Kusuka etjanini laseBryne kuya emvuleni yaseBergen: Luhambo loluhamba kancane lokulandzela uHaaland kubona iNorway

Ngesikhatsi ngicabanga ngekuhlanganisa 'luhambo lwaseNorway' naHaaland emephini yinye, angizange ngiqale ngecindzeteleke ngetifjord, kodvwa ngacabanga ngeBryne. Leli dolobhana lelingakhetsami likhuluma eningizimu yeStavanger, umoya eceleni kwesiteshi sesitimela uvunguza usuka emathafeni aseNorth Sea, tjani liphansi, tindlu tiphansi, ngisho nemafu ahamba edvute nemhlaba. Inkundla yeBryne FK ayikhulu, lucingo, tihlalo tekubukela, tinsika tekukhanyisa, kanye netjani lelikhuliswe yimvula, kwakha indzawo lapho umntfwana angagijima khona nsuku nesuku adlale. Nangime eceleni kwenkundla yeBryne, ticathulo tami tigcwele ludzaka lolumanzi, emakhaleni kunemuntfu wekushiswa kwetjani, kukhashane umuntfu udvonsa inqola yemntfwana, kute umuntfu locabanga le ndzawo njengendawo yenganekwane. Kunzima kucabanga kutsi umgijimi lonemandla kunawo wonkhe emhlabeni, uphume endzaweni lenjena lenokuthula.

Kodvwa nangime eceleni kwenkundla kubonakala kunengcondvo. Lapha akukho lokwedlulele, kuphela umoya, tjani, kugijima, nekuphindza. UHaaland akasiwo nje umshini wemagoli, ukhula abe luphawu lwesive saseNorway: mkhulu, ucondzile, uthulile, nakaphuma ufana nemanti laphuma entsabeni. Nga-2026, iNorway yalinda iminyaka lengu-28 ngaphambi kwekubuyela kwekucala esiteji seNdebe yeMhlaba. Kudala bantfu bafuna iNorway, inkhulungwane yabo beyifuna emalambu lasenyakatfo, tifjord, iBergen, ne-Oslo; nyalo labanye bacala kubheka kutsi baya kanjani eBryne. Lidolobha lelincane lelivelile emhlabeni, loku kufana nekungenela kwelicembu lesive.

Kusuka eBryne kuya enyakatfo, tindlela ticala kungabi ngesikali semuntfu. Ekuseni e-Geirangerfjord kubandza, umkhumbi usuka eludvwaleni, emanti awanakho kugubhuka, tindvonga tetintsaba ticindzetela emaceleni, tifana neticabha letimbili letingakavuleki. Imisebe lesikhombisa yehla etindzaweni letiphakeme, ifika emkhatsini ishaya ibe ngumuntfu lomhlophe. Tivakashi letisemkhatsini ticala ngekutfwebula, kamuva tonkhe tathula. Kuthula kwetifjord akusikho kungabi namuntfu, kodvwa konkhe kuhamba kancane: umsindvo wenjini, umoya, imisebe, ngisho nemsindvo wekhamera, kufana nekungeniswa emantini laluhlata.

Lengikhumbula kakhulu ngemapulazi lamadzala lalahliwe etindzaweni letiphakeme. Tindlu letincane temapulangwe tinamathele etindzaweni letiphakeme, kufana nekukhohlwa sikhatsi. Kudala, bantfu babelusa timvu, bashisa tjani, badlule ebusika, umntfwana kungenzeka ehla umgwaqo lomubi aye sikolweni. Kuhle kwaseNorway kuvame kuba kuhle kakhulu, kodvwa akukho lapha kuvakashelwa. Kucala kuphila, bese kuba yindlela. Uma ubuka letindlu, uyabona kutsi kungani lelive likwati kwenta kulindza kube ngumkhuba: emakhaza alinde eminyaka leyinkhulungwane kuhlaba tifjord, emandla ebhola alinde iminyaka lengu-28 kubuya eNdebeni yeMhlaba, nemfana waseBryne walinda emahora lamanyenti ekuprakthiza ngekungabonwa.

