Edolobheni elihle laseTbilisi, ngafika ebusuku kakhulu, futhi umshayeli wetekisi ovela esikhumulweni sezindiza wangigibela umgwaqo omkhulu wedlula umgwaqo, ngokunembile, wahlelelwa kakhulu, kepha umsebenzi wokuzamazama wazo wenza umsebenzi wakhe, wahlelelwa kakhulu. Amagagasi ekukhanyeni kwezibani zasendle, ebumnyameni ebusuku emgwaqweni oshiywe kwakuwumbukwane wekusasa.
Ihhotela lami lisesifundeni esidala saseTbilisi, amamitha angama-50 ukusuka esigodlweni sikaMongameli, kodwa ezungezwe yinhlangothi nengxenye yezindlu ezingenalutho. Kwi-Tbilisi, lena yinto evamile, nansi ukunethezeka kanye nengcebo kuzo zonke izinyathelo eziseduze nobuphofu. Ngakho-ke, njengeNethedral New Trinity Cathedral entsha, ngangingenasithakazelo esikhulu, ngangena ngokushesha eTbilisi endala ngokuya ebhulohweni elisha, endleleni eya ebhulohweni lezindawo eziningi ezingajwayelekile, kodwa ezingapheli, kodwa ngenxa yezizathu ezingaqondakali zilahliwe. I-Old Tbilisi yinhle ngengxenye yayo yezivakashi, lapho izindawo zokugeza ezidume kakhulu zaseGeorgia zitholakala, kepha emigwaqweni eyinhloko yedolobha elidala zinomsindo omkhulu futhi zigcwele imali, zivame ukunamathela ku-Roma, zilahlekelwe yimali yomgwaqo, Imihlahlandlela yendawo iqhubeka nokunikela ngezinsizakalo zayo. Ngakho-ke, ukudla kwasemini, ngabhekisa endabeni yokuhlala ngiyofuna isitobha sebhasi ukuze ngifike epaki ebheke esiqongweni sentaba esatshalaliswe eTbilisi, kepha kungenzeka ukuthi ngikhuphuke, kepha kuhlale kukhuphuka Kuyathakazelisa ukwazi izindlela ezintsha, emikhunjini yokuzijabulisa ejwayelekile yezingane kanye nabantu abadala, kepha esakhiweni esifanayo, lapho isiteshi somunye wabafundisi (ababili eTbilisi simbili, bathutha umfula iKhuru , Uvusa umama kaKartli esikhumbuzweni, kepha ungafinyelelwa ngonyawo, esebenzisa indawo yethempeli elidala nangomakhelwane bokuhlala) athola indawo yokudlela lapho ungathatha khona itafula elibheke yonke i-tbilisi.
Iningi layo yonke i-Tbilisi engayikhunjulwa ngokutholwa okungalindelekile, okutholakala kulesi sinyathelo sonke, khona-ke lokhu kunezimpawu eziyinkimbinkimbi, khona-ke ithempeli lalihlehliswe phakathi kwezakhiwo nezakhiwo ezingajwayelekile, isitayela esivamile sedolobha, kungakhathalekile ukuthi ngonyaka wezakhiwo zokwakha. Ngikhumbula nomuzi ngenani elikhulu lezincwadi zencwadi, lapho ungathola khona ukuhlelwa kwekhulu le-19, ngoba imali encane kakhulu, bengingeke ngithi kuma-Tbilisi wanamuhla ufunde izincwadi eziningi, zonke izincwadi zingamafa ka Izizukulwane zakudala, ezelwe yiminyaka yenhlelweni yezwe, ezibonisa ukuthengiswa.
Ungasho nge-Tbilisi ngokungenakupheli, ngabantu bakhe abanomusa, mayelana nokwakheka kwakhe okuhle, mayelana nokudla kwaseGeorgia, okubalwa okwesithathu ezikhungweni zomhlaba kanye nezinye izinto eziyinkulungwane kuphela ezitholakala ku-Tbilisi futhi zizwe impilo yakhe.
