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Ubusika buka-1944 eJamani.

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Abantu abaninzi ecaleni koMlambo iRhine
bacinga ukuba imfazwe yayisiya kuphela.

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Yiyo loo nto umbhakeli oyintloko uVincken wazisa usapho lwakhe
olwaphuncukileyo, umfazi wakhe kunye nonyana wakhe oneminyaka

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elishumi elinesibini uFritz, ukuba bahlale kufuphi naye eHhurstgen
Forest, apho wanyanzeliswa ukuba abhake isonka seWehrmacht.

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Emva kokuqhuba ubusuku bonke iiyure ezininzi,
wabathatha bobabini wabasa ngeKübelwagen

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kwibhariaki engenamntu efihliwe kwindawo evulekileyo.

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Kodwa umngeni waphambili waba lukhuni.
NgoDisemba, kwabakho nokuhlasela okuphikisayo.

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Kuba bekhukuliswe kakhulu, bobabini bahlala esidulini.

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Noko ke, kwaba nzima ngakumbi
ukuba utata akhathalele usapho lwakhe.

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Kwaza ke kwafika uBusuku boKrisimesi ka-1944.

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Unyana wakhe uFritz kamva wabhala
phantsi yonke into eyenzekileyo:

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Besisiva isandi esingathi sithotha
seenqwelomoya zokulwa zama-Allied imini yonke.

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Bekukho umqhwa ombi. Umama wayepheka isuphu yenkukhu
ecaleni kwesitovu, ekukhanyeni okufipheleyo kwekhandlela.

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Utata wayephumile elungisa izinto.

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Ngequbuliso, kwabakho ukuknqa emnyango.

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Ndakothuka, ndasothuka ndaza ndabona
uMama etshica amakhandlela ngokungxama.

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Kwakho nokokhona okunye. Saba nesibindi saza savula ucango.

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Ngaphandle kwakho amadoda amabini enxibe iikhaphu zentsimbi.

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Omnye wathetha ngolwimi olungaziwayo waza
wakhomba komnye umntu owayelele ekhephini.

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Sayiqonda: la madoda ngamajoni aseMelika.

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Umama wema engashukumi ecaleni kwam.

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Babenxibe izixhobo kwaye bebeyakwazi ukunyanzela
ukungena, kodwa bema apho babuza ngamehlo abo.

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Indoda eyayihleli emkhenkceni
yayibonakala ngathi ifile kunokuba iphile.

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"Ngenani," watsho uMama esithi ngokwamkelayo.

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Omnye wabo ukwazile ukuthetha nomama wam ngesiFrentshi.

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Umama wakhathalela indoda enzakalileyo.

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Bekuhleli esitovini, babesala ubanda.

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Umoya wam uphakanyisiwe kwakhona.

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Bobathathu babesasazekile, belahlekelwe liqela labo
kwaye bebehamba-hamba ehlathini iintsuku ezininzi.

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Umama wandiyalela: "Hamba uye
kuzisa ezinye iitapile ezintandathu."

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Wakhanyisa ikhandlela lesibini waza wasika iitapile
ezihlanziweyo, zingaxobulwanga, wazifaka esuphweni.

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Ukuzixobula ngexesha elo bekuya kuba yinkcitha.

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Indoda enzakalileyo yayiphumele igazi
elininzi kwaye ilele ingashukumi, ithule.

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Isuphu kamama yayinuka kamnandi, ikhangelekile.

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Bendisandul' ukulungisa itafile
xa kwaphinda kwakhonkxwa emnyango.

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Bendilindele abantu baseMelika abaphithizelayo
ngakumbi, ndaza ndavula ucango ngaphandle kokuthandabuza.

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Bebengamajoni, amadoda amane, kwaye bonke bebexhobe kakhulu.

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Bendiyazi iyunifomu. Yayingamajoni ethu akwaWehrmacht.

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Ndandibambekile luloyiko. Ingaba isiphelo sethu esi?

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Umama waphuma. Ilizwi lakhe elizolileyo landiqinisekisa kancinci.

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"Uzisa ubushushu obungqindilili,
ungathanda ukutyela nathi?" watsho ethetha nje.

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Ngoko ke, wayevele watsala umxholo.

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Amasosha ababulisile ngobubele obukhulu kwaye ayevuya
ngokucacileyo ukufumana abantu belizwe lawo ngoBusuku

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beKrisimesi kummandla womda waseArdennes phakathi kweemikhosi.

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"Singazifudumeza kancinci?" wabuza igosa eliphezulu, isajini.

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Mhlawumbi singahlala side kube ngomso?

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"Ewe," watsho uMama ngobubele, waza wongeza ngesibindi:

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Sekukho abantu abathathu apha
abangqele kwaye kufuneka bazifudumeze.

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Nceda, musa ukwenza nantoni na ingxaki ngoBusuku beKrisimesi!

