NDIMA YA 1

tea u sedziwa hune mufu a bva hone. Izwo zwa ḓo kona u ita uri muya wawe u
lale nga mulalo na kha vho salaho zwa konou vha nakela. Tombo ḽihulwane li a
vhewa hune ṱhoho ya vha hone. Nṱha ha ḽivhiḓa vha ṱoma davhi ḽa muri wa
Mukonde une wa ḓo shuma sa murunzi. Aschwaden (1987:261) musi a tshi
ṱahisa wawe muhumbulo u ri:
A big stone is placed at the spot where the dead is
buried. Many Karanga plant a “ Mukonde” tree at the
spot, and this tree is said to be suitable because it
cannot be eaten by animals or used as firewood. The
tree is seen as most important as it represents the
head, and people go when they want to say few
words to the deceased.
Nṱha ha ḽivhiḓa ḽawe vha sumbedzisa uri hu a vhewa zwithu zwe a vha a tshi zwi
shumisa. Vhathu avha vha na lutendo lwa uri mufu wavho u khou ya u tshila sa
zwe a vha a tshi tshilisa zwone. Zwithu izwo vha tenda kha ḽa uri u ḓo dovha
hafhu a zwi shumisa kha shango ḽa vhomakhulukuku wawe.
Vha dovha hafhu vha amba uri nga murahu ha mbulungo, vhathu vha tea
dzhenelela kha mushumo wa u ṱamba tshika. Afha vhathu vha ṱamba khofheni,
zwanḓa na milenzhe. Izwo vha ri zwi vha zwi khou itelwa uri vhathu vha sie
buse ḽoṱhe henengei ḽivhiḓani. Arali vha nga vhuya vha ita milingo ya u ṱuwa
na mabuse ayo muṱani, zwi mbo vhidza lunwe lufu. Izwo ndi uya nga ha mvelele
yavho. Vha amba uri vhaṅwe vha ya vha ṱamba mulamboni wa tsini.
Muhumbulo muhulwane wa zwoṱhe ndi wa u shavhisa malwadze ane a nga ḓa
nga murahu ha lufu. Vhathu vha dovha hafhu vha ofha uri ha sa itwa izwo muya
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