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Vol. 21 MAY 1915 Cha 2

I-Copyright 1915 ka-HW PERCIVAL

IZINHLOBO EZINGAPHAMBI ABANTU

(Iyaqhubeka)

Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwabantu nezinto ezisezingeni eliphezulu ukuthi izinto eziyisisekelo azinangqondo, nokuthi izakhi azinemizimba yaphakade, nokuthi izakhi ezingenazo izifiso ezinjengabantu. Izinhlamvu ezinesifiso esinjalo kuphela njengoba zinjalo ngemvelo yazo, yomlilo, umoya, amanzi, noma umhlaba. Indoda ifisa yonke into engakaze ibhekane nayo nakho konke engakufundanga ukwazi okuyize ngayo. Isifiso sezinto ezisezingeni eliphakeme singaphezu kwakho konke ukuze singafi ngokuxhumana nomuntu; kodwa lezizakhi, ezifisa ukungafi, ngeke zihlangane futhi zingazivezi kumuntu kuze kube yilapho indoda inamandla ngokwenele futhi ihlanzekile ngokwanele ukuba lezi zinto zingafani naye, ngoba umuntu akakwazi ukunika ukungafi kokuqala ngokuzalwa kwakhe aze abe uqine ngokwanele futhi umsulwa ngokwanele futhi unokulawula imvelo yakhe. Isifiso esikhulu sezinye izinto eziyisisekelo ukuthola umuzwa. Bangakwazi futhi bathole umuzwa ngezilwane, kepha imizwa yabo ebukhali iyabonakala ngemizimba yabantu futhi imvamisa lokhu kwenzeka ngaphandle kolwazi ngakwabesilisa nabesifazane ukuthi izakhi zengqondo zithola umuzwa.

Izinto eziqhubekela phambili — ikakhulukazi zomlilo nomoya — zinesimo, okuthi, yize umuntu esesimweni, ephakeme kakhulu ekuvumeleni nasebuhleni. Imizimba yabo, uma ibonwa esimweni sabo uqobo, futhi ngaphambi kokuba bazenze babonakale kumuntu, ibingavela ngekhwalithi yesipoki somzimba sendoda ephilayo (bheka Izwi, Agasti, i-1913), kepha hhayi kangako.

Lezi zipoki, lapho zivela, zingase zigqoke imfashini nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Bangachazwa njengabantu abenziwe ngokuphelele abobulili obuhlukile, abangenakho okubi kwezwe okudala emhlabeni, baphila impilo emsulwa yemvelo, benokutholwa kwesifiso esinjengomntwana, kepha abangenabo ubuhlakani babo, futhi bephendula Ubuhlakani bendawo yomhlaba. Isisekelo esinjalo sangavela njengendoda noma ngowesifazane, singenasici noma isifo, sishaqekile kunomntwana osesimweni sempilo ephelele, futhi sizibandakanya ngendlela nasenkhulumeni. Ngokwentuthuko yayo, ingahle iphendule ngobuhlakani be-sphere obuthi i-Intelligence isebenze ngayo, bese ikwazi ukungena kunoma yikuphi ukuxoxa okuhlobene nesici sayo futhi kungenzeka kumuntu.

Akumele kucatshangwe ukuthi zonke izipoki zemvelo zihle kakhulu ngokubukeka. Ezinye ziyesabeka. Abanye banobungane emadodeni, abanye abanobungane. Abanye bayazi ngomuntu nangezenzo zakhe, abanye abazi ngobukhona bomuntu yize behlanganyela ezenzweni zakhe. Abanye babona umhlaba ngamehlo omuntu ngendlela abona ngayo, kanti abanye abakwazi ukuwuzwa umhlaba. Abanye abakwazi ukubona umhlaba ngokuphelele njengoba ubonakala kumuntu, futhi bayakwazi ukubona noma ukuzwa kuphela ingxenye ethile yesakhi abakulo. Kepha yonke into eyisisekelo ifuna umuzwa.

Izinto ezisezingeni eliphakeme zisezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu labaphansi ababusi bazo, nakwezinye zazo izinto zokukhulekelwa. Abasezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu bezingaphansi ababusi bengaphansi.

Umbusi wegama usho olawula; akukho mbuzo wokuphikisana noma umbuzo wokungalaleli. Izinto ezisezingeni eliphansi zilalela kalula, ngokwemvelo, njengokungathi kwakuyinhloso yazo. Noma yimuphi umuntu onegunya lokuyalela uzolandelwa yinoma yisiphi isisekelo esingaphansi kwegunya. Igunya elitholelwa yiluphi na uhlobo lwazo zonke izinhlobo ligunya lomqondo. Ubuhlakani noma ingqondo amandla amakhulu angaziwa athi, yize bengawaboni, nokho bahlonipha futhi balalela.

