nakho.

Ngokokuthoma, iinguqulo ze-José Monteiro ezivela emaqinisweni okungakafaneli zihlangane kuzokufanela bona zilwe ndawonye.

Kodwana akusibo boke abafuna ukuvimba uZimu. Abanye bakholelwa bona uqinisile.

Njengoba ipi ithoma ukuhlukanisa i-Josés, kutholakala enye into engenakwenzeka.

Kiwo woke amaqiniso la kune-Alberto.

UZimu wadala i-Multiverse. I-Umlindi yenza iindaba ezikghona ukuba ziiphasi.

Nje, iinlwana eziseendatjaneni lezi kuzokufanela bona ziphendule umbuzo ongaqunta ingomuso lakho koke ukuphila:

Nangabe uZimu wadala ithuba lokuphila, kghani unelungelo lokuqunta lokha umhlobo othileko nawulahlekelwe lilungelo lawo lokuba khona?

Ipi yobuntu angeze isalwelwa ephasini.

Izokulwa noMdali wayo.

04 · Ukuthoma kokulwa hlangana nabantwana baka-José Monteiro no-Alberto Costa — Azarado.

Umfelandawonye wokugcina ephasini

Isilinganiso sesikhathi sokugadangiswa: 2027 – Ekupheleni kuka-2029Ngemva kokuqedwa kwe-Amaketanga wokungapheli.

Lezi zilinganiso kwaphela. Amalanga awaqinisekiswa begodu angatjhuguluka.

Ipi yeendlalifa: Ukwahlulela kwemitjhini

Ngemva kwezehlakalo ze-Umsindo Wokugcina Weenthunzi: Umlotha Neengazi, ukujamelana hlangana nabantwana baka-José Monteiro no-Alberto Costa — Azarado kuyathoma. Ubuhlakani bokufakelwa bufumana amandla begodu, bahlukene, abantwana balungiselela ipi.

05 · Ibhuku I · Izithunzi ze-Cosmic

Imilando yeengazi zokuthoma

Isilinganiso sesikhathi sokugadangiswa: 2027 – 2029

Lezi zilinganiso kwaphela. Amalanga awaqinisekiswa begodu angatjhuguluka.

Amathunzi we-Cosmic

Kudala ngaphambi kokuthi abantu baphume, imihlobo emibili enamandla yawela iindlela ekujuleni kwendawo yoke: i-Spulves engazwisisekiko kanye nama-Reptilians abusako. Lokho okwathoma njengomhlangano wokuhlola nokufuna ukwazi msinyana kwatjhuguluka kwaba kukurarana okungabalekiko. I-ilandelano leencwadi ezintathu le iveza umsuka wenzondo yabokhokho hlangana nemihlobo le, isivumelwano esathembisa ukuthula... kanye neengazi ezavala ukuphela kwazo. Indaba eyathoma ipi yakade ithoma lapha.

06 · Ibhuku I · Iingazi nomlotha

Isiwuruwuru senyutliya: Ukuthula kwe-Mars

Isilinganiso sesikhathi sokugadangiswa: 2027 – 2028

Lezi zilinganiso kwaphela. Amalanga awaqinisekiswa begodu angatjhuguluka.

Iingazi nomlotha

Ngaphambi kweempi hlangana nabantu nemitjhini, ngaphambi kweepi hlangana nabantu neentjhabatjhaba, bekune-Mars. Iplanethi ehlalwa mhlobo weziqhwaga ezikhulu, abagadi bemfihlo yakade. Kodwana ukuthula kwaphazanyiswa ngokufika kwama-Reptilians, amaqhinga angenazwelo afuna amandla nokubusa.

Ibhuku leli lilandisa ukulwa okukhulu hlangana namaplanethi: ukuhlaselwa okumbi kweenrhurhubi e-Mars, ukujamelana okukhulu kwama-colossi, nokuthoma kokulwa. Indaba yokukhaphela, ukutjhatjalaliswa kanye nomsuka, lapho iinqhema ezinkulu neenrhurhubi zitjhayisana khona begodu umthala bewungakafaneli.

07 · Incwadi I · Imilando yesikhathi esivinjelwe

Umnyango Okungakafaneli Ubekhona

Isilinganiso sesikhathi sokugadangiswa: Ekupheleni kuka-2026 – Ekupheleni kuka-2027

Lezi zilinganiso kwaphela. Amalanga awaqinisekiswa begodu angatjhuguluka.

