Uzwile neze umfula iMekong kumabhayisikobho amaningi. Lo mfula odumile ubuyindawo yezimpi eziningi nokusukelwa, kepha futhi nokuhamba ngesikebhe okungajwayelekile kwezinye zezigaba zawo zokuhamba, emakhilomitheni akhe angaphezu kwamakhilomitha angama-4.000. Kusukela azalwa ethafeni laseTibetan Quinghai, usehambele amazwe aseChina, eBurma, I-Tailandia, ILaos, I-Cambodia neVietnam.
UMfula iMekong ungomunye wemifula emikhulu kunayo yonke emhlabeni, kepha ukwehluka okwedlulele ezinkathini ezahlukahlukene zonyaka, ukuba khona kwama-rapids nezimpophoma kwenza ukuhamba kwemikhumbi kube nzima. Ingxenye yohambo lwayo idlula emazweni aseChina, lapho yaziwa nangokuthi uMfula iLancang noma uMfula iTurbulent. Ukuqhubeka, uMfula iMekong wakha umngcele ophakathi kweMyanmar neLaos ngamakhilomitha angama-200, ekugcineni kwawo uMfula iRuak uhlangana nomfula wawo. Leli yiphuzu lokuhlukanisa phakathi kwe-Upper ne-Lower Mekong. Ngemuva kokugeza izindawo zamazwe amaningana nokuthonya izimpilo zabantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-90, uMfula iMekong uthululela oLwandle iChina.
Ngehlobo eledlule, ngagcina ngidabule emanzini aseMekong; into engangijabule ngayo isikhathi eside. Kufana nokukhuphuka iSitatimende Sokukhululeka eNew York, uhamba ngeSeine ungene EParis noma ubone i- U-Ben omkhulu en London.
Lokhu kuhamba okuthakazelisa ukunqamula eMekong, kwenzeka ngesikhathi sohambo lokuya I-Luang Prabang, (Laos), idolobha elingenakuqhathaniswa, elakhiwe lakha isigodi esihle phakathi koMfula iMekong noMfula iKhan. Naphezu kwemvula engapheli ewele ngalolo suku, indawo ibingalingani, iluhlaza okotshani futhi iphila. Ngingasho ukuthi, imvula ithuthukise indawo njengoba iyenze yaba ngeyangempela futhi yajabulisa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izikebhe sezivele zilungiselelwe ngophahla lwensimbi, ukuzivikela emanzini emvula, into abajwayele kakhulu futhi bakweleta izimila zabo eziningi futhi ezinhle.
Ukuhamba ngesikebhe emfuleni kukunikeza ithuba lokuthokozela amadolobha noma amadolobhana asemfuleni ngomunye umbono nangokuthula okulethwa ukukhononda nokugingqika kwamanzi.
Ungakhohlwa ikhamera bese nijabula!