A UMarco Valerio Marcial Ngikuphathele eyodwa uzwela olukhethekile. Unyaka wesibili weziqu zami eyunivesithi wangikhuthaza kakhulu, ngenkathi ngifunda uF. Inglesa latin ezifundweni ezimbili zokuqala nenye ye- lezo othisha bamathambo lokho kuphawula impilo yabafundi. Ama-epigrams akhe ayedlula kude kakhulu I-Aeneid odlale unyaka wokuqala noma i- Ama-catilinaries kaCicero. Yena, uHoracio no-Ovidio bayizimbongi zakudala engizithandayo. Namuhla Ngiyaqokomisa ezinye zazo iziqephu lokho kwakuyindalo yakhe enkulu kakhulu.
UMarco Valerio Marcial
I-Bilbilitan yokuzalwa (iCalatayud yamanje), cishe ngonyaka 64 d. C. waya eRoma ukuqedela izifundo zabo zomthetho ngaphansi kokuvikelwa I-Seneca. Kepha ukuwa kwakhe emseni nokuzibulala kwakhe okulandelayo kwamdonsela phansi. Yayibukeka kanjena uphoqeleke ukuba asinde ngendlela ye-bohemian njengeklayenti labashisekeli abahlukahlukene. Kepha ngokubuyisa wayene- i-amistad yababhali abakhulu kunabo bonke besikhathi leso njengo UPliny Omncane noma i-satirical futhi Juvenal.
ERoma
Wabuye wathola umusa kubabusi abangabazalwane UTitus noDomitian, anikele kuye izincomo eziningana nezintshisekelo. Bamqamba igama ilungu le-oda yamahhashi futhi wawina ama-honours ahlukahlukene, phakathi kwabo ukukhululwa enteleni okwakumele kukhokhwe labo abangenabo abantwana. Kepha okufanayo akwenzekanga ngoNerva noTrajano futhi kwadingeka abuyele eBílbilis. Lapho wabuya empilweni yasemakhaya, okwakungenye yamaphupho akhe amakhulu futhi wanikezela kuwo izingoma eziningana.
Indawo yokwakha
Umsebenzi kaMarcial igcinwe isasebenza kahle Ngenhlanhla. Nge izincwadi eziyishumi nanhlanu zamavesi, sezizonke ziyizinkondlo ezingamakhulu ayishumi nanhlanu zohlobo olulodwa lwemibhalo, i epigram, lapho ayengenambangi khona ngesikhathi sakhe.
Ama-Epigrams
Ngikhetha ezimbalwa kufayela le- impilo, ukufa nobungani, ngaphezu kokunye ukugxeka okuvusa inkanuko, ukubhuqa nokugxeka emphakathini ngaphezu kwezitha noma ukuvelela. Futhi ngiqeda ngomunye wakhe izindlovu edume kakhulu.
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Ukuze ukwazi ukujabulela izinkumbulo zempilo wukuphila kabili.
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Uma inkazimulo iza emva kokufa, angijahile.
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Ngikholwe, akuhlakaniphile ukuthi 'Ngizophila' kusasa sekwephuze kakhulu: phila namuhla.
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Incwadi oyifundayo, ethi Fidentino, ngeyami; Kepha uma uyifunda ngokungafanele, iqala ukuba ngeyakho.
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Kungani ngingakuthumeli, Pontiliano, izincwadi zami ezincane?
Ukuze wena, Pontiliano, ungangithumeli okwakho.
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Yize ungazishicileli izinkondlo zakho, uyayigxeka eyami, Lelio.
Kuphakathi uyeke ukugxeka okwami noma uthumele okwakho.
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Gcina udumo lwakho ngabafileyo
Awukaze uyazise imbongi ephilayo.
Uxolo, ngincamela ukuqhubeka ngiphile
ukuthola udumo lwakho.
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ITais inamazinyo amnyama, iLecania imhlophe njengeqhwa.
Yisiphi isizathu? Lona usethengile ezinye, ezakhe.
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Okubiza ngesihluku uqamba amanga, Zoilo.
Awuyona indoda enonya, iZoilo, kodwa uqobo lwakho.
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Ungamangali nganoma yini eyenqabayo
isimemo sakho
ngedina lamakhulu amathathu, uNestor:
Angikuthandi ukudla ngedwa.
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Kuze kube muva nje ubengudokotela, manje uDiaulo ungcwabi;
akwenzayo njengomngcwabi wayekwenzile futhi njengodokotela.
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Lapho isigqila sakho silimaza i-minga yaso, wena, Nevolo, imbongolo yakho ibuhlungu.
Angiyena umbhuli, kodwa ngiyakwazi okwenzayo.
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Une-minga enkulu njengamakhala akho,
ukuze ngaso sonke isikhathi ingena kulwakhiwo, ungalizwa.
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ULesbia uyafunga ukuthi akakaze abanjwe mahhala.
Iqiniso. Lapho efuna ukubhejwa, ujwayele ukukhokha.
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Kuwe uFronton noFlacila, abazali bakhe, le ntombazane ngiyiphathisa,
Ukususwa okuncane, jabulela izindebe zami
nokujabula kwami, ukuze ukwesaba ubumnyama obumnyama kunqobe
nasemihlathini emikhulu yenja yaseTartar.
Wayengabona iqhwa lobusika bakhe besithupha lincibilike,
ayephila ngayo inani elifanayo lezinsuku.
Lokho phakathi kwabavikeli abahlonishwa kangaka bayadlala futhi bajabule ingunaphakade
ukhulume igama lami ngezindebe ezingingizayo.
Utshani obusabekayo, ungambozi amathambo abo athambile ingunaphakade.
Mhlaba, ungasindi: ubengekho ngawe.