Phakathi kwabo bonke abantu engibakhethile, ngenze umsebenzi, ngakho njalo kunokungena kanye nokuphuma kwabantu ekhaya laMi, ngendlela enganqamuki. Bonke benza izinto ezahlukahlukene endaweni yaMi, kangangokuthi umsebenzi waMi umatasa kakhulu okwenza ukuthi ngezinye izikhathi ngingabi nethuba lokusingatha konke ukuhilizisana kwabantu. Nginxusa abantu ukuba bangabi yiva ohlangothini lwaMi, nokuba baqondise imikhumbi yabo kunokuba bethembele kiMi njalo. Akufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi benze njengabantwana ekhaya laMi; kunanzuzoni lokho? Umsebenzi waMi uyibhizinisi elikhulu. Awusona isitolo esithile esiseduze, noma isitolo esincane. Abantu ngaso sonke isikhathi bayehlukela ukuqonda isimo saMi sengqondo, bangigcona ngamabomu obala. Kubonakala sengathi umuntu uthanda ukuzulazula njengengane, angalokothi abheke umsebenzi obalulekile, futhi abaningi kakhulu bayehluleka ukwenza “umsebenzi wasekhaya” engibanikeze wona. Ngakho bangalokotha kanjani laba bantu baveze ubuso babo “kuthisha”? Kungani bengalokothi benze imisebenzi yabo? Iwuhlobo olunjani lwento inhliziyo yomuntu? Ngisho namanje angicacelwa. Kungani izinhliziyo zabantu zishintsha njalo? Njengosuku lwangoZibandlela, ngezikhathi ezithile ilanga likhipha inhlanzi emanzini, ngezinye izikhathi amafu aba mnyama futhi aminyane, kanti ngezinye kuvunguza umoya onamandla. Ngakho, kungani abantu bengakwazi ukufunda ngabahlangenwe nakho empilweni yabo? Mhlawumbe lokhu kuwukweqisa. Abantu abakwazi ukuphatha isambulela ngenkathi yezimvula, ngakho ngenxa yokungazi kwabo izikhathi eziningi baye baba manzi masinyane ngokufika kwemvula evela emazulwini, njengokungathi ngangibagcona ngamabomu futhi njalo bonakaliswe yimvula yasezulwini. Noma mhlawumbe kuwukuthi “nginonya” kakhulu, ngenza wonke umuntu akhohlwe yizinto futhi ngaleyo ndlela abe yisikhohlwa, alahlekelwe njalo yilokho okufanele akwenze. Akukho muntu oke waqonda ngempela injongo noma ukubaluleka komsebenzi waMi. Ngakho bonke benza umsebenzi obabangela inkathazo, futhi bazisola bona. Ingabe kuwukuthi ngibasola ngamabomu? Kungani abantu bezenzela inkathazo? Kungani behamba njalo bayongena ogibeni? Kungani bengabonisani naMi, kodwa kunalokho bezitholela umsebenzi? Ingabe kuwukuthi engikunikeza isintu kuncane kakhulu?
