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Ngaphambi kokuba uMphefumulo ubone, ukuvumelana ngaphakathi kufanele kufinyelelwe, futhi amehlo enyama angaboni ukuthi konke ukukhohliswa kuyimpumputhe.

Lo mhlaba, uMfundi, yiHholo Lokudabuka, lapho kusetshenziswe khona endleleni yezingqinamba ezibi, izicupho zokubamba u-Ego wakho ngokungahambi kahle okubizwa ngokuthi "Ukuhleka Okukhulu (Ukuhlukana.")

-Voice of the Silence.

THE

I-WORD

Vol. 1 FEBRUARY 1905 Cha 5

I-Copyright 1905 ka-HW PERCIVAL

UKUDUMISA

Umphefumulo uyisigceme ephakade, kusukela esikhathini esidlule, nangaphezulu, kuze kube sesikhathini esingenakufa. Ekuqapheliseni kwayo okuphezulu umphefumulo unomphela, ungashintshi, unaphakade.

Efisa ukugcina umphefumulo ezindaweni zakhe, imvelo inikeze isivakashi sayo esingenakufa eziningi izembatho ezihlukahlukene eziboshwe ngobuhlakani ndawonye emzimbeni owodwa. Kungenxa yalo mzimba ukuthi imvelo inikwe amandla ukuphosa ukuhleka kwakhe phezu komphefumulo nokunciphisa ukuqonda. Izinzwa yizinsiza zemilingo okuyinto imvelo isetshenziswa.

Ubuhle buyimpela imilingo eyimvelo eyenza ngomphefumulo. I-Glamor ibangela ukuheha ama-phantom amaningi anombala ukuze athole, amathoni adidayo we-song to charm, umoya ovuthayo we-perfume ukuheha, ubangele izinjabulo ezithandekayo ezivuthisa izinkanuko futhi zivuselele ukunambitheka, kanye nokuthinta okuthobelayo okuqala igazi eliguqula umzimba futhi uvuselela ingqondo.

Ngokwemvelo umphefumulo ukhohliswa. Yeka ukuthi ungabanjwa kanjani kalula. Yeka ukuthi kungenacala kangakanani ukuhleka. Kulula kangakanani iwebhu yezinto ezingezona ezitholakalayo ngakho. Imvelo impela iyazi ukuthi ingabamba kanjani isivakashi sayo. Uma ithoyizi elilodwa liyeka ukumnandi, elinye lihlongozwa ngobuqili lapho umphefumulo uholwa ungene emasimini okuphila. Iqhubeka ihlekisa, ihlala futhi igcinwa ngokushintshe njalo, futhi ikhohlwa isithunzi namandla okuba khona kanye nokulula kwayo.

Ngenkathi eboshiwe emzimbeni umphefumulo kancane kancane uvuselela ukwazi ngokwayo. Njengoba eqaphela ukuthi sekuyizinhlamvu ze-enchantress, ekwazisa amandla wezinhlamvu zakhe futhi eqonda ukuklama kwayo nezindlela zakhe, umphefumulo unikezwa amandla ukulungiselela nokuphikisa amadivayisi akhe. It iyakhukhuma ngokwayo futhi iba umzimba ngokumelene magic we amagatsha.

Umsizi womphefumulo ozoqeda isipelingi se-enchantress yikuqaphela ukuthi noma kuphi noma ngaphansi kwanoma yisiphi isimo, Kuyinto engapheli, ingashintshi, ingapheli, ngakho-ke ayikwazi ukuboshwa, ukulimala, noma ukubhujiswa.

Ubuhle be-wand of touch buzwa. Kuyinto yokuqala neyokugcina okumelwe inqobe. Kuletha umphefumulo ngaphansi kokushayisana kwazo zonke izinzwa. Ukuvulwa lapho imvelo isebenza khona yilona isikhumba nazo zonke izitho zomzimba. Lo mqondo ususelwe ngokujulile emfihlakalo yecansi. Emfanekisweni omuhle weLaocoon, uPhidias uye wabonisa umphefumulo olwa nemilenze yenyoka eye yaphonswa yi-spell ye-wand. Ngokubheka kancane kancane inyoka iqala ukukhipha.

Enye yezindlela umgqila we-enchantress ayigqila ngayo ulimi, i-palate kanye nesifiso somzimba, okuvela ngaphansi kwesipelingi se-wand of taste. Ngokubheka i-talisman umphefumulo wenza isidumbu somzimba ngokumelene nokudakwa kokunambitheka, futhi sivumela kuphela ukuthi yini ezogcina umzimba unempilo futhi uwanele izidingo zayo. I-wand of ukunambitheka bese ilahlekelwa ubuhle bayo futhi umzimba uthola lokho okunondwayo okuyinto ukunambitheka kwangaphakathi unikeza kuphela.