Imilando yesikhathi esivinjelweko

I-José Monteiro isindise i-Indawo Yoke. Akekho okhumbulako.

Ngemva kokuhlanganiswa kwazo zoke izinto zamambala, u-José wavuka ku-Porto, ephasini lapho u-Brunix, abantwana bakhe, ama-Druids, ama-Reptilians nayo yoke impucuko egade ayazi azange ibe khona. Njengombana bekagwetjwe bona abe nguye kwaphela umgcini weenkhumbuzo zakhe, wajika koke egade ahlangabezane nakho kwaba yiqoqo leencwadi ezamukelwa mhlaba njengezinganekwane zesayensi.

Ngemva kweminyaka, ihlangano karhulumende eyimfihlo ingqongqoza emnyango wakho.

Ifihlekile ephasini, i-ejensi le ivikela umlando ngomnyango owodwa okghona ukuthatha abahambi bayo baye kiyo nanyana ngiyiphi indawo nesikhathi esidlulileko. Yiwele nje ucabanga ngendawo oya kiyo. Umnyango uphethe ukuthola indawo lapho kungekho muntu ongabona khona ukufika.

Kwamakhulu weminyaka, ama-ejenti wayo akhandela iimpi, amaqhinga nabahambi bona bangatjhugululi indlela yobuntu. Bekube kulapho umlando ngokwawo uthoma ukutjhuguluka.

Imilayezo eqondiswe ku-José ivela eendaweni ezivaliweko amakhulu weminyaka. Itshwayo le-Montarion livela emitlolweni emidala. Ama-archives achaza izehlakalo, izidalwa nempucuko ekhona kwaphela eencwadini azitlolako.

Omunye umuntu, namkha into ethileko, itjhugulula isikhathi esidlulileko ukwakha ukungena endaweni yoke.

Waqatjhwa ngombana nguye kwaphela umuntu okghona ukubona amatshwayo weqiniso elisusiweko, u-José uthoma ukukhamba emakhulwini weminyaka. Kodwana umsebenzi ngamunye uveza ingcenye yehlelo elikhulu khulu: ukuqaphela okuqedwe kuhlangana kwendawo yoke kutjhugulula umlando, umcimbi ngemva komcimbi, ukwenza umsuka wawo nokuqinisekisa bona, kulokhu, akusoze kwasulwa.

Begodu ihlangano le iyazi inani elilodwa elingenza bona i-José ikhaphele i-ejensi. Ithuba lokubuyisa i-Brunix, abantwana bakho nabo boke labo i-Indawo Yoke abakwebiwe kuwe.

Njengombana ipi engabonakaliko ivutha esikhathini esidlulileko, i-José kuzokufuze inqume bona ivikele umhlaba owakhiwe phezu kokukhohlwa nofana ivule indlela yokubuya kweqiniso elilahliweko.

Ngoba okwedlule akukafi. Yavinjelwa bona ingabi khona.

08 · Incwadi I · Abakhi bePhakade

Abantwana beSithembiso

Isilinganiso sesikhathi sokugadangiswa: Ekupheleni kuka-2028 namkha ngaphambi kwalokho

Lezi zilinganiso kwaphela. Amalanga awaqinisekiswa begodu angatjhuguluka.

Abakhi bePhakade

I-José Monteiro ifinyelele lokho okungakaze kuzuzwe yi-Montarion solo kwathoma imijikelezo emikhulu. Kukhulunywe neNdawo yoke ngokwayo.

Wala ukuba nguMbusi, wavimbela ukuhlangana kwamaqiniso, begodu watjhabalalisa imbewu yobuhlakani bokufakelwa ebegade izokwenza bona kube nepi yeendlalifa. Ngokokuthoma, ingomuso alisabhalwanga. Kodwana itjhaphuluko iza ngentengo.

Njengengcenye yesivumelwano, lokha abantwana babo nabaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili, bazokubizwa eSikhungweni seNdawo yoke. U-Gabriel no-Daniel bazokufumana ukufinyelela elwazini elibuthelelwe ziintjhaba ezilithoba zomKhandlu begodu bayeke ukuguga ngokwemvelo.

Bengeze baba ngabantu abangafiko. Bengeze bagule namkha baguge, kodwana bebangafa. Bangabulawa. Begodu akunaMthetho oPhakemeko ongalahla imihlobo yeenlwana ezibangela ukuhlongakala kwazo.

