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.
Ukuxhashazwa kwezilwane kuyindaba edlangile osekungamakhulu eminyaka ihlupha umphakathi wethu. Kusukela ekusebenziseni izilwane ukudla, okokugqoka, ukuzijabulisa, nokuhlola, ukuxhashazwa kwezilwane sekugxilile esikweni lethu. Sekuyinto evamile kangangokuthi abaningi bethu abacabangi ngakho. Sivame ukukuthethelela ngokuthi, "wonke umuntu uyakwenza," noma nje ngenkolelo yokuthi izilwane zingabantu abaphansi okuhloswe ukuhlinzeka izidingo zethu. Nokho, lesi simo sengqondo asigcini nje ngokuba yingozi ezilwaneni kodwa nasekhampasini yethu siqu yokuziphatha. Sekuyisikhathi sokugqashula kulo mjikelezo wokuxhashazwa futhi sicabange kabusha ubuhlobo bethu nezilwane. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zokuxhashazwa kwezilwane, imiphumela enayo emhlabeni wethu kanye nezakhamuzi zawo, nokuthi singasebenzelana kanjani ukuze sigqashule kulo mjikelezo olimazayo. Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi siqhubekele phambili…