"Izinselelo enibhekene nazo ngezibhekene nezigidi zezingane kuleli. Kodwa okuhle wukunikeza izingane ithuba lokuphefumula ngalokho okuzihluphayo. Sithe asininikeze ithuba nakulo nyaka niphefumule ngezinselelo ngaphansi kweCovid-19, njengalokhu besiyaye sininikeze ithuba uma kuyiphalamende lezingane, njengoba kwenzekile ngonyaka odlule," kusho uNksz Zulu. Kodwa-ke, awuyikuzwa umkhulekeli oyedwa noma "umdanisi" ongumdanisi, ecela uNkulunkulu, izulu nomhlaba, ubuhlakani nomoya wabokhokho bakhe, ehlambalaza abanye abangahlanganyeli ngokukholwa kwakhe. I-invective ayizange ibe ingxabano! "utagawa toyokunijapanese, 1769–1825ichibē izumiya, publisherotowaya (onoe matsusuke), 1795color woodblock printbequest of richard p. gale 74.1.174next 1 of 5 » chu--shingura: japan's favorite storysaturday, october 30, 2010sunday, february 20, 2011louis w hill jr. gallery of japanese prints (239)free exhibitionchu--shingura, or ""treasury of loyal retainers,"" is a fictionalized account of a true incident that occurred in the early 18th century. while serving at the shogun's court, asano naganori, the lord of a small rural fief, drew his sword on an abusive master of ceremonies, kira yoshinaka. for this egregious breach of protocol at court, asano was forced to commit ritual suicide. his fief was confiscated, and his retainers were disbanded. on a snowy night in 1703, forty--seven of asano's most loyal retainers attacked kira's mansion and beheaded him. for over a year, these men had plotted in secret to avenge their lord's disgrace and death. although they were all arrested for their crime and forced to commit suicide, the general populace lauded them as heroes for their fierce loyalty.