Umnqopho wabo bekuzokuba kuthola lokho okungakaze kutholwe mKhandlu, namkha ama-Druids, namkha i-Indawo Yoke ngokwayo: indlela yokuzinzisa yoke indawo ngaphandle kokuyiphoqa bona ihlangane ibe yinto yinye.

Ngemva kweminyaka ematjhumi amabili, umnxeba uyafika.

Ilungiselelwe ngu-Sofia ngesayensi ye-Spulve, umlando we-Indawo Yoke, iqhinga, ifilosofi nokulwa, abafowethu ababili bangena emKhandlwini njengamadoda akhululekileko. Kuzokufanela bona baye kanye ngomnyaka begodu bazokukghona ukwakha amaphilo wabo. Nanyana kunjalo, iindawo zoke zihlala zilimele.

Ukuhlobana hlangana namaqiniso kuyaphela begodu kuzokufika isikhathi lapho kungekho ukuhlangana, isisombululo nofana ukuzidela okuzokukwazi ukuzisindisa.

Emafayeleni womKhandlu, u-Gabriel no-Daniel bathola bona ipendulo ingaba sesiphethweni abasifinyeleleko basesebancani: i-portal ayithuthi umuntu emkhathini. Ikholisa i-Indawo Yoke bona sele ingakelinye ihlangothi.

Nangabe kungenzeka ukukholisa i-Indawo Yoke bona umuntu ungowenye indawo, mhlamunye kungenzeka ukwenza iingidigidi ze-universe zibone omunye nomunye njengeengcenye zehlelo elifanako ngaphandle kokuzibhubhisa nofana ukuzihlanganisa.

Ukufakazela ithiyori le, abafowethu kuzokufanela bona bawele imingcele engakaze iwele ipucuko, baphikisane nemithetho eqakathekileko yobukhona begodu baphumelele ukudlula boke labo abakhetha isisombululo esaziwako kunethemba elingakghonakali.

Kodwana isikhathi esasiyekile ukudlula emizimbeni yabo sizokuragela phambili sithatha abantu ababathandako.

Begodu lokha u-Gabriel no-Daniel nabathoma ukukhuthaza iindlela ezihlukileko zokusindisa ubukhona, bazokuthola bona ingozi ekulu ingahle ingabi seendaweni ezifako. Kungenzeka kube phakathi kwalokhu okubili.

I-José Monteiro yephule isiphorofido. Nje, abantwana bakho kuzokufanela bona batjengise bona ingomuso elingenakusasa lifanelwe kuphila.

09 · Incwadi I · Khar’Ka-Umgcini Weminyaka Eyinkulungwane

Umlindi wePhasi eliBlue

Isilinganiso sesikhathi sokugadangiswa: 2027 – 2028

Lezi zilinganiso kwaphela. Amalanga awaqinisekiswa begodu angatjhuguluka.

Khar’Ka-Umgcini weminyaka eyinkulungwane

Wasiza ukudala ubuntu ukunqoba ipi. Kwaphela iingidigidi zeminyaka, waba mtlhogomeli wayo kwaphela.

Lokha i-Spulves nayitjhiya iPhasi eliBlue, i-Khar’Ka ithola umnqopho wokugcina: ukuhlala ePhasi, ukutjheja ukuziphendukela kwemvelo kwemihlobo etja begodu axwayise abantu bakhe nangabe abantu baba yingozi. Njengombana akavunyelwe ukungenelela, kufuze adlule eminyakeni eyikulungwana emakamelweni wokulengiswa, avuke kwaphela ukuhlola ituthuko yesipiliyoni.

Kodwana kusukela ekuvukeni kokuthoma, u-Khar’Ka uyabona bona kukhona okungakalungi.

Abantu azange basinde kwaphela, kodwana bathoma ukurhatjheka ephasini loke. Hlangana nabo kugijima iingazi zaka-Montarion, isidalwa esingakajayeleki esakhulula iimbotjhwa zokuthoma emalabhorethri we-Spulves begodu samemezela ukubuya kwalowo owamnikela ibizo lakhe. Lokha u-Khar’Ka nakaphenya khulu ngomlando lo, kulapho athola khona izehlakalo ezingakafaneli zibe khona: amatshwayo atlolwe ngaphambi kwempucuko eyabadala, imilayezo etlolwe ngeenlimi ezingakabelethwa, kanye neemporofido ezibonakala zizazi ingomuso.

