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2.13.1 ULIMI 21
2.14 IZIFENGQO ENKONDLWENI 22
2.14.1 Isifaniso 22
2.14.2 Isingathekiso 22
2.14.3 Isenzasamuntu 22
2.14.4 Isenzasasilwane 23
2.14.5 Ihaba 23
2.14.6 Indida (elokuziphikisa) 23
2.14.7 Ukuhlonipha 23
2.14.8 Umbhinqo 23
2.14.9 Umbhuqo 23
2.14.10 Uteku 24
2.15 UMOYA WENKONDLO 24
2.16 UKUJULA KWENKONDLO 24
2.17 OKUSHIWO YINKONDLO 24
2.18 UMYALEZO 25
2.19 IZINDIKIMBA 25
2.20 UKUHLUZWA KWENKONDLO 25
2.21 A MAQHINGA OKUHLUZA INKONDLO 26
2.21.1 Umqondo 26
2.21.2 Inhloso 26
2.21.3 Imizwa yembongi 26
2.21.4 Iphimbo 27
2.21.5 Izinzwa/izithombemagama 27
2.21.6 Imizwa yomfundi 27
2.21.7 Injula/Ingqikithi/Umyalezo/umqondo ocashile/ophakeme 27
2.22 ISIPHETHO SOKUHLUZWA KWENKONDLO 28
2.23 ELOKUPHETHA28
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3.21 I PHOLAVUTHONDABA LOMDLALO 38
3.22 ISIPHETHO SOMDLALO 38
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1 IYUNITHI YESIFUNDO 1
1 IZINKONDLO ZOMDABU
IMIPHUMELA YOKUFUNDA
Ekugcineni kwalesi sahluko uzokwazi:
1.1 ISINGENISO
Ngenkathi wenza izifundo zakho zonyaka wokuqala wachazelwa ngamafuphi ukuthi
ubuciko bomlomo buyini. Kwachazwa ngamafuphi ukuthi yinkulumo, indaba
nezokukhuluma okanye imisebenzi eyasungulwa ngabantu abadala besebenzisa ubuciko
bokukhuluma ngaphandle kokuthi kubhalwe phansi, badlulise umlayezo othile kusuka
esizukulwaneni esinye kuya kwesinye besebenzisa wona umlomo. NgesiNgisi lezi zimo
zokukhuluma zibizwa ngokuthiwa yi-Verbal art noma yi-Oral Literature. Kanti futhi abanye
bathi yi-folklore noma yi-Traditional literature. Uma ufuna ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana
ne-Verbal Art funda iphepha elibhalwe nguBascom, W. (1973). Folklore, Verbal Art, and
Culture. The Journal of American Folklore. Vol. 8, No. 342, 374–381.
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Okwenza ukuthi ababhali abaningi babhale phansi ukuthi izinto ziyashintsha, abantu
abaningi manje bayisizukulwane sencwadi. Futhi asifuni ukulahla noma sikhohlwe
izinto ezibalulekile. Ukuze senze njalo kumele sibhale phansi silondoloze lobu buciko.
Kuyasijabulisa ukuthi namanje noma izinto sezishintshile basekhona abantu abenza
singakhohlwa ukuthi buyini ubuciko bomlomo. Uyabathola abaningi abanekhono
lokudlala ngamagama anembayo ukuze bakhiqize izinganekwane ezintsha, amahubo,
izingoma, iziphicaphicwano, izisho, njalonjalo. Kumele sikhumbule phela ukuthi ubuciko
bomlomo buhambisana nomgubho othile.
Naye uFoster ubheka ubuciko bomlomo ngendlela ecishe ifane nekaBascom. Yena
ubona ubuciko bomlomo njengomlando kanye nazo zonke izinkulumo zobuciko
ezingabhaliwe phansi zabantu abathile abafundile noma abangafundile. Ubhekisa le
ngxoxo ezinganekwaneni nezindatshana. Abuye futhi alukhulise uhlu lwakhe ngokufaka
amaculo esizwe, izinkolelo nokunye okunjalo (bheka kuLeach & Fried, 1977:17). Lo
mbono kaFoster uhambisana nokaJason (1977:17) njengoba yena ethi izinganekwane
nezinye izindatshana ziyinkulumo eyingxoxo, iziphicaphicwano nezaga uthi yinkulumo
engesiyo ingxoxo (narrative and non-narrative). Kulesi sifundo sethu sizolandela uJason.
Sizodidiyela ndawonye izinganekwane nezindatshana sithi yiphrozi eyingxoxo ( prose
narrative); siphinde sithi izisho, izaga kanye neziphicaphicwano yiphrozi ewubuciko
(stylized prose).
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uBascom esitshela nge-Myth thina sazi ukuthi kuseyinganekwane nayo leyo, umehluko
wukuthi yona iqondene nokudabuka komhlaba nezinto ezikuwo kanye nesintu sonke.
Nokho ukuze singadideki kulesi sifundo sethu i-Myth sizoyibiza ngenganeko. Kanti
futhi lokhu uBascom athi yi-Legend, thina sizokubiza ngokuthi wumzekeliso, bese
lokho athi yi-Folktale, thina sithi yinsumansumane. Uma sekuhlangene konke sizothi
yizinganekwane.)
Kanti futhi uma siza nganeno kwezilwandle, siza kuleli lakithi, sithola umbono kaGuma
(1967:4-14). Yena uveza ukuthi izinganekwane noma iphrozi eyingxoxo uyehlukanisa
ngezigaba ezine, usitshela ukuthi sithola: izinganeko (Myths), imizekeliso (legends),
izinsumansumane ( folktales), nensumo ( fables). Thina-ke asizukululandela lolu hlelo
lukaGuma. Ngokwethu ukubona izinsumo kuseyizo izinsumansumane. Khumbula
ukuthi insumo yinganekwane yezilwane enesifundo esithile. Ngokwethu ukubona
cishe zonke izinganekwane zinesifundo esithile kanti-ke izilwane ziyavela kuzo zonke
izinganekwane, ngisho izinganeko zinazo izilwane ezingabalingiswa.
