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Uhambo lwase-Switzerland: Nikeza iindlebe zakho kumgca wekhephu, kwiwashi nakwimizila kaloliwe
Ukusuka kwinkungu ye-Zurich Lake ukuya kwimpempe kaloliwe ye-Jungfrau
Uhambo lwase-Switzerland into yokuqala efikayo asiyomehlo, kodwa ziindlebe. Intsasa yokuqala ngase-Zurich Lake, inkungu injengobisi olungaxutywanga oludada phezu kwamanzi, isikhephe singekahambi, amaplanga esikhumulweni avele athi qhwaba kancinci phantsi kwesihlangu. Kude isitimela sombane sidlula ibhulorho, amavili ensimbi acinezela umzila kaloliwe, ekhupha isandi esicocekileyo; iikomityi neesosi zekofu ziyangqubeka, isandi sincinci ngokungathi zoyika ukuphazamisa ichibi. I-Switzerland ayithulanga, ibeka nje isandi ngasinye kwindawo yaso efanelekileyo, okwenza umntu xa efika nje anciphise ivolyumu.
Ndatshintsha uloliwe kwisikhululo esikhulu sase-Zurich ndisiya e-Bern, isaziso sesikhululo ngesi-Jamani, ngesi-Frentshi, emva koko sitsibela kwisi-Taliyane nakwisi-Ngesi. Iilwimi ezine azizombala ezikwiincwadana zokhenketho, kodwa zivela ngokwenene emoyeni ngokulandelelana. Umnyango kaloliwe uvaleka, umphetho werabha uthi "tshu," ushiye ingxolo yedolophu ngaphandle. Ngaphandle kwefestile, amathambeka engca, amachibi kunye needolophana zinqumlwa ngokwewotshi, umhloli wamatikiti weza, izinyathelo zakhe zizinzile njenge-metronome.

Idolophu endala yase-Bern ifana kakhulu newotshi ekwaziyo ukukhala. Isitimela sombane sidlula kwii-arcades, ekujikeni kwenzeka isandi eside sokukhuhla, uMlambo i-Aare ngaphantsi kwebhulorho uphakamisa isandi, usibuyisele kwiindonga zesanti. I-Zytglogge Tower ikhala, isandi sokufota sabakhenkethi samiswa isiqingatha sesingqi; emva koko intsimbi yebhayisikile, izitya, ukuhleka kwabantwana abaleqa ibhola kuphinde kwasasazeka. Ndabona ijezi yeqela lase-Switzerland kwifestile yevenkile encinci, loo mbala ubomvu-mnyama wawungengombala ogqamileyo wokugubha, kodwa ufana nombala wophahla lwase-Bern othe zhwaba emva kwemvula, uzinzile, uzibambile, kodwa kunzima ukuwutyeshela.
Isandi sase-Interlaken siqala ukunyukela phezulu. Uloliwe esondela entilini, isandi samavili sibuyiselwa ziindonga zamatye, ngokungathi uhleli kwithiyetha yendalo. Ekupheleni kwengca kukho abantu abalungiselela iiparaglider, ilaphu leparashuthi livulwa ngumoya, kuqala kube sisandi sokukhuhlana esithi "sisi," emva koko izitshixo zithi qhwaba, umqeqeshi ekhwaza umyalelo omfutshane, umntu wonke aphakanyiswe ngumoya wentaba. Abakhenkethi abangaphantsi bajonge phezulu, bengekakhwazi, beva nje iintambo zeparashuthi zisika imigca emincinci emoyeni. Indawo apha ilula kakhulu ukuba ifotwe ibe yiposikhadi, kodwa into emisa umntu ngokwenene, sisandi separashuthi esishiya umhlaba ngalo mzuzwana.
Uloliwe wasekuseni oya e-Jungfrau ufana nokuthatha iindlebe zomntu wasedolophini uzise phezulu. Uloliwe onezinyo ubambelele entabeni, umzila kaloliwe kunye nezinyo zenza isandi esiphantsi sokulunywa; phambi kokungena etoneleni, impempe kaloliwe ikhala ngokufutshane, ngokungathi ikhumbuza wonke umntu ukuba akuthathele phezulu ukuphakama. Ukufika e-Jungfraujoch, umoya uphephetha phezu komkhenkce, isandi sicekethekile kwaye sibanda, wonke umntu uthetha ngokunciphisa izwi ngokuzenzekelayo. Eyona nto inengxolo e-Jungfraujoch asikukugcoba, kodwa kukuphefumla kwakho, kunye nesandi seziphu zebhatyi eziqandisiweyo kwaye zingahambi kakuhle.

