Molweni nonke! Ndingathanda ukukuxelela ngohambo lwakho ukuya eCorfu Island, oko kukuthi, uhambo olunikeza i-mouzenidis. Kunyaka wesibini kuphela kunikwa ithuba elikhethekileyo lokutyelela isixeko sase-Italiyane sase-Bari, kwiihambo zomoya, ixesha elipheleleyo losuku olunye. Ndifundile malunga nohambo kwiwebhusayithi yeNkampani kwaye kuba sasicwangcisiwe ukuba sibanjelwe eGrisi, kwaye ukhetho lwethu lwawela iSiqithi saseCorfu, endisibhalileyo malunga namabali angaphambili. Ndwendwela u-Bari ngenqwelomoya lithuba elihlukileyo.
Ekuseni uthathwe ngebhasi kwaye waziswa kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya. Intlangano elula kakhulu yokhenketho, xa uqhuba ukuya kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya, sele ubhalisile ukubaleka kwaye unokufumana kuphela iindinyana zakho zebhodi. Uvavanyo luhambile kwangoko, alunaxesha lokujonga ngeenxa zonke, njengoko umhlaba wawusele ube wangena kwidolophu entle yase-Bari. Indiza ihambe kakuhle, sanikwa iziselo ezipholileyo kunye neekuki.
Ukufika kwethu, sadibana nesikhokelo sethu, kwaye sahamba kwangoko kweyona ndawo ibalulekileyo neyeyona nto ibalulekileyo yeSixeko - i-basilica yeNicholas. I-basilica ijongeka ngathi ayimangalisi, kufuneka uyibone ngamehlo akho ukukholelwa ubukho bendawo ekomileyo. Ngokubhekele phaya, uye kwi-tugorgegy kaThixo, ngesiRashiya, kwaye emva kwakho uya kuba nethuba elikhethekileyo liya kuchukunyiswa kukoyikisa amachaphazane eSt. Umsitho onjalo, ngokuqinisekileyo, wenzeka rhoqo ebomini, ngamava akhethekileyo ngokwenene. Imfihlakalo ekhethekileyo onokuyiphila nabanye abantu abakunye nawe ecaleni kwetempile, kodwa kwangaxeshanye ngaphakathi ngokobuqu, ngaphakathi komphefumlo wakho. Unokucela ezona zibalulekileyo kwingcwele enkulu. Emva koko uye kwisidlo kwindawo entle yase-Itali, apho uza kufumana khona izitya ezimnandi ze-cuisine, isalasa, i-spaghetti, iiwayini ezimnandi. Kwaye emva koko ulinde ukuhamba okumangalisayo kwidolophu yase-Bari. Izitrato ezincinci ezincinci, iikota zesiGrike, umtsalane wendawo - yonke le nto idlula ngendlela eyale dolophu. Ukonwabela ukwazisana neSixeko, ubuyela e-basilica, sele ucacisiwe ukuba umamele imbali yale ndawo imangalisayo ngokweenkcukacha. Isiqendu sokugqibela esivela kwimibuko leyo sayindwendwela yayiyinxalenye ye-monastere yaseRussia, apho ubunzima bendawo yendawo. Emva koko, ngokubulwa kakuhle, uya kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya, ukusuka apho ubuyela khona kwiLizwe lamaGrike. Uhambo oluthatha yonke imihla, kodwa le yenye yeentsuku ezibalulekileyo ebomini bethu. Enkosi ngokukhethekileyo kwisikhokelo seSikhokelo, ngaphandle kolwazi kunye nokukwazi ukuxelela, ukubongoza akunakuba nomtsalane!
