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Izigidi zeminyaka ngaphambi kwemibuso, kwezinkolo nangokukhumbula ngokwako Umlando, iMhlabathi yayiyiMhlabathi Eluhlaza kuphela: ilabhorethri ekude lapho amaSpulves aphuhlisa khona iphrojekthi eyayikwazi ukushintsha isiphetho somkhathi.

Phakathi kokuhlolwa kwezakhi zofuzo, ukuqapha kwezempi nezimpilo eziphathwa njengezilwane zokuhlola, isidalwa esingalindelekile siphakama sikhononde abasidalayo. Bayabiza ngokuthi Montarion. Kungenzeka ukuthi yiso esokuqala.

Ngemva kokukhulula abantu ababeboshiwe nokubahola ebezimpilweni, u-Montarion uthola ukuba ngaphezu kokuba ngumgibeli: uthola ukuba yisisekelo sesizukulwane, sesibonakaliso nesimfihlakalo esizodlula amakhulu amaningi eminyaka.

Ngesikhathi esifanayo, u-Khar’Ka, isilwi sase-Spulves nomlingani kuMphakamo Wehlabathi Eliluhlaza, uthola umyalo ozonquma lonke ibali elizayo: ahlale eMhlabeni, abheke uhlobo olusha, bese enquma ukuthi luyafaneleka yini ukuphila.

Ephakathi kokuthembeka kwakhe kubantu bakhe nengxolo ebangelwa ngu-Montarion, u-Khar’Ka ubuka ukuzalwa kwesintu, umkhondo wesifa esingenakwenzeka, kanye nesinyathelo sokuqala sesimfihlo esizoholela ngelinye ilanga egameni elithi José Monteiro.

UMontarion Wokuqala: Ukuvela Okumnyama Kwehlabathi Labantu kubonisa, ngesikali esingumhubhe, ukuvela kwangempela kwehlabathi labantu, ukuzalwa kwenganekwane ye-Montarion kanye nesinyathelo sokuqala somgcini, othi kamuva kakhulu uzovikela isiphetho sendawo yonke.

UJosé Monteiro uthe yebo.

Izikhathi ezintathu. Futhi, ngokokuqala ngqá kusukela ekuqaleni kwemijikelezo Emikhulu, indawo yonke yaqala ukuhlangana.

I-Union isalelwe unyaka owodwa.

Izigidi zamaqiniso manje ziphokophele endaweni eyodwa. Imihlaba izoshabalala. Izindaba ngeke zisaba khona. Yonke impucuko izosulwa.

Kodwa Isintu siyosinda. Noma okungenani yilokho wonke umuntu ayekukholelwa.

Endaweni ekude kakhulu naleyo lapho uJosé Monteiro aphimisela khona abathathu “yebo”, kunoMhlaba ongafani nanoma yimuphi omunye.

Umhlaba oyosala.

Lapho ukuhlangana kuqala, iplanethi iphaphama eqinisweni okungekho mpucuko elaziyo: phakathi kwezinguqulo ezingapheli zoMhlaba ezisakazwa kuwo wonke ama-universe, kuyoba yiyona ezosebenza njengehange eMhlabeni Wendawo Yonke.

Futhi ngalesi sambulo kuza esinye.

Ukuze iSintu siwele iNyunyana, okungenani umuntu oyedwa kulowo Mhlaba kuzodingeka aqhubeke ephila lapho ukuhlangana kuphela.

Uma efa owokugcina... abantu abangenakubalwa bakweminye indalo yonke bayonyamalala kanye naye.

Umhlaba ubheka izinhlobo ezazalwa endaweni yawo.

Izimpi. Ukushabalala. Izilwandle ezingcolile. Amahlathi acekeleke phansi. Isimo sezulu esishintshile.

Izinkulungwane zeminyaka zodlame olubhekiswe kulo kanye izwe olwenza ukuphila kwaba nokwenzeka.

Futhi wenze isinqumo.

Isintu ngeke singene ku-Universe entsha.

Bese kuqala impi enkulu kunazo zonke izinhlobo zabantu ezake zabhekana nazo.

Alikho ibutho lesitha. Ayikho iplanethi ongabalekela kuyo. Asikho isikhali esikwazi ukubulala isitha.

Ngoba isitha siwumhlabathi ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakho. Izilwandle. Umkhathi. Isimo sezulu. Umhlaba ngokwawo.

Njengoba izigidi zezigidi zabantu zinyamalala, uJosé Monteiro uqala ukuqonda ukuthi izinhlekelele azizona izingozi.