Amadlelo e-Alps ongeza olunye uluhlu lomculo e-Switzerland. Iintsimbi zeenkomo zivela kude, eziphantsi zifana namagubu omthi, eziphezulu zifana neeglasi ezichukumisanayo; kwindlwana yamashizi, imbiza yobhedu ishukunyiswa ngokucothayo ngesicheyi, ubushushu benza ifestile ibe nenkungu. Abantwana ecaleni kwendlela bakhaba ibhola, ibhola ibetha ucingo lomthi iphinde ibuyele engceni. Ngelo xesha ndaqonda ukuba kutheni iqela lesizwe lase-Switzerland lihlala linesingqi esingakhawuleziyo: ayikokuba alinamdla, kodwa liqhele ukuqala ngokumamela isithuba. Ukuzikhusela, ukudlulisela, ukubuyisela, ukuphinda uqhubekele phambili, njengeentsimbi zeenkomo ethambekeni, ezikude nezisecaleni zahlukene, kodwa zikwithambeka elinye.
Uloliwe we-Glacier yinxalenye yesandi esiphantsi sase-Switzerland. Ukusuka e-Zermatt ukuya empuma, uloliwe ungena etoneleni uphinde unyukele kwibhulorho ephezulu, iifestile zifaka imigodi, iilali kunye nomgca wekhephu phambi kwamehlo ngokulandelelana. Amavili edlula kwi-joint, isandi esikhulu asingxoli, kodwa ngokungathi kukho umntu obetha igubu elikhulu ngaphakathi entabeni; iikomityi emotweni yokutya ziyangqubeka kancinci, abakhweli bayayeka ukuthetha ngokuzenzekelayo. Uloliwe wase-Switzerland uhlala unconywa ngokuchaneka, kodwa ukuhlala kuloliwe we-Glacier apho uqonda khona ukuba ukuchaneka kunokuba neemvakalelo ezinzulu. Kwenza ijografi ingabi ngumahluko wokuphakama kuphela emephini, kodwa ibe yindlela enokuviwa ngumzimba.
Xa kuthethwa nge-Nati, kunzima ukuyityeshela u-Granit Xhaka. Ngaphandle badla ngokumbhala njengomdlali osembindini oqinileyo, kodwa kuhambo lwase-Switzerland ndicinga ngaye, ndicinga nge-Basel kunye nokuxubana kwendawo yase-Switzerland ethetha isi-Jamani. UXhaka wazalelwa e-Basel, ibali losapho lakhe linxibelelana ne-Balkan, umsebenzi wakhe walungiswa ngenkcubeko yebhola yase-Jamani; kuye akukho buni nye, kodwa yeyona polyphony yokwenyani yase-Switzerland. I-Switzerland ineendawo ezine zeelwimi ezisemthethweni: isi-Jamani, isi-Frentshi, isi-Taliyane, nesi-Romansh, kwaye iqela lesizwe alikaze libe liqela lelizwi elinye. Imvelaphi yamagama, iidolophu zokukhulela, ukufuduka kosapho kunye neelwimi zebala ziyahlangana, ekugqibeleni zibe kukudlulisela okunqamlezayo phantsi komnqamlezo obomvu nomhlophe.

Umamkeli wokwenyani weNdebe yeHlabathi ka-2026 useMntla Melika, i-Melika, iKhanada, ne-Mexico ziphethe amabala needolophu; kodwa ibhola lase-Switzerland linemvakalelo engaqhelekanga "yokuba ngumamkeli." Naphi apho liya khona, lifana nokuhlela imigca yebala, iishedyuli kunye nemigama yamaqhinga kuqala, lize limeme umdlalo ukuba uqale. Kubakhenkethi kunjalo: i-Switzerland ayikwamkeli ngengxolo, isebenzisa oololiwe abafika ngexesha, iimpawu zendlela ezicacileyo, iintsimbi zetempile ezisechibini kunye nesandi esikhulu sikaloliwe wentaba, ukukwenza ngokucothayo ukholelwe ukuba wamkelwe. Ayililo ilizwe elisingatha, kodwa liyakwazi ukwamkela iindwendwe; ayingobona balandeli banengxolo, kodwa lingenza ibala leendwendwe libe sisingqi salo.
Phambi kokuba ndihambe, ndaphinda ndabuyela e-Zurich Lake. Inkungu yayinciphile, ichibi liveza isilivere, abagijimi basekuseni badlula ecaleni kwam, izihlangu zikhuhla amatye. Kude intsimbi yetempile yakhala, intsimbi yesitimela sombane yongeza esinye isandi, ngokungathi idolophu ivala isibiyeli sokugqibela kubahambi. Kwanesandi sepokotho eqengqelekayo phakathi kwamatye, sasindikhumbuza ukuba ndicothe, ndimamele olu hambo kwakhona. Ndicinga ukuba, into engalibalekiyo ngohambo lwase-Switzerland ayikobukhali be-Matterhorn, kwaye ayikobumnandi betshokholethi, kodwa kukuba eli lizwe likufundisa ukusebenzisa iindlebe ukwahlula ijografi: impempe kaloliwe we-Jungfrau, iintsimbi zeenkomo zase-Alps, isitimela sombane sase-Bern, isandi esiphantsi sikaloliwe we-Glacier, i-echo yeendawo ezine zeelwimi, kunye nesandi saloo jezi ibomvu-mnyama ikhanya ngokuzolileyo phakathi kwesihlwele.
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