Isizathu esenza ukuthi izidalwa eziphakeme kangaka phakathi kwezingxenye eziphakeme nezingaphansi, izingelosi nonkulunkulu abayisigamu, zifune ukuhlangana nomuntu futhi zimhloniphe umuntu ngenkathi zingamdelela, ukuthi ngaleyo ndlela yomuntu eyodwa ziyaqaphela isenzo esizimele ubuhlakani obuningi obungaziwa. Babona ukuthi umuntu angenza lobo buhlakani noma amelane nalokho, ngenkathi bengeke bakwazi ukumelana nakho. Ubuhlakani obukhulu besikhala, abuboni, abakwazi ukubuqonda. Izinto ezisezingeni eliphezulu zingahlukanisa ifomu — ohlangothini olungazwisisekanga lwesigaba-lapho ubuhlakani be-sphere bukwenza khona, kepha azikho izinto eziphansi ezingabona lelo fomu. Umuntu umele, ngakho-ke, kubo, ubuhlakani.

Iningi lezinto ezisisekelo alizwisisi ukuthi kwenzeka kanjani ukuthi umuntu angasebenzisi amandla asezandleni zakhe. Abazi ukuthi umuntu, yize enawo la mandla, usezwa izinto zakhe. Bayayinaka leya ndoda, uma yenziwe yazi izinto zayo, ngeke ikwazi ukuyisebenzisa kuze kube yilapho ifundile. Bayazibuza ukuthi umuntu omkhulu kangaka kufanele azitholele amandla amancane kangaka. Bayamangala ukuthi ukuba ngumthombo wezinsizakusebenza ezinkulu kangaka kumele zichithe impahla yakhe bese kuchitha isikhathi sayo kungabalulekanga, kusho izinto ezincane, okuthi, ngaphandle kokuqondisa komuntu, noma ngabe azinandaba. Okuya phambili kakhulu kulezi zinto eziphansi zibheke phambili isikhathi lapho umuntu ezobenzela lokho abakufisa kakhulu, okungukuthi, ukubanikeza imvelo yakhe yokungafi, nokuthi lapho benelana bangamhlinzeka ngenkonzo azokwazi ngayo. Uzobe esekulungele ukungena ebudlelwaneni obuqaphelayo nabo, lapho nje eseqala ukwazi ukuthi ungubani nokuthi ungubani, futhi lapho nje esenaso isilwane kuye. Lokhu kunjalo nangezinto ezisezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu.

Okwamanje, ezinye izinto ezisezingeni eliphakeme, ezingathuthuki kuze kube manje, ziyahamba zidlula kumuntu futhi zimncenga kuzo zonke izinhlobo zokweqisa nenjabulo, ukuze ngaye abe nokuzwa. Lokhu okungavikelekile kwezinto zokuqala akuzona neze uhlobo olubi. Noma ngabe yiziphi izinkinga abangaholela kuzo abantu, into yabo akumelwe imzwise ubuhlungu noma usizi. Ngeke babazi ubuhlungu noma usizi njengoba umuntu azi. Ubuhlungu abunantsingiselo kubo njengoba bunjalo kumuntu. Zithokozela izinhlungu ngokushesha njengokuzithokozisa, ngoba kuwumuzwa wazo. Bazodlala ezinhlungwini zomuntu njengoba benza ngentokozo yakhe. Injabulo yabo ekujuleni kobunzima noma injabulo. Ukube umuntu ubekwazi ukuphendula, bayamvusa, bamkhuthaze, bamncenge, kuze kube yilapho ekholwa ukuthi ukuphendulwa kuyathambekisa, kuyisicefe, akunamphumela. Ngakho-ke wenza okuthile, noma yini, ukushiya isimo esidabukisayo abamfake kuso ngokukhishwa kwabo. Ngemuva kokuthi sebeqede imizwa yakhe, okungukuthi, amandla akhe okuthola imizwa ejulile, bamvumela ukuba abe isikhashana.

Bangabaphambili abaphambili emabhola, amadiliba, imidlalo yezenhlalo, ukuzijabulisa, ezemidlalo kuzwelonke, ezokufika, futhi nomaphi lapho kukhona izithombe nomsebenzi, ikakhulukazi kwabancane. Lapho indoda icabanga ukuthi iyazijabulisa yena, ingqondo, indoda, ayizijabuleli nhlobo, kepha izakhi ezikuyo ziyazijabulisa, futhi yena, into eyindida, uzikhomba ngenjabulo yazo.