Izinganeko (Myths)
Myths are prose narrative which in the society in which they are told, are considered to be truthful
accounts of what happened in the remote past. They are accepted on faith; they are taught to be believed;
and they can be cited as authority in answer to ignorance, doubt, or disbelief. Myths are the embodiment
of dogma; they are usually sacred; and they are often associated with theolog y and ritual. Their main
characters are not usually human beings, but they often have human attributes; they are animals, deities,
or culture heroes, whose actions are set in an earlier world, when the earth was different from what it
is today, or in another world such as the sky or underworld. Myths account for the origin of the world,
of mankind, of death, or for characteristics of birds, animals, geographical features, and the phenomena
of nature (Bascom, 1965:4).
(i) Okokuqala sithola ukuthi lenganekwane isichazela ngokuvela noma ukufika kokufa
esintwini.
(ii) Siphinde futhi sithole ukuthi abalingiswa abaqavile nguMdali, esingamthatha
njengoMvelinqangi, nonwabu nentulo, okuyizilwane eziziphathisa okwabantu
kule ndaba.
Imizekeliso (Legends)
Legends are prose narratives which, like Myths, are regarded as true by the narrator and his audience,
but they are set in a period considered less remote, when the world was much as it is today. Legends are
more often secular than sacred, and their principal characters are human. They tell of migrations, wars,
and victories, deeds of the past heroes, chiefs and kings. (Bascom 1965:4)
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These requirements (in Boscom’s definition) imply that legend is grounded in history. As such it is on
par with an historical sketch or anecdote. Consequently we need a distinguishing characteristic. Guma’s
definition make up for the discrepancy in Bascom’s definition and helps us to distinguish clearly between
legend and historical sketch. (Msimang, 1983:26)
It (the legend) is an historical story of narrative that contains a nucleus of historical fact, such as the
name of a particular character, but whose historical existence is now so shrouded in mystery, so as to
be almost mythical or semi-mythical. For this reason, it may also “be said to be distorted history” in
that the memory of the history in it has been distorted and elaborated by various elements derived from
myths. (Guma, 1967:2)
Insumansumane (folktale)
Folktales are prose narratives which are regarded as fiction. They are not considered as dogma or history,
they may or may not have happened, and they are not to be taken seriously. Nevertheless, although it
is often said that they are told only for amusement, they have other important functions, as the class of
moral folktales should have suggested. Folktales may be set at any time and any place, and in this sense
they are almost timeless and priceless a variety of sub-types of folktales can be distinguished including
human tales, animal tales, trickster tales tall tales, dilemma tales, formulistic tales, and moral tales of
fables… (Bascom, 1965:4)
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ukuba luyihlomekise, yenze izinto ingacabanganga. Yalihlela kahle isu ezojezisa ngalo
la mantombazana. Lokhu kuyikhuphulela kuvuthondaba le ndaba.
Izisho
Izisho zihlukile ezageni ngoba phela zona ziyizigejane zamagama (phrases) aziyona imisho
egcwele. Njengokuthi uma kuthiwa: ukulala emanzini umlayezo ogcwele awukethulwa. Lesi
sisho yisigejana nje samagama kodwa akuwona umusho. Kanti isaga wumusho ophelele,
kanje: inxeba lendoda alihlekwa. Ukuzala ukuzelula. Ayikho impunga yehlathi, njalonjalo. Siphinde
sehluke futhi isisho ngoba nakhu sona sinesakhiwo esiguqukayo kuye ngenkathi yomusho
kanye futhi nomuntu okhulumayo noma okukhulunywa naye, noma okukhulunywa
ngaye. Asiphinde futhi sicacise ngezibonelo:
Siyabona-ke kulezi zibonelo ukuthi isisho esithi: ukuhlala emanzini, sinesimo noma
isakhiwo esiguqukayo. Kokunye sithi: behlezi emanzini, ngokuhlala emanzini, njalonjalo. Isaga,
njengalesi esithi: inxeba lendoda alihlekwa, sona sinesakhiwo esingaguquki, akukhathalekile
ukuthi kukhuluma umuntu oyedwa noma abaningi; noma umusho usenkathini yamanje
noma ezayo okanye inkathi edlule.
Izisho sizehlukanisa kabili: ngesakhiwo sazo (structure and form). Yilezo ezinesenzo
esilandelwa ngumenziwa. Isibonelo: ukuluma indlebe. Lapha isenzo ‘ukuluma’ silandelwa
umenziwa ‘indlebe’. Kanti uhlobo lwesibili lwezisho yilolo olunebizo elilandelwa
yisichasiso. Isibonelo: umnyama ongenafu.
Kuzo zonke lezi zibonelo ngiyethemba ukuthi niphawulile ukuthi le nkulumo iyagigiyela,
isebenzisa izifenqo. Ukuhlala emanzini kusho ukuba sosizini lokufelwa, akusho ukuthi
umuntu ubhadla emanzini ngempela. Kanjalo noma kuthiwa: USibanibani akazalanga wabola
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Izaga
A proverb is a pithy sentence with a general bearing on life, it serves to express ‘some homely truth’ or
moral lesson in such an appropriate manner as to make one feel that no better words could have been
used to describe the particular situation. (Guma, 1967:65)
Ukufa kulinuku.
Isitsha esihle kasidleli.
Kudla fumuka kudle silaza.
Akummango ungenaliba, njalonjalo.
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izimpi, njalonjalo. Bese kuba khona amahubo abhekiswe kuMvelinqangi, kanti futhi
amanye ayebhekiselwa kwiNkosazana yezulu (uNomkhubulwane) owayehutshelwa
ngemikhosi kaNomdede, umkhosi kaNomkhubulwane.
Leli gama elithi inkondlo noma izinkondlo, lisuselwe engomeni yomuntu ngamunye.
