Umagazini wezincwadi «Ágora». 2006. Umfanekiso: Víctor Mógica Ukuqhathaniswa.
Ubusuku buphawule amahora abo amnyama ngokuqhuma okuzolile kwezinkuni emlilweni. Ukhozi lwalubheka esigxotsheni ukuthola iziyalezo zokulwa nokuntwela kokusa, kepha umqondo wakhe wemilingo awuzange uzibonakalise, kungekho zindaba ezivela emimoyeni emikhulu yamaSioux.
Kwakungeke kwenzeke ukuthi amaNdiya amadala afile ayemshiyile ngalobobusuku, lapho isinqumo sokuhlasela iFort San Francisco sisezandleni zakhe. Ezinye izazi eziyisithupha zalinda eduze komlilo ukuze zibone uphawu lwazo; abanye babo baqala ukubheka phezulu. Amehlo akhe atshekile, okwakuvela kuwo imidwebo yempi embi, ayefuna ukudideka okufanayo nabangane bakhe.
Ngemva kwamadoda ahlakaniphileyo anelungelo, amaqhawe alinda ngokuphelelwa yisineke ama-harangues okhokho bawo nezambulo zawo mayelana nesitha. Ubuso bala maqhawe babuveza ukwesaba; Amehlo akhe akhazimula ngokufisa okwakudlalwa ngumdanso womlilo ekujuleni kwabafundi bakhe; imidwebo efanayo neyabadala babo, yadweba imikhondo yokufa kubo. Umehluko onjalo wawusetshenziswa nasezifubeni zawo eziqinile nasemisipheni eqinile yezingalo eziphambanayo.
Lobo buhle kanye nomcimbi wakhe wokudangala, kwakungenxa yokuthi ulwazi lwemilingo oluzungeza umlilo ovuthayo lwalunikeze isizwe soKhozi amandla anjengempi phezu kwezinye izizwe eziningi. Ukulwa kwalawo maqhawe amaSioux angenakuqhathaniswa kwazalwa ngenxa yokuthambekela kwemvelo okunwebekayo. Ukuzingela ezintabeni nokudoba eRío Plata kwakungasenelisi ukuziphilisa ngokuphelele. Ukuzulazula okudingekayo kwabenza basakazeka emathafeni.
Kwakuphakathi nendawo enkangala enkulu lapho amaSioux ayehlangana khona ngalobobusuku. Bendawonye bakha indilinga enkulu ezungeza umlilo. Ngakho-ke bagwema impempe engapheli yomoya wesigodi. Umsinga womoya onamandla owashaya imihlane engenalutho yamaqhawe ami ngaphandle kwendandatho yomuntu futhi weza ngobumnene, ehlungwe ithonsi ngalinye, kumlilo omkhulu.
U-Águila wahlala phakathi kwawo wonke umuntu; wafihla ukwethuka kwakhe okwakukhula ngokudonsa umoya, njengokungathi useduze nomhlangano obalulekile. Nokho, wahlala ewumqemane ngokuphelele. Wayeyizwa kahle imilenze yakhe iphambana futhi izindololwane zakhe zihlezi emadolweni akhe. Wezwa ukuthi isikhumba senyathi esiqinile sasihlikihla kanjani isikhumba somhlane futhi simcindezela emakhwapheni. Ngezwa, ngabona futhi ngabona umlilo okhuphukayo, indwangu enyakazayo yomzimba ovuthayo, umbala wawo, ukushisa kwawo.
Ngokukhulu ukudangala, uKhozi lwaphinde lwaphakamisa izwi lalo ngokunxusa. Ubhekene nalesi senzo, ukububula okuncane kokungaqondakali bekungeke kusalungiswa. Wayengakaze abize imimoya uKhozi amahlandla amathathu ngaphambili.
Nokho, imizuzwana embalwa kamuva, imimoya yafika, nangamandla angavamile. Umoya, owamiswa isixuku ngaphambili, wavuka phezu kwamakhanda abo bonke, wenyukela emgodini ophakathi futhi wacisha umlilo ovuthayo ngokushaya okunembile. Amalahle ayezulazula, ekhanya kodwa engekho emlilweni. Amahemuhemu akhulayo amemezela ukudideka okuzayo ngobusuku obumnyama kungazelelwe.
