“Amazwi Okubuyiselwa: Ukuhlanganyela e-Ohio,” Wozani, Ngilandeleni—Incwadi Yezifundo ZaseKhaya naseBandleni: IMfundiso neziVumelwano 2025 (2025)
“Ukuhlanganyela e-Ohio,” Wozani, Ngilandeleni—Incwadi Yezifundo ZaseKhaya naseBandleni: 2025
Amazwi Okubuyiselwa
Ukuhlanganyela e-Ohio
Kirtland Village (Indawo yaseKirtland), ngu–Al Rounds
U-Phebe Carter
Phakathi kwabaNgcwele abaningi abahlanganyela e-Ohio ngabo–1830 kwakukhona uPhebe Carter. Wajoyina iBandla enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-United States phakathi neminyaka engamashumi amabili, nakuba abazali bakhe bengazange. Wayesebhala ngesinqumo sakhe sokuya e-Ohio eyohlangana nabaNgcwele:
“Isinqumo sami sabathusa abangani bami, kanye nami, kepha khona into eyayingigqugquzela ngaphakathi. Usizi lukamama wami ngokuhamba kwami lwacishe lwaba ngaphezulu kwamandla ami; ngaphandle koMoya owawungaphakathi kimi ngabe angiphumelelanga. Umama wami wathi uncamela ukungibona ngigqitshiwe kunokuthi ngihambe ngedwa kulelizwe elingenanhliziyo.
“Wathi, ‘[Phebe],’ ‘uzobuyela kumina uma uthola ukuthi iBandla lakho liyinkohliso?’
“Ngaphendula ngathi, ‘yebo, mama; ngizokwenza njalo.’ … Impendulo yami yamukhulula ebunzimeni bakhe; kepha sonke sezwa ubuhlungu ngesikhathi sihlukana. Ngesikhathi kufika isikhathi sokuthi sihambe ngangingazithembi ukuthi ngiyokwazi ukuvalelisa; ngakho-ke ngabhalela umuntu ngamunye incwadi yokuvalelisa, ngazishiya phezu kwetafula, ngagijima ngaya ezansi ngagibela esasithutha ngakho. Kanjalo-ke ngashiya ikhaya engakhulela kulo ukuyohlanganisa impilo yami nabangcwele baNkulunkulu.”
Kweyodwa yalezo zincwadi, uPhebe wabhala ukuthi:
“Bazali engibathandayo—sengizoshiya ikhaya labazali bami isikhashana … angazi ukuthi kuzoba isikhathi esingakanani—kodwa angihambi ngingagcwele imizwa yokubonga umusa engiwutholile selokhu ngazalwa kuze kube yimanje—kepha uNkulunkulu ungiyala ukuba ngithathe enye indlela njengamanje. Masinikele konke lokhu ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu futhi sibonge ukuthi sinikeziwe ithuba lokuthi siphile ndawonye isikhathi eside kangaka ezimweni ebezimnandi kangaka, sithemba ukuthi zonke izinto zilungele thina uma sithanda uNkulunkulu kakhulu. Masibone ukuthi singakhuleka kuNkulunkulu oyedwa ozozwa imithandazo yethu asinikeze lokho okusilungele. …
“Mama, ngikholelwa ukuthi yintando kaNkulunkulu ukuthi ngiye entshonalanga futhi sengikwazi lokhu isikhathi eside. Manje indlela isivulekile … ; Ngikholwa ukuthi uMoya weNkosi ukwenzile konke lokhu okwanele zonke izinto. Ningakhathazeki ngomntwana wenu, iNkosi izongiduduza. Ngikholwa ukuthi iNkosi izonginakekela futhi inginike lokho okungilungele. … Ngihamba ngoba uSomandla uyangibiza—ungicacisele umsebenzi wami.”