Lena ingoma ayihaya sekukubi. Yilapho esenxusa into ethile noma amathongo akubo
ukuba amsingathe. Onke amakhosi akwaZulu ayenezinkondlo zawo okwakuthi uma
esezihuba kunyakaze izwe lonke. Intombi yayihuba inkondlo yayo esigcawini ngosuku
lomgcagco.
Okuqala:
Okwesibili:
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Lokhu kuphawula kabanzi ngobunjalo balowo obongwayo kwenza ukuba izibongo lezi
ziphinde zifaniswe nohlobo lwezinkondlo esilibiza ngokuthi yi-Ode.
Okwesithathu:
Okokuqala:
Izindima ziyatholakala nakhona lapha ezibongweni. Imvamisa kuba ukuthi leyo naleyo
ndima idingida isihloko esisodwa. Lezi zindima zingamadluladlulane, kuya ngokuthi
imbongi ifuna ukwethulani kuleso sihlokwana. Ezibongweni zeLembe, siyabubona
ubuciko bembongi njengoba ikwaze ukuhlela izindima ezicishe zilingane. Sithola ukuthi
ezibongweni zakhe uShaka kuvame ukuba indima ibe nemigqa emine.
Okwesibili:
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ULanga-phum-endlebeni-yendlovu
(Cetshwayo)
UCala-lathethwa-ngemikhonto-kwaMalandela
(Dinizulu)
Isidlukula’dlwedlwe,
Uhlany’ olusemehlweni’ amadoda
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Uma sibheka ukugxila endikimbeni, sithola indima yesi-3 ikhuluma ngomlilo. Lesi
singathekiso somlilo sisetshenziswe kahle, ngoba sithola imbongi isitshela ngomlilo
wothathe osha ubuhanguhangu. Ngokusho kwembongi ukuthi umlilo obuhanguhangu
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kubonisa kahle ukuthi lona umlilo okungamele kudlalelwe kuwo. Abantu kwakumele
bawubalekele, kodwa-ke izikhova zaseDlebe nezaseMabedlane zona kazibalekanga, zema
nje zakhova waze wazifica umlilo wazishabalalisa. Yaphinda futhi imbongi yasibonisa
ukujula komqondo wayo, lapho isisebenzisa uthathe, okuwuhlobo lotshani obuvutha
ubulangulangu. Kulobu tshani umlilo kawuhambi uyabhebhetheka. Okusho kahle
ukuthi uShaka wazinqoba kalula izitha zakhe. Imbongi isebenzisa ubunkondlo futhi
lapho isebenzisa ifuzamsindo (onomatopoeia) u “h” egameni elithi: ubuhanguhangu, ngoba
lomsindo wo-“h” ufuze umlilo ohangulayo. Lokhu kubonisa indlela amabutho kaShaka
ahlasela ngayo ngoba asebenzisa isihluku. Lokhu kusibonisa ubugagu bembongi ukuthi
wayengumuntu ojulile.
1.5 IZITHAKAZELO
Empeleni isithakazelo lesi yigama likakhokho othile ohlotsheni lolo. Lokho kwenza
isithakazelo sifane nesibongo. Phela isibongo naso yigama lomuntu. Pho umehluko
ukuphi? Umehluko uya ngobudala balaba bantu. Isibongo yigama lenzalabantu.
Ukhulukhulu okunguyena othathwa njengowokuqala ohlotsheni oluthile. Imvama kuncane
kakhulu okwaziwa ngaye. Singasho-ke sithi uNene, uMchunu, uMkhize, uHadebe,
njalonjalo, kuncane kakhulu esikwaziyo ngabo kodwa uma sesicabanga ngoMacingwane,
abakwaMchunu bangakutshela ukuthi lowo kwabe kuyinkosi yakhona edumile.
Bangafakaza futhi ukuthi lowo kwabe kuyinkosi yakhona edumile. Bangafakaza futhi
abakwaMkhize ukuthi ayikho inkosi yaseMbo eyaduma njengoKhabazela kaMavovo
owayebusa ngesikhathi senkosi uShaka, kanjalo futhi nabakwaHadebe bayazi ukuthi
ayikho inkosi yamaHlubi eyaduma ukwedlula uBhungane.
Mnguni kaYeyeye
Abathi bedla
Umuntu bebe bemyenga ngendaba,
Bethi: ‘Dluya yapha kubeyethwe!”
Kanti bahlinza imbuzi,
Bathi: ‘Umyobokazi ubeyethe kabuhlungu,
Sidingida yoyodaba.’
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SingabakwaSidinane,
Ngokudina abaLandakazi,
Ngob’uSidinane wayehlab’inkomo yemithi,
Ethi inkomo kayemithi,
Umuntu kuphela omithayo,
(Mzolo, 1977:106-107)
Lapha sithi sixoxelwa indaba ethile ngoSidinane (okuyingqikithi yendima), sibe futhi
sithokoziswa wukuxhumanisa. Phela sithola ukuxhumanisa okuyinxemu (oblique linking),
lapho kuphindaphindwa khona u-dina-, emigqeni emithathu yokuqala, kanti kwemithathu
yokugcina ukuphindaphinda u-mith- kusinikeza ukuxhumana-ngqo okusekugcineni.
Sikhuni sebunga
Esivuthe izindawana zonkana,
Savutha ngemuva,
Savutha ngaphambili.
(Mzolo, 1977:102)
1.6 ELOKUPHETHA
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UHLA LWEZINCWADI
Bascom, W. 1965. “Forms of Folklore: Prose Narratives”. Journal of American Folklore.
Vol. 78.No. 307
Cope, T. 1968. Izibongo. London: Oxford University Press.
Guma, S. M. 1967. The Form, Content and Technique of Traditional Literature in Southern Sotho.
Pretoria: JL Van Schaik
Jason, H. 1977. Ethnopoetry. Bonn: Linguistica Biblica.