Ukujabula nokugqwayiza ekuphakamiseni, ukwanga, ukugxuma, ukushibilika, ukushwiba, nokusonta kuya kusigqi ekudanseni; imimoya ephezulu ekubhukuda, ukugibela izikebhe, ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, ukundiza; umfutho kanye nokungaqiniseki ekuxosheni; ukulamba kwegolide komhloli; ukulindela kanye nokulangazelela isiteleka sasekhaya kanye nentukuthelo ngokuthula, kwabalindi bedayimane; injabulo yejubane lemoto kanye nokushayisana komoya ezimotweni; ukunyakaza kokuzwa ijubane kanye nokushaqeka kokugxuma kwehhashi eligadulayo; ukwethaba kokushibilika nokushwibilika kwesikebhe esineqhwa emoyeni ohlabayo; injabulo yokugibela amahhashi okhuni aphendukela kwisigqi se-hurdy-gurdy; inhliziyo ishaya engozini ekukhuphukeni okuyingozi; ukushaqeka okuvela ekugxumeni nasekwehleni i-chute; ukuphazamiseka ekudubuleni ama-rapids noma ukuhamba nge-whirlpool; isasasa leziyaluyalu, izixuku, imililo evuthayo, imikhosi yezimbali, imigubho; ukuqhuma kuyo yonke imisindo, ukuxokozela, ukushaya izandla, ukuvuthela izimpondo zokudoba, ukuklabalasa okuphendukayo, ukuhudula izinsimbi zenkomo; isasasa ekudlaleni amakhadi, nokujikijela amadayisi, nokugembula kwalo lonke uhlobo; ukulila okuthile, ukudabuka, kanye nomdlandla emibuthanweni yamakamu, imvuselelo, nemidlalo yabavangeli; injabulo ekuculeni izingoma ezigcwele igazi; ama-hazing kanye nokuqaliswa emiphakathini eyimfihlo ekolishi; imigubho yoSuku luka-Guy Fawke, Amaholide Ebhange, Usuku Lokuzimela; injabulo kanye nokuzijabulisa; izikhathi zokuqabulana, nenjabulo yobulili; konke kwenziwa, futhi kuwukuphumula kokuzwa, umuntu akunikeza emlilweni, emoyeni, emanzini, nasezintweni zomhlaba ezikuye, ngaphansi kwenkohliso yokuthi uyena ojabulelayo.

Akukhona kuphela kwezemidlalo nokuzijabulisa okujabulisa umuntu ukuthi abaqalayo bathola umuzwa bese bezijabulisa. Izinto ezisezingeni lazo ziyaneliseka nangezinye izindlela, futhi zithola umuzwa ezikufunayo, lapho umuntu ehlupheka ngenxa yesifo sezinyo, izinyo, izinhlungu, izilonda, izilonda, amathumba, futhi lapho umuntu eshiswa ngomlilo, noma ezwa imihelo. wokuhlushwa. Izinsimbi zijabule ngentokozo enkulu, kanye nasemalangabini ewamawundlu, njengoba kulindelwe isixuku esixakile ukubukela amahora amaningi, njengakulowo mlilo oshisayo eshesha ukusindisa, njengakulezi zinsizwa ezishisa zize zife.

Izinzwa ezisemzimbeni womuntu zifana nezintambo eziningi kakhulu entweni ethile, lapho izakhi zidlala kuzo ukukhipha zonke izigaba zemizwa umuntu akwazi ukuzenzela zona. Banikeza ngemvelo yobuciko bomuntu izithombe zemisebenzi yemvelo, futhi bazwakala ekujuleni kwemizwelo yakhe. Bonke abaculi, kungaba yizimbongi, abadwebi, abaqambi bezingcweti, ababazi bezithombe, noma abaculi, bakweleta okukhulu kuma-elemental, ngoba izakhi ezikhona engqondweni zomculi, ngokusebenzisa ingqondo yakhe, imisebenzi yemvelo eningi, futhi bazifaka ezindizeni zakhe futhi fancies. Umuntu othandana naye, uyasebenza futhi ufunwa yizakhi. Basha umdlandla wakhe kanye nesixuku emcabangweni wakhe, ezimisele ukubamba iqhaza kwabalingiswa nezimo azethula.

Isitho ngasinye emzimbeni siholwa yisakhi sangaphakathi lapho kukhona izinto ezingaphansi. Izimbobo ze-pelvic, zesisu, ne-thoracic yizifunda ezintathu lapho kudlala khona izinto ezihlukile. Ukufaka nokwengamela konke lokhu kuyisiqu sabantu. Yimenenja ejwayelekile, inqubo evumayo yokuhlangana yomzimba womuntu. Lesi sakhi somuntu kumuntu ukuthi siyini isisekelo sendawo yomhlaba kulowo mkhakha, wonke. Umqondo osemuntwini ungowakungokwasisekelo womuntu lokho ubuhlakani bephasi lomhlaba buyisisekelo salowo mkhakha. Ngaphansi kokufakelwa kokuqala komuntu, isitho ngasinye senza imisebenzi yaso ehlukile emnothweni ojwayelekile womzimba; futhi, ngaphansi kwalelo elemental, zonke izenzo ezenziwa ngokuzithandela, njengokuphefumula, ukugaya, ukuminza, ukumbumbuluzwa, ukujikeleza kwegazi, ukulala, ukukhula kanye nokubola kuyaqhubeka.

