Kwimbali, UJulia Domna wachitha ixesha lakhe elizukileyo njengoKumkanikazi waseRoma ishumi elinesibhozo leminyaka. Kuncwadi kunjalo USantiago Posteguillo ngubani oyifumene waluhlaza ezo zinto zintle (engazange azise ngcono i-laurel njengophawu lwamaRoma lokuphumelela ngokugqwesileyo), kwaye ngelishwa enze ukuba umntu obhinqileyo angqinelwe kwimvelaphi yenkcubeko yethu yasentshona.
Zisuka nje, i Imbasa yePlanethi 2018 inokuba yinto ebalulekileyo kwiPosteguillo yokujonga ngakumbi kwi-protagonist yayo enkulu kule saga sele iphindwe kabini kunye neminqweno yomthamo obalulekileyo wembali kubathandi behlabathi lakudala.
Uzuko lukaJulia, olwenziwe ngumzabalazo ongathandekiyo wabasetyhini kulawulo lobukhosi bonke, beza nobulumko kunye nokuzithemba ngokungakhathali ukuba kuphela kukuzivumela ukuba ubonwe kwimida eyingozi apho angaphumelela ukunconywa ngabo bonke. Kwaye kwenzeka njalo.
Kodwa xa kufika ixesha lokuba azibonakalise emandleni njengento engaphaya komfazi, isithunzi sesifo sixhomekeke kuye ngokukhutshwa kufutshane neentsuku zethu zomhlaza.
Nangona kunjalo, eyona nto imbi kakhulu kuYulia kukufumana oonyana bakhe uCaracalla kunye noGeta ngokungagungqiyo bajongane namandla angengowakhe okwangoku. Yintoni emenza ukuba afumane amandla kubuthathaka ukuzama ukumisa umzabalazo wokubulala onokuthi aphose yonke imizamo yakhe kunye nokuzinikezela emhlabeni.
Ngomhlaza wamabele osasazekayo emzimbeni wakhe, uJulia uziva oyisiwe ngamanye amaxesha ngobomi bakhe kunye nekamva elingasemva kwakhe. Kodwa ....
Uthando njengesibindi sokuqalisa kwakhona ukuzama kwakhe kokugqibela ukunika ubukumkani obutsha, ngaphambi kokuhlwa kwemini yakhe kumsa naphina apho anokufikelela khona; egqithile ekuboneleleni ngoothixo abonakala ngathi akazimiselanga kuthethathethana neminqweno yakhe yokugqibela yobomi.
Ngoku ungathenga inoveli «Kwaye uJulia wacela umngeni koothixo», incwadi kaSantiago Posteguillo, apha: