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utatikhipha ngesinye. Loku bekusho kutsi umntfwana wakho wekucala utawutsi
nakalotjolwa bese leto tinkhomo tiyiswa lekhabo mfati wakho. Kepha-ke nobe
. ungenato tinkhomo temabheka, insulanyembeti yona bekungakhulunywa ngayo
ngobe bekumele nakanjani uyikhiphe. Loko bekuyindlela lephilako futsi leyenta
bantfu bahlale ngekuthula. Ngemshado wesilumbi-ke angeke sewucale utsi
utawushada ungakaloboli wacedza. NgesiSwati bekubakhona ngisho emangcibo 2
lekuyintfo lengasatiwa nyalo kantsi kudzala bekuphilwa ihlonishwa futsi lenchubo
lenjena.
Emashayangantfonga abengasiyo ibhizinisi njengoba sesibona namuhla kwenteka.
Msimanga (1995) uwachaza kahle nakatsi:
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In its origin lobola was nothing but a token of appreciation
presented by the fiance to the parents of his future wife, as a way
of thanking them for bringing her up for his benefit. It was not
even to compensate them for losing her since they believed that
the future home of a girl is at her in-laws. Accordingly they would
be very worried if she grew to be an old spinster.
(Msimang, 1995:2-3).
Natifika tinkhomo kulomuti letiletfwe khona bekusuka gozolo amemete atsi:
siyalobola gaga, atisho imibala yetinkhomo lebete nato nebulili bate ngelobukhulu
bugagu lobu. Loku kufana ncamashi nalokwentiwa ngemaZulu ngekusho
kwaNdawonde (1995) acashunwe nguKhumalo (1997: 120) nakabeka atsi ngemavi
akhe:
Er Nina basekuthenir (Ethaphuza izithakazelo). Sesingangani
ngezinkomo zenu zesibopho sothando. ngifika nazo zonke ngothi
Iwazo ziholwa yinsingizi isuka (isithole sokumemeza). Ngiphethe
amaqanda kawayiba _...._... (Esho ezibala zonke ngothi lwazo).
Tihanjiswa nje tinkhomo sekuke kwacodswana kwevakala kutsi lukhalo Iwakulowo
moo lungakanani. Nasetemukeliwe letinkhomo kunemsimeto lekumele wentiwe
2 Emangcibo tinkhomo letiJ.;weletwa ngumkhulu kulobola gogo. Leto tinkhomo tihanjelwa ngumtuk"Ulu.
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