Ngishicilele umsebenzi waMi wokuqala phakathi kwabo bonke abantu, futhi njengoba umsebenzi waMi wenze abantu bawuncoma kakhulu, bonke baye bawufunda ngokucophelela, futhi ngalokhu kufunda ngokunakisisa babe nokuningi abakutholayo. Kubonakala sengathi umsebenzi waMi ufana nenoveli eyinkimbinkimbi, emangalisayo, njengenkondlo yothando eyiphrozi, njengezinkulumo zohlelo lwezombangazwe, njengenhlanganisela eyinkimbinkimbi yezomnotho esebenzisa ingqondo. Njengoba umsebenzi waMi ucebe kangaka, kunemibono eminingi eyehlukene kuwo, futhi akekho onganikeza isifingqo sesandulela somsebenzi waMi. Nakuba umuntu enolwazi kanye nekhono “elimangalisayo”, wona nje lo msebenzi waMi wanele ukuba udide wonke amaqhawe. Ngesikhathi abantu bethi “kungageleza igazi, kwehle izinyembezi, kodwa umuntu akufanele abulale omunye umuntu,” ekuboniseni ukuzinikela kwabo emsebenzini waMi. Umuntu uye wabeka ngamafuphi lokho akufunde ngokuhlangenwe nakho empilweni, wathi[a] kunjengokungathi umsebenzi waMi uyincwadi yasezulwini eye yawa isuka esibhakabhakeni, kodwa ngincenga umuntu ukuba angazweli ngokweqile. Ngokombono waMi, lokho engikushilo konke kungokwesiko kakhulu; nokho, ngethemba ukuthi kwethi The Encyclopedia of Life emsebenzini waMi, abantu bayakwazi ukuthola indlela yokuziphilisa, futhi kwethi “Isiphetho Somuntu”, bangathola injongo yokuphila, futhi kwethi “Izimfihlo Zasezulwini”, bangathola intando yaMi, futhi kwethi “Indlela Yesintu”, bangathola indlela yokuphila. Ingabe lokhu ngeke kube ngcono nakakhulu? Angimphoqi umuntu; kulabo abangenasithakazelo emsebenzini waMi, ngizobanika “imbuyiselo” ngencwadi yaMi, kanye “nemali yokwenza umsebenzi.” Angenzi umuntu ukuba enze ngokuzihudula. Njengombhali wale ncwadi, okuwukuphela kwethemba laMi ukuthi abafundi bazowuthanda umsebenzi waMi, kodwa lokho abantu abakujabulelayo njalo akufani. Nokho ngincenga abantu ukuba bangayekethisi emathembeni abo esikhathi esizayo ngenxa yokuthi bafuna ukuthandwa, Uma bekunjalo, bengingaba kanjani, nenhliziyo enhle njengoba nginjalo, ngithwale ihlazo elingaka? Uma uwuthanda umsebenzi waMi, ngethemba ukuthi uyodlulisela kiMi ukusikisela kwakho okuyigugu, ukuze ngithuthukise ukubhala kwaMi, futhi kanjalo nangamaphutha omuntu kuthuthuke okuqukethwe umbhalo waMi. Lokhu kuzuzisa kokubili umbhali kanye nomfundi, akunjalo? Angazi noma lokhu kungacatshangwa njengokulungile yini. Mhlawumbe ngale ndlela ngingandisa ikhono laMi lokubhala, futhi ngiqinise ubungani bethu. Ngokupheleleyo, ngethemba ukuthi konke kungabambisana nomsebenzi waMi, ngaphandle kokuphazamisana, ukuze izwi laMi lisakazekele kuyo yonke imindeni kanye namakhaya, futhi ukuze bonke abantu emhlabeni bakwazi ukuphila ezwini laMi. Lena yinjongo yaMi. Ngethemba ukuthi eSihlokweni esithi Impilo emazwini aMi bonke abantu bazoba nokuthile abazokuzuza, njengempilo enhle, noma ulwazi [b] ngamaphutha esintu, noma lokho engikufunayo kumuntu, noma “izimfihlo” zabantu bombuso namuhla. Nokho, ngincenga abantu ukuba babheke Amahlazo Omuntu Namuhla; lokhu kungenza bonke bazuze. Ungase futhi ufunde Imfihlo Yakamuva, engazuzisa nakakhulu ezimpilweni zabantu. Kukhona futhi Izihloko Ezishisayo—ingabe lokhu akuzuzisi yini nakakhulu izimpilo zabantu? Ngeke kulimaze ukusebenzisa iseluleko saMi, nanokubona ukuthi asinawo yini noma yimuphi umphumela, kanye nokungazisa ukuthi uzizwa kanjani emva kokuba usufundile, ukuze ngikwazi ukugunyaza umuthi ofanele, ongakwazi ukuthi ekugcineni uqede ngokuphelele ukugula kwesintu. Angazi ukuthi ukusikisela kwaMi kuzosebenza kanjani, kodwa ngethemba ukuthi uzokusebenzisa njengesiqondiso. Ubona kanjani?
uNhlaba 12, 1992
Imibhalo yaphansi:
a. Umbhalo wokuqala awunawo amazwi athi “wathi.”
b. Umbhalo wokuqala awunawo amazwi athi “ulwazi.”
Umthombo: IBandla LikaNkulunkulu USomandla
Awekho amazwana:
Thumela amazwana