UNtabayezulu ozala thina noRolihlahla Mandela, uMadiba, abazange babonane ngawenyama, nòma babentanga nye; nabo bebezobe behlanganisa owekhulu [100] nonyaka.
Emadlelweni akwelaseDlebe, emathafeni angaphesheya nanganeno kweMfolozi eMnyama kwelaseMahlabathini yayelusa lapho le nsizwa ezala thina ekukhuleni kwayo kusukela ekwedluliseni kweMpi yoMhlaba yokuQala [1918] – kwawaseQunu, ezansi nezwe, ekaMadiba.
Ihlangana yehlukane phi imizila nemikhondo ebunganeni nasekukhuleni kanye nasemzabalazweni wansukuzonke empilweni yalezi zinsizwa ebesizobe sizihalalisela kanyekanye nonyaka?
Kwakungobani labo? – uMkhulunyelwa wakwaKhumalo; uRolihlahla wakwaMandela.
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UMkhulunyelwa [uJonathan Mkhulunyelwa Khumalo, 1918-1990] wayeké axoxe, akhumbule, ethi:
„Ebunganeni nasekukhuleni kwami zazingaziwa izikole kwelakithi – sakhula sizidlalela-nje ebaleni, selusa, sizigangela nontanga emahlangeni nasehlanzeni, siziqomisela, siqonywa, … kanti-ke futhi sinemfundiso, s i h l o n i p h a – abazali nawo wonke-nje umuntu omdala, s i n e s i m i l o, sazisana.
Kwahamba kwahamba kwaba sengathi sesisunduzelwe, sagalakadela eweni elijulile, elinenkungu namalangabi nezikhukhula ezingenamkhawulo – imithetho yobandlululo nengcindezelo:
°uKhanda-Mpondo: Satshelwa ukuthi lowo nalowo wontanga yethu wesilisa ongasengané sekufanele naye – njengoyise – ayothelela ikhanda lakhe kwaNdabazabantu – uMpondo! Oyobe engakatheli, wayeseyisiboshwa!
[Yisho-ke: Uzowuthatha phi uMpondo njengoba uqashwé ngumlungu, umsebenzela, ekuholela uSheleni ngeSonto [ngeViki]? Kwakungafanela usebenze okungenani amaviki alishumi [10] – ungadli, ungaphuzi lutho – ukuze ukwazi ukuliphindisela lonke iholo lakho kubelungu kwaNdabazabantu njengenkokhelo yentela yekhanda obulokhu uyijulukela sonke lesi sikhathi. Ngonyaka olandelayo ngokunjalo!
°uDom-Pasi: …
Ingxoxo iyaqhubeka >>>
Yithi
Izelamani zikaMkhulunyekwa noMaZungu bakwaKhumalo eBaQulusini [2018]
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