Ngokukhamba kweminyaka, i-Khar’Ka ibona ukubelethwa nokuwa kwemiphakathi. Ubona iimvakatjhi ezivela eenkwekwezini ziziveza njengabozimu, imibuso yabantu itjhugululwe yaba ziinsetjenziswa zepi zangaphandle kanye namabutho afihlekileko alwela ukubusa ephasini. Ngokungakghoni ukuhlala anganandaba, uthoma ukwephula imiyalo ye-Spulves, avikele abantu, abhubhise amabutho afihlekileko begodu asule emlandwini imikhondo yalabo abafuna ukugqilaza abantu.

Ukungenelela ngamunye, nanyana kunjalo, kumsondeza eduze nalokho akusaba khulu: ukuba mkhapheli emehlweni wabantu bakubo.

Ngemva kwamakhulu weminyaka, hlangana nama-Maya, u-Khar’Ka ufumana ilitje elidala ukudlula nanyana ngikuphi ukukhamba kwesikhathi okwaziwako. Ibizo elingakghonakali litlolwe kilo: José Monteiro. Ibizo lomuntu elitlolwe kudala ngaphambi kokuthi i-Portugal, ilimi le-Putukezi nofana iphasi lapho azokubelethwa khona libe khona.

Ukutholakala lokhu kuthoma ukusesha okuzokuhlanganisa amazwekazi neminyaka eyikulungwana. Iinhlangano zabantu eziyimfihlo ziba ziindlalifa zolwazi lwe-Khar’Ka. Abanye bafunga ukuvikela isiphorofido se-Montarion; abanye bakholelwa bona i-José izokuba nesibopho sokuphela kwe-Indawo Yoke begodu bafuna ukukhandela ukubelethwa kwayo. Ngalesosikhathi, izitha zakade ziyabuya, abozimu bamanga babuye babuyele amandla, begodu i-Spulves ithoma ukusola bona umlindi wabo akasese mbukeli.

Lokha abantu nabangena ekhulwini leminyaka leempi, imitjhini nezikhali ezikghona ukutjhabalalisa iplanethi, i-Khar’Ka iqalana nokungabaza kwayo okukhulu: ingabe imihlobo eyivikele iminyaka eminengi ifanelwe kuphila?

Ipendulo izakufika lokha abasunguli nababuyela ephasini elihlaza satjani ukuyoqeda isilingo esathoma ekuthomeni kobuntu. Njengombana baqalene nokusongelwa kokuqedwa, iindlalifa zemfihlo zifuna indoda ebizo layo elidlule isikhathi, lokha u-Khar’Ka athola bona u-Montarion bekangakaze abe mhlobo weengazi kwaphela.

Ngumjikelezo. Begodu i-José Monteiro mcimbi woke uMlando ebegade uwulungiselela.

Edabukile hlangana nokuthembeka ebantwini bakhe nokuthanda imihlobo ayibona ikhula, u-Khar’Ka kuzokufanela bona aphule isifungo esimgcina asibotjhwa sePhasi begodu enze isiqunto sokugcina: anikele eBuntu ebantwini abadalako namkha athome ipi ekwazi ukulahla yoke impucuko ayifunga ukuyivikela.

Ngombana u-Khar’Ka watjhiywa ephasini bona anqume bona abantu kufuze bafe nini. Kodwana abadali bakhe bebangacabangi bona uzokufunda ukumkholelwa.

10 · Ibhuku II · Khar’Ka-Umgcini Weminyaka Eyinkulungwane

Iingazi ze-Montarion

Isilinganiso sesikhathi sokugadangiswa: 2027 – 2028

Lezi zilinganiso kwaphela. Amalanga awaqinisekiswa begodu angatjhuguluka.

Khar’Ka-Umgcini weminyaka eyinkulungwane

Wasiza ukudala ubuntu ukunqoba ipi. Kwaphela iingidigidi zeminyaka, waba mtlhogomeli wayo kwaphela.

Lokha i-Spulves nayitjhiya iPhasi eliBlue, i-Khar’Ka ithola umnqopho wokugcina: ukuhlala ePhasi, ukutjheja ukuziphendukela kwemvelo kwemihlobo etja begodu axwayise abantu bakhe nangabe abantu baba yingozi. Njengombana akavunyelwe ukungenelela, kufuze adlule eminyakeni eyikulungwana emakamelweni wokulengiswa, avuke kwaphela ukuhlola ituthuko yesipiliyoni.

