Thaumatha Hill


Abahambi abaza eNew Zealand , intaba yaseTaumata bangase babonakale bephakama kakhulu. Kodwa empeleni kungenye yezindlela ezithakazelisayo kunazo zonke zezwe. Igama layo eligcwele lizwakala kunzima ukukhuluma kunoma yimuphi umuntu ohlala emhlabeni, ngaphandle kwababamele isizwe samaMaori, abasungula. Phakathi kwalabo bendawo, leli gquma liyaziwa ngokuthi iTaumatafakatangihangakahauauautamateapokaifenuakitanatahu. Leli igama elide kunazo zonke lezizinto zemvelo nezinto ezikhangayo, ezinamagama angu-83 ekubhalisweni kwesiRashiya nezincwadi ezingu-92 ngesiNgisi.

Izakhamuzi zaseNew Zealand ziyaziqhenya ngokuthi le ntaba itholakala ensimini yalesi siqhingi futhi yangena kuGuinness Book of Records. Kukholelwa ukuthi nakuba igama layo elide lenziwe ngemuva kwesikhathi esincane, lusetshenziswe ama-aborigines wendawo kaningi. Kulesi simo, lihunyushwe ngolimi lwamaMaori cishe ngale ndlela: "Phezulu kwentaba lapho indoda enamadolo amakhulu, eguqa phansi, ekhuphuka futhi egwinya izintaba futhi eyaziwa njengomuntu odla umhlaba, okuthiwa uTamatea wadlala umcibisholo wakhe othandekayo wakhe."

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I-Taumata Hill itholakala eNew Zealand North Island esifundazweni sase Hawkes Bay, cishe engama-55 km eningizimu kwedolobha elincane laseVaipukurau. Intaba iyingxenye yamagquma ahamba phakathi kwamadolobha ePorangau naseWimbledon.

I-legend enhle ixhunywe ku-hill. UTamatea, owathi ngokwemigomo yakhe, wahamba kokubili ngomhlaba nangamanzi, kubhekwa njengokhokho wesizwe samaMaori. Wayaziwa ngokuxhaphazwa kwakhe kwezempi nokukwazi kwakhe ukulwa. Ngolunye usuku, uTamatea kwadingeka ahambe empini nomndeni onesihluku samaMori phakathi nohambo. Phakathi nalesi sikhwama, umfowabo wabulawa. Lo mlawuli odumile wayegcwele ukudabuka kangangokuthi wahlala endaweni yokufa kowomfowabo izinsuku eziningana futhi ekuseni ekuseni wayedlala ingoma enomsindo ophezulu enqabeni emgodini. Kukhona futhi ukuthi umlingani wakhe ubulawe esikhundleni somfowabo.

Ukufuna i-hill, awunakwenzeka ukuthi ulahleke. Ngonyawo lwawo kukhona inkomba lapho igama eliphelele lembono libhalwa khona. Abavakatjhi bafuna ukuthatha isithombe ngenxa yobude bayo obukhulu khulu. Ngaphezulu kwesikhombisi uzobona ithebhulethi encane ozofunda ngayo ngomlando weTaumat, nokuthi nokuthi igama lendquma lihunyushwa kanjani ngesiNgisi.

Intaba igcwele umhlaba wonke, ngakho-ke iNew Zealanders ayihambi nje lapha kuphela, kodwa iphinde idle izinkomo. Futhi abavakashi bazojabula ngemibono yokunethezeka evulekile kusuka phezulu.

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