Msimang, C. T. 1983. Folklore Influence on the Zulu Novel. Pretoria: Acacia
Mahonga, L., Masubelele, R., Molefe, L., Mollema, N. And Ntuli DB. 1995. Only study
Guide for Zul203-S. Pretoria: UNISA
Mkhize, Z. 2017. Ikhanzi: Incwadi yesiZulu Yobuciko Bomlomo. Cape Town: Cambridge
University Press
Mzolo, D. M. 1977. A Study of Nguni Clan Praises in Natal and Zululand. Unpublished M. A.
Dissertation, Durban: University of Natal
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2 IYUNITHI YESIFUNDO 2
2 IZINKONDLO ZESIMANJE
IMIPHUMELA YOKUFUNDA
Inhloso yale ngxenye ukufundisa abafundi ikhono lokuhluza izinkondlo:
2.1 ISINGENISO
Kulesi sahluko sizothinta izihlokwana ezizokusiza ukuba ukwazi ukuthi ibonakala
ngaziphi izimpawu inkondlo yesimanje. Uzokwazi nokwehlukanisa izinhlobo zezinkondlo
(njengamalirikhi, ama-ephiki, amasonethi, inkondlo eyisililo, njalonjalo). Lokhu
kuzokuhlomisa ukuba ukwazi ukuyihluza inkondlo. Usungaze ukwazi nokuziqambela
eyakho inkondlo nokuyihaya ngendlela uma kudingeka. Kusobala-ke ukuthi ngokwenza
lesi sifundo nawe uzophonsa itshe esivivaneni sokuthuthuka kwezinkondlo zesiZulu.
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Lapha sifisa ukuphawula amaphuzu ambalwa abalulekile uma kuhluzwa inkondlo. Sithi
lawa maphuzu abalulekile ngoba sikholwa ukuthi uma imbongi iwasebenzise kahle,
ingasizakala kakhulu emzamweni wayo wokusipha inkondlo esezingeni elicokeme.
Yingakho nje kuleli banga esikulona kukuningi okufanele sikubheke lapho sihluza
inkondlo.
2.3.3 Ezenkolo
Lolu uhlobo oluyingqikithi yalo izinze enkolweni jikelele. Imbongi ingaveza imizwa
nemicabango yayo kuMvelingqangi noma ngoMvelingqangi ngqo ngenye iNkolo encike
kuyo.
2.3.5 Ezilandayo
Lolu hlobo lugxile kakhulu ekubumbeni indaba ende eyake yenzeka noma eyifa
lemicabango. Le ndaba ingagxila esehlakalweni esake sehlakala noma kube ngesiqutshulwa
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2.3.7 Ezisambhinqo
Lolu uhlobo lwezinkondlo ezifaka ukubhinqa ngokugxeka izenzo ezimbi ezenziwa
umphakathi. Umuntu obhala lezi zinkondlo ufana nomlawuli wokulunga kanye
nokukhulunywa kweqiniso, mayelana nokwenziwa kwezinto ezilungile kanye nokutusa
okuhle. Ungumuntu olungisa amaphutha omphakathi futhi abuye awagxeke ngokwakha.
Lolu hlobo lwenkondlo luyizwi lokusola nokuveza intukuthelo kulokho okungahambisani
nomphakathi. Kulolu hlobo lwezinkondlo imbongi isuke ihlaba ihlikiza imikhuba
emibi eyenziwa ngabantu, njengobululwane nobuphukuphuku. Kukho konke okubi
abantu abakwenzayo imbongi ikubukela phansi ngenhloso yokugqugquzela ukuba
abantu baphenduke kukho. Imvamisa, lolu hlobo lwezinkondlo lusuke luqondiswe
emicabangweni ethile, ezinhlanganweni ezithile kanye nakuhulumeni imbala. Akuvamile
ukuba luqondiswe kubantu abathile (Maphumulo 1993:72).
2.3.8 Amasonethi
Lolu uhlobo lwezinkondlo ezinemigqa eyishumi nane. Ingqikithi yayo yayingeyothando
ngokwabasunguli bayo amaNtaliyane nozakwabo amaNgisi. Ngenxa yalokho nje,
kukhona amasonethi aziwa ngokuthi ngawesiNtaliyane nalawo aziwa ngokuthi
ngawesiNgisi. Lolu hlobo luhlabahlose ngesigqi sekhethelo, ubunyoningco nobuciko
bokuhlanganiswa kwamavesi kanye nemvumelwanosigcino. KwaboMdabu lolu hlobo
lwakhiwa ngenani lemigqa yamavesi nesigqi. Lungamumatha noma iyiphi ingqikithi,
inkani nje uma imigqa iyishumi nane.
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2.5 IMIGQA
Inkondlo ibhalwa ibe nemigqa. Ukuhleleka kwemigqa yikhona okwenza umehluko
phakathi kwenkondlo nendaba ebhalwe ngephrozi, ngoba indaba ibhalwa kusetshenziswe
imisho ehlanganiswa ngezihlanganiso. Kanti imigqa yenkondlo ayizisebenzisi
izinhlanganiso ngoba ayiyona imisho. Imigqa yenkondlo yakhiwa ngamagama ambalwa
akhethekile okungamagama angavamile ukusetshenziswa enkulumeni ejwayelekile noma
yansuku zonke. Yingakho nje umthetho omkhulu wokulotshwa kwezinkondlo ugcizelela
ukongiwa kwamagama (Ntuli 1991:31). Bese ekhethwa amagama ngendlela enobunono
bekati obembethe ukunkondloza. Imbongi ewulandele kahle lo mthetho ibonakala
ngokusebenzisa amagama ambalwa kakhulu emgqeni. Lokhu kwenza imbongi iwonge
amagama nanokuthi ingawasebenzisi noma kanjani. Imicabango yembongi ibekwa
ngamafuphi. Yingakho nje umugqa uba namagama angeqile kwayisihlanu.
