- Ikheli: Eilon, Israel;
- Amahora okusebenza: amahora angu-24;
- Ukungena: mahhala.
Enyakatho ye- Israyeli kukhona amanxiwa enqabeni eyakhiwe yiNkatha Yenkolo. Lapha ama-knights aphikisana nokuhlaselwa okuningi kwamaMamluk iminyaka emihlanu, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yendawo eqhelile yenqaba nezinqaba ezimbili ezinamandla. Lokhu kuphela akuzange kusize amaKrippus, ngakho-ke iMontfort Castle yathathwa futhi yabhujiswa, emva kwalokho ayizange iphinde ibuyiselwe futhi isalokhu ichithekile. Abavakashi balangazelela ukukubona, ukujwayele umlando nokubonga izithako ezihle kakhulu zesakhiwo sasendulo.
Ziyini izinxuwa ezithakazelisayo zezivakashi?
I-Montfort Castle (Israel) ingamakhilomitha angu-35 ukusuka edolobheni laseHaifa ne-16 km ukusuka emngceleni wase-Lebanon neLebanon. Kusukela ngo-1231 kuya ku-1270 kwakungokuhlala kwamakhosi amakhulu e-Teutonic Order. Insimu eyakhelwe kuyo, yanqotshwa ngesikhathi sokuQotshwa kokuQala nokunikezwa emndenini kaDe-Milli.
Ngokushesha umhlaba wathengiswa kwi-Teutonic Order, eyakha indlu eqinile kuyo. Kwakubizwa ngokuthi iStarkenberg. Impahla yabanikazi bangaphambili yayakhiwa kabusha futhi yaphenduka ibe yindlunkulu yabakwa-Crusaders. I-Treasury ne-archive ye-Teutonic Order yathunyelwa lapha. Ngenkathi ngo-1266 inqaba yahlaselwa yiSultan Baybars, iziqhingi zamelana nokuhlasela.
Eminyakeni emihlanu kamuva amaMamluk abuya. Umzamo wesibili wokuthatha inqaba wawuyimpumelelo. Lokhu kwaqondiswa ukubhujiswa kwodonga oluseningizimu. Eqaphela ukunqotshwa, abaMpi beNkathazo bahlinzeka ngendlunkulu yaseMontfort ngeso lengqondo ukuthi bangayishiya kanye nemali yengcebo kanye nendawo yokugcina impahla.
Naphezu kokuthi isikhathi nesenzakalo sezulu sabangela umonakalo omkhulu ekwakhiweni, ezinye izingxenye zawo zagcinwa esimweni esingaphansi noma esincane. Isibonelo, ukungena enqabeni, izinsalela zodonga oluvikelekile lwangaphandle. Ukuhamba eduze kwamanxiwa, ungabona amanxiwa emishini yokuhambisa umoya.
I-Montfort Castle ivulekele izivakashi amahora angu-24 ngosuku zonke izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngesonto. Ukubheka imali akukhokhwanga. Vakashela izindawo ezibhuqiwe akufanele nje kuphela ngezizathu zocwaningo, kodwa futhi ngoba inikeza umbono omangalisayo weGalile eliphezulu.
Ungafika kanjani?
Ungakwazi ukufinyelela enqabeni ngezinyawo noma ngebhasi. Indlela yokuqala ukuthola umgwaqo oholela emzaneni waseMilia. Kuyo kudingeka uhambe ngqo endaweni yokupaka eMitzpe Hila, lapho kufanele uhambe endleleni ebomvu.
Ukuze ungahambi okuningi, ungafika nomgwaqo wenombolo 899, ulandela umyalezo ophakathi kuka-11 no-12 km. Umgwaqo uholela esiteji sokubuka, okuvela kuwo uvula umbono omangalisayo wenqaba yaseMontfort.