Imagazini yoncwadi «oragora». 2006. Umzekeliso: UVíctor Mógica Uthelekisiwe.
Ubusuku buphawule iiyure zayo ezimnyama ngokuqhekeka okuzolileyo kweenkuni emlilweni. Ukhozi lwalukhangele esibondeni semiyalelo yokulwa nesifingo, kodwa ukuqonda kwakhe ngomlingo akukazibonakalisi, kungekho zindaba zivela kwimimoya emikhulu yeSioux.
Akunakwenzeka ukuba amaIndiya afileyo amadala amlahlile ngobo busuku, xa isigqibo sokuhlasela iFort San Francisco sasisezandleni zakhe. Ezinye izazi ezithandathu zaziwulindile umlilo zijikeleze umlilo; abanye babo baqala ukukhangela phezulu. Amehlo akhe athe shwaka, apho kwaphuma iipeyinti zakhe zemfazwe ezimbi, wayefuna ukubhideka okufanayo namaqabane akhe.
Emva kwamadoda azizilumko awayenelungelo, amagorha ayelindele ngokungenamonde iiharangues zookhokho bawo kunye nokutyhilwa kwawo ngotshaba. Inkangeleko yala magorha yavelisa uloyiko; Amehlo akhe akhazimla kumnqweno owawusenziwa ngumdaniso womlilo ezinzulwini zabafundi bakhe; imizobo efanayo naleyo yabadala babo, yatsala umkhondo wokufa kubo. Loo mahluko ayesetyenziswa nakwizifuba zawo ezomeleleyo nakwimisipha exineneyo yeengalo zawo ezinqamlezileyo.
Obo buhle kunye nomsitho wakhe obukrakra, wawubangelwa kukuba ulwazi lomlingo malunga nomlilo lwalunike isizwe soKhozi ukoyisa okufana nemfazwe kwezinye izizwe ezininzi. Ukulwa kwala maqhawe angamaSioux angenakuzalwa ayezalwa ngokuzalwa kwendalo. Ukuzingela ezintabeni kunye nokuloba eRío Plata kwakungasonelanga ukuba ungaziphilisa ngokupheleleyo. I-nomadism eyimfuneko yabenza basasazeka edlelweni.
Kwakukuloo nduli kanye apho amaSioux ayedibana khona ngobo busuku. Bonke benza isangqa esikhulu esijikeleze umlilo. Yiyo loo nto beyiphepha impempe engapheliyo yomoya wentlambo. Umoya onamandla owabetha emqolo wamajoni awayemi ngaphandle kwendandatho yomntu kwaye weza ngobunono, wahluzwa ngedrophu, waya kumlilo.
UÁguila wahlala esembindini wakhe wonke umntu; walufihla uvalo lwakhe olwalukhula ngokuphefumlela phezulu, ngokungathi wayekufuphi nentlanganiso ebalulekileyo. Noko ke, wahlala esempilweni ngokupheleleyo. Wayeyiva kakuhle imilenze yakhe ukuba inqamleze kwaye iingqiniba zakhe zihleli emadolweni akhe. Weva indlela ulusu lwenyathi oluqinileyo oluluhlikihla ngayo ulusu lomqolo wakhe luze lumcudise amakhwapha. Ndeva, ndawubona ndaza ndawubona umlilo onyukayo, ilaphu elitshangatshangiswayo lomzimba otshayo, umbala walo, nobushushu bawo.
Ngokudakumba okukhulu, Ukhozi laphakamisa ilizwi lalo kwakhona. Ujongene nala manyathelo, ukumbombozela okuncinci kokungaqondakali akunakuphinda kulungiswe. Akuzange ngaphambili abize imimoya njengoKhozi izihlandlo ezithathu.
Nangona kunjalo, imizuzwana embalwa kamva, oomoya bafika, kwaye benamandla angaqhelekanga. Umoya, owawunqunyanyiswe ngaphambili sisihlwele, wanyuka phezu kweentloko zabo bonke, wenyuka waya emngxunyeni ophakathi kwaye ucima umlilo webhontsi ngesibetho esithile. Amalahle ajikeleza, eqaqambile kodwa engekho emlilweni. Amarhe akhulayo avakalise ukudideka okuzayo kubusuku obumnyama ngequbuliso.
