Yiziphi izingqimba ezinkulu zomhlaba?
Impendulo ithi: ikhethini.
Isihloko soMhlaba nokubunjwa kwawo singesinye sezihloko ezibaluleke kakhulu ezivusa isithakazelo sabantu, futhi omunye wemibuzo abantu abawubuza kakhulu ngale ndaba uthi: Iluphi ungqimba olukhulu kunawo wonke eMhlabeni? Isakhiwo sangaphakathi soMhlaba sinezingqimba ezintathu eziyinhloko: uqweqwe, isiphuku, kanye nomnyombo.” Ungqimba olukhulu kunawo wonke lobukhulu bawo obungaba khona ikhethini, ososayensi abaningi abalazi ngokuthi “ingubo.” Ugqinsi lwekhethini lungaba ngu-2890 km, futhi luhlukanisa uqweqwe oluncane olusuka enhliziyweni oluqinile olumele umnyombo woMhlaba. Ucwaningo lwesayensi yesimanje luqinisekisa ukuthi uMhlaba uqukethe izingqimba eziyisikhombisa ezahlukene, okuyiqiniso lesayensi elakhuthazwa yiKur’an eNgcwele eminyakeni eyi-14 edlule. Ososayensi baseNtshonalanga namuhla bayavuma ukuthi abakwazi ngokugcwele ukwakheka koMhlaba, okubonisa iqiniso elibalulekile lesayensi okufanele wonke umuntu alinake.