Kodwana kusukela ekuvukeni kokuthoma, u-Khar’Ka uyabona bona kukhona okungakalungi.

Abantu azange basinde kwaphela, kodwana bathoma ukurhatjheka ephasini loke. Hlangana nabo kugijima iingazi zaka-Montarion, isidalwa esingakajayeleki esakhulula iimbotjhwa zokuthoma emalabhorethri we-Spulves begodu samemezela ukubuya kwalowo owamnikela ibizo lakhe. Lokha u-Khar’Ka nakaphenya khulu ngomlando lo, kulapho athola khona izehlakalo ezingakafaneli zibe khona: amatshwayo atlolwe ngaphambi kwempucuko eyabadala, imilayezo etlolwe ngeenlimi ezingakabelethwa, kanye neemporofido ezibonakala zizazi ingomuso.

Ngokukhamba kweminyaka, i-Khar’Ka ibona ukubelethwa nokuwa kwemiphakathi. Ubona iimvakatjhi ezivela eenkwekwezini ziziveza njengabozimu, imibuso yabantu itjhugululwe yaba ziinsetjenziswa zepi zangaphandle kanye namabutho afihlekileko alwela ukubusa ephasini. Ngokungakghoni ukuhlala anganandaba, uthoma ukwephula imiyalo ye-Spulves, avikele abantu, abhubhise amabutho afihlekileko begodu asule emlandwini imikhondo yalabo abafuna ukugqilaza abantu.

Ukungenelela ngamunye, nanyana kunjalo, kumsondeza eduze nalokho akusaba khulu: ukuba mkhapheli emehlweni wabantu bakubo.

Ngemva kwamakhulu weminyaka, hlangana nama-Maya, u-Khar’Ka ufumana ilitje elidala ukudlula nanyana ngikuphi ukukhamba kwesikhathi okwaziwako. Ibizo elingakghonakali litlolwe kilo: José Monteiro. Ibizo lomuntu elitlolwe kudala ngaphambi kokuthi i-Portugal, ilimi le-Putukezi nofana iphasi lapho azokubelethwa khona libe khona.

Ukutholakala lokhu kuthoma ukusesha okuzokuhlanganisa amazwekazi neminyaka eyikulungwana. Iinhlangano zabantu eziyimfihlo ziba ziindlalifa zolwazi lwe-Khar’Ka. Abanye bafunga ukuvikela isiphorofido se-Montarion; abanye bakholelwa bona i-José izokuba nesibopho sokuphela kwe-Indawo Yoke begodu bafuna ukukhandela ukubelethwa kwayo. Ngalesosikhathi, izitha zakade ziyabuya, abozimu bamanga babuye babuyele amandla, begodu i-Spulves ithoma ukusola bona umlindi wabo akasese mbukeli.

Lokha abantu nabangena ekhulwini leminyaka leempi, imitjhini nezikhali ezikghona ukutjhabalalisa iplanethi, i-Khar’Ka iqalana nokungabaza kwayo okukhulu: ingabe imihlobo eyivikele iminyaka eminengi ifanelwe kuphila?

Ipendulo izakufika lokha abasunguli nababuyela ephasini elihlaza satjani ukuyoqeda isilingo esathoma ekuthomeni kobuntu. Njengombana baqalene nokusongelwa kokuqedwa, iindlalifa zemfihlo zifuna indoda ebizo layo elidlule isikhathi, lokha u-Khar’Ka athola bona u-Montarion bekangakaze abe mhlobo weengazi kwaphela.

Ngumjikelezo. Begodu i-José Monteiro mcimbi woke uMlando ebegade uwulungiselela.

Edabukile hlangana nokuthembeka ebantwini bakhe nokuthanda imihlobo ayibona ikhula, u-Khar’Ka kuzokufanela bona aphule isifungo esimgcina asibotjhwa sePhasi begodu enze isiqunto sokugcina: anikele eBuntu ebantwini abadalako namkha athome ipi ekwazi ukulahla yoke impucuko ayifunga ukuyivikela.

Ngombana u-Khar’Ka watjhiywa ephasini bona anqume bona abantu kufuze bafe nini. Kodwana abadali bakhe bebangacabangi bona uzokufunda ukumkholelwa.