"!!Imimoya ifuna ukuthetha!!" wakhwaza u-Águila ngelizwi elidudumayo elasasazeka kuyo yonke intlambo, linqanda ukusebeza okukhawulezileyo kunye nayo nayiphi na into eshukumayo. Xa i-echo yayo yayeka, akukho nto yasasazeka kunye nokufihla okumnyama ebusuku. Ubukhulu bentlambo babonakala buvalwe kukusondelelana okungaqhelekanga kobusuku obuvaliweyo, apho ezinye izandla, zaphulwa zezehlo, zafikelela ekuchukumiseni izinto ezingaqondakaliyo kuphela.
Ebudeni bobukhulu bokubanjwa bubumnyama akuzange kuvuthuze nomoya, nakancinane. Kuphela ziinkwenkwezi ezazinokuthelekisa ukuba zazikwibala elivulekileyo. Kwaphela imizuzwana embalwa kungavalwa nto, kungabonwa nto, akwenzekanga nto. Isihlabo esingenakuchazwa sibaleka ngombane ebumnyameni, sisasaza isiphithiphithi esibonakalayo phakathi kwezo nzolo zikhethekileyo zeziganeko ebezingalindelekanga.
Isibane somlilo saphinda sakhanya apho sasicinywe khona, sakhanyisa uKhozi kuphela ngombala obomvu oqaqambileyo. Wonke umntu wayenokujonga kumbono omdala. Umzobo wakhe uzobe isithunzi eside esichazwe kwimo engunxantathu.
Imimoya yayize ngamandla angaziwayo ngobo busuku. Amadoda amathandathu alumkileyo ajonge ngoloyiko kolo tyelelo lukhethekileyo olunombono wabo omkhulu. Eminye, yonke into yenzekile njengamaxesha onke, ilizwi le-cavernous eliphuma ngaphesheya lafika ngomqala ka-ilaguila:
“Ukusa ngomso kuzisa iintaka zentsimbi eziza kuphosa umlilo kuzo zonke iidolophu ezinkulu. Umlungu omncinci uya kulawula umhlaba, kwaye uya kufuna ukutshabalalisa ezinye iintlanga ebusweni bomhlaba. Iinkampu zokufa ziya kuba zizigwebo zakhe zokugqibela. Iminyaka yokufa, impambano nentshabalalo ziya kuza kwilizwekazi elidala elingaziwayo ”.
U-Águila wadlulisela isigidimi esingaqondakaliyo ngelixa izandla zakhe eziziimfama ziziva umhlaba, ekhangela elinye lamasebe asasazwe ngamalahle. Wathabatha enye yazo ngencam ephilileyo waza walathisa ilahle kwingalo yakhe yasekunene.
“Umele umise umlungu, uphawu lomkhosi wakhe ngumnqamlezo ongeyonyani oneengalo ezigobileyo. Yenza ngaphambi kokuba lihambile ixesha ... yima phambi kokuba kuhlwe.
Emva kwala mazwi okugqibela, umlilo waphinda wacima kwaye uKhozi lwadilika ngomqolo emhlabeni. Xa ezinye izilumko ezintandathu zaphinda zalayita umlilo, uKhozi labonisa iswastika engalweni, lalingayiqondi intsingiselo yalo, kodwa oomoya babuchaza ububi bakhe.
Izazi zabhengeza ukuba sele zinawo umqondiso, kwakuthi kwakusa kufuneka bajongane nomlungu ngaphandle koloyiko ukuze baphelise umqondiso wakhe. Amagorha axhentsa ejikeleza umlilo. Kwiiyure kamva, xa kuthi qheke ukusa, uninzi lwabo lwaluza kufa ngokungenasiqhamo ezandleni zemipu enamandla yaseWinchester, ngaphambi kokuba basondele eFort San Francisco.
Ekupheleni kwendyikitya yokufa, umoya onamandla wemimoya wavuka kwakhona, wabetha umlozi ngokukrakra ngokubulawa kwabantwana bayo. Kwada kwafika izifuba ezingenanto zamagorha, zilele kwaye ziphefumla, zangcwatywa luthuli.
Akukho namnye kwabo maSioux owayesazi ukuba ungquzulwano lwabo lokuqala edabini nxamnye nabamhlophe, bexhobe ngemipu, lwalungenanjongo. Babekholelwa ukuba imimoya yayibakhuthaze ukuba balwe. Umyalezo womlilo wawucacile kubo.
Kodwa imimoya ayizange ithethe ngelo dabi, okanye nangaliphi na idabi awayenokuthi amaSioux alazi kubomi babo bonke. Umyalezo wawusele udluliselwe kwiminyaka emininzi, de kwangowe-1939, umhla owaqhambuka ngawo iMfazwe Yehlabathi yesiBini nguAdolf Hitler.