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Izandla zebanjwa, elaye laye laziva lingekho ngqondweni emva kweseshoni yokugqibela yokungcungcuthekiswa, lalibotshelelwe ngasemva kwisitulo sentsimbi somntu omnye, esasiqiniselwe ngokuqinileyo phantsi. Akakwazi ukuphefumla ngeentlungu ezingena kuye ngamaza aphuma kuwo onke amalungu omzimba wakhe...

Amazwi agubungela ihlabathi; Kwabakho unogumbe, kwabakho unogumbe, yiba ngumkhombe kaNowa uze usisindise, uthi cwaka. Ulwandle lwamazwi lwaluvutha, kwakukho umsindo, kwakukho umsindo. Ukujula iankile kuthe cwaka phakathi kwamaza alwatyuzayo....

Abo banqula izithixo bathi, “Isithixo asiyonto nje ibonakalayo; sinentsingiselo enzulu emva kwayo. Bathi abanquli isithixo, kodwa amandla omoya asemva kwesi sithixo. Isixeko saseGuangzhu, eChina...

Abo babeke iintliziyo zabo kwintlungu baze bakhale! Abo bakha izindlu zabo endleleni yobubi! Ukuthula kuthatha indawo; zonke iintlobo zemibala. Lowo uthetha ulahlekwa; zonke iintlobo zemfazwe. Ukuba sithe cwaka ngenxa yehlazo; Musa ukucinga, vila! Bopha iqhiya ngehram; Sukuhlala wonqena!...

Kwaba ngathi kundululwa emajukujukwini. Kubumnyama obungaphazanyiswa apho kungekho mxhuzulane. Kude kude neenkwenkwezi. Kwavakala ithontsi lenyembezi elibilayo kwi socket yamehlo akhe. Ukuzisola kwakubambekile emqaleni wakhe: "Nangona ndandifuna ukufezeka, ndandingenakuba yinto....

Ngokwembono yempucuko, iinkulungwane ezimbini zokugqibela zidlulile ukoyiswa, ukuphoxeka, ukuphoxeka kunye nentlekele. Sibone iyantlukwano, ukoyiswa, ukungcatshwa, ingcinezelo ... nazo zonke iintlobo zobubi. Emva kwenyikima enkulu, phantsi kwengqushu...

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U-Orwell wazalelwa eIndiya ngo-1903. Igama lakhe lokwenyani nguEric Blair. Ubuntwana bakhe obugulayo nobubuthathaka; Uhluthwe uthando lukayise. Unina uzisa u-Orwell eNgilani kunye nodadewabo. Uyise wagxothwa kulawulo lobukoloniyali baseBritane eIndiya ngo-1912...

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