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4.2 Mvelinchanti
Sive semaSwati lesikubuka njengalokubalulekile emphilweni yemuntfu,
imphilo lenhle, kuhlalisana kwebantfu kanye nekuhlalisana nako konkhe
lokukhona eveni lekufaka ekhatsi kutsembela kuMvelinchanti. EmaSwati
ngekusho kwaKasenene, (1993) asive lesimesabako futsi sibe simhlonipha
uMdaJi. Kasenene, (1993) ngemavi akhe uyibeka kanjena lendzaba:
According to Swazi Traditional Religion, the existence of the
universe, human beings, animals, plants, order in the universe
and Mvelinchanti. He is the ultimate reality who was there from
the beginning and will always be there. He was not created,
since he was there before anyone else or anything else eXisted.
He brought himself into existence after which he created the
universe and everything in it. Although the Swazis do not know
how Mvelinchanti created the universe, they believe that
whatever exists derives its existence from him and everything is
sustained by him. The beliefs about the Supreme Being and
are clearly expressed through the attributes given to him.
(Kasenene, 1993:12).
Loku kuhambelana naloku lokwashiwo nguSullivan, (1995) nangemagama
akhe abeka ngalendlela:
The African concept of God the Creator of all the life, with the
mankind suspended between heaven and the underworld,
controlling, yet dependant on and interwoven with things seen
and unseen, has much in common with pagan Celtic beliefs.
(Sullivan, 1995:13).
Kwangatsi nakubeTswana vele uMdali ungiko
labangenhla ngekusho kwa5etiloane, (1976).
ngamagama akhe atsi:
loku lokushiwo ngulaba
Asimuve natisholo yena
Modimo is invisible, intangible. For this reason •Modimo
gaOitsiwe' (is unknown): the Supreme Being no man hath ever
seen; He is remote, inscrutable.
(Setiloane 1976:80).
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