Ngokusebenzisa umlingo wephunga elimvelo lithinta umphefumulo ngokusebenzisa isitho sephunga, futhi banamathemba ebuchosheni ukuze bavumele ezinye izinzwa ukuba ziwebe ingqondo. Kodwa ngokubheka i-talisman ithonya le-spell liphukile futhi esikhundleni somuntu esithinteka yiphunga lemvelo, umoya wokuphila uyadonseka.

Ngendlebe umphefumulo uthinteka ngomqondo womsindo. Uma imvelo isebenzisa lo mphefumulo umphefumulo uhlotshisiwe futhi uphathwe kuze kube yilapho umculi ubonakala. Khona-ke umculo womhlaba ulahlekelwa uthando lwawo. Lapho umphefumulo uzwa ukuvumelana kokuzwakalisa kwawo wonke umsindo uphenduka umsindo futhi lokhu umlingo wamagic wemvelo uphukile kuze kube phakade.

Ngokwemvelo amehlo aphonsa ukuthakazelisa ngokuthinta kwamehlo akhe. Kodwa ngokubheka ngokucophelela ku-talisman ubuhle buyalala, futhi umbala namafomu abe yisizinda lapho kucatshangwa khona umphefumulo. Lapho umphefumulo ubona ukubonakala kwawo ebusweni nasezinzulwini zemvelo ucabangela ubuhle beqiniso futhi kuqiniswe amandla amasha.

Ukwephulwa kwezinduku emvelweni kuletha emphefumulweni ezinye izinduku ezimbili: ulwazi lokuhlobana kwazo zonke izinto, nolwazi lokuthi zonke izinto Zinye. Ngalezi zinduku umphefumulo uqeda uhambo lwawo.

Akukhona ukungabi nathemba ukubuka izinto ezikhohlisayo zokuphila uma kwenziwa ngenjongo yokuqonda ukukhohlisa kwakho nobukhazikhazi bezwe. Ukube lokhu konke obekungabonwa umhwamuko nobumnyama bekungeke kungeneke ngempela. Kuyadingeka ukuthi lowo ofuna okwangempela aqale anganeliseki ngakho konke okungekona okwangempela, ngoba lapho umphefumulo usubona okwangempela empilweni kumele ukwazi ukuhlukanisa okungekona okwangempela.

Uma ingqondo ishada futhi ilawulwa yisenzo sezinzwa, ukukhishwa kukhiqizwa futhi ikhono lomphefumulo likhishwa. Kanjalo kuvele khona izinto ezimbi: umfutho wokuthukuthela, inzondo, umhawu, ukungabi nalutho, ukuziqhenya, ukuhaha, nokukhanukela: izinyoka emafutheni lapho umphefumulo ubhala khona.

Ukuphila komuntu okuvamile kuyinkinga yokushaqeka kusukela ebusheni kuya ekugugeni. Ngokushaqeka kwesinye isihenqo sokukhazimulayo sihlatshwa futhi sibhekwa. Umzuzwana iqiniso liyabonakala. Kodwa ayikwazi ukukhuthazelela. Iphunga liphinde livale. Futhi okungajwayelekile, lokhu kushaywa ngesikhathi esisodwa kwenziwa ukubekezelela yizinhlungu kakhulu kanye nokuthokoza okubakhiqizayo. Ukufa kufana nokuqhubekela phambili ngesikhathi sokuhamba kwesikhathi, okwenziwe lapha kanye nalapho, kuqhutshiswe ku-eddy of thought, kuhlaselwa emadwaleni enhlekelele noma kugcwala usizi nokuphelelwa yithemba, ukuvuka futhi ukubhekene nomngcwabo wokufa kuya olwandle olungaziwa, i-Beyond, lapho kuhamba khona zonke izinto ezizalwa. Ngakho-ke umphefumulo uphuthumayo ngokuphila.

Umzimba ezinsukwini zakudala wamukelwa njengembulali wezimfihlakalo zaleli zwe elihle. Into yokuphila kwakuwukuqonda nokuqaphela isambulo ngasinye ngakwesokunene: ukuxosha ukuhleka kwe-enchantress ngokuqonda komphefumulo: ukwenza umsebenzi wesikhashana, ukuthi umphefumulo ungaqhubeka nohambo lwawo. Ngalolu lwazi umphefumulo unolwazi lokuthula nokuthula phakathi kwezwe elihle.