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.
Onogwaja ngokuvamile bayizilwane ezinempilo, ezikhuthele futhi ezihlala nabantu, kodwa njenganoma yisiphi isilwane esifuywayo, bangagula. Njengezilwane ezizingelayo, zivame ukufihla ubuhlungu nokungakhululeki kwazo, okwenza kube nzima kubanikazi ukusheshe babone ukugula. Ukwazi izimpawu eziyisixwayiso zokugula konogwaja kubalulekile ukuze uqinisekise inhlalakahle yesilwane sakho esifuywayo. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola izimpawu ezithile ezimangazayo okufanele uzibheke, ezingakusiza ukuthi ubambe izinkinga zezempilo ngaphambi kokuba zibe zimbi. Onogwaja ngempela bayizidalwa zomkhuba, futhi ngisho nokuphambuka kancane ekuziphatheni kwabo okujwayelekile kungaba inkomba ebalulekile yezinkinga zempilo ezingaba khona. Njengoba onogwaja bevame ukufihla ukungakhululeki noma ukugula kwabo ngenxa yemvelo yabo njengezilwane ezizingelayo, kubalulekile ukunaka izinguquko ezicashile. Uma unogwaja wakho wenza "ukucisha" nganoma iyiphi indlela-kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukushintsha imikhuba yokudla, ukuziphatha, noma ukubukeka komzimba-kungaba uphawu lokuthi okuthile ...