Curacao Tindzaba: ECuraçao, iNetherlands Ayikaze Ihambe—Yavele Yafundza Kugcoka EmaShorts

Nase tindlu letinemibala lephaphatsekile yaseWillemstad tibonakala emantini aseSt. Anna Bay, ubona luhlobo lwekukhohlisa kwemehlo — kube shengatsi umuntfu udvonse iAmsterdam wayisa enkabeni yemhlaba ngentambama, wakhohlwa kukhipha tindlu tasemzini letinemaphahla lacijile, wase uyashiya kutsi tiyewubhaka ngaphansi kwelilanga laseCaribbean iminyaka lengemakhulu lamane. Naku lokuyiko nyalo.

Takhiwo tilandzela tilinganiso temaDutch kanye nemigodzi yekuhlobisa ngekunemba, kodvwa imibala — luphuti loluyisilamula, lokuphatshi lobomvana, luhlata lobhacile, luhlata lokujulile — yonkhe ingeyekunye lokungekho enyakatho yeYurophu. Umhlahlandlela wasekhaya wancika emtimbeni welibhuloho lepontoon leQueen Emma, akhuluma iPapiamentu emakhalekhukhwini wakhe. Wangibona ngigolozela takhiwo, wavala, futsi watsi ngeSingisi lesineligama leDutch: 'Uyati kutsi kungani imibala ikhanya kangaka? Insume itsi umbusi lomdzala watfola kukhanya lokumhlophe kuhlaba emehlweni wawutsa kutsi yonkhe indlu ipendvwe ngemibala. Kodvwa bantfu basekhaya bantsandza indzaba leyehlukile — besimane sifuna kukhumbuta emaDutch kutsi le akuyona iYurophu.'

ICuraçao live lelisemtsetfweni woMbuso waseNetherlands, lihleti eningizimu yeCaribbean emakhilomitheni langaphasi kwa-65 kusuka elugwini lwaseVenezuela. Bantfu: balinganiselwa ku-160,000. Indzawo yayo yanquma sikusasa sayo: indzawo yemtsetfo yaseYurophu lentanta eLwandle lwaseCaribbean, lapho emashubhu emsontfo wesikhungo se-oyela kanye netinqaba zesikhatsi sekoloni babelana khona ngemkhathi munye.

Nase ngihamba esifundzeni sase-Otrobanda, ngeva incoko lebengeke ive ngumhambi — bafati lababili labakhulile bakuvulandi bakhuluma iPapiamentu, wonkhe umusho uzwakala njengendlela yesiSpanish lefakwe esikhwameni seDutch, inikwe emandla ngumculo wase-Afrika. iPapiamentu yisibuko saseCuraçao: emavi eDutch ngumlandvo wobukoloni, sisekelo sesiSpanish yindzawo, sinciphiso lesifakwe emuphi wase-Afrika sibabha lomubi wekuhwebelana ngetigcili. Lomunye umbhali wasekhaya wake wakubeka: 'Nase sikhuluma iPapiamentu, siyaphindze sicine kwetfu — bantfu baseCaribbean, umtsetfo weDutch, timphandze tase-Afrika.'

Kudla kuveta lokufananako kwekubekwa kweligciwane. Kudla lokubitwa ngekutsi yiKeshi Yena — ligobolondo leshizi le-Edam lelikhishiwe, lifakwe inkhukhu, pepper, ema-olive, kanye nemagilebisi lomisiwe, bese liyabhakwa lize lincibilike — lifundvwa njengeligcinagciwane lelidliwa lelilondvolotiwe lemlandvo wobukoloni. Umnikati wendzawo yekudla wangitsela: 'Ematilosi emaDutch ete lishizi esichingini. Bapheki base-Afrika baligcwalisa ngendlela yabo. Eminyakeni lengemakhulu lamane ledlule loku bekukudla kwetinceku — emakhosi adla umongo weshizi, tinceku tagcwalisa lihlubulo lelingenalutfo ngetinsalela. Nyalo? Kuniketwa njengesidlo sekucala emishadweni.'

Lijazi lelicembu lesive laseCuraçao liluhlata lokujulile futsi linemitsi leli-orenji — luhlata lokujulile lweLwandle lwaseCaribbean, li-orenji lendlu yasebukhosini yemaDutch. Efasiteleni lesitolo sempahla yetemidlalo eWillemstad, lelijazi lalilengiswe endzaweni yehlonipho, eceleni kwefulegi lencane yaseCuraçao kanye nesitfombe lesidzala: lilanga lapho iCuraçao yanqoba iCaribbean Cup nga-2017, lapho imigwaco yaseWillemstad yagcwala bantfu. Umtsengisi wesitolo, indvodza leneminyaka lengemashumi lasihlanu, watsi: 'Ibhola letinyawo iyona ndlela kuphela iCuraçao lengenta ngayo iNetherlands inake. Asikhiciti oyela. Asinasesikhungo setimali. Kodvwa sinabadlali — Leandro Bacuna wadlala ePremier League, Cuco Martina waba se-Everton. Nase bantfu baseDutch bababona, batsi: o, yiCuraçao leyo.' Wema kancane, wase wenegeta: 'Ngaphambi kwaloko, bantfu labanyenti baseDutch bebangati nekutsi iCuraçao live kunekutsi ibe yindzawo yekuphumula yaselwandle.'

IKlein Curaçao — 'iCuraçao Lencane' — sichingi lesincane lesingenabantfu lesinentfo yinye nje lengenamuntfu kanye nelwandle lolumhlophe kangangoba alibonakali njengelelomhlaba. Ukaputeni wesikebhe waniketa umtfwana wakhe loneminyaka lelishumi nakubili litawuli, walungisa umsakato esiteshini semaculo emaDutch lamadzala, wase uwushintshela kureggae. 'ECuraçao,' utsite, 'umsakato awukaze udlale lulwimi lunye. Lijubane leshintja ngalo emafrikhwensi — lelo lijubane lesichingi lesishintja ngalo bobunjalo baso.'

Ekushoneni kwelilanga ngabuyela eQueen Emma Bridge. Emalambu abesakhanyisiwe. Lokubonakala kweligcogcoma kwemigca lemibili yetindlu letinemibala lephaphatsekile kwaphuka emantini nase sikebhe lesendlulako singena phakatsi. Esebhulohweni: umuntfu wasekhaya lowela kusuka emsebentini, umhambi lowema kutsatsa sitfombe semkhathi, lijaha lelisemabhasikili lidlula ngekushesha ligcoke ihembe leli-orenji lekucecesha lelicembu lesive laseCuraçao. Titfunyela letintsatfu tahamba ngalesinye sikhatsi emantini laphukile. Wase libhuloho leponto livala kancane futsi. Lonkhe lilanga eCuraçao lifana nalelibhuloho: lihlala liphazanyiswa tikebhe, kodvwa alikaze liphuke ngekwecniso — limane lilindzele kutsi sikebhe sidlule, bese liyaphindze lihlangana.