Iplanethi iyabazingela.

Futhi inenhloso eyodwa kuphela: ukunciphisa inani labantu libe zero ngaphambi kweNyunyana.

U-José no-Alberto badonseleka empini lapho ukuwina kungasho ukunqoba uMhlaba. Kusho nje ukuyisinda.

Unyaka owodwa. Bese kuba izinyanga. Amasonto. Izinsuku. Amahora.

Isintu sisondela esiphethweni saso njengoba inqwaba yama-universe iqhubekela ekuhlanganeni.

Futhi lapho sekusele abantu abambalwa kuphela, umbuzo okungekho muntu owake wacabanga ukuthi uzowuphendula uzophakama:

ngubani ozoba ngowokugcina?

UJosefa? U-Alberto? Omunye umuntu?

Mhlawumbe akekho owaziyo.

Ngoba ukusindisa bonke abantu... kwanele ukuthi umuntu oyedwa aqhubeke ephefumula lapho indawo yonke iba yinto eyodwa.

UNkulunkulu wagcina iSintu kuze kube phakade.

Hhayi nje uBuntu obubodwa. Konke.

Imihlaba Engapheli. Izigidigidi zempucuko. Ama-universe angenakubalwa azalwa ezindabeni ze-Umlindi Montarion.

Imihlaba yashintsha. Amakhulu eminyaka ashintsha. Izindaba zashintsha.

Kodwa abantu baziphindaphinda.

Impi. Inzondo. Ukuhaha. Ukunqoba. Iyahlehlisa.

Umhlaba emva komhlaba, iSintu sakhula, sabusa iplanethi eyayidala futhi yagcina ihambisa izingxabano zayo ezinkanyezini.

Kuze kube yilapho uNkulunkulu efika esiphethweni.

Isintu bekungelona ukuhlola okungahambanga kahle.

Kwakuwubhubhane olwalusabalele ngendalo ngokwayo.

Bese esho umusho.

Uhlobo lwabantu lwaluzosulwa.

Hhayi eMhlabeni. Hhayi kusukela ku-Universe. Kusuka kuwo wonke umuntu.

Lapho abantu bokuqala beqala ukuyeka ukuba khona, izinguqulo ezahlukene zikaJosé Monteiro zizwa lokho okungekho noyedwa kubo okufanele akwazi ukukuzwa: ezinye izingxenye zazo ziyashabalala.

Amasosha. Amakhosi. Ososayensi. Izigebengu. Ababhali. Amadoda asindisa Isintu. Amadoda ahlulekile. NoJosés owaba yilokho abafunga ukulwa.

Ngokokuqala ngqa, izinguqulo zikaJosé Monteiro ezivela ezintweni ezingokoqobo okungafanele neze zihlangane kuzofanele zilwe ndawonye.

Kodwa akubona bonke abafuna ukuvimba uNkulunkulu. Abanye bakholwa ukuthi Uqinisile.

Futhi njengoba impi iqala ukuhlukanisa abakwaJosé ngokwabo, kutholakala enye into engenakwenzeka.

Kuwo wonke la maqiniso kukhona ne-Alberto.

UNkulunkulu wadala Okuningi. I-Guardian idale izindaba ezikwazi ukuba imihlaba.

Manje, izidalwa ezikulezi zindaba kuzodingeka ziphendule umbuzo onganquma ikusasa lakho konke ukuba khona:

Uma uNkulunkulu adala ithuba lokuphila, ingabe unalo futhi ilungelo lokunquma lapho uhlobo oluthile lulahlekelwa ilungelo lalo lokuba khona?

Impi Yesintu ngeke isaliwa eMhlabeni.

Izolwa noMdali wayo uqobo.

Ngemva kwe-Inhlokomo Yokugcina Yezithunzi: Umlotha Negazi, kuqala ukubhekana phakathi kwezingane zikaJosé Monteiro no-Alberto Costa — Azarado. Ubuhlakani bokwenziwa buzuza amandla, futhi izingane ezihlukanisiwe zilungiselela impi.

Kudala ngaphambi kokuvuka kwabantu, izinhlanga ezimbili ezinamandla zahlangana ekujuleni koMkhathi: amaSpulve ayimfihlakalo namaReptilian abusayo. Ukuhlangana kokuhlola nelukuluku kwaphenduka ngokushesha impi engenakugwenywa. Le trilogy yembula umsuka wenzondo yasendulo, isivumelwano esathembisa ukuthula negazi elaqinisekisa ukuphela kwaso.

