A ukufunda INcwadi II kaHerodotus, “Euterpe”, enye ihlatshwa esahlukweni 142 ngeminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyishumi isazi-mlando esingumGreki esibala ukuqomisana kwayo nokuthi uManetho kaSebennytos, isazi-mlando “esisemthethweni” saseGibhithe, angakhulumi ngaso. Ingabe umhambi wase-Ionian ubenephutha? Ake siqale ngokuphinda sifunde isiqephu sakhe esibangayo:
“CXLII. Kuze kube kuleli qophelo emlandweni wami, abaseGibhithe nabapristi babo bangikhombisile ukuthi, kusukela enkosini yabo yokuqala, kuze kube ngumpristi waseVulcan owabusa ekugcineni, kwakukhona izizukulwane ezingamakhulu amathathu namashumi amane nanye, futhi ngalesi sikhathi ukulandelana okude kwezizukulwane, njengabapristi abakhulu abaningi kanye namakhosi amaningi. Manje izizukulwane ezingamakhulu amathathu ziyiminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyishumi, ngoba izizukulwane ezintathu ziyiminyaka eyikhulu; futhi izizukulwane ezingamashumi amane nanye ezisele ngale kwamakhulu amathathu ziyinkulungwane eyodwa namakhulu amathathu namashumi amane eminyaka. Bangeze ukuthi ngaleyo minyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nanye namakhulu amathathu namashumi amane akekho unkulunkulu owayebonakalisile esesimweni somuntu, nokuthi akukho okufana nalokhu okwake kwabonwa ezikhathini zangaphambi kwalesosikhathi, noma kwamanye amakhosi. owabusa eGibhithe ngezikhathi zakamuva; bangiqinisekisa futhi ukuthi, kulolu chungechunge olude lweminyaka, ilanga seliphumile kane endaweni yalo ejwayelekile, futhi phakathi kokunye kabili lapho lishona khona manje, nokuthi izikhathi lapho silibona likhuphuka khona namhlanje; ukuthi lokhu bekungalethi shintsho eGibhithe; ukuthi ukukhiqizwa komhlaba nezikhukhula zeNayile bekufana, nokuthi bekungeke kusaba khona izifo, noma kube nokufa okuthe xaxa ”
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Usuku lokukhulula | 2002-11-15T00:00:01Z |
Edition | Bilingual |
Ulimi | Français |
Inombolo yamakhasi isihlangane | 321 |
Usuku lokushicilela | 2002-11-15T00:00:01Z |