Ingxenye ethi “Izinkinga” isikhanyisela ngezinhlobo zokuhlupheka ezisakazekile nezivame ukucasha izilwane ezibekezelela ezweni eligxile kumuntu. Lezi akuzona nje izenzo zonya ezingahleliwe kodwa izimpawu zohlelo olukhudlwana—olwakhelwe phezu kwesiko, ukunethezeka, kanye nenzuzo—olwenza ukuxhashazwa kujwayelekile futhi lunqabele izilwane amalungelo azo ayisisekelo. Kusukela ezilaheni zezimboni kuya ezinkundleni zokuzijabulisa, kusukela emakheji aselabhorethri kuya ezimbonini zezingubo, izilwane zibhekana nokulimala okuvame ukuhlanzwa, ukunganakwa, noma okuthethelelwa imikhuba yamasiko.
Isigatshana ngasinye kulesi sigaba sibonisa isendlalelo esihlukile sokulimala. Sihlola ukwesabeka kokubulawa nokuboshwa, ukuhlupheka koboya nemfashini, kanye nezilwane ezihlukumezekile ezibhekana nazo ngesikhathi sokuthutha. Sibhekene nomthelela wemikhuba yokulima kwasefekthri, izindleko zokuziphatha zokuhlolwa kwezilwane, nokuxhashazwa kwezilwane emasekisini, eziqiwini nasemapaki olwandle. Ngisho nasemakhaya ethu, izilwane eziningi ezingabangane zibhekana nokunganakwa, ukuhlukunyezwa kokuzalanisa, noma ukulahlwa. Futhi endle, izilwane ziyaxoshwa, zizingelwe, futhi zithengiswe—ngokuvamile egameni lenzuzo noma ukunethezeka.
Ngokudalula lezi zinkinga, simema ukuzindla, umthwalo wemfanelo, kanye noshintsho. Lokhu akukona nje unya—kumayelana nendlela ukukhetha kwethu, amasiko, kanye nezimboni ezidale isiko lokubusa phezu kwabasengozini. Ukuqonda lezi zindlela kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokuzidiliza—nokwakha umhlaba lapho uzwelo, ubulungisa, nokuphilisana kuqondisa ubudlelwano bethu nazo zonke izinto eziphilayo.
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…