Khipha amagama aphelele ezinhlamvu embhalweni. Zibhale zihlukaniswe ngemigqa emisha.
Context:Le ngxenye ingeyokuqala enguqulweni yencwadi ka-1951. Kwenzeka ngo - 12 067 C.E. ("iNkathi ye - Galactic"). Indaba iqala eTrantor, inhloko-dolobha yoMbuso weGalactic oneminyaka engu-12,000 ubudala, onamandla kodwa oncipha kancane kancane. UHari Seldon, isazi sezibalo nesazi sokusebenza kwengqondo, uye wasungula i-psychohistory, umkhakha omusha wesayensi nokusebenza kwengqondo ophatha wonke amathuba emiphakathini emikhulu ngezibalo, okuvumela ukubikezela okungenzeka kwezenzakalo zesikhathi esizayo.  Ngokusebenzisa i-psychohistory, uSeldon uye wathola ukwehla nokuwa kokugcina koMbuso, ecasula amalungu asezingeni eliphezulu eKhomishini Yezokuphepha Komphakathi, ababusi bangempela boMbuso. Ikomidi libheka imibono nezitatimende zikaSeldon njengokwedelela, futhi uyaboshwa kanye nesazi sezibalo esincane uGaal Dornick, ofike eTrantor ukuzojoyina iqembu likaSeldon. USeldon ulingwa yiKhomishini; uvikela izinkolelo zakhe, echaza imibono yakhe nokubikezela kwakhe, kufaka phakathi inkolelo yakhe yokuthi uMbuso uzowa eminyakeni engama-300 futhi ngenkathi uMbuso Wesibili ekugcineni uzovuka uzovela kuphela ngemuva kweminyaka engama-30,000 yobumnyama. Wazisa iKhomishana ukuthi enye indlela yokufinyelela kuleli kusasa iyatholakala futhi ubachazela ukuthi ukudala iqoqo lonke ulwazi lwesintu, i-Encyclopedia Galactica, kungenzeka kungavimbeli ukuwa okungagwemeki koMbuso kodwa kunganciphisa iminyaka yobumnyama ibe yinkulungwane eyodwa.  IKomiti engabazayo, engafuni ukwenza uSeldon abe umfel' ukholo, imnikeza ukudingiselwa ezweni elikude, iTerminus, nabanye abangamsiza ekwakheni i-Encyclopedia. Wamukela isipho sabo, ulungiselela ukuhamba "kwe-Encyclopedists" futhi uthola umyalo wobukhosi owamukela ngokusemthethweni izenzo zakhe. USeldon utshela uDornick ukuthi, naphezu kokukholelwa koMbuso ukuthi uwine ngokuxosha uSeldon, umphumela waba yilokho kanye ayekuhlosile futhi ayekufisa. ITerminus yayiyoba ikhaya leSisekelo sokuqala kuyilapho okwesibili kwakuyosungulwa "eStar's End". USeldon ube eseveza ukuthi uyafa, futhi uncenga uDornick ukuthi abe ngumholi eSikhungweni esisha.
UHarry Seldon UGaal Dornick