Emuva e-Oslo, lidolobha lifaka lendzawo lenkhulu emigqeni lecijile. I-Oslo Opera House ifana nelichwa lelisuke laphethwe, emabala lamhlophe aya ngekuya elwandle. Bantfu abami ngephansi nje batfwebule, kodvwa bahamba ngempela eluphahleni: tisebenti letigcoke emasudi, batali labadvonsa tinqola tebantfwana, bahambi, kanye nebantfwana labashushuluzako, bonkhe bakhuphuka kancane. Umoya usuka emantini, ematseni ngephansi kwetinyawo kuyabanda, kukhashane imoto yemagezi ihamba cishe ingakhulumi. Ayifani naletinye tinhloko-dolobha letishaya tikhashana, kodvwa ikwenyusela eluphahleni, wehlise emehlo ubone emanti.

Lokusebenta ngekuthula, kuyincenye lemnandzi yekuhamba kancane emaNortheni. Awumeleli kufakazela kutsi 'ngike ngaba lapha.' Kusuka e-Oslo uhamba ngesitimela kuya eBergen, luhambo lwemahora lasitfupha noma lasikhombisa lufana nekuba ngumgogodla waloluhambo lwaseNorway. Emkhatsini kute lokukhuluma kakhulu, inkomishi yekhofi iyanyakaza etafuleni, ngephandle emahlatsi kanye nemachibi kucala, bese tihlahla tincipha, i-Hardangervidda ivuleka, ema-tundra, lichwa lelisafile, tindlu letibovu temapulangwe, kanye netintshaba tikufihla. Sitimela singena emthonjeni, siphindze siphume, kukhanya kushintje, emanti akhanya etintsabeni, kufana nekutsi umuntfu afake sibuko esihosheni.

Ngaleso sikhatsi ngakhumbula tjani lenkundleni yaseBryne, nangikhumbula nekwehliswa kwemazwi emkhatsini weGeiranger. Tindlela taseNorway tihluke kakhulu: ngalelinye lisemaphetselweni elwandle anemoya lophansi kanye nenkundla yekuprakthiza, ngalokunye kuthula lokutfolakala etindzaweni letiphakeme; ngalokunye indlela yesimanjemanje yase-Oslo Opera House, ngalokunye emathafa lasemkhatsini walesitimela lapho kuhlala khona bantfu labambalwa. Kubukeka kungafani, kodvwa kuhlangene ngekuhamba lokufanako: kungajahi, kungachazi, kulindzele kutsi wena uticondzele. Luhambo lufika lapha, sikhatsi sifana nekungahlelwanga, kodvwa sabelwe kabusha tintsaba, emanti, kanye nesitimela.

Sitimela sifika eBergen, imvula seyilindzile. Tindlu temapulangwe tase-Bryggen tihinjiwe, umbala lobovu, liphuzi le-mustard, luhlata lolumnyama, kanye ne-orange lemnyama kumanti, kufana nekupendiwa yimvula. Imigwaco yemapulangwe imanzi, emachweba anemuntfu wenhlanti nekhofi, tindlu tisemacaleni tikhule, emafasiteleni akhanya. Imvula ishaya emaphethelweni emapulangwe, umsindvo mncane kodvwa uminyenti. IBergen ayisiso sitfombe lesihlobile, kuhle kwayo kuza nemuntfu, umuntfu lomdzala wemapulangwe, kanye nekusebenta kwetjani. Bantfu bendawo baphakamisa tigqoko bachubeke, kufana nekutsi imvula ingulolunye nje luhlobo lomoya.

Ebusuku ngahlala endzaweni yemabhiya leseceleni kwetjani ngabuka tihlokwana teNdebe yeMhlaba. Esikrinini, uHaaland ubegcoke jezi lebovu laseNorway, nakangena emkhatsini, kufana nekulandzela umoya waseBryne emhlabeni wonkhe. Lomunye umlandzeli lobekaphakathi waphakamisa inkomishi watsi lokutsite ngeNorwegian, angizange ngive, kodvwa labanye bahleka. Lokuhleka bekungafani nekulangatelela, kodvwa kufana nekuphumula ngekushesha. Luhambo lwaseNorway oluhamba kancane, mhlawumbe akusikho 'loko lokuboniwe,' kodvwa uyaguleka ngekubeketela kwalelive: sitimela silungele kuhamba kancane etintsabeni, tifjord tilungele kuthula eminyakeni leyinkhulungwane, tindlu temapulangwe tilungele kuma emvuleni emakhulwini eminyaka, kanye lelicembu lesive, ekugcineni lilungele kuguqula kulinda kweminyaka lengu-28 ibe sisusa sehlobo.