Ezomdabu

Ezomdabu lapha sibheka konke okuhambisana nezinto kanye nokwakenzeka eMandulo okungaba amasiko kanye nemvelaphi yethu bantu abansundu.  Isintu yindlela yokuphila yamaNguni ejwayelekile. Isintu ukuphila ngempilo yomuntu njengomkhuba oqhubekayo wezinkolelo, amasiko namasiko. Isintu sibandakanya umnotho, ukugqoka, ukuhlonipha abaphilayo nabangasekho, ukuhlalisana kwabantu, ukukhula, izithiyo, umshado, ukufa, ukwakha amakhaya, imigubho, ulimi nokudla. Ngokuqonda kwesiZulu isintu, lisho ingqikithi yobukhona, amaqiniso enkolo namasiko, icosmology/imibono yomhlaba. Isintu siyimpilo ephilwa ngezinhlobonhlobo zemikhuba, imikhosi kanye nezindlela zokuziphatha ezingabizwa ngokuthi amasiko, amasiko, amasiko noma "inkolo".

Abantu bomdabu babephila impilo ehluke kakhulu kunale ephilwa manje. Ziningi izinto ezithuthukile esikhathini samanje ababenganazo bona kodwa impilo yabo yayilula futhi ingenamigomo nemibandela njengesikhathi esiphila kuso. Yonke into ezungeze ama-Afrika aguqukayo yayibonisa izimpawu ezingaziwa. Ama-Afrika aguqukayo asuswa emphakathini futhi afakwa eziteshini zemishini, lapho izithunywa zevangeli zazama ukuguqula umbono wabo womhlaba zibe ubuKristu noma izindlela zaseNtshonalanga noma i-sekgoa. Itemu elithi umAfrika oguqukile, ikholwa, lisukile entweni edelelekile, laya entweni eyamukelekayo futhi efiselekayo. Ama-Afrika asendulo aphenduka ayethathwa njengamambuka (amambuka) ngokulahla abantu bakubo nemiphakathi yawo, ikakhulukazi okhokho babo. Isimo sengqondo sabaguquki bokuqala sasiwukuthi ubuKristu nempucuko yaseNtshonalanga yayiletha ukukhanya ezwenikazi elimnyama. Isifiso sabaningi base-Afrika abaguqukayo kwakuwukuba bafakwe emphakathini wamakoloni abamhlophe kanye nomnotho ngokulingana. https://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1011-760120180002000

AmaZulu athanda ukuveza amandla awo, aqale ngokusebenzisa igunya ezindlini zawo. Amadoda adlala indima enkulu ngokunakekela izinkomo, amakhosikazi awo, kanye nomndeni; kuyilapho abesifazane benakekela izingane, iziko kanye nokwenza ubhiya obaluleke kakhulu. Nakuba amadoda enamathela esikweni lokuhlala phezu kwesikhumba noma isihlangu njengophawu lokuziqhenya ngekhono lawo lempi, abafana baziswa ngefa labo lobuqhawe ngokulwa ngezinduku. [3]-https://demandafrica.com/travel/culture/a-guide-to-zulu-culture-traditions-and-cuisine/

Sources

-https://globalcritical.barefield.ua.edu/self-and-persistence/isintu/

-https://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1011-760120180002000

-https://demandafrica.com/travel/culture/a-guide-to-zulu-culture-traditions-and-cuisine/

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