Into yokuqala eyasishaya kakhulu ngesikhathi singena kwaba umsindo (ikakhulukazi owemishini) kanye nephunga elibi. Okokuqala, saboniswa ukuthi izinkomo zibulawa kanjani. Baphuma belandelana emadokodweni bakhuphukela ephaseji eliya endaweni yensimbi enezinsimbi eziphakeme. Indoda ephethe isibhamu sikagesi incike ocingweni yadubula isilwane phakathi kwamehlo. Kwamethusa lokhu, isilwane sawela phansi.
Kwase kuphakanyiswa izindonga zesibaya, inkomo yagingqika, yaphenduka ngohlangothi. Wayebonakala ethukile, kwangathi yonke imisipha yomzimba wakhe ibambene ngezihluthu. Yona le ndoda yabamba umthambo wedolo lenkomo ngeketango futhi, isebenzisa umshini wokuwuphakamisa kagesi, yawuphakamisa kwaze kwasala ikhanda lenkomo kuphela phansi. Khona-ke wathatha ucezu olukhulu locingo, okwathi ngalo, saqinisekiswa, akukho msinga odlulile, futhi wawufaka emgodini phakathi kwamehlo esilwane, esenziwe ngesibhamu. Satshelwa ukuthi ngale ndlela kunqamuka ukuxhumana phakathi komgogodla nomgogodla wesilwane, bese siyafa. Kwakuthi njalo uma indoda ifaka ucingo ebuchosheni benkomo yayikhahlela iphinde imelane nakuba yayibonakala isiqulekile. Izikhathi eziningana lapho sibukele lokhu kuhlinzwa, izinkomo zingamangalanga ngokuphelele, zikhahlela, zawa endaweni yensimbi, futhi le ndoda kwadingeka iphinde ithathe isibhamu sikagesi. Lapho inkomo ilahlekelwa amandla okunyakaza, yaphakanyiswa kangangokuthi ikhanda layo lalingamamitha angu-2-3 ukusuka phansi. Indoda yabe isigoqa ikhanda lesilwane yasinquma uqhoqhoqho. Lapho ekwenza lokhu, igazi lagobhoza okomthombo, lakhukhula yonke into ezungezile, kuhlanganise nathi. Yona le ndoda yaphinde yasika imilenze yangaphambili emadolweni. Esinye isisebenzi sanquma inhloko yenkomo egoqelwe eceleni. Indoda eyayimi phezulu, emsamo okhethekile, yayihlinza. Khona-ke isidumbu saqhutshekwa phambili, lapho isidumbu saso sahlukaniswa kabili futhi izingaphakathi - amaphaphu, isisu, amathumbu, njll - zawa. Sashaqeka lapho izikhathi ezimbalwa kufanele sibone ukuthi amankonyane amakhulu kangakanani, asekhulile impela ewa lapho., ngoba phakathi kwalabo ababulawa kwakukhona nezinkomo ezikhulelwe. Umqondisi wethu uthe amacala anjalo avamile lapha. Khona-ke le ndoda yasaha isidumbu eduze komgogodla ngesaha leketanga, yangena efrijini. Kuthe siseworkshop kwahlatshwa izinkomo zodwa kodwa nezimvu ezibayeni. Izilwane, ezilindele isiphetho sazo, zabonisa ngokucacile izimpawu zokwesaba - zaziminyanisa, zikhipha amehlo, zikhihliza amagwebu emilonyeni yazo. Satshelwa ukuthi izingulube zishaywa wugesi, kodwa le ndlela ayizifanele izinkomo., ngoba ukubulala inkomo, kwakuzothatha amandla kagesi kangangokuthi igazi liyajiya futhi inyama imbozwe ngokuphelele ngamachashazi amnyama. Baletha imvu, noma ezintathu ngesikhathi esisodwa, futhi bayibuyisela phansi etafuleni eliphansi. Wayenqunywe uqhoqhoqho ngommese obukhali wabe eselengiswa ngomlenze wangemuva ukuze kuphume igazi. Lokhu kwaqinisekisa ukuthi inqubo kwakungeke kudingeke iphindwe, ngaphandle kwalokho umhlatsheli kwakuyodingeka aziqedele mathupha imvu, ebhuquza phansi ngobuhlungu echibini legazi layo. Izimvu ezinjalo, ezingafuni ukubulawa, zibizwa lapha “izinhlobo ezingajwayelekile"Noma"izilima“. Ezitebeleni abadayisi bazama ukuhlehlisa inkunzi. Isilwane sezwa umoya wokusondela ekufeni futhi samelana. Ngosizo lwama-pike nama-bayonet, amphushela phambili esibayeni esikhethekile, lapho anikezwa khona umjovo ukuze inyama ithambe. Emuva kwemizuzu embalwa, lesi silwane sahudulelwa ebhokisini ngenkani, kwakhala isicabha ngemuva kwaso. Lapha wayemangele ngesibhamu sikagesi. Imilenze yesilwane iboshiwe, umnyango wavuleka wawela phansi. Kwafakwa ucingo embobeni esebunzini (cishe u-1.5 cm), olwakhiwe ngokudutshulwa, futhi waqala ukuluzungeza. Isilwane sanyakaza isikhashana, sase sithula. Lapho beqala ukubophela iketango emlenzeni wangemuva, isilwane saphinde saqala ukukhahlela futhi simelana, futhi umshini wokuwuphakamisa wawuphakamisa ngaleso sikhathi ngaphezu kwedamu legazi. Isilwane siqandisiwe. Kuqhamuke ubhusha ephethe ummese. Abaningi babone ukuthi ukubukeka komshayeli kugxile kulo bhusha; amehlo esilwane alandela indlela yakhe. Isilwane asizange simelane kuphela ngaphambi kokuba ummese ungene kuso, kodwa nangommese emzimbeni waso. Kuyo yonke imibiko, okwakwenzeka kwakungesona isenzo esishintshashintshayo—isilwane sasimelana siqaphile. Ligwazwe ngommese kabili, lopha laze lashona. Ngithole ukuthi ukufa kwezingulube kubanjwe ugesi kubuhlungu kakhulu. Okokuqala, zizophila kabuhlungu, zivalelwe ezindlini zezingulube, bese zithathwa ngokushesha ngothelawayeka ukuze zihlangabezane nesiphetho sazo. Ubusuku bangaphambi kokuhlaba, ababuchitha esibayeni sezinkomo, cishe ubusuku obujabulisa kakhulu ekuphileni kwabo. Lapha bangalala ku-sawdust, baphakelwe futhi bagezwe. Kodwa lokhu kubuka kafushane kungokugcina. Ukuklabalasa abakwenzayo lapho bebanjwa ugesi kuwumsindo odabukisayo kakhulu ongawucabanga.