Abantu abaningi bahlobanisa izidumbu nezidumbu zesiko laseGibhithe nezindlela eziyinkimbinkimbi zokucwilisa izidumbu eziklanyelwe ukuvala igebe phakathi kokuphila nokufa, okuholela ekulondolozweni komzimba.
Nakuba iningi lezidumbu ezitholwe namuhla ziwumphumela wale nqubo, kuye kwaba nezimo ezingavamile lapho umzimba ongcwatshiwe uwumphumela wokulondolozwa kwemvelo kunokuba ulondolozwe okunenjongo.
Ngo-2011, abasebenzi bomgwaqo baseShayina bathola izinsalela ezilondolozwe kahle kakhulu zowesifazane osukela eminyakeni engu-700 kusukela kuMing Dynasty. Lokhu kutholakala kukhanyisa indlela yokuphila yoBukhosi BakwaMing kuyilapho kuphakamisa imibuzo eminingi ethakazelisayo. Yayingubani le ntokazi? Futhi wasinda kanjani kangaka phakathi namakhulu eminyaka?
Okutholwe ngumama waseShayina kwamangaza kakhulu. Abasebenzi bomgwaqo bebesusa le ndawo ukuze banwebe umgwaqo eTaizhou, esifundazweni iJiangsu, eMpumalanga yeChina. Le nqubo yayidinga izinyawo eziningi zokumba obhuqwini. Babemba cishe amamitha ayisithupha ngaphansi kwamanzi ngesikhathi bethola into enkulu, eqinile.
Ngokushesha baqaphela ukuthi kungase kube ukutholwa okukhulu futhi babizelwe usizo lwethimba labavubukuli abavela eMnyuziyamu waseTaizhou ukumba le ndawo. Ngokushesha banquma ukuthi leli ithuna futhi bathola ibhokisi elinezingqimba ezintathu ngaphakathi. Lapho abavubukuli bevula ibhokisi elikhulu lomngcwabo, bathola izingqimba zikasilika namalineni ezinamekwe oketshezini olumnyama.
Bembule isidumbu sowesifazane ogcinwe ngendlela emangalisayo lapho belunguza ngaphansi kwamalineni. Umzimba wakhe, izinwele, isikhumba, izingubo, nobucwebe konke kwakuphelele. Iziphanzi nezinkophe zakhe, ngokwesibonelo, zazisaphelele ngendlela emangalisayo.
Abacwaningi abakwazanga ukunquma iminyaka eqondile yomzimba. Le ntokazi kwakucatshangwa ukuthi yayiphila phakathi kuka-1368 no-1644, ngesikhathi sobukhosi baseMing. Lokhu kusho ukuthi isidumbu sowesifazane singaba neminyaka engama-700 uma sisuka ekuqaleni koBukhosi.
Owesifazane wayegqoke izingubo zakudala ze-Ming Dynasty futhi ehlotshiswe ngobucwebe obuhlukahlukene, kuhlanganise nendandatho enhle eluhlaza. Kucatshangelwa ukuthi ubeyisakhamuzi esisezingeni eliphezulu ngokususelwa kubucwebe bakhe kanye nosilika ocebile ayegoqwe ngawo.
Kwakukhona amanye amathambo, izitsha zobumba, imibhalo emidala, nezinye izinto zakudala ebhokisini. Abavubukuli abavubukula ibhokisi babengaqiniseki ukuthi uketshezi olunsundu olwalungaphakathi kwebhokisi lwalusetshenziswa ngamabomu yini ukuze kulondolozwe umufi noma kwakungamanzi angaphansi komhlaba ayengene ebhokisini.
Nokho, ezinye izazi zikholelwa ukuthi izinsalela zalondolozwa ngoba zangcwatshwa endaweni efanele. Amagciwane awakwazi ukuchuma emanzini uma izinga lokushisa nomoya-mpilo linembile, futhi ukubola kungase kubambezeleke noma kumiswe.
Lokhu kuthola kunikeza izifundiswa umbono oseduzane wamasiko oMing Dynasty. Bayakwazi ukubona izingubo nobucwebe obebugqokwa abantu ngabanye, kanye nezinye zezinto zakudala ezazisetshenziswa ngaleso sikhathi. Lokhu kungasiza ekuphenduleni imibuzo eminingi mayelana nendlela yokuphila yabantu, amasiko, kanye nemisebenzi yansuku zonke ngaleso sikhathi.
Ukutholwa kukhulise ukukhathazeka okusha ngezimo eziholele ekulondolozweni okumangalisayo komzimba wakhe emakhulwini eminyaka. Kunokungabaza nokuthi yayingubani le ntokazi, yayinamuphi umsebenzi emphakathini, yafa kanjani, nokuthi ukugcinwa kwayo kwenziwa ngamabomu yini.
Eziningi zalezi zinkinga zingase zingaphenduki ngenxa yokuhlukaniswa kwalokhu okutholiwe njengoba kungenakwenzeka ukunikeza izimpendulo ezinjalo ngeqoqo elilodwa kuphela lamathambo. Uma okutholakele okuqhathanisekayo kuyembulwa ngokuzayo, bangase banikeze izimpendulo zalokhu nokunye okukhathazayo mayelana nalo wesifazane - umama owenze iphutha.
