Ngokwezinga elithile, ukubuyela kwamaJuda ezweni lesethembiso kwahlelwa kuzungeze i-kibbutz, okungenani emgqeni wayo omuhle kakhulu. Amakholoni adingekayo ukufeza lokho kuhlanganiswa okuyisisekelo kwesikhala nomuntu okuso.
Futhi maqondana nokwakhiwa kabusha kwezwe, lokho kuhlangana kwamaJuda nendawo lapho okhokho babo babehlala khona, U-Amos Oz isinikeza izindaba ezithile mayelana nokuhlangenwe nakho, izimo kanye nokunamathiselwa ezweni elahlekile okwazile ukubagcina behlangene emoyeni ngamasiko nenkolo.
Ukungqubuzana kwezombusazwe kanye nobunikazi kungqubuzana eceleni, umbono owethulwe ngumlobi ngukuthi ukufika kwesiphephelo esingokomoya ngemuva kweMILENiyamu yokuzulazula noma kuphi emhlabeni nokuthola ukwedelelwa nenzondo ezimweni eziningi. Ngaleso sizathu kuphela, kufanelekile ukuthi kufundwe, kulalelwe, futhi kucatshangelwe yonke imibono, ikakhulukazi kwisici sayo somuntu siqu.
Lapho amaJuda ekugcineni ethola indawo lapho angazizwa khona, kufanele acabangele ukuthi angabuyela kanjani ezweni lawo elinokhahlo. Bacabanga ngomasipala futhi basebenzela ukuzimisa kabusha endaweni yabo encane emhlabeni. Akungabazeki ukuthi yisamba sezimo ezithile ezikunikeza ukunotha okukhulu kokulandisa. AmaJuda azulazulayo ekugcineni ahlela ukubuyela ezweni uMbuso WaseRoma wabaphoqa ukuba bashiye.
Kepha ngemuva kwesikhathi eside ukudingiswa sekungene kakhulu emphefumulweni. Futhi lowo ngumqondo wokugcina osinikezwa yilencwadi. Ukusungula izwe lemiphefumulo elizulazule emhlabeni amakhulu eminyaka kwaba ukuqoqwa okwesabisayo kwemizwa ephikisanayo.
Ukulandisa okunothile ngama-nuances futhi kujule ezindleleni ezibalulekile. I-catharsis yokubhala edingekayo ukuze ukwazi ukuzwelana nalaba bantu, ukufunda ngabantu abadala kunabo bonke babantu abayimizulane, isifundo ngobunye ekusakazekeni.
Ungathenga incwadi Izwe lezimpungushe, umsebenzi omkhulu ka-Amos Oz, lapha: