“Ekugcineni kokubusa kwayo, lapho izihlubuki seziphelele, inkosi elukhuni ngobuso, eqonda izimfumbe, iyakuvela.

17. (a) IBrithani yayihlangana kanjani noMbuso WaseRoma? (b) UMbuso WaseBrithani uhlobene kanjani nombuso omncane wamaGreki waseMakedoniya naseGrisi?

¹⁷ Khona-ke umlando uthi ingubani le “nkosi elukhuni ngobuso”? Empeleni iBrithani yayiwumxhantela wasenyakatho-ntshonalanga woMbuso WaseRoma. Kuze kube sekuqaleni kwekhulu lesihlanu C.E., kwakunezifundazwe zamaRoma endaweni eyiBrithani manje. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, uMbuso WaseRoma waphelelwa amandla, kodwa ithonya lempucuko yamaGreki namaRoma laqhubeka likhona eBrithani nakwezinye izingxenye zeYurophu ezazikade zibuswa amaRoma. “Lapho uMbuso WaseRoma uwa, iSonto lathatha indawo yawo,” kubhala imbongi engumlobi waseMexico eyazuza uMklomelo kaNobel, u-Octavio Paz. Yanezela: “Ofata bamaSonto kanye nezazi zakamuva, bafaka ifilosofi yamaGreki ezimfundisweni zobuKristu.” Futhi isazi sefilosofi nesezibalo sekhulu lama-20 uBertrand Russell saphawula: “Impucuko yaseNtshonalanga, evela ebuGrekini, isekelwe emasikweni efilosofi nawesayensi aqala eMilethu [umuzi wamaGreki e-Asia Minor] eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezimbili nengxenye edlule.” Ngakho kungashiwo ukuthi umsuka wamasiko oMbuso WaseBrithani usembusweni wamaGreki waseMakedoniya naseGrisi.

18. Luyini uphondo oluncane olwaba “inkosi elukhuni ngobuso” ‘esikhathini sokuphela’? Chaza.

¹⁸ Ngo-1763 uMbuso WaseBrithani wawusuzinqobile izimbangi zawo ezinamandla, iSpain neFrance. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke wazibonisa uyingqungqulu yasolwandle nombuso wezwe wesikhombisa wesiprofetho seBhayibheli. Ngisho nangemva kokuba amakoloni aseMelika angu-13 eseqembukile eBrithani ngo-1776 azakhela i-United States of America, uMbuso WaseBrithani wakhula wahlanganisa ingxenye yesine yomhlaba neyabantu abakuwo. Lo mbuso wezwe wesikhombisa wathola amandla amakhulu nakakhulu lapho i-United States of America ihlangana neBrithani ukuze yakhe umbuso wezwe ombaxambili wamaNgisi NamaMelika. Kwezomnotho nakwezempi ngempela lo mbuso uye waba “inkosi elukhuni ngobuso.” Ngakho uphondo oluncane olwaba umbuso wezombangazwe onolaka ‘esikhathini sokuphela,’ nguMbuso Wezwe WamaNgisi NamaMelika.

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