UKHISIMUSI EMIJENI kaJohn McCutcheon

Igama lami nginguFrancis Tolliver, ngivela eLiverpool. Eminyakeni emibili edlule impi yayingilindile ngemva kokuphuma kwesikole. Ukuya eBelgium naseFlanders, eJalimane ukuya lapha ngalwela iNkosi nezwe engilithandayo. 'KwakunguKhisimuzi emiseleni, lapho isithwathwa esasibabayo sasilenga khona, Amasimu ayiqhwa aseFrance ayengakanyakazi, alikho iculo likaKhisimusi elaculwa Imindeni yethu eNgilandi yayisidla amagalani ngalolo suku Abafana babo abanesibindi nabakhazimulayo bakude kakhulu. Ngangilele nomngane wami ongcolile endaweni ebandayo nenamatshe Lapho ngaphesheya kwempi kuzwakala umsindo ongajwayelekile othi Mina, ``Manje ngilaleleni, bafana!'' isosha ngalinye lalizama ukuzwa Njengoba elinye izwi elincane laseJalimane lihlabelela kanjalo. cacile. ``Ucula kahle, uyazi!'' Uzakwethu uthi kimi Ngokushesha, ngamunye ngamunye, izwi lesiJalimane ngalinye lihlangene ngokuvumelana Izinganono zaziphumule zithule, amafu egesi awabange esabambile Njengoba uKhisimusi usilethela ukuphumula empini Ngokushesha. lapho sebeqedile futhi kwathula ikhefu elinenhlonipho elithi ``God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen'' washaya abafana base-Kent Ngokulandelayo bacula ethi ``Stille Nacht.'' ``Tis `Silent Night'' kusho mina. Futhi ngezilimi ezimbili iculo elilodwa lagcwala esibhakabhakeni ``Kukhona umuntu oza ngakithi!'' umqaphi womugqa wamemeza wathi Konke okubonwayo kwakugxile kumuntu omude onyakazayo ohlangothini lwabo Ifulegi lakhe lesivumelwano, njengenkanyezi kaKhisimusi, liboniswa kulelo thafa. ekhanya kakhulu Lapho, ngesibindi, engena ebusuku engahlomile. Ngokushesha ngamunye ngamunye ngapha nangapha wayengena Ezweni Lomuntu Singenasibhamu noma isibhamu sahlangana lapho isandla ukuze sibambene Sabelana nge-brandy eyimfihlo futhi safiselana okuhle Futhi ngokuvutha okukhulu. -umdlalo webhola ovuthayo sawanika isihogo Sathengisa ngoshokoledi, ugwayi, nezithombe sisekhaya La madodana an d obaba abakude nemindeni yakubo Abasebancane bakaSanders babedlala ibhokisi lakhe lokuminya futhi babephethe ivayolini Leli qembu lamadoda anelukuluku nokungalindelekile. Ngokushesha emini yasithela futhi iFrance yaba yiFrance futhi Ngokuvalelisa okudabukisayo sonke salungiselela ukubuyela empini Kodwa umbuzo wahlupha zonke izinhliziyo ezaziphila ngalobo busuku obumangalisayo ``Umndeni kabani engiwugxilise emehlweni ami?'' 'Kwakungukhisimusi emiseleni lapho isithwathwa esibabayo sasilenga Izinkambu zaseFrance ezaziyiqhwa zazifudunyezwa njengoba kwakuculwa izingoma zokuthula. izindonga ababezigcine phakathi kwethu ukuze ziqinise umsebenzi wempi Zase zibhidlikile futhi zaphela phakade Igama lami nginguFrancis Tolliver, eLiverpool ngihlala UKhisimusi ngamunye ufika kusukela ngeMpi Yezwe I, ngifunde izifundo zayo kahle Ukuthi labo ababizayo izibhamu ngeke zibe phakathi kwabafileyo nezinyonga Futhi ekugcineni kwesibhamu siyefana