"!!Imimoya ifuna ukukhuluma!!" kumemeza u-Águila ngezwi elidumayo elasakazekela kuso sonke isigodi, limisa ukuhlebeza okusheshayo nanoma ikuphi ukunyakaza. Lapho i-echo yayo ima, ukungabi nalutho kwasakazeka ngokuzifihla okumnyama ebusuku. Ubukhulu besigodi bubonakala buvalwe yilokho kusondelana okungavamile kobusuku obuvaliwe, lapho ezinye izandla, eziphulwa yizenzakalo, zelula ukuze zithinte izinto ezingaqondakali kuphela.
Kulobu bukhulu obubanjwe ubumnyama akuphephuki ngisho nakancane. Izinkanyezi kuphela ezazikwazi ukuqhathanisa ukuthi zazisendaweni evulekile. Kwaphela imizuzwana kungezwakali lutho, kungabonakali lutho, kungenzeki lutho. Ibika elingenakuphikiswa laligijima ngogesi ebumnyameni, lidlulisa ukuqubuka kweziyaluyalu ngaphakathi kwalokho kuthula okukhethekile kwezehlakalo ezingalindelekile.
Isibani somlilo saphinde sakhanyisa lapho sasicishwe khona, kukhanyisa uKhozi kuphela ngombala obomvu klebhu. Wonke umuntu wayekwazi ukugqolozela umboni wemibono omdala. Isibalo sakhe sidwebe isithunzi eside esichazwe ngesimo esingunxantathu.
Imimoya yayifike ngamandla angaziwa ngalobo busuku. Izazi eziyisithupha zabuka ngokwesaba lokho kuvakasha okukhethekile okwakunombonisi wazo omkhulu. Kokunye, konke kwenzeka njengenjwayelo, izwi le-cavernous elivela ngaphesheya lafika emphinjeni ka-Águila:
“Ukusa kwakusasa kuzoletha izinyoni zensimbi ezizothela umlilo kuwo wonke amadolobha amakhulu. Umlungu omncane uzobusa umhlaba, futhi uzofuna ukuqothula izinhlanga ezithile ebusweni bomhlaba. Amakamu okufa ayoba izijeziso zakhe zokugcina. Iminyaka yokufa, ukusangana nokubhujiswa kuzofika ezwenikazi elidala elingaziwa ”.
U-Águila wadlulisela umlayezo ongaqondakali ngenkathi izandla zakhe ezingaboni zizwa umhlaba, ebheka elinye lamagatsha alisahlakazekile emalahleni. Wathatha enye yazo ekugcineni waqondisa ilahle engalweni yangakwesokudla.
“Kumele umise umlungu, uphawu lwebutho lakhe yisiphambano esingamanga izingalo ezigobe ngaso kwesokudla. Kwenze ngaphambi kokuba kuphuze kakhulu ... mmise ngaphambi kokuthi kuphuze kakhulu."
Ngemuva kwalawo mazwi okugcina, umlilo wabuye wacisha futhi uKhozi lwawa ngomhlane emhlabathini. Lapho ezinye izihlakaniphi eziyisithupha zikhanyisa kabusha umlilo, uKhozi lwabonisa i-swastika engalweni yakhe, yayingaqondi incazelo yalo, kodwa imimoya yayimemezele ububi bayo.
Izazi zamemezela ukuthi sezinalo kakade isibonakaliso, ngalolo suku kwakufanele babhekane nomlungu ngaphandle kokwesaba ukuqeda isibonakaliso sakhe. Amaqhawe adansa ezungeza umlilo. Emahoreni kamuva, ngokuntwela kokusa, abaningi babo babezofa bengenalutho ezandleni zezibhamu ezinamandla zaseWinchester, ngaphambi kokusondela naseFort San Francisco.
Ekupheleni kwesibhicongo, umoya onamandla wemimoya waphinde wavuka, washaya ikhwela ngokucasuka ngokubulawa kwezingane zayo. Kwaze kwaba izifuba ezingenalutho zamaqhawe, eqamba amanga futhi ephefumula, angcwatshwa uthuli.
Akekho kulawo maSioux owayazi ukuthi ukulwa kwabo kokuqala lapho belwa nomlungu, behlome ngezibhamu, kwakungaphumeleli. Babekholelwa ukuthi imimoya yayibakhuthaze ukuba balwe. Umlayezo womlilo wawucacile kubo.
Kepha imimoya ayizange ikhulume ngaleyo mpi, noma nganoma iyiphi impi amaSioux ayengase ayazi empilweni yawo yonke. Umlayezo wawusudluliselwe eminyakeni eminingi, kwaze kwaba ngu-1939, usuku okwagqashuka ngalo iMpi Yezwe Yesibili ezandleni zika-Adolf Hitler.