U-Alexander Omkhulu wayeyinkosi yombuso wasendulo wamaGreki waseMakedoni ngekhulu lesi-4 BC. Ukhunjulwa kakhulu ngomkhankaso wakhe omkhulu wezempi, owathatha ingxenye enkulu yokubusa kwakhe, futhi waholela ekudalweni kwemibuso emikhulukazi yezwe lasendulo. Ingahlulwa empini, ukubusa kuka-Alexander ekugcineni kwasuka eGrisi kuya enyakatho-ntshonalanga yeNdiya kwehlela enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Afrika.
Phakathi nomkhankaso wakhe wezempi e-Asia nase-Afrika, u-Alexander Omkhulu wafakaza ― futhi wakha ngempela ― izinto eziningi ezinkulu nezesabekayo. Ukuwa kwamadolobha nemibuso, “ukubulawa” kwabantu “bonke” abantu, ngisho ― uma kufanele kukholwelwe imibiko ― udrako!
Ngo-330 BC, ngemva kokuba u-Alexander Omkhulu ehlasele iNdiya, wabuya nemibiko yokubona udrako omkhulu ohayizayo ehlala emhumeni, abantu ababewukhulekela njengonkulunkulu.
Omunye wamasosha ka-Alexander Omkhulu okuthiwa u-Onesicritus wathi inkosi yaseNdiya u-Abisarus yayifuye izinyoka ezaziphakathi kwamamitha angu-120 kuya kwangu-210 ubude. Ababusi bamaGreki abalandela kuthiwa babuyise amadragoni ephila e-Ethiopia.
Ngenkathi u-Alexander ephonsa ezinye izingxenye zaseNdiya esiphithiphithini futhi ethatha ezinye wahlangana nezinye izilwane eziningi iNyoka eyayihlala emhumeni futhi yayibhekwa njengengcwele ngamaNdiya ayihlonipha kakhulu futhi ekholelwa ezeni.
Ngakho, amaNdiya enza konke okusemandleni enxusa u-Alexander ukuba angavumeli muntu ukuba ahlasele iNyoka; wasesamukela isifiso sabo. Manje njengoba ibutho lidlula emhumeni futhi "kubangele umsindo", iNyoka yasheshe yakubona lokho. Inayo, uyazi, i “Ukuzwa okubukhali nokubona okubukhali kunazo zonke izilwane”.
Kuthiwa isilo sakhipha ikhanda emhumeni futhi “wahayiza futhi wahona ngamandla kangangokuthi bonke bethuka futhi bajabha”. Futhi ngokuqinisekile, ngokwencazelo ka-Aelianus, lesi sidalwa sasiyobe sesabeka ukusibona.
Ingxenye ebonakalayo yenyoka iyodwa “kwabikwa ukuthi ulinganisa izingalo ezingama-70”, ilingana namamitha angu-32 noma amafidi angu-105 ubude. Umzimba wayo omkhulukazi wawusele ngaphakathi komhume.
“Kunoma ikuphi amehlo ayo kuthiwa ayelingana nesihlangu esikhulu esiyindilinga saseMakedoniya.”
―U-Aelianus, Ngemvelo Yezilwane, Incwadi #XV, Isahluko 19-23, c.210-230.
Inyoka enobuthi ende kunazo zonke emhlabeni, iKing Cobra, ingesinye sezilwane ezinjalo ezizulazula emahlathini aseNdiya. Izinyoka ezindala zingakhula zibe phakathi kwamamitha amathathu namahlanu ubude. Nakuba kungase kube ubude obubangela ukwesaba kunoma ubani, nokho, akukukhulu "njengenyoka enkulu" u-Alexander namadoda akhe ababhekana nayo. Inalokho engqondweni, yini inkosi yasendulo eyahlangana nayo phakathi nomkhankaso wayo eNdiya? Ingabe wabona udrako?
