Imibono yamasiko ilolonga indlela imiphakathi ebona futhi iphathe ngayo izilwane—kungaba ngabangane, abantu abangcwele, izinsiza, noma impahla. Le mibono igxile kakhulu emasikweni, enkolweni, nasebunjalo besifunda, ithonya yonke into kusukela kumasiko okudla kuya emikhubeni nemithetho. Kulesi sigaba, sihlola indima enamandla edlalwa isiko ekuthetheleleni ukusetshenziswa kwezilwane, kodwa nokuthi ukulandisa kwamasiko kungaguqukela kanjani ekubeni nozwelo nenhlonipho.
Kusukela ekudunyisweni kokusetshenziswa kwenyama ezindaweni ezithile kuya ekuhlonipheni izilwane kwezinye, isiko akulona uhlaka olumisiwe—liwuketshezi futhi lihlala lilolongwa kabusha ngokuqwashisa kanye namagugu. Imikhuba eyake yabhekwa njengevamile, njengokunikela ngezilwane, ukulima kwasefekthri, noma ukusetshenziswa kwezilwane ekuzijabuliseni, kubatshazwa ngokwandayo njengoba imiphakathi ibhekana nemiphumela yokuziphatha nemvelo. Ukuziphendukela kwemvelo bekulokhu kunendima ebalulekile ekubekeni inselele inselele, futhi okufanayo kuyasebenza nasekuphatheni kwethu izilwane.
Ngokugqamisa amazwi avela emiphakathini namasiko ahlukahlukene, sifuna ukunweba ingxoxo ngale kokulandisa okuvelele. Isiko lingaba ithuluzi lokulondoloza—kodwa futhi libe yinguquko. Uma sizibandakanya ngokujulile namasiko nezindaba zethu, sivula umnyango wokuya emhlabeni lapho ukuzwelana kuba okuphakathi kobunikazi bethu obabiwe. Lesi sigaba sikhuthaza inkhulumomphendvulwano enenhlonipho, ukuzindla, nokucatshangelwa kabusha kwamasiko ngezindlela ezihlonipha kokubili amagugu nempilo.
Uma kuziwa ekukhetheni ukudla, kunenqwaba yezinketho ezitholakalayo. Kodwa-ke, eminyakeni yamuva nje, kuye kwaba nokuthambekela okukhulayo mayelana nokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni. Njengoba kwanda ukukhathazeka ngempilo, indawo ezungezile, nenhlalakahle yezilwane, abantu abaningi bakhetha ukudla okugxile ekudleni izithelo, imifino, okusanhlamvu, nemifino kuyilapho benciphisa noma beqeda imikhiqizo yezilwane. Nakuba lokhu kungase kubonakale njengokukhetha okuqondile, isinqumo sokwamukela ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni siphinde siphakamise ukucatshangelwa kokuziphatha okubalulekile. Njenganoma yiluphi ushintsho lwendlela yokuphila, kubalulekile ukucabangela ngokucophelela imiphumela yezimiso zokudla esikudlayo. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola ukucatshangelwa kokuziphatha okuhilelekile ekukhetheni ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni. Sizohlola umthelela walokhu kushintsha kokudla endaweni ezungezile, inhlalakahle yezilwane nempilo yethu siqu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sizoxoxa futhi ngezinselele ezingaba khona kanye nemikhawulo yokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni ngokombono wesimilo. Ngu…