Kukhona ezinkulungwaneni zomhlaba zomhlaba inani elikhulu lezakhiwo ezingavusa isithakazelo esincane ukube bekungengenxa yokuthi izehlakalo zomlando ezibaluleke kakhulu emlandweni zenzekile kuzo. Kuhlelo Isakhiwo saseDakota, edolobheni lase ENew York, umholi weThe Beatles wabulawa, John Lennon.
IDakota itholakala ku-72nd Street naseCentral Park. Ukwakhiwa kwaso kusuka ngonyaka we-1880 ngaphansi kwesakhiwo sesitayela saseFrance, futhi ekuqaleni kwaso lesi sakhiwo esidumile besikude kakhulu nedolobha laseNew York. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, iManhattan neNew York zakhula futhi zinezakhiwo futhi ngale ndlela abalingiswa, osaziwayo nezakhamizi ezicebile baqala ukungena eminyangweni yeDakota.
Kodwa-ke, umcimbi ophawule umlando weDakota wenzeka ngoDisemba 8, 1980. Ngalolo suku, othile UMark Chapman Wamangaza umholi weqembu leLiverpool ngesikhathi efika esakhiweni lapho ayehlala khona ephelezelwa yintombi yakhe uYoko Ono. Ngaphandle kokunikeza isikhathi sanoma yini, uChapman wabulala uLennon ngamadubhu amane ngemuva, okwamenza wafa phambi kwezintombi zakhe ngemuva kwesikhathi.
Kusukela ngalolo suku kuqhubeke, inganekwane yokuthi John Lennon kanti iDakota yaba ngesinye sezakhiwo eManhattan ezithola izivakashi eziningi minyaka yonke.
Kubukeka sengathi abanikazi beDakota bacasulwe ukuvakashelwa okungenakubalwa okuvela kubalandeli, ngoba leyo ndawo isibe uhambo oluyimpoqo, njengoba abalandeli bakaLennon abaningi bekhetha ukuya khona, kunokuvakashela iLiverpool.
Ngisho nokuba abalandeli, ngubani ongafuni ukuba nefulethi kuleyo ndawo, noma ngabe kuyigumbi elincane?