Ekuqaleni, yonke into yayiwulwandle olulodwa. Kodwa unkulunkulu uRa wabe esefulathela isintu futhi wazifihla ekujuleni kwamanzi. Ephendula, i-Apep (igama laseGibhithe lasendulo lenyoka esabekayo), yaphuma ngaphansi futhi yadala umonakalo kubantu. Ibona lokhu, indodakazi kaRa, u-Isis, yaphenduka inyoka futhi iyenga u-Apep. Sebehlangene, wamklinya ngezikhonkwane ukuze angaphinde abaleke. Okuningi njenge-Star Wars, kodwa ngaphandle kwama-lasers noma izibani. Njengalokhu kukhona enye inganekwane ethokozisayo eyavela eGibhithe lasendulo.
Inguqulo efingqiwe yale nganekwane yasendulo yaseGibhithe ihamba kanje: “Inceku ehlakaniphileyo itshela inkosi yayo ukuthi yasinda kanjani ekuphahlazekeni komkhumbi, yafika ogwini esiqhingini esingaqondakali, lapho yahlangana khona nenyoka enkulu ekhulumayo eyayizibiza ngokuthi iNkosi yasePunt. Zonke izinto ezinhle zazisesiqhingini, futhi itilosi nenyoka baxoxa kuze kube yilapho umkhumbi udunyiswa futhi ungabuyela eGibhithe.”
Izingcezu eziningana zezinganekwane ziholela ekucabangeni okuthile okuthakazelisayo. Ubukhulu besilwane esihuquzelayo esiyimpicabadala yinto yokuqala eshaya umuntu ngendlela emangalisayo. Itilosi elisindile lilandisa izigigaba zalo ngale ndlela:
“Izihlahla zaziqhekeka, kuzamazama umhlabathi. Ngathi ngivula ubuso ngabona ukuthi inyoka isondela kimi. ubude bayo buyizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu. Intshebe yakhe ingaphezu kwezingalo ezimbili ubude. Izembatho zakhe ziyigolide, amashiya akhe awe-lapis lazuli, umzimba wakhe ugobele phezulu.”
Inyoka yale nganekwane iyamangalisa. Izimpawu zikhomba ukuthi unentshebe namashiya awugqinsi ngokwanele ukuthi afane namadragoni egolide aseShayina ezinganekwane zesiShayina. Nokho, intshebe encane ngezikhathi ezithile yayivezwa ezinyokani ezingcwele eGibhithe. Amasiko asendulo aseGibhithe naseMpumalanga Asia mayelana nezilwane ezihuquzelayo ezinkulu kubonakala sengathi atholakala emthonjeni ofanayo.
Into yesibili engavamile oyiqaphelayo ukuthi, kunenkomba eyenziwa enganekwaneni ngenkanyezi ethile eyabangela ukufa kwawo wonke umndeni wezinyoka. Nakhu okwashiwo inyoka yokugcina kumuntu:
“Manje njengoba usindile kule ngozi, ake ngikuxoxele ngendaba yosizi olungehlele. Ngake ngahlala kulesi siqhingi nomndeni wami - izinyoka ezingama-75 sezizonke ngaphandle kokubala intombazane eyintandane eyalethwa kimi ngenhlanhla futhi eyayithandeka enhliziyweni yami. Ngobunye ubusuku kweza inkanyezi ivela ezulwini futhi zonke zavutha amalangabi. Kwenzeka ngingekho – ngangingekho phakathi kwabo. mina kuphela ngasindiswa, bhekani, nangu mina ngedwa.
Kwakuyinkanyezi enjani eyashisa izidalwa ezinkulu ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu kanyekanye? — masikhumbule ubukhulu benyoka. Yeka ukushaya okunembayo nokuphumelelayo kanye nesici esinamandla esihlabayo!
Ake sikhumbule enye inganekwane yaseGibhithe lasendulo, lapho uSekhmet, iso elisabekayo likankulunkulu uRa, kuthiwa wahlukanisa ikhanda lenyoka enkulu noma inyoka u-Apep (owaziwa nangokuthi u-Apophis). U-Apep wayebhekwa njengesitha esikhulu sikaRa, futhi ngaleyo ndlela wanikwa isihloko esithi Enemy of Ra, futhi futhi "INkosi Yezinxushunxushu".
Kulesi senzakalo esithile - inganekwane yesiQhingi Senyoka - lokhu kubhujiswa kwezinyoka yinkanyezi kufana nesijeziso sangempela sasezulwini, ngomqondo ongokoqobo wegama!
Ake sithi ukuhlehla enganekwaneni isikhashana futhi sigxile kulokho okucacisiwe. Itilosi lokugcina elisaphila lichaza amagagasi ayizingalo eziyisishiyagalombili, futhi lilinganisela ubude benyoka ukuthi buyizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu. Lezi yizilinganiso zokuqhathanisa eziyinhloko ezingasetshenziswa ukulinganisa isikali:
“Futhi manje umoya uya uba namandla, futhi amagagasi ayizingalo eziyisishiyagalombili ukuphakama. Khona-ke insika yawela egagasini, futhi umkhumbi walahleka, futhi akekho owasinda ngaphandle kwami.”
Ngamanye amazwi, ngokusekelwe ekulandiseni, akunakungabaza mayelana nobukhulu; amagagasi makhulu, futhi izinyoka zinkulu ngokuphindwe kathathu kunamagagasi. Futhi ngesiteleka esisodwa esisheshayo esivela kothile “inkanyezi,” konke lokhu kukhulu “umgodi wezinyoka” ezinyoka ezinkulu ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu uyaqedwa. Kuyacaca ukuthi ukuqhuma kwakunamandla amakhulu.
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Akungabazeki ukuthi imithombo yasendulo ekhuluma ngomlando wezizwe ngokuvamile ihlanganisa izinganekwane ezinganekwaneni zabo. Sikholelwa ukuthi le ndaba ihambisana nenganekwane yasendulo yabantu ababehlala kude neGibhithe, lapho onkulunkulu noma amaqhawe ayelwa nezilwane ezihuquzelayo noma odrako ezindabeni zakudala. Kungani izinganekwane ezinjalo zazidumile phakathi kwamasiko asendulo?