Imigqa ingalingana esigabeni iphinde ishiyane futhi ngobude. Kuvame ukuba umugqa
wakhiwe ube nomqondo ophelele. Umugqa uba nomqondo ophelele ngokuba ube
nokhefana noma ungqi ekugcineni. Kuyenzeka kwesinye isikhathi amagama afinyezwe
ukuze avumelane nomugqa. Imigqa yehlukaniswa ngokuvuleka nokuvaleka ngenxa
yezimpawu zokuphumula ezifakwa ekugcineni. Yingakho nje umugqa ovulekile ungenalo
uphawu lokuphumula ekugcineni wona awunawo umqondo ophelele. Umqondo uze
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2.6 IZINDIMA
Isitanza noma indima yisigatshana esibunjwe imigqa esibonakala kalula ngezikhala
ezishiywe njalo ekupheleni kwazo. Izitanza yizo ezehlukanisa inkondlo ngokwamaphuzu
noma imiqondo imbongi esuke ikhuluma ngawo. Ngamanye amazwi izitanza zizimele
kodwa zinokuhlobana enkondlweni ngokwemiqondo. Kubalulekile ukuba izitanza
zingaphindaphindi into eyodwa. Yingakho nje imbongi iyaye iqikelele ukuthi indima
inomqondo owodwa obekwe ngemigqa embalwa elinganayo noma engalingani. Kuphinde
kwenzeke futhi sithole inkondlo enezindima ezedlulanayo. Lokhu kudlulana kungadalwa
ukugxila kwembongi emqondweni othile kuye ngokuthi imbongi ibona lowo mqondo
ubaluleke kangakanani enkondlweni (Mhlanga 1991:70). Inkondlo kayinayo imigomo
mayelana nokuthi kumele ibe nezigaba ezingakanani noma ezingaki. Lokhu kuya
ngokomqondo noma imiqondo ethuliwe kuleyo nkondlo mayelana nendikimba. Imvamisa
imbongi iye ihlukanise inkondlo ngezindima ezilinganayo ukuze ibe nokwakheka
okuthile okuyihlobanisayo inkondlo.
Okunye okuhlukanisa ukuthi isigqi siyanensa noma siyashesha, kuba izimpawu zokubhala
ezibizwa ngeziphumuzi, ezitholakala ekugcineni kwemigqa. Inkondlo engenazo izimpawu
zokuloba yenza ofundayo noma ohayayo asheshe nje ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka,
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bese lokho kwakha isigqi esisheshayo. Kanti inkondlo eneziphumuzi, isigqi siyanensa
ngenxa yokuphazamiseka kofundayo noma ohayayo inkondlo. Umoya wenkondlo iwona
osivezela isimo imbongi eyayikuso ngenkathi iloba inkondlo yayo. Nanokuthi umoya
yiwona owedlulisa umyalezo wenkondlo.
2.8 IFANAMSINDO
Lolu hlobo lobuciko lungolunye olwenza inkondlo ihlobe ngesigqi. Lapha sibheka
ukuphindeka kwezinhlamvu ezithile emgqeni noma emalungeni athile egama khona
emgqeni. Sinezinhlobo ezimbili zefanamsindo:
2.9 IMVUMELWANO
Isho ukuhambisana kwemisindo ezinhlamvini noma emalungeni emigqa uma leyo
migqa ihambisana ngohlamvu noma izinhlamvu ezifanayo ekuqaleni, maphakathi
nasekugcineni. Imvumelwano iyaye ikhuphule izinga lenkondlo ngezindlela eziningi.
Eyokuqala, ukukhuthaza ukuxhumana kwemigqa noma amavesi enkondlo. Okwesibili,
ukukhombisa ukudlondlobala kwesenzeko kanye nokuphakama komoya. Ake sibheke
kule nkondlo kaMhlanga ethi: Sekuyasa
Siqoqane siwolane
Sixhakane sixhasane
2.10 IMPINDAMQONDO
Lapha sikhuluma ngokuphindeka komqondo emigqeni emibili elamanayo. Leyo miqondo
ingahle ivumelane noma iphikisane. Isizathu esenza kuthiwe impindamqondo nje yingoba
itholakala ilingana ngezinga okubalulekile kuyona ukubonisa ukugcizelela kwalokho
okwethulwa enkondlweni. Lokhu kuyagqama ezibongweni zoMdabu, ake sicaphune
ezibongweni zikaNdaba:
Obeyalala wangangemifula
Obeyavuka wangangezintaba
2.11 IMPINDWA
Lapha kusuke kuphindwa umugqa othile noma ingxenye yawo. Kuvamise ukuba ngumugqa
osekuqaleni noma osekugcineni kwendima. Lokhu imbongi ikwenza ngokulokhu
iwuphinda lo mugqa phakathi kwezindima noma ngasekugcineni kwezindima.
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Uyaye uncomeke umugqa oyimpindwa uma uphindaphinda ungasale nje usufana njengoba
unjalo ezindimeni ukwenzela phela ukukhulisa nokudlondlobalisa umqondo. Kokunye
imbongi ingayiqala indima nempindwa iyivale ngayo ize iyofika ekugcineni. Inhloso
enkulu yalesi sihlobiso ukuvuselela umqondo imbongi ecabanga ukuthi ubalulekile,
kube sengathi ungagxila ungenisise koyifundayo, oyihluzayo noyihayayo. Sibukeka
sisakhorasi njengasemculweni lesi sihlobiso ngenhloso yokugcizelela size siyithole
indawo koyihayayo noma koyilalele.
2.12 UKUXHUMANISA
Lokhu kumayelana nokuphindeka kwegama lonke noma ingxenye yalo emgqeni
emibili noma engaphezulu elandelanayo. Inhloso enkulu yokwenza lokhu ukwakha
umfanekisomqondo ojulile kumfundi. Leli ngelinye lamasu aphakamisa izinga lesigqi
lize lithi alilande esezibongo zaMakhosi oHlanga. Ukuxhumanisa kuhlukene, kukhona
okusekuqaleni komugqa: isibonelo:
Isibonelo:
Isibonelo:
Isibonelo:
Isibonelo:
2.13.1 ULIMI
Ulimi yilona olwenza inkondlo ibe inkondlo ngoba lungomunye wemikhakha ebalulekile
uma kucutshungulwa kubhekwa ubuciko obusetshenziswe yimbongi enkondlweni.
