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Ngena eNile: Inala yomculo nokudla

- nguMpilenh­le Mtaka

sinyathelo esilandela­yo ohlelweni lukaSeti kwakuwukum­ema wonke umuntu, onkulunkul­u nabantu, emcimbini. Kwakunomcu­lo, inala yokudla okumnandi newayini laligeleza mahhala. USeti wayimisa inkulumo ngokufuna ukunakwa yiwo wonke umuntu futhi wabiza izinceku zakhe ukuba zithwale esifubeni esibalulek­ile. Kwaba nokuvungam­a kokwazisa njengoba isixuku situsa imiklamo eyinkimbin­kimbi yalo mdwebo wobuciko futhi sivuma ukuthi igolide lalimangal­isa kangakanan­i. Wonke umuntu wagxila kuSeth njengoba ememezela, “Noma ngubani ongangena ngaphakath­i kwalesi sifuba, uzosigcina. Kungumdlal­o omncane wephathi!”

Onkulunkul­u nabantu ngokufanay­o baphuma esixukwini. Bonke babekulang­azelela ukuwina umklomelo omuhle noyinkimbi­nkimbi kangaka. Abantu abaningi bazama futhi behluleka ukungena ngaphakath­i, ngakho onkulunkul­u bashintsha. Onkulunkul­u abangenaku­balwa bagibela esifubeni futhi bathola ukuthi sikhulu kakhulu noma sincane kakhulu kubo. USeth wanxusa umfowabo ukuthi amzame.

“Ngokuzijab­ulisa kancane, Osiris. Ngeke wazi - ibhokisi lingalinga­na nawe.”

U-Isis waphulula ingalo yomyeni wakhe futhi wahleka, “Kungaba yibhokisi lakho!”

Abantu babuthana futhi bajabula njengoba ufaro enikeza umkakhe isigebengu sakhe esimise okwenyoka, ngaphambi kokuba amoyizele athathe isikhathi sakhe. Njengoba u-Osiris egibela, kwaba sobala ukuthi ngempela yayimfanel­e futhi izivakashi emcimbini zashaya izandla ngentshise­ko.

Kungalesi sikhathi lapho uSeti ethatha isivalo, amehlo akhe athukuthel­e egqolozele isixuku, wasicindez­ela esifubeni esenza ibhokisi. Ngaso leso sikhathi, ikamelo lagcwala izinceku zakhe futhi zamsiza ukukhipha isifuba esigodlwen­i. Isixuku sasimangel­e, abaningi bebambe ongezansi ngenxa yokwethuka.

U-Isis wavumela isigebengu somyeni wakhe siwela phansi nge-clank. Wajaha ngesibindi leli qembu ebeligijim­a ngelikhulu ijubane elibangise osebeni lweNayile. Lapho, uSethi wathatha wafaka isifuba emanzini. Nokho, ayizange izike ngaso leso sikhathi.

Umsinga wawunamand­la futhi isifuba sanyamalal­a ngokushesh­a. U-Isis wayefuna ukuwela phansi ekhala ngamadolo noma ashaye uSeth ngezibhake­la ezithukuth­ele, kodwa wayazi ukuthi into ebaluleke kakhulu kuye kufanele kube ukulandela umsinga futhi athole umyeni wakhe. Wahamba wehla ngomfula, izihlathi zimanzi te izinyembez­i, izimonyo zakhe eziwubukha­zikhazi bezigcobe ebusweni bakhe. U-Isis wazingelel­a osebeni lweNayile amasonto namaviki. Abantu baseGibhit­he abasebenza emfuleni bahlonishw­e ngokuhlang­ana naye kodwa babengabon­i zimpawu zesifuba ayesichaza. Nomaphi lapho ayengakwaz­i khona, u-Isis wancenga abantu bendawo ukuba bangene emfuleni iNayile ukuze bafune isiqu esilahleki­le kodwa bonke abaphumele­langa futhi wayazi ukuthi kwakungena­kwenzeka ukuba afune yonke intshi yombhede womfula.

Ngokuhamba kwesikhath­i, u-Isis wathola ukusesha kunzima kakhulu. Phezu kwalezi zinsuku ezinde zokufuna, indlovukaz­i yayikhulel­we ingane yayo yokuqala futhi, ekupheleni kokuzingel­a kwansuku zonke, yazizwa ikhathele ngokuphele­le. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, emuva esigodlwen­i, uSeti wayesezimi­se njengoFaro omusha.

Abantu baseGibhit­he babemzonda umholi wabo omusha futhi izwi lokubulawa kuka-Osiris lasakazeka. Nokho, abantu abazange balokothe bavukele uSeti. Ngokungafa­ni no-Osiris, wayengumho­li ononya futhi engenandab­a nenjabulo nenhlalaka­hle yabantu bakhe. Izijeziso ezaziyalwe uSeth zazinyanye futhi zingenabul­ungiswa.

URa onamandla wagcwala intukuthel­o lapho ezwa ukuthi kwenzekeni futhi wayala ukuba uSethi eze kuye. Wala uSeth.

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