"23, induku ye-tanggua", uDisemba 23 no-24 wekhalenda lenyanga, usuku lokupheka lwesiShayina lwendabuko,
eyaziwa nangokuthi "uXiaonian". Kuthiwa iNkosi yasekhishini ekuqaleni yayingumuntu ovamile, uZhang Sheng.
Ngemva kokushada, wachitha imali eningi walahlekelwa ibhizinisi lomndeni wakhe waya emigwaqweni ukuyocela.
Ngolunye usuku, wacela indlu yomkakhe wangaphambili uGuo Dingxiang. Wayenamahloni kangangokuthi wangena ngaphansi kwesitofu.
wazishisa. Lapho uMbusi uJade ekwazi lokho, wacabanga ukuthi uZhang Sheng angashintsha
ingqondo yakhe, kodwa kwakungekubi kangako. Njengoba afela phansi ebhodweni, waba yinkosi yekhishi.
Wayebika ezulwini ngomhlaka-23 no-24 wenyanga yeshumi nambili minyaka yonke, bese ebuyela
phansi kwekhishi ngomhlaka-30 wonyaka omusha. Abantu abavamile banomuzwa wokuthi inkosi yasekhishini kumele
kufanele ahlonishwe ngoba uzobika ezulwini. Ngakho-ke, abantu babe "nonyaka omncane" womhlatshelo
ekhishini ngomhlaka-23 no-24 wenyanga yeshumi nambili, Thandazela ukuthula nenhlanhla onyakeni ozayo.

Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Okthoba-22-2020
