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2.4 Kugidza umtsimba
. EmaSwati emandvulo bekangayati intfo lekutsiwa ngumshado. Nanyalo nje
basekhona labo lababambelele emasikweni bangeke nani bavumele bantfwababo
bashade. Lokumangalisako nyalo kutsi bantfu ubatfola sebenta konkhe.
Bayashada babuye bagidzise umtsimba ingani phela nobe angatsi umuntfu
sewuphumile emasikweni ngobe abucaba kepha ngekhatsi kuye kukhona kutsi
ungumuntfu futsi uyohlala angumuntfu kudzimate kufike ekugcineni kwemalanga
ekuphila kwakhe. Lamalanga bantfu sebenta sijabane. Bashada bagidze ungati
kutsi seyini lemboza labayentako. Bafana Hlatshwayo encwadzini lehlelwe
nguMakobane nalabanye (1995) uyibeka kahle lendzaba nangemavi akhe atsi:
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The phenomenon of marriage for a modem African Christian is a
confusing experience. For an average African Christian to get
married they must go through a traditional African process, then a
civil marriage and lastly some Church process of marriage.
(Makobane nalabanye, 1995:73-74).
Lapha kubekwe kwacaca kutsi vele bantfu badvungekile mayelana nekutekana.
NgesiSwati kugidza umtsimba kungumsimeto wekumukelwa kwamakoti
ngaJokusemtsetfweni ekhakhakhe ngekubeka kwel1khatsi TemaSwati, 28
Indlovulenkhulu 2001. Ngekwemhambo makoti ucelwa asekubo kepha
kulamalanga ugidza savele ahlala ekhakhakhe. Kugcotjiswa kwemfati ngelibovu
ngusona sifungo lesisemtsetfweni sekumhlanganisa nebekhakhakhe lapho
sebayawuhlukaniswa kufa kuphela. Indzawo lenakekelwa kakhulu nakugcotjiswa
libovu buso. NgesiSwati umuntfu ubitwa ngekutsi ungumfati wabani
nasagcotjiswe libovu ngulabo labafanele bekhakhakhe. Dlamini, (1995) ubika
kutsi umuntfu lomsikati bekeva buhlungu Jobuphindziwe nangabe angamtfoli
lotamteka. Intfombatane beyikhula veJe yati kutsi kumele iyokwendza
naseyikhulile.
Ngekwemtsetfo nemhambo wesiSwati umfati ugcotjiswa libovu kanye. Lelo bovu
aliphindzi nani ligezwe kepha ngekusho kwaBabe Jim Gama, babe wemfati
angafigeza lelo bovu nangabe laba labamgcobisa lomntfwanakhe bakwenta loku
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