UMary Allen
Iikati zethu zasekhaya zidla ngokubizwa ngokuba ziikati. Ziza kuyo yonke imibala eyahlukileyo kunye neenwele ezimfutshane okanye ezinde. Baphuma kwikati yasendle yaseAfrika kwaye bangabentsapho yeekati kwaye ngaloo ndlela bakwizilwanyana ezanyisayo. Ngoko zihlobene ngokusondeleyo nengonyama, ingwe nezinye iindidi ezininzi.
Abantu baye bagcina iikati zasendlwini iminyaka eyi-10,000. Ekuqaleni, isizathu mhlawumbi yayikukuba iikati zibamba iimpuku. Iimpuku azityi nje ukutya okuziinkozo kuphela kodwa phantse nakuphi na ukutya ezinokukufumana endlwini. Ngoko ke abantu bayonwabile ngekati eqinisekisa ukuba kukho iimpuku ezimbalwa.
Kodwa abantu abaninzi bayathanda nokugcina ikati njengesilwanyana esifuywayo. KwiYiputa yamandulo, iikati zazide zinqulwe njengoothixo. Kwafunyanwa izidumbu zezidumbu zeekati. Ke ezinye iikati zazilungiselelwe ubomi emva kokufa njengoFaro nabanye abantu ababalulekileyo.
Ziziphi iikati ezilungileyo?
Iikati ngabazingeli kwaye zinokuhamba ngokukhawuleza okukhulu. Ezinye iikati zinokuhamba ukuya kwiikhilomitha ezingama-50 ngeyure. Oko kufana nemoto eqhuba esixekweni. Iikati aziboni ngokubanzi njengamahashe, kuphela into ephambi kwazo. Ikati ibona ngcono ngokuphindwe kathandathu kunomntu osebumnyameni. Noko ke, eyona nto imangalisa ngakumbi kukuva kwabo. Akukho nasinye isilwanyana esanyisayo esinokuba nesinye esilunge ngolo hlobo. Ikati inokujika iindlebe zayo kwaye imamele kwindawo ethile.
Iikati zinokunuka kancinci kunezinja. Banemvakalelo ebalaseleyo yokuphatha. Iinwele ezinde ezijikeleze umlomo zibizwa ngokuba “ziinwele ezibambekayo” okanye “amabhovu”. Banemithambo-luvo ebuthathaka kakhulu emazantsi. Babona ukuba isicatshulwa sincinci kakhulu okanye sanele.
Iikati zinengqiqo ekhethekileyo yokulinganisela. Oku kubavumela ukuba balungelelanise kakuhle phezu kwamasebe. Ukongeza, bakhululekile ngokupheleleyo kwi-giddiness. Ukuba zithe zawa ndaweni ithile, zinokuqengqeleka ngokukhawuleza eziswini zize zihlale ngamanqina azo. Iikati azinayo i-collarbones. Oku kwenza ukuba amahlombe abo aguquguquke kwaye abanako ukuzilimaza nangona kwenzeka ingozi evela kwindawo ephakamileyo.
Ziziphatha njani iikati?
Iikati zizizingela. Ubukhulu becala zizingela zodwa kuba ixhoba lazo lincinci: izilwanyana ezanyisayo ezifana neempuku, iintaka, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha izinambuzane, iintlanzi, izilwanyana eziphila emhlabeni nasemanzini, kunye nezirhubuluzi. Ukukhwela kunye nokuzingela, zisebenzisa iinzipho zazo, ezihlala zifihlwe kwimilenze yazo.
Kwakukade kucingwa ukuba iikati ubukhulu becala zihlala zodwa. Uyibona ngokwahlukileyo loo nto namhlanje. Apho kukho iikati ezininzi, kwaye zihlala ngoxolo kunye ngokwamaqela. Ezi ziquka iimazi ezizalanayo namantshontsho azo amancinci namakhulu. Ayiwanyamezeli amadoda amaninzi kwiqela.
Iikati zasekhaya ziwafumana njani amantshontsho azo?
Ezinye iindidi zikulungele ukuzala emva kwesiqingatha sonyaka, ngelixa ezinye zithatha ukuya kwiminyaka emibini. Iinkunzi zibizwa ngokuba zii-tomcats. Unokuvumba ukuba imazi ikulungele. Ngokuqhelekileyo, iitomcats ezininzi zilwela ibhinqa. Ekugqibeleni, nangona kunjalo, imazi igqiba ukuba yeyiphi i-tomcat evumelekileyo ukuba idibane nayo.
Imazi yekati ithwala amantshontsho ayo esiswini kangangeeveki ezisithoba. Kwiveki yokugqibela, ikhangela indawo yokuzalela. Eli lihlala ligumbi lomntu abamthandayo. Ngexesha lokuqala ikati izala amantshontsho amabini ukuya kwamathathu, kamva ukuya kwishumi. Kwabaninzi, nangona kunjalo, abambalwa badla ngokufa.
Umama wondla amantshontsho akhe ngobisi kangangenyanga aze awagcine eshushu. Emva kweveki bavula amehlo abo. Kodwa banokubona kakuhle kuphela emva kweeveki ezimalunga neshumi. Emva koko bahlola iindawo ezikufutshane, kamva ezibanzi. Unina ufundisa amantshontsho ukuzingela: uzisa inyamakazi ephilileyo endlwaneni ukuze imazi izingele. Amantshontsho ekati kufuneka akwazi ukuhlala nonina kunye nabantakwawo kangangeenyanga ezintathu ukuqinisekisa ukukhula kwawo okusempilweni.