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USajini uyaqonda. Wafuna ukwazi: "NgamaYanki?"

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Umama wajonga ngamnye kubo waza wathi kancinci:

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Ningaba ngoonyana bam, kunye nabo abangaphakathi.

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Omnye wenzakele, hayi ngendlela elungileyo.

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Abanye balambile kwaye badiniwe njengawe.

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Wathi ke kusejaji, "Ngumthendeleko
weKrisimesi, akusayi kubakho kudubula apha!"

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Wamjonga. Kangangemizuzwana emibini okanye
emithathu engapheliyo; kodwa uMama wathi ngokuqinisekileyo:

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Beka imipu yakho phezu kwenkuni uze ungene ngaphakathi!

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"Yenza njengoko etshoyo," kwakhwaza usajini.

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Bengathethi nto, babeka izixhobo zabo kwindlu
yokugcina amaplanga apho sasigcina khona iinkuni zethu:

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iikarabhayini ezintathu, izipistoli ezibini,
umpu womatshini olula kunye neebhazooka ezimbini.

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Utshaba aluzange luhlale lufihliwe kumaMelika.

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Benesibindi esibangelwa
kukuphelelwa lithemba, babekulungele ukulwa.

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Xa wonke umntu wayekwigumbi
elincinci, babonakala bengazi ukuba mabenzeni.

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Kodwa uMama wayevuya kakhulu. Enyanyekela,
wafumanela wonke umntu indawo yokuhlala.

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Sasinazo izitulo ezithathu, kodwa ibhedi kaMama ibikhulu.

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Bathula – kwakukho uxinzelelo.

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Umama uqalile ukupheka kwakhona.

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Indoda enzakalileyo yakhonkotha
kakhulu. Omnye wamaJamani waguqa phezu kwayo.

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"Uligqirha wongxamiseko?" kubuza uMama.

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Waphendula wathi, "Hayi, kodwa bendifunda ubugqirha
eHeidelberg kude kube yinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo."

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Wathi ke wacacisela abantu baseMelika
ngesiNgesi: "Inxeba alifanganga ngenxa yobanda."

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Kodwa ulahlekelwe ligazi kwaye
udinga ukuphumla nokutya okunesondlo.

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Ngoku uxinzelelo luye lwancipha.

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USajini wakhupha ibhotile yewayini ebomvu kwingxowa yakhe
yesonka, ngelixa omnye ebeka ilofu yesonka sekhomishari

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(isonka esihlala ixesha elide esinikwa amajoni) etafileni.

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Umama wasika isonka. Wagalela iwayini
encinci kwikomityi: "Ngomntu ogulayo!"

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Okunye kwahlulwa.

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Ngoku yonke into ibiyilungele isidlo sangokuhlwa seKrisimesi.

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Izibane ezibini zazidanyaza etafileni.

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Entloko yetafile, uMama wayehleli
kwisitulo esenziwe ngokungathanga.

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Ekhayeni lethu, kwakungeyo ndlela
yokuthandaza phezulu phambi kokutya.

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Kodwa ngoku yonke into yayahlukile. Kwakukho umoya wovuyo.

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Akukho mntu obengacinga ngokungena
ekutyeni ngaphandle kokulibazisa.

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Sazibamba ngesandla, kwaye uMama wathetha
ngenyaniso echukumisayo, ngokungathi ubhengeza iKrisimesi:

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Yiza, Nkosi Yesu, ube lundwendwe lwethu…

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Uqukumbele ngala mazwi: "...kwaye
nceda, ekugqibeleni yipheliseni le mfazwe!"

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Ndithe ndajonga-jonga esangqeni, ndabona iinyembezi
emehlweni amajoni. Kwaye akukho namnye owayethuka.

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Ekugqibeleni, sayolala. Ndifumene indawo ebhedini kaMama.

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Emva kwesidlo sakusasa esincinci, usajini
wabakhombisa abantu baseMelika indlela eya kwimigca yabo.

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Ikhampasi yaseJamani itshintshe abanini.

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Jonga apho uhamba khona. Iindlela ezininzi zinezigcayiselo.

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Xa usiva iiJabos zakho (iinqwelomoya zokulwa
nezobhomu), zibhabhazele ngesandla ngamandla onke.

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Ugqirha uye wangqina ngesiNgesi.
Emva koko baye bazixhobisa kwakhona.

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Wonke umntu wawuthandazana ngovuyo;
bathembisa ukuba bazakuphinda badibane:

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Nje ukuba le mfazwe yegwala iphelile!

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NgoJanuwari ka-1996, emva kweminyaka engaphezu
kwama-50, uFritz Vincken waphinda wadibana nabantu baseMelika.

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Omnye wabo wayesenayo ikhampasi
yomkhosi waseJamani, awayengazange ayilahle.
