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.
Ukuhlukunyezwa kwezilwane kuyindaba ecindezelayo osekunesikhathi eside igutshuzelwe ukuthula. Nakuba umphakathi usuyazi kakhudlwana inhlalakahle yezilwane namalungelo, unya olwenzeka ngemva kweminyango evaliwe emapulazini ezimboni zisafihlekile kakhulu emphakathini. Ukungaphathwa kahle nokuxhashazwa kwezilwane kulezi zikhungo sekuyinsakavukela umchilo wesidwaba ekuphishekeleni ukukhiqizwa ngobuningi kanye nenzuzo. Nokho, ukuhlupheka kwalezi zidalwa ezingenacala ngeke kusashaywa indiva. Sekuyisikhathi sokuqeda ukuthula futhi sikhanyise iqiniso eliphazamisayo lokuhlukunyezwa kwezilwane emapulazini emboni. Lesi sihloko sizongena ezweni elimnyama lokulima kwasefekthri futhi sihlole izinhlobo ezahlukene zokuhlukumeza ezenzeka ngaphakathi kwalezi zikhungo. Kusukela ekuphathweni kabi ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo kuya ekungahloniphi izidingo eziyisisekelo nezimo zokuphila, sizodalula amaqiniso abuhlungu izilwane eziwabekezelela kule mboni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sizoxoxa nge…