Khuphela amagama apheleleyo abalinganiswa abakwiphepha. Zidwelise ngokwahlulwa yimigca emitsha.
Context:Le nxalenye yeyokuqala kwinguqulelo yencwadi yowe-1951. Kwenzeka ngowama-12,067 C.E. ("iGalactic Era"). Ibali liqala eTrantor, ikomkhulu loBukhosi beGalactic obudala buyiminyaka eli-12,000, obunamandla kodwa obuwohloka ngokuthe ngcembe. UHarry Seldon, ingcali yezibalo nengcali yengqondo, uye waphuhlisa imbali yengqondo, intsimi entsha yenzululwazi nengcali yengqondo ephatha zonke izinto ezinokwenzeka kwimibutho emikhulu ngemathematika, evumela ukuqikelela iziganeko zexesha elizayo.  Ngokusebenzisa i-psychohistory, uSeldon uye wafumanisa ukuhla nokuwa koBukhosi, ecaphukisa amalungu obuhandiba beKomishoni yoKhuseleko loLuntu, abalawuli bokwenene boBukhosi. Ikhomishini igqala izimvo zikaSeldon kunye neenkcazo zakhe zingumngcatshi, kwaye uyabanjwa kunye nesazi sezibalo esiselula uGaal Dornick, ofike eTrantor ukujoyina iqela likaSeldon. USeldon uvavanywa yiKhomishini; ukhusela iinkolelo zakhe, ecacisa iithiyori zakhe kunye noqikelelo, kuquka inkolelo yakhe yokuba uBukhosi buza kuwa kwiminyaka engama-300 kwaye ngelixa uBukhosi besiBini buya kuphakama ekugqibeleni buya kuza kuphela emva kweminyaka engama-30,000 yobumnyama. Uxelela iKhomishini ukuba enye indlela yokufumana ikamva elifikelelekayo kwaye ubacacisele ukuba ukudala isishwankathelo salo lonke ulwazi loluntu, i-Encyclopedia Galactica, ayinakuthintela ukuwa okungaphephekiyo koBukhosi kodwa iya kunciphisa ixesha elimnyama kwiwaka leminyaka.  IKomishoni enamathandabuzo, engafuni ukwenza uSeldon abe ngumfeli-nkolo, imnika ubhaca kwilizwe elikude, iTerminus, kunye nabanye abanokumnceda ukuba enze i-Encyclopedia. Uyamkela into abayithethayo, ulungiselela ukuhamba kwabo "Baphengululi beEncyclopedia" aze afumane ummiselo wasebukhosini owamkela ngokusemthethweni izenzo zakhe. USeldon wazisa uDornick ukuba, nangona i-Empire yayikholelwa ukuba iphumelele ngokuthumela uSeldon ekuthinjweni, isiphumo sasiyiyo kanye le wayeyifuna kwaye wayethembele kuyo. ITerminus yayiza kuba likhaya leSiseko sokuqala ngoxa esesibini sasiza kusekwa "eStar's End". USeldon ke utyhila ukuba uyasweleka, kwaye uncenga uDornick ukuba abe yinkokheli kwiSiseko esitsha.
UHarry Seldon UGaal Dornick