Umgubho WamaNdebele Wobufazi(ukuthomba)

Ngokwesiko lamaNdebele, ukuguqukela kwentombazane ekubeni wesifazane kugujwa ngesiko elibalulekile elibizwa ngokuthi “uMhlalandlela”.^[1] Lo mkhosi uphawula ingqopha-mlando ebalulekile empilweni yentombazane encane, ebonisa ukuguquka kwayo kusukela ebuntwaneni kuya ekubeni umuntu omdala. Lapho intombazane ifinyelela ukuthomba. Ngokuvamile phakathi kweminyaka eyishumi nambili kuya kweyishumi nane ihlukaniswa nomphakathi isikhathi esithile, lapho ifundiswa khona amakhono abalulekile okuphila, izindinganiso zamasiko, kanye nemikhuba yesintu abesifazane asebekhulile. Lokhu kuhlukaniswa kuwuphawu lwenguquko yakhe nokuzilungiselela indima yakhe entsha emphakathini.^[2]

umcimbi womhlahla ndlela

Umcimbi woMhlalandlela uwumgubho ogqamile futhi onemibalabala, ohambisana nomculo wesintu, umdanso kanye nemvunulo. Intombazane ihlotshiswe ngobuhlalu obuhle nezingubo zokulala, ezibonisa isimo sayo esisha njengowesifazane osemusha. Umphakathi uyahlangana uzobungaza uguquko lwakhe, uphiwa izipho nezibusiso. Umkhosi uphinde usebenze njengomkhuba wokudlula, umaka ukulungela kwakhe umshado kanye nezibopho zakhe ezintsha emphakathini. Isiko lamaNdebele ligcizelela ukuqakatheka kobufazi, umphakathi, kanye namagugu amasiko, ukuqinisekisa ukuqhubeka kwezimiso nemikhuba yesintu.^[3]

IZINKOMBA

[1] ttps://southafrica.co.za/ndebele-initiation-and-rites-of-passage.html

[2] ttps://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/ejc-genbeh_v19_n1_a14

[3] ttps://www.krugerpark.co.za/africa_ndebele.html

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