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.
Ukubona izilwane ezinhlanhlathayo zizulazula emigwaqweni noma ezidumele ezindaweni zokukhosela kuyisikhumbuzo esidabukisayo senkinga ekhulayo: ukungabi nakhaya phakathi kwezilwane. Izigidi zamakati, izinja, nezinye izilwane emhlabeni wonke azihlali phakade, zisengozini yendlala, izifo, nokuhlukunyezwa. Ukuqonda izimbangela zale nkinga nokuthatha izinyathelo zokuyixazulula kungenza umehluko omkhulu. Kuyo yonke inja noma ikati elinenhlanhla elijabulela ukufudumala kwekhaya elinethezekile nothando olungenamibandela lomnakekeli ongumuntu ozinikele, kunabanye abangenakubalwa ukuphila kwabo okuphawuleka ngobunzima, ukunganakwa, nokuhlupheka. Lezi zilwane zibhekana nezinselele ongazicabangeli, zizabalazela ukuphila emigwaqweni noma ukubekezelela ukuphathwa kabi ezandleni zabantu abangafaneleki, abampofu, abakhungathekile, abangenandaba, noma abahlukumezayo. Abaningi bacwila ezindaweni zokukhosela izilwane eziminyene, benethemba lokuthi usuku luyoze bathole ikhaya elinothando. Izinja, ezivame ukudunyiswa “njengomngane omkhulu womuntu,” ngokuvamile zibhekana nempilo yokuhlushwa. Abaningi…