Imbongi ilindeleke ukuba ikwazi ukukhethela nokudlisela ngolozolo lolimi, into eyehla
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esiphundu hhayi indaba nje evamile exoxwayo. Lokhu kuchaza ukuthi kufanele imbongi
ekwakheni kwayo imicabango ngamazwi, inandise, icikoze ngolimi olunothile.
Kumele imbongi iqikelele ukuthi izincazelo zezifengqo, zezaga, nezezisho nezawo wonke
amagama ewasebenzisile enkondlweni iyawazi njengoba iwasebenzisile futhi kuzwakale
koyifundayo ukuxhumana kwezincazelo zamagama nendikimba yenkondlo.
Le Ndawo Ayinifanele
2.14.1 Isifaniso
Lesi isifengqo esisetshenziswa lapho kuqhathaniswa izinto ezimbili ezingafani kodwa
okuthi lapho uqaphelisisa ubuthole ubudlelwane obuthile obuvame kuzo zombili.
Sibonakala kakhulukazi ngokusebenzisa izakhi ezilandelayo: -fana, -fuze, -kuna, nganga-,
njenga-, okwa-, sa- nezinye.
2.14.2 Isingathekiso
Naso ngokunjalo lesi sifengqo kuqhathaniswa izinto ezimbili ezingafani. Umehluko
phakathi kwaso nesifaniso wukuthi sona asisebenzisi izakhi ezithile zokuqhathanisa
kodwa sivele sibeke lento esifanisa ngayo.
2.14.3 Isenzasamuntu
Lolu kuseluhlobo oluthile lwesingathekiso. Umehluko usekutheni isenzasamuntu senza
into engaphili ithathwe njengento ephilayo. Lokhu kwenziwa ngokuba imbongi ifake
izimpawu zomuntu entweni engeyena umuntu bese yenza njengoba umuntu enza.
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2.14.4 Isenzasasilwane
Umehluko phakathi kwaso nesenzasamuntu ukuthi imbongi ithatha into engaphili noma
umuntu imfake izimpawu zesilwane bese leyo nto noma umuntu lowo enze njengoba
izilwane zenza.
2.14.5 Ihaba
Lapha imbongi iyeqisa ekulinganiseni kwayo lokho ekuchazayo. Uma kukuncane, kwalani
ithi: bengikhohlisa ithumbu isho idle yasutha. Kwalani ukulinganisa umuntu nendlovu
noma nokunye okuncane noma okukhulu kakhulu kunalokhu okulinganiswa nakho.
Isibonelo ngifice imamba igcwele indlu.
Isibonelo: Asazi nathi ukuthi yini embulele kodwa abafike kuqala lapho belele khona
bathe ubegcwele igazi kukhiyiwe endlini yakhe ukhiye wakhe ungaphakathi.
2.14.7 Ukuhlonipha
Lolu uhlobo lwesifengqo olutholakala ezibongweni zomdabu lapho kuhlonishwa khona
amagama athile, izinhlamvu ezithile ngenxa yezizathu ezithile. Imbongi iyakusebenzisa
lokhu ngenhloso yokuvuselela lelo vuso lenhlonipho nokukhumbuza ukuthi sake
sayisizwe esinezinto esingazigaguli, noma sizibeke ngembaba.
2.14.8 Umbhinqo
Yindlela lena yokugqamisa into noma ubunjalo obuthile ngokuhlenekezela okusho
ukushishiliza othile ngobuyena. Lokhu ukubhuqa okuhlabayo, okulumelayo, okuhayayo,
okunohlalwana lwesimuncwana.
2.14.9 Umbhuqo
Naso lesi sigqamisa into noma ubunjalo obuthile ngokusho okuyimbibizane nokho
okuludlana nokungahlabi njengokubhinqa. Ngamafuphi nje usho lokho umuntu ayikho
ngendlela ethe phecelezi. Kunganokuhlekisa kanye nokuzwela konozwelo.
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2.14.10 Uteku
Lolu uhlobo lwesifengqo olusetshenziswa yimbongi ukwethula izimo nezinto ngendlela
ezokwenza kube khona uhleko kanti kokunye kakuhlekisi okukhulunywa ngakho.
Okusuke kuhlekisa indlela engajwayelekile okwethulwa ngayo (nokukitaza) kanti injongo
kuseyikho ukubeka obala okwenansika yesilwane emqondweni wakho.
Umoya wenkondlo usuke futhi ubheka lokho obekuyithintile imbongi ngale nkathi ibhala
inkondlo yayo. Kungase kube isigameko esibuhlungu, esijabulisayo, esokukhononda
noma sokuvimba isimo esithile emphakathini. Kufanele kugqame ukuthi imbongi iba
nezifiso ezithile enazo ngempilo noma ngabantu abathile. Konke lokhu izokwendlala
phansi ukuze kucacelwe noma ngubani ukuthi imbongi lena inezinhloso ezithile. Lapha-
ke sigxila kakhulu emagameni imbongi ewasebenzisile. Kuba yiwona lawo magama
azosiholela ekutholisiseni umoya wenkondlo (Thwala 1993:88).
Lapha kucutshungulwa izisho, izaga, izifengqo namandla lezi zinto ezinawo enhliziyweni
kanye nasengqondweni yomuntu. Ukusetshenziswa kwamagama kusinikeza ithuba
lokuthola umqondo ojulile. Lapha ekujuleni kwenkondlo sithola izinga lesibili lencazelo
yenkondlo. Kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi izinga lokuqala lencazelo yenkondlo, yileli
elisitshela ngomqondo nje wenkondlo osobala (Maphumulo 1991:95).
