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Njengoba uKrige, (1936:298) esho:
The ordinary herbalist, who can treat disease
owing to his knowledge of roots and herbs,
claims no' special relation to the spirits, but
simple dispenses his drugs without ceremony.
Kukhona izinyanga ezelapha izifo zisebenzisa
ulwazi lwazo lwezingxabo namakhambi
ezingenabudlelwano nemimoya kodwa zifunde
ukuthaka zihlanganise amakhambi.
Kukhona izinyanga ezazi umuthi owodwa wokwelapha isifo esithile nje kuphela.
UKrige, (1936:298) uthi:
2.2 Liyini idlozi?
In some cases such an 'inyanga' or specialist in
herbs, has knowledge ofone particular medicine
only, through more usually he treats several
kinds ofdiseases and combines with this practice
ofdiviner.
Kwesinye isikhathi kubakhona inyanga
ewuchwepheshe wamakhambi kodwa ibe
nolwazi lomuthi othile nakuba ikwazi ukulapha
ezinye izifo kodwa abuye ahlanganise nolwazi
lobungoma.
Lena imimoya yabaleleyo engena kubantu abaphilayo. Le mimoya imikhakha
mibili, kukhona leyo engena kubantu ngenjongo yokubapha izinhlaohla nje,
kubekhona leyo engena ngoba ifuna ukubasebenzisa ekubhuleni nasekwelapheni
abagulayo. Nokho-ke yonke Ie mimoya iyadinga ukwenzelwa imicimbi yayo
ukuze ingabahlukumezi labo ehlezi kubo.
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