Isisekelo somuntu siphethwe yimvelo, okungukuthi, isisekelo sendawo, umoya ghost. Isisekelo somuntu sixhumene nengxenye yephaneli ngomoya. Isakhi somuntu sixhumana nomzimba ngezinzwa. Lesi sakhi somuntu sinemvelo emine yomlilo, umoya, amanzi nomhlaba. Isakhi somuntu uqobo ngokwaso, ngokwekilasi laso, siyisisekelo samanzi, futhi maqembu amathathu ezinto eziphansi, ahambelana nalawa aqanjwe ngokusemthethweni ngokusemthethweni.

Ukubizwa nokuthambekela kwemvelo nokuphelela kwendoda kunqunywa ukwakheka kwezakhi zayo. Uma umhlaba elementals predomdom, uyoba ngumvukuzi, umlimi, indoda yomhlaba. Umsebenzi wakhe ungahluka kusuka koyedwa ogebha emathunjini omhlaba kube obolekayo wemali nothola imali nenkosi yemali. Uma izakhi zamanzi zihamba phambili, uyoba yindoda yasemfuleni, indoda eyisikebhe, noma alandele ulwandle noma afune injabulo yakhe emanzini noma emanzini, noma abe ngumpheki omuhle. Uma izakhi zomoya zinqoba, uzoba umgibeli wezintaba, umgibeli, umgijimi, ojabulele ukuhambisa izindiza, ukundiza. Abantu abanjalo imvamisa abaphethwe isiyezi; banezinyawo eziqinisekile lapho behamba kude nebanga. Labo abalawulwa yizakhi zomlilo, bangabhema, bangabhemi, abacimi bomlilo nalabo abathanda ukushiswa yilanga.

Lapho amadoda kuthiwa yizinhlobo zezinhlobo ezikhulunyiwe nezokungcebeleka okunjalo, kubonisa ukuthi isigaba esithile sezinto ezisezingeni siyaziwa. Lapho owesilisa ezwa ukuthambekela okungokwemvelo kokuya noma ukuphumelela ekubizeni okungaphezulu kokukodwa noma ezemidlalo, ezindaweni ezilawulwa ngezinto ezahlukahlukene, lokhu kuwuphawu lokuthi akukho sigaba esisodwa esilandela kuqala, kodwa ukuthi izakhi ezimbili noma ngaphezulu zimelelwe kahle ekwakhekeni kwakhe -Uku.

Uma umuntu enomuzwa wokuthi ikhaya lakhe liphezu kwamanzi, noma ngabe akhokha malini noma ungakanani futhi ukhombisa ukuthi mkhulu kangakanani futhi uningi kangakanani, futhi akanawo umhlaba, khona-ke izakhi zomhlaba cishe azikho. Umuntu onjalo ngeke aphumelele emhlabeni, futhi ngeke abize ingcebo yakhe ngemali. Ngokuvamile imali izomzisela inkathazo.

Uma umuntu enovalo lwamanzi, lokho kukhombisa ukuthi izakhi zamanzi azidlali kangako noma akunasabelo kumthethosisekelo wakhe; lapho-ke izinto zamanzi zinesibopho sokuthi zingalingani naye futhi uzohlangana nempumelelo encane emanzini.

Labo emzimbeni imizimba yabo yomoya imbalwa, abakwazi ukukhuphuka, ukuwela izingqimba, ukukhuphuka izitebhisi ngaphandle kokushiswa, abakwazi ukuziqinisa ngokuphakama okuncane kusuka emhlabathini, abakwazi ukubheka phansi ngenxa yendawo noma ukuphakama okukhulu ngaphandle kwe-vertigo. Babanjwa ngukwesaba ukuwa futhi ngakho-ke baqongelela isikhungo samandla adonsela phansi ngaphezu kwabo, imizimba yabo kungenzeka ilandele. Ezinjengalezi akufanele zizame ukwenza ibhaluni noma ukushaya indiza, ngoba ukushaqeka okubangelwa isipiliyoni kungabulala.

Uma kunokuntuleka kwezinto zomlilo emzimbeni wakhe, indoda izokwesaba umlilo, izothusa ukuvezwa yilanga. Ngeke aphumelele lapho umlilo uthinteka khona futhi kufanele abhekane nokulimala futhi athole nokulimala emzimbeni ngenxa yomlilo. Ukushiswa yilanga kanye nokushiswa yilanga nokushiswa kwemiphumela kuvela kubantu abanjalo.

(Kuzoqhutshwa)