Eminyakeni edlule, ikati kuye kwadingeka linqobe izinkinga eziningi ukuze lisinde futhi lifinyelele ezinsukwini zethu, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi seNkathi Ephakathi, lapho bekukholelwa ukuthi lingumphathi wohlupho lwe-bubonic. Ngaleyo minyaka, wazingelwa futhi washiswa esigxotsheni, into okungangabazeki ukuthi yayiyobethusa abaseGibhithe lasendulo.
Bakhonza lesi silwane ngokoqobo. Ukumlimaza kwakuthathwa njengecala. Babemthanda kakhulu kangangokuba bakholwa ukuthi wayengunkulunkulu, noma-ke wayengunkulunkulukazi 🙂. Unkulunkulukazi babembiza ngokuthi uBastet.
UBastet wayengunkulunkulukazi owayemelwe ngesimo sekati elifuywayo, noma njengowesifazane onenhloko yekati ehambisana nensimbi yomculo eyaziwa njenge-sistrum, njengoba ethanda ukujabulisa abantu ngomculo wakhe. Ngakho-ke, kufanekisela injabulo yokuphila. Kepha hhayi lokho kuphela, kepha bekukholelwa ukuthi ivikela abesifazane abakhulelwe kanye nezinsana ezifweni.
Yize wayengunkulunkulukazi onokuthula, lapho ethukuthele waguquka waba ngowesifazane onenhloko yengonyamakhosi, waba nodlame kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, njengesilwane esiphelele esisimele, kungalindeleka, ukwazi ukukhombisa ithenda noma ulaka nganoma yisiphi isikhathi.
Inkolo yayo isukela ezikhathini zokuqala zempucuko yasendulo, okungukuthi, eminyakeni engama-4000 eyedlule. Idolobha lasendulo laseBubastis (namuhla iZagazig, elisogwini lweNayile) lalizinikele enkolweni yakhe. Amathempeli akhiwa ukumhlonipha, futhi kwavuselelwa amakati okuthi, lapho sekufile, agcotshwe ngokucophelela bese engcwatshwa emathuneni athile..
AbaseGibhithe lasendulo babewathanda amakati, kangangokuthi, ngokwenganekwane, bazinikela kumaPheresiya lapho bephethe amakati ezihlangwini zabo, njengoba amaPheresiya ayazi ukuthi abaseGibhithe babekhetha ukuzinikela kunokulimaza lezi zilwane.
Ngifisa sengathi ngabe izinto azizange zishintshe kangako kusukela lapho.
Indodana yami endala yekati ibizwa ngokuthi iBastet… .bathi benginika yona sacabanga ukuthi yintombazane futhi sayibiza kanjalo ngokuhlonipha unkulunkulukazi waseGibhithe… .ngesikhathi sithola ukuthi ngumfana heheheej wayesaligcinile igama … .Sicabanga ukuthi kuzwakala kukuhle. Yena noma u-hahaha….
Sawubona Martha.
Yigama langempela lekati 🙂