Ngaphambi kwezimpi zabantu nemishini noma izidalwa zangaphandle, kwakukhona iMars — iplanethi yemidondoshiya eyayigcina imfihlo yasendulo. Ukufika kwamaReptilian kwabhubhisa ukuthula.

Le ncwadi ilandisa ngokuhlasela okunonya kweMars, ukumelana okungenathemba kwemidondoshiya, ukukhaphela nokubhujiswa okwaqala ingxabano eyashintsha umthala unomphela.

UJosé Monteiro wasindisa uMkhathi. Akekho okukhumbulayo.

Ngemva kokuhlanganiswa kwawo wonke amaqiniso, uvuka ePorto emhlabeni lapho uBrunix, izingane zakhe, amaDruid, amaReptilian nayo yonke impucuko ayeyazi ingakaze ibe khona. Njengomgcini oyedwa wezinkumbulo, ubhala konke njengezinganekwane zesayensi.

Eminyakeni kamuva inhlangano kahulumeni eyimfihlo iyamqasha. Igcina umlando ngomnyango owodwa ohambisa abahambi kunoma iyiphi indawo nesikhathi esedlule. Amakhulu eminyaka ama-ejenti ayo evimbe izimpi, uzungu nabahambi ekushintsheni umlando — kuze umlando uqobo uqale ukuguquka.

Imiyalezo kaJosé ivela ezindaweni ezivaliwe, uphawu lukaMontarion luvela emibhalweni yasendulo, futhi amarekhodi achaza izidalwa nempucuko ezikhona kuphela ezincwadini zakhe. Ukuqonda okwasuswa ekuhlanganisweni kwemikhathi kushintsha isikhathi esedlule ukuze kudale umsuka wako futhi kungaphinde kususwe.

Lelo bhizinisi liyazi intengo engamenza uJosé akhaphele inhlangano: ithuba lokubuyisa uBrunix, izingane nabo bonke abathathwa uMkhathi. Kufanele akhethe ukuvikela umhlaba owakhiwe ekukhohlweni noma ukuvula indlela yokubuya kweqiniso eligwetshiwe.

Isikhathi esedlule asifile. Senqatshelwe ukuba khona.

UJosé Monteiro wenza into okungekho Montarion owake wayenza: waxoxisana noMkhathi uqobo. Wenqaba ukuba uMbusi, wavimba ukuhlangana kwamaqiniso futhi wabhubhisa imbewu yobuhlakani bokwenziwa eyayizodala iMpi Yezindlalifa. Ikusasa lakhululeka, kodwa inkululeko yaba nentengo.

Lapho amadodana akhe uGabriel noDaniel eba neminyaka engamashumi amabili, abizelwa eNkabeni yoMkhathi. Athola ulwazi lwempucuko eyisishiyagalolunye futhi ayeka ukuguga, kodwa awafi ngokuphelele: angabulawa futhi akukho Mthetho Wokuqala ozogweba uhlobo oluwabulalayo.

Umsebenzi wawo ukuthola indlela yokuzinzisa yonke imikhathi ngaphandle kokuyihlanganisa. Efundiswe uSofia ngesayensi yamaSpulve, umlando, isu, ifilosofi nokulwa, angena eMkhandlwini njengamadoda akhululekile. Kodwa izixhumanisi phakathi kwamaqiniso ziyanyamalala.

UGabriel noDaniel bacabanga ukuthi iphothali ayihambisi umuntu emkhathini; iqinisekisa uMkhathi ukuthi usevele ngakolunye uhlangothi. Uma lokho kungenzeka kumuntu, mhlawumbe izigidi zemikhathi zingabona ukuthi ziyizingxenye zohlelo olulodwa ngaphandle kokubhujiswa.

Ukuhlola lokhu kufanele bephule imingcele engakaze yeqiwe, baphonse inselelo emithethweni yokuba khona futhi basinde kulabo abakhetha isixazululo esaziwayo kunethemba elingenakwenzeka. Njengoba beqala ukuvikela izindlela ezahlukene, ingozi enkulu ingase ibe phakathi kwabo.

UJosé wephula isiprofetho. Manje amadodana akhe kufanele afakazele ukuthi ikusasa elingenasiphetho esinqunyiwe lifanele ukusinda.

Wasiza ukudala isintu ukuze kunqotshwe impi. Izigidi zeminyaka waba umgcini waso oyedwa.

