Ngaphambi kokuthi sishaye Dubai, ngangivame kakhulu ukuzwa izinkumbulo ezinomdlandla zabangane abavakashele lo muzi waseMpumalanga. Kepha lapho ngibona esixukwini, esimele lesi sikhungo sezwe esihlonishwayo somhlaba, ngabona ukuthi lokhu akulona uhambo lokugcina e-UAE. Njengoba sindiza saphumula ngo-Okthoba, into yokuqala esinqume ukuvakashela amabhishi endawo futhi sibhukule olwandle olufudumele. Ukukhetha ibhishi lamahhala, sasihamba saya ngebhasi. Amanzi olwandle amanonda amanonde amahle kakhulu, afudumele kakhulu + afudumele. Isihlabathi sithambile futhi sincane. Kukhona konke okudingayo ukuze uphumule kahle: umsindo wamagagasi nobumbano ngemvelo, enikezwe insiza enhle kakhulu.
Ngemuva kokujabulela iholide lolwandle, sanquma ukuhambahamba edolobheni. IDubai iyidolobha elihlanzekile kakhulu, eliphakeme, elikhanyayo nelithandayo. Nansi ingqalasizinda ethuthukile kakhulu, izikhungo eziningi zokuthenga. Le yindawo lapho ukuyothenga khona kumane kudingekile, ngoba ngenxa yokuthi azikho izintela eDubai, futhi imisebenzi iphansi lapha, lapha ungathenga izinto eziningi ezithokozisayo ngamanani akhanga kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, lapho ngithenga ngosuku lokuqala lokuphumula, sasingazisoli ngemali.
Ngosuku olulandelayo ukuhamba olwandle, sahamba saya emzini. Ngangihlala ngiphupha ngokukhuphuka umbhoshongo ophakeme kunawo wonke emhlabeni, nanamuhla, ukuthatha uhambo lokuya eBurj Khalifa, ngabona iphupho lami lesikhathi eside. Ukuphakama kwalesi skyscraper kumamitha angama-828. Sivuke saya epulatifomu yokubheka endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angama-470. Ukubuka kumane kuyingqayizivele. Ngihlwithe amafasitela ngefulethi ngephansi ngophahla. Ubuhle bungachazeki, ikakhulukazi uma uqonda ukuthi uphahla lwamanye ama-skyscrapers aphezulu luyabonakala.
Ngalo lolo suku, sasithanda odumile emhlabeni wonke, sihlabelela imithombo yama-oki, esondelene neBurj Khalifa. Umthombo uwubukhulu futhi muhle kakhulu, muhle ikakhulukazi kusihlwa, lapho kuqokonyiswa ngamakhulu ama-bulbs akhanyayo. Ngabona imithombo eminingi yokudansa, kepha lowo oseDubai usephenduke umbono omkhulu kimi.
Kusihlwa Dubai yindaba ehlukile. Konke kumbozwe ngezigidi zamalambu futhi kubonakala sengathi ungene enganekwaneni.
Ngosuku lweholide lethu, savakashela ama-mosque amahle eJumeer, asenkabeni yeDubai. I-mosque ihlanganisa imininingwane yeNkathi Ephakathi nemihlobiso yakamuva yanamuhla. I-mosque inkulu kakhulu, isekela amakholomu amaningi amahle kakhulu.
Ngaphambi kokungena mosque, udinga ukuphuma. Ukungena kwakho kutholakala kuwo womabili amaSulumane ne-Orthodox, abesilisa nabesifazane.
Empeleni besingafuni ukushiya le ndawo enhle, kepha isikhathi simthatha. Sizobuyela lapha.