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2.18 UMYALEZO
Umyalezo singawuchaza ngokuthi yilokho imbongi efuna ukukudlulisela ezithamelini
zayo. Ngamanye amazwi yilokho okuyikhona okuyisuse phansi yadumela usiba
nephepha yaloba inkondlo. Kubalulekile ukuba imbongi isethulele umyalezo
onamandla, onokubaluleka okuzosenza sivuleke amehlo, siyibabaze, siyibonge imbongi
ngokusixwayisa, ukusikhumbuza, ukugcizelela, njalonjalo, ngezinto ezisithintayo
empilweni yethu yansuku zonke.
2.19 IZINDIKIMBA
Indikimba ingumqondo omumethwe yinkondlo leyo noma isihloko inkondlo ekhuluma
ngaso. Lo mqondo yiwona phela okuthi uma umfundi eseyifundile wayiqeda inkondlo
bese ekwazi ukuzichazela yena ngawakhe amagama ukuthi uzwe kuthiwani enkondlweni.
Okufanele kugqame lapha, ukuthi umqondo wenkondlo kufanele uthwalwe izindima.
Ngakho-ke izindima kufanele ziwuthunge lo mqondo ngokuthi kube khona ukuxhumana.
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• umqondo
• inhloso
• imizwa yembongi
• iphimbo
• izinzwa/izithombemagama
• imizwa yomfundi/yomhluzi,
• injula/ingqikithi/umlayezo/umqondo ocashile/ophakeme.
2.21.1 Umqondo
Inkondlo iba nomqondo nje osobala njengoba usuke uyifunda. Wena njengomhluzi bheka
ukuthi uthini lowo mqondo? Ungakwazi yini ukuxoxela omunye umuntu ngamafuphi
mayelana nokushiwo yinkondlo njengoba kunjalo kungakajuli? Ngamafushane nje
kuba amabalengwe ngalokho okufundayo ngokukha nje phezulu okanye uzinqume
amakhanda uzishiye.
2.21.2 Inhloso
Umsebenzi nomsebenzi wobuciko unenhloso obhalelwa yona. Imbongi, njengombhali
weminye imisebenzi, uma ibhala inkondlo isuke ihlose okuthile. Kukhona esuke ihlose
ukukwedlulisela emphakathini. Okungaba okunye kwalokhu: ukubuyisa, ukuyala,
ukukhalaza, ukukhuthaza nokunye. Ngakho-ke, hluza ukuze uthole ukuthi yini ngempela
imbongi ehlose ukuyisho?
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yona kube sengathi inguwe. Uzibuze wena umbuzo wokuthi wawuyozizwa unjani ukuba
wawukuleso simo?
Nalapha-ke kufanele uthole ukuthi imizwa yembongi injani noma izizwa injani imbongi
ngenkathi ibalisa enkondlweni? Kufanele usekele umbono wakho ukuthi lokho ukushiswa
yini, ngasiphi isizathu? Uma lokhu ukubuka njengomoya wenkondlo, ungaphawula
ngobusizi, ubuntokozo, ukugxeka, ukukhalaza komoya/kwemizwa.
2.21.4 Iphimbo
Lapha umhluzi uphawula ngephimbo lembongi ukuthi lingelinjani. Imbongi ekushoyo
ikusho kanjani (ngokwephimbo) enkondlweni yayo? Lokhu kucaciswa kahle ngokwemizwa
yayo ngoba imizwa izwakaliswa yiphimbo isikhathi esiningi. Inkondlo noma imbongi
ingaphatha lokhu okulandelayo: ukubalisa, ukulila, ukudazuluka, ukububula, ukuncokola
nokunye.
2.21.5 Izinzwa/izithombemagama
Enkondlweni kuyagqama ukuthi kukhona amagama noma umugqa othi uma uwufunda
kuthinteke inzwa ethile kuwena mhluzi. Izinzwa esingazibala yilezo ezejwayelekile
njengalezi:
Umsebenzana: Ngabe iyiphi inzwa ethintekayo kulesi sibonelo = ukushiywa igazi ehlane.
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Uveze ukuthi iluhlobo luni imisindo, itholakala kuyiphi imigqa kanye neqhaza elibambile
kuleyo migqa.
2.23 ELOKUPHETHA
Siyethemba ukuthi la maphuzu ambalwa esixoxe ngawo lapha azoba usizo uma umfundi
ethola ithuba lukuhluza, awakhumbule lapho ecabanga ngamasu anhlobonhlobo imbongi
ewasebenzisile ukupheka inkondlo yayo ukuze ihlabahlose. Kufanele sikugcizelele ukuthi
izithako nje lezi eziningi ezingasetshenziswa yimbongi lapho icikoza.
(a) Ake uthi qaphu qaphu ngokushiwo yinkondlo kanye nomoya osenkondlweni.
(b) Ngabe le nkondlo iyilirikhi noma iyi-eleji? Sekela impendulo yakho.
(c) Tomula izifengqo ezimbili ezahlukene ezisenkondlweni ethi Bengimthanda
Ngimethemba bese ubheka okulandelayo:
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(2) Chaza kafuphi ukuthi ngenjani inkondlo ebhalwe ngezansi maqede unikeze isibonelo
ngokugagula isihloko senkondlo eyodwa eqoqweni lezinkondlo ozifunda nonyaka:
(3) Chaza kafuphi ukuthi ngenjani inkondlo ebhalwe ngezansi maqede unikeze isibonelo
ngokugagula isihloko senkondlo eyodwa eqoqweni lezinkondlo ozifunda nonyaka.
(a) Ilirikhi
(b) I-eleji
(c) Isonethi
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3 IYUNITHI YESIFUNDO 3
3 Inoveli nedrama
IMIPHUMELA YOKUFUNDA
Uma usuqede ukufunda le yunithi kumele ukwazi ukwenza lokhu okulandelayo:
3.1 ISINGENISO
Ezifundweni zonyaka wokuqala sibonisene kabanzi ngokuthi inoveli iyini nokuthi
yimaphi amaphuzu asemqoka okumele siwaqaphele uma siyihluza. Sathola ukuthi uma
uhluza indaba noma iyiphi sijwayele ukubheka amaphuzu alandelayo:
• Isakhiwo
• Abalingiswa
• Isizinda
• Indikimba
• Ulimi
Kujwayelekile ukuthi uma umuntu ehluza indaba athathe ngakunye kulokhu akhulume
ngakho, ahlabe noma ancome ngokuphumulela kombhali. Kodwa yiqiniso yini ukuthi
umuntu uma efunda indaba abone isakhiwo, abalingiswa, isizinda, indikimba kanye
nolimi kugcine lapho? Kulesi sifundo sifuna ukwazi ukuthi kukhona yini okunye umuntu
angakubheka ngaphezu kwalokho okubaliwe.
