NDIMA YA 1

Tshiko tsha mafhungo 10 tsho ḓo bviswa muhumbulo watsho nga nḓila ya u ri:
According to the Xhosa, a corpse was one of the most
fearful objects.This was made evident by the fact that
it was not kept for a long time before burial.
Sometimes a hole was made in a wall through which
the corpse was cared for burial.
Izwo zwa mbo ḓisa tshifanyiso tsha uri ulu lushaka ndi lu ṋeaho ṱhonifho yoṱhe
kha mufu. Nga murahu ha mbulungo hu a vha na vhuṱambo vhune ha itwa.
Uho a hu lengi u itwa vha tshi shavha uri muya wa mufu u ḓo vhuya wa dina.
2.11 MAVHULUNGELWE A KALANGA
U ya nga ha tshiko tsha mafhungo 7 vha sumbedzisa uri mavhulungele a
Mashona na a Vhavenḓa ho ngo tou vhuya a fhambana zwi no tou pfi mini. Vha
amba uri arali muthu o lovha vhathu vhe henefho tsini, vha a dzhia vha mu
khotha zwanḓa vha dovha hafhu vha mu khotha milenzhe kha magona.
Magona a vha nga nḓila ine a tea u swika kha khana. U vha a nga nḓila ine
a nga tou tumba. Tshine vha sa tshi ite ndi u mu vala maṱo na mulomo.
Izwo zwo ḓo ḓadziswa nga Soga ( 193:319) musi a tshi ri:
As soon as the spirit has left the body, the watchers bent
arms at the elbows with the hands level with the shoulders. The
legs of the deceased are also bent at the knees and pressed
upwards the trunk.
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