UBUNKONDLO OBUTHOLAKALA EZITHAKAZELWENI ZESIZULU

Kuliqiniso elimi njengezintaba zoNdi noKhahlamba ukuthi bukhona ubunkondloezithakazelweni. Yingakho kufanele ukuthi lobu bunkondlo buvezwe obala.Lokhu kubaluleka kwezithakazelo kafanele kube yinto eqala ekhaya kwedluleleezikoleni zamabanga ahlukahlukene. Kubalulekile futhi ukuthi izingane zazi ukuthikukhona isithakazelo esithile esisebenzisa izibongo ezingafani. IsithakazelosakaMnguni sisetshenziswa izibongo eziningi ezifana nezibongo zikaGumede,Kheswa, Myeni, Caluza njalo njalo. Kepha lezi zibongo azihlobene nakancane.Kodwa okubalulekile ukuthi bazi ukuthi lokhu kuyinkomba yokuthi zidabukaohlangeni olulodwa – abaNguni. Kuyindaba enkulu lena ezinganeni zethu ukuthi zaziizithakazelo zazo ngoba ngaleyo ndlela zizokwazi ukungcwelisa amagama okhokhobabo angashabalali.Bese ngiphawulile ukuthi okunye okufanele kugqame ezingqondweni zabantwanabethu ukuthi abantu bangafana ngezibongo kodwa izithakazelo zingafani. Nxakunjalo–ke ungezwa umuntu ethi ” mina nosibanibani izibongo zethu ziyafana kodwaakusiyena wakithi”. Lokhu kubangwa wukuthi abantu abathile babaleka endaweniyakubo bafika bakhonza esigodini sesibongo esithile, abanenkosi yabo, ngokuhambakwesikhathi basebezibiza ngesibongo saleyo nkosi.Lokhu kubaleka nokusabalala kwabantu besuka esigodini esithile bayokhonzakwesinye kufakazelwa izibongo zikaShaka ngenkathi ethatha ubukhosi bakwaZulu.Abantu basakazeka nalo lonke izwe bahamba bekhosela ngaphansi kwamanyeamakhosi. Zona zikuqiniseka ngokuthi:Umlilo wothathe,Umlil‟ oshis‟ ubuhanguhangu.UMakhambeni (1989: 98) naye uyakufakazela lokhu kwenza kukaShaka okwenzaukuthi abantu bachitheke nezwe lonke. Yena uthi:Ingqamungqamu likaShaka.Elingumlilo oshayo; bathe kush‟ umlilo,Kanti kuvuth‟ umuzi waseKuweleni.16