Amabala Angaphansi

e Abantu babesazi ukuthi u-Athakisekisi Wokuqala wayengumajikeduze futhi eyisilwane esikhwaza kukhithike umuhlwa. Isazi sembali okuthiwa nguHerodotus esingumGiriki saloba okuthile u-Athakisekisi akwenza ngesikhathi esilwa leGirisi. Sithi inkosi le yathi akwenziwe ibholoho ngezikepe ezibekwe zalandelana. Lapho ibholoho lelo libhidlizwa yisiphepho, u-Athakisekisi wathi omanjinela ababelakhile baqunywe amakhanda, watshela labantu bakhe ukuthi “bajezise” amanzi olwandle ngokuwatshaya ngapha kubalwa isiqalekiso. Kanti njalo kwathi enye indoda eyayinothile icela ukuthi indodana yayo ingayi empini le, u-Athakisekisi wathi indodana leyo kayiqunywe phakathi laphakathi, umzimba wayo ubekwe egcekeni ukuze ube yisixwayiso ebantwini.