Phambi kohlaselo lweSpain ku-Inca Empire embindini wenkulungwane ye-16, abantu bomthonyama babonwabela imithendeleko yabo ebusika nganye eCusco ukuzukisa uthixo welanga, obizwa ngokuba Ndithi Raymi apho isilwanyana kwakubingelelwa kuso ukuqinisekisa isivuno esihle nokunika imbeko kwiInca, njengoNyana olizibulo welanga.
Imibhiyozo yenzeke ebusika, xa ilanga likude emhlabeni. Zisoyika ukunqongophala kwelanga kunye nendlala eyalandelayo, iiInca zamandulo zahlanganisana ukuzukisa uthixo welanga kunye nokumela ukubuya kwakhe.
Kude kwaba ngo-1572, uViceroy Toledo wayethintela ukubhiyozelwa kuka-Inti Raymi, esithi bubuhedeni kwaye kuchasene nenkolo yamaKatolika. Emva kommiselo, iminyhadala yenzeka phantsi komhlaba kulo lonke uViceroyalty yasePeru.
Namhlanje, ngumthendeleko wesibini ngobukhulu eMzantsi Melika. Amakhulu amawaka abantu ayahlangana eCusco evela kwezinye iindawo zesizwe kunye nehlabathi kwiveki yemibhiyozo ephawula ukuqala konyaka omtsha, i-Inti Raymi, i-Fiesta del Sol.
Yonke imihla imisitho yayo iququzelelwe, ukusuka kwimiboniso ukuya kwimiboniso yezitalato apho abadanisi abaninzi abanxibe iimpahla zesintu babonwa khona. Ngokuhlwa, umculo odlalayo ovela kwelona liqela lomculo wasePeruvia utsalela izihlwele ePlaza de Armas yeekhonsathi zasimahla.
Indawo ephambili kulo mnyhadala ngumbhiyozo wosuku lonke ngoJuni 24, kwangolo suku lunye no-Inti Raymi. Ngale mini, iminyhadala iqala ngokucela iSapa Inca eQorikancha ephambi kwecawa yaseSanto Domingo, eyakhiwe kwitempile yakudala yelanga.
I-Inti Raymi ngumsitho wemihla yonke, ubuncinci iiyure ezintlanu Inqaba yeSacsayhuamán. Ukungena kwi-fort kukhululekile, kwaye izitulo ziyafumaneka kwiindlwana ezijikeleze isikwere esikhulu. Kukwakho nabathengisi bokutya neziselo. Uhambo oluhle!
Inqaku elilungileyo lokuya kule mibhiyozo eCusco …… .. bhala amanqaku okhenketho angaphezulu alolu hlobo… amanqaku ahlaziyiweyo ayafuneka…