Lapho amaSpulve eshiya uMhlaba Oluhlaza, uKhar’Ka uthola umsebenzi wokugcina: ahlale eMhlabeni, abuke ukukhula kohlobo olusha futhi axwayise abantu bakubo uma abantu beba usongo. Akavunyelwe ukuphazamisa futhi uvuka kuphela ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze ahlole ucwaningo.

Kodwa ekuvukeni kokuqala uthola ukuthi kukhona okungalungile. Abantu basindile futhi basabalala, kanti igazi likaMontarion ligeleza phakathi kwabo. Uthola izimpawu eziqoshwe ngaphambi kwempucuko ezazenza, imiyalezo ngezilimi ezingakazalwa neziprofetho ezazi ikusasa.

Ezinkathini zonke ubona impucuko ivuka iwe, izivakashi zezinkanyezi zizenza onkulunkulu nemibuso yabantu isetshenziswa ezimpini zangaphandle. Uqala ukwephula imiyalo yamaSpulve, avikele abantu, abhubhise amabutho ayimfihlo futhi asuse emlandweni labo abafuna ukugqilaza isintu.

Phakathi kwamaMaya uthola itshe elidala kunanoma yiluphi uhambo lwesikhathi, elinegama elingenakwenzeka: José Monteiro, libhalwe ngaphambi kokuba kube khona iPortugal noma isiPutukezi. Izinhlangano eziyimfihlo zihlukaniswa phakathi kokuvikela isiprofetho sikaMontarion nokuvimba ukuzalwa kukaJosé.

Lapho isintu singena enkathini yezimpi, imishini nezikhali ezingabhubhisa iplanethi, uKhar’Ka uyazibuza ukuthi lolu hlobo lufanele yini ukusinda. Lapho abadali bebuya bezoqeda ukwahlulela, uthola ukuthi uMontarion akulona nje ifa: ngumjikelezo, futhi uJosé uyisenzakalo umlando wonke obusilungiselela.

UKhar’Ka kufanele akhethe phakathi kokwethembeka kubantu bakubo nothando lwesintu asibona sikhula. Washiywa eMhlabeni ukuze anqume ukuthi isintu kufanele sife nini, kodwa abadali bakhe abazange bacabange ukuthi uzofunda ukukholelwa kuso.

Wasiza ukudala isintu ukuze kunqotshwe impi. Izigidi zeminyaka waba umgcini waso oyedwa.

Lapho amaSpulve eshiya uMhlaba Oluhlaza, uKhar’Ka uthola umsebenzi wokugcina: ahlale eMhlabeni, abuke ukukhula kohlobo olusha futhi axwayise abantu bakubo uma abantu beba usongo. Akavunyelwe ukuphazamisa futhi uvuka kuphela ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze ahlole ucwaningo.

Kodwa ekuvukeni kokuqala uthola ukuthi kukhona okungalungile. Abantu basindile futhi basabalala, kanti igazi likaMontarion ligeleza phakathi kwabo. Uthola izimpawu eziqoshwe ngaphambi kwempucuko ezazenza, imiyalezo ngezilimi ezingakazalwa neziprofetho ezazi ikusasa.

Ezinkathini zonke ubona impucuko ivuka iwe, izivakashi zezinkanyezi zizenza onkulunkulu nemibuso yabantu isetshenziswa ezimpini zangaphandle. Uqala ukwephula imiyalo yamaSpulve, avikele abantu, abhubhise amabutho ayimfihlo futhi asuse emlandweni labo abafuna ukugqilaza isintu.

Phakathi kwamaMaya uthola itshe elidala kunanoma yiluphi uhambo lwesikhathi, elinegama elingenakwenzeka: José Monteiro, libhalwe ngaphambi kokuba kube khona iPortugal noma isiPutukezi. Izinhlangano eziyimfihlo zihlukaniswa phakathi kokuvikela isiprofetho sikaMontarion nokuvimba ukuzalwa kukaJosé.

Lapho isintu singena enkathini yezimpi, imishini nezikhali ezingabhubhisa iplanethi, uKhar’Ka uyazibuza ukuthi lolu hlobo lufanele yini ukusinda. Lapho abadali bebuya bezoqeda ukwahlulela, uthola ukuthi uMontarion akulona nje ifa: ngumjikelezo, futhi uJosé uyisenzakalo umlando wonke obusilungiselela.

UKhar’Ka kufanele akhethe phakathi kokwethembeka kubantu bakubo nothando lwesintu asibona sikhula. Washiywa eMhlabeni ukuze anqume ukuthi isintu kufanele sife nini, kodwa abadali bakhe abazange bacabange ukuthi uzofunda ukukholelwa kuso.