AMABAKA—aziwa nangokuthi amaPygmie—cishe angabantu bokuqala abazinza eCameroon. Kwabe sekuthi ngawo-1500, kwafika amaPutukezi. Emakhulwini ambalwa eminyaka ngemva kwalokho, amaFulani—abantu abangamaSulumane—anqoba inyakatho yeCameroon. Namuhla, izakhamuzi zaseCameroon ezingamaphesenti angu-40 zizibiza ngamaKristu, ezingamaphesenti angu-20 zingamaSulumane kanti amanye amaphesenti angu-40 asezinkolweni zomdabu zase-Afrika.

Abantu abahlala emaphandleni aseCameroon baziwa ngomoya wokungenisa izihambi. Izihambi ziyabingelelwa bese zingeniswa endlini, lapho zinikwa khona amanzi nokudla. Ukwenqaba lezi zenzo zomusa zomninikhaya kubhekwa njengokwedelela, kanti ukuzamukela kuwukumbonisa udumo.

Ingxoxo iqala ngokubingelela amalungu omkhaya bese uwabuza impilo. Kuyisiko nokubuza ukuthi injani  imfuyo! UJoseph, ongowomdabu waseCameroon, uthi: “Uma isivakashi sesihamba, akwanele ukuba kuvele kuvaleliswane nje. Ngokuvamile, ovakashelwe uyasiphelekezela isivakashi futhi baqhubeke bexoxa. Ngemva kwebangana, obevakashelwe ube esevalelisa abese ephindela ekhaya. Isivakashi esingaphathwa ngale ndlela singase sizizwe singathandwa.”

Lapho kudliwa, ngezinye izikhathi iqembu labangane lidlela esitsheni esisodwa—futhi kokunye lidla ngezandla. ECameroon, leli siko liwuphawu olunamandla olubonisa ubunye. Eqinisweni, ngezinye izikhathi liye lasetshenziselwa ukuvuselela ubuhlobo babantu ababengabangane. Ngomqondo othile, ukudla ndawonye kuyindlela yokuthi, “Sesiphinde saba nokuthula.”