Kukho amawaka eembombo zehlabathi inani elikhulu lezakhiwo ezinokuthi zivuse umdla omncinci ukuba bekungengenxa yeziganeko ezibaluleke kakhulu zembali ezenzekileyo kuzo. Kwi Isakhiwo saseDakota, kwisixeko sase ENew York, Inkokheli yeBeatles yabulawa, John Lennon.
IDakota ibekwe kwisitalato i72 kunye neCentral Park. Imihla yokwakhiwa kwayo ukusukela ngonyaka we-1880 phantsi kobugcisa bendlela yaseFrance, kwaye ekuqalekeni kwayo isakhiwo esidumileyo sasimi kude kakhulu ukusuka edolophini eNew York. Ngokuhamba kwexesha, iManhattan neNew York zakhula kwaye kunye neepropathi kwaye ngale ndlela abalinganiswa, abadumileyo kunye nabemi abazizityebi baqala ukuhlala kumasebe eDakota.
Nangona kunjalo, umsitho ophawule imbali ye-Dakota wenzeka nge-8 kaDisemba ngo-1980. Ngaloo mini, ethile UMark Chapman Wothusa inkokheli yeqela leLiverpool xa yafika kwisakhiwo awayehlala kuso ehamba nentombazana yakhe uYoko Ono. Ngaphandle kokunika ixesha kuyo nayiphi na into, uChapman wabulala uLennon ngemipu emine ngasemva, eyambulala phambi kwentombi yakhe emva kwexesha.
Ukususela ngaloo mini, intsomi John Lennon kwaye iDakota yaba sesinye sezakhiwo eManhattan ezifumana abakhenkethi abaninzi minyaka le.
Kubonakala ngathi abanini beDakota bacatshukiswa lutyelelo oluninzi lwabalandeli, kuba loo ndawo iye yohambo olunyanzelekileyo, uninzi lwabalandeli bakaLennon bakhetha ukuya apho, kunokuba batyelele iLiverpool.
Nokuba ngabalandeli, ngubani ongafuniyo ukuba nendawo yokuhlala, nokuba ligumbi elincinci?