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ngendlela lengekho emtsetfweni. Laba labateka lomfati lonjalo bahlatjelwa
inkhomo yekuvimba inhlamba kutsi bangamtfuki laba layowendza kubo. Umfati
nasagcotjiswe Iibovu ngisho noma angaze ahlukane nendvodza yakhe
ngekuvumelana kwemindeni angeke nani aphindze agcotjiswe Iibovu embili.
Lokwentekako nangabe sayogana embili, umane agcotjiswe Iiphehlake
lokungenani esikhundleni salelibovu. Phela nangabe makoti agidza umtsimba
kunetingoma takhona letihambelana nalesimo. Ingoma letayelekile nalevame
kakhulu kuba ngunayi lengentasi.
Ngitocela inkhonto
Ngitocel' inkhonto,
"
Nabosingani ngitocel' inkhonto,
Singemantabende.
Yehha hhemhi, ahhe mhi, ahhe mhi.
Wakhala nabojaha,
Ukhalela kwentani?
Wakhala nabosingani.
Singemantabende.
Yehha hhemhi, ahhe mhi, ahhe mhi.
Umtsimba ungenisa ngaLesihlanu ebusuku, ufike uniketwe indlu lotawuhlala kuyo.
Ekuseni ngembulukusa uya emfuleni lapho uhlaba imbuti khona kantsi phela vele
nanawo usuke kukhona late nako. Imisimeto leyentiwe ekhaya lakubo makoti
ifaka nembuti imbala. Kulisiko lebantfu kutsi kwentiwe imisimeto lehambelana
nemtsimba. Westermarck (1926) ukubeka kucace kutsi vele lemisimeto iyentiwa.
Asimuve nabeka ngemavi akhe atsi:
The various marriage rites are performed for many different purposes.
Some of them have different reference to the separation ofthe bride
from her old home.
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