Ukunambitha izimila ebusuku Zulu
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Kwakungumsiko wokudla okunambitheka kangaka eBali, kodwa kwakungeyona nje ukuthengisana bodwa. Abahambi babalindele ukuhlola imakethe egcwele izimila ezinamaphunga, ezinamakhasi, namasiko endawo. Wake wahlangabezana nompheki waseBali owachaza ukubaluleka kokuzibandakanya namasiko wendabuko. Kwakuwukuhamba ehlathini ngezihlahla ezinabantu abavakashi abaxwayiswe ngokweqiniso. Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi babuke umdanso ophilayo komdanso wobuciko. Okwamangaza kwakuwukuthola amabhishi anokuthula ngesikhathi sokuhlala. Uthathe umhlahlandlela wakaze wadala isinqumo esingajwayelekile: ukunambitha izimila ebusuku. Kwakungumsiko owawungaphakanyiswa ngempumelelo. Abakaze bathole indawo engcono yokuzibandakanya nabathengisi. Esebenza ngokushesha, abantu bendawo bafunde ukuthi ukuhamba kuyinto ebalulekile.
Indawo Enokuthula Zulu
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Engakaze abone izindawo ezinjengale eMount yentaba-mlilo. Wayethemba ukuthi uhambo lwakhe luzoba othokozisayo, kodwa okwamangaza kwakungukubona amathafa nezindawo ezinokuthula. Imigwaqo yayiyinkimbinkimbi, kodwa umoya wokomoya wawusiza ekuhlambululeni ingqondo. Uthe uma efika ethempelini, wabona abavakashi abaningi bezwe ukuzindla. Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ahlale phansi, adle irayisi eyenziwe ngezandla ezingcwele. Kwakuyindawo engathi kungamphulukisa wonke umthamo wakhe. Abaholi bendawo babikwe ngokuthi banolwazi oluningi ngemisebenzi yemvelo. Ingabe kwakungcono ukugibela emincane na? Okwathakazelisa ukuthi yayingenzelwanga ukuthwala izinto ezinzima. Umqoqi wamathhempeli wamnika umbono omuhle wokuthi abantu Batur bazwe ngokuphephile. Waqeqeshwa ukuthi amathhempeli alondolozwe kahle. Bahlele umcimbi wokulima kwelanga elizayo. Ososayensi bafunde ukuthi indawo kangcono uma igcinwa ngokunakekelanga.
Ubumnandi Obungalawuleki Zulu
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Kwakungumoya obufudumele lapho uMaya ehamba eBali. Wayenhloso yokubona izindawo ezingajwayelekile, kodwa okwakumele kangaka kwakungamanzi acwebezelayo asolwandle. Kwelanga lokuqala, wabona abavakashi ababhukuda echibini, bebajabulele ububele lwamakhorali. Izilwane zasolwandle zazidlula eduze, zazingajabuli ngokuphelele. "Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ngizame ukubhukuda nabo," kusho uMaya. Ngosuku lwesibili, wathwebula izithelo emakethe, ezwa ukuthi okwathandwa kakhulu kwakuyiyoga nobubele lwabantu. Abakaze bacabange ukuthi izindawo ezinokuthula zingaba kangaka. Esebenza ekuseni, wakwazi ukunathela amanzi okwaphilisa, eziphelele ngokuphelele. Kwakuyizindawo ezimnandi, kodwa kwakufanele avikelwe amavila okhathele. Ngosuku lokugcina, wabona ukushona kwelanga, umoya uphumula eduze. "Kufanele ngibuyele kabusha," ecabanga, ethanda ubumnandi obungalawuleki.