Ukubeka iiPali zoXolo eVirginia

NguJoe Shaver, World BEYOND War, Matshi 19, 2023

Ndaqala ukubona ukunikezelwa kwePole yoXolo malunga neminyaka engama-40 eyadlulayo kwiCawe yethu yaseWisile e-Westerville, eOhio. Sasinekomiti yoxolo eyayicwangcisela umsitho ngeCawa emva kwecawa emva kwemini. Emva kokuzimasa inkonzo ndagoduka ndayotshintsha kufutshane ndahamba ndayokudlala iracquetball emva koko ndaya kwi dedication ndinxibe ushoti wam ne shirt ne sandals. Babembalwa abantu ababezile, yaye ubukhulu becala amadoda ayenxibe iidyasi namaqhina. Wakhe wagqabaza ngesinxibo sam, ndathi ndicinga ukuba ngumfana onxiba iimbadada yonke imihla eyaziwayo kwaNkosana yoXolo.

Emva kokuba sifudukele eVirginia sanxulumana nebandla lamaLuthere elasekwa eFluvanna County. Kwakuyiminyaka eyi-11 ngaphambi kokuba sakhe icawa kwaye siqalise ukuqhuba iinkonzo apho. Ngoko, ndandizimisele ukuba sifanele sibe nePole yoXolo kwicawa entsha kwi-Route 53. Sanikezela ipali ngo-9/13/13, eyayiyi-UN International Day of Peace. Kunokuba sibe neelwimi, sasebenzisa ezisi-8 ukuze sibe nolwimi olunye kwilizwekazi ngalinye yaye sikwaquka isiHebhere nesiArabhu. Ndabhala inkonzo yonikezelo ukuze ndiquke u-Imam ngelo xesha ovela kwiMasjid yamaSilamsi esuka eCharlottesville kwaye wamema uRabhi, owayengakwazi ukuya kodwa wathumela umthandazo wesiHebhere ukuba siwusebenzise xa engekho.

Kutshanje sisuka kwiFluvanna County siye eCrozet kwaye sijoyine iCawa yaseTabor Presbyterian, kwaye ndaphinda ndaphefumlelwa ukuba ndibe nePole yoXolo kwicawa yethu entsha. Kunokuba kube lulwimi lwesintu oluthi Makulawule Uxolo Emhlabeni, kwakukho umfundisi-ntsapho wezobugcisa owakhokela imigudu ngepali enkudlwana apho abanye bolutsha babeka khona igama elithi Uxolo ngeelwimi ezahlukeneyo ezingama-33.