CSihambisana nebhadi, abangane bethu bokugcina abathembekile, uyazi ngaphansi kweziphi izimo, lapho amaFrance efuna ukuthatha umhlaba wokhokho bethu, sanquma ukulwa. Sibe sesinesiqiniseko sokuhola ibutho lethu liye empumelelweni. Lapho amaqhawe ami esukuma ngenkulungwane ukuvikela uDanhomè nenkosi yayo, ngeqholo ngabona isibindi esifanayo esakhonjiswa yilabo base-Agadja, Tégbessou, Ghézo noGlèlè. Kuzo zonke izimpi ngangiseceleni kwabo.
Ngaphandle kobulungiswa bendaba yethu, kanye nobuqhawe bethu, amasosha ethu ahlangene aqedwa ngomzuzwana. Azikwazanga ukwehlula izitha zabelungu esincoma nesibindi nokuziphatha kwazo. Futhi vele izwi lami lokukhala alisavusi i-echo.
Uphi amazoni amandla manje ashisa intukuthelo engcwele?
Kuphi, izinduna zabo ezingenakuqhathaniswa: Goudémè, Yéwê, Kétungan?
Kuphi, izinduna zabo ezinamandla: Godogbé, Chachabloukou, Godjila?
Ngubani ozohlabelela imihlatshelo yabo emihle? Ubani ongathi ukupha kwabo?
Njengoba baye bafaka uphawu ngegazi labo isivumelwano sobuqotho obuphakeme, ngingabamukela kanjani ngaphandle kwabo ukulahla?
Ngingabonakala kanjani ngingabonakali phambi kwakho, ngibindile amaqhawe, uma ngisayine iphepha likaGenerali?
Cha! Ngeke ngisafulathela isiphetho sami. Ngizobhekana futhi ngihambe. Ngoba ukunqoba okuhle kakhulu akunqobeki phezu kwebutho lesitha noma abaphikisi abalahlwe ukuthula komgodi. Impela unqobile umuntu osele yedwa futhi oqhubeka nokushikashikeka enhliziyweni yakhe. Angifuni umphathi wamasiko angathola ukungcola ezinyaweni zami emasangweni omhlaba wabafileyo. Lapho ngiphinde ngikubona, ngifuna ukuthi isisu sami sivule ngenjabulo. Manje kuzokwenzekani kimi okuzothokozisa uNkulunkulu.
Ngingubani mina ukwenza ukunyamalala kwami kube ngumhlaba emhlabeni?
Shiya, abangane bakho bokugcina baphila. Joyina u-Abomey lapho amakhosi amasha athembisa ukubambisana okumnandi, ukuphila kusindisa futhi kubonakala sengathi inkululeko. Lapho, kuthiwa injabulo kakade ibuyele kabusha. Kulapho, kubonakala sengathi abamhlophe bazoba nomusa kuwe njengemvula ekhanda i-velvet ebomvu efuthayo noma ilanga elibheka intshebe eboshiwe yezindlebe.
Abangane abalahlekile, amaqhawe angaziwa we-epic edabukisayo, nansi umnikelo wesikhumbuzo: amafutha amancane, ufulawa omncane negazi lenkunzi. Nasi isivumelwano esivuselelwe ngaphambi kokusuka okukhulu.
Farewell, masosha, makhelwane!
UGuédébé uhlala emile, njengami, njengendoda ekhululekile. Njengoba igazi lamasosha abulewe liqinisekisa ukuvuswa kukaDanhomè, kubalulekile ukugeleza igazi kuphela. Amadlozi awasenandawo yokwenza imihlatshelo yethu. Bazonambitha kangcono ukuhlonishwa okumsulwa kwalezo zinhliziyo ezithembekile ezihlangene ngobukhulu bezwe.
Yingakho ngivuma ukuzibophezela ebusuku obude bokubekezela lapho kuqala khona ukukhanya.
UGuedbe, njengomthunywa wokuthula, uya eGhoho, lapho iGeneral Dodds ikamise khona.
Hamba uyotshela umnqobi ukuthi akazange amhlwithe ushaka.
Hamba utshele ukuthi kusasa, kusihlwa, ngenkululeko yami yokuzikhethela, ngiya emzaneni waseYégo.
Hambani niyomtshela ukuthi ngiyavuma, ukuze abantu bami basinde, ukuhlangana ezweni lakhe, ngokwesithembiso sakhe, umongameli waseFrance.
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