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Njengoba sishilo kakade ukuthi kujwayelekile ukuthi uma kuhluzwa indaba kuqalwe
ngesakhiwo sayo. Nathi sizobheka isakhiwo salenoveli, sizoqala khona esingenisweni
sendaba. Sixoxe ngokuqala kukaJabulani ukuhlupha abazali bakhe waze wabaleka
ekhaya ngoba abazali babengahambisani nezenzo zakhe. Ekuqhubekeni kwendaba
simthola eseyisigebengu, kungabonakali endabeni ukuthi uzoshintsha yini noma cha.
Esiqongweni sayo indaba simthola esekhipha isidumbu, waze wazinikela emaphoyiseni.
Umbuzo ophakamayo ukuthi lesi sakhiwo sincike kanjani kubalingiswa? Kuyo yonke
indaba kumele kube khona udweshu. Nakule noveli sithola ukuthi abazali bakaJabulani
ngabantu abaqoqekile, abathanda iNkosi neBhayibheli. Abafuna izingane zabo zilandele
inkolo. Yingakho bengazwani nomuntu ophuzayo nobhemayo. Lokhu, kudala udweshu
phakathi kukaJabulani nabazali bakhe, ikakhulukazi uma bethola ukuthi uyabhema.
Nakhu phela siphinda sixoxelwa ngokusuka kwakhe ekhaya elibangise eGoli. Kunokuba
aye kumuntu onjengoMaphelu nje obezomsiza ukuthi aqoqeke, wazithela ezigebengwini
ezamenza waba senkingeni yokuboshwa ngoba zamenza umbulali.
Lana besizama, ukusiza abafundi ukuthi bazi ukuthi uma sihluza ngomlingiswa
singamthathi ezimele yedwa, sibheke yonke into engamsekela ukuthi abe wumlingiswa
agcina ewuye.
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3.4 ISIZINDA
Uma sifunda le ndaba sincoma indlela umbhali asibeke ngayo isizinda. Ngoba sithola
uJabulani ekuqaleni esemakhaya, endaweni eyaziwayo ukuthi umntwana wakhona kumele
ahloniphe. Nangempela sithola abazali bakhe bengabantu abathanda inkolo, bethanda
inhlonipho bengaphuzi bengabhemi. Size sithole uJabulani ebaleka ngoba indlela yena
ebefuna ukuziphatha ngayo yayingamukeleki endaweni ahlala kuyo.
Ukusuka kwakhe aye eGoli kushintsha yonke into. Isizinda saseGoli sihluke kakhulu
nesasemakhaya. Impilo yakhona iyashesha, nobugebengu buningi kakhulu. Abantu
bakhona bafuna impilo engcono, bafuna ubumnandi notshwala, njalonjalo. Konke
kwenza ukuba isizinda lapho uJabulani afikela khona kucace ukuthi sinjani. Nakhu phela
akasaphunyuki uzithela ebugebengwini. Okuncomekayo ngendlela umbhali abhale ngayo
le noveli wukuthi akalenzanga iGoli ukuthi libe mnyama bhuqe. Uzamile ukusibonisa
abanye abantu abahlala khona abalungile njengoMfundisi nentombi kaJabulani u-Alice.
3.5 INDIKIMBA
Uma sibheka indikimba yalendaba sithola izifundo eziningi. Ngoba, siboniswa
ngemiphumela yokungahloniphi. Siphinde siboniswe ukuthi alikho iqili elazikhotha
emhlane, nazi phela izigebengu sezizama ukubalekela ingalo yomthetho, zigcina
sezibanjwa. Siphinda futhi sibone abazali bakaJabulani, ukuthi nakuba babenezinhloso
ezinhle kodwa baba nawo amawala, ngoba bajezisa uJabulani bengenabo ubufakazi
bokuthi ubebhema ngempela.
Okwenza le ndaba ibe yinhle wukuthi wena mfundi ungazikhethela wena indikimba
yendaba ngendlela obona ngayo. Umbhali akazange asitshele ukuthi inhloso yakhe
bekuyini.
3.6 ULIMI
Okuphawulekayo ngoNyembezi wukuthi ungumbhali osebenzisa ulimi olwejwayelekile.
Akasebenzisi ulimi oluqine kakhulu, uba nakho ukusebenzisa izaga noma izisho. Simthola
lapha ngasekuqaleni aphawula khona ngoDlamini uyise kaJabulani:
Nakhu phela umbhali esivezela elinye ikhono lapho echaza isiphithiphithi sasesiteshini
eGlencoe. Njengoba echaza ukusuka kwesitimela eMnambithi:
“Yasho inkomo laphaya phambili, yakhonya yathi POP...PO...POPOP. Sathi khixi khixi, sathi
khixi khixi, sathi tsi ...tsi...tsi, sasuka”, (Nyembezi, 1950:46).
Okunye ukuchaza okuthi kuyigqamise into kube kunoteku phakathi. Nansi indawo
lapho uJack exoxela uJabulani ngeSenta:
“Zithi lapho sezisho izinsimbi Mfana senze nje,” Washo uJack egxuma ekhamisa, wenza sengathi
uyakhothama, izinqe esezikhiphe injojela, izandla lezi eziphakamisile okomuntu obona inunu;uyagxuma
lo muntu ngazo zombili izinyawo, abuye ashaye uzungelezane..., (Nyembezi, 1950:106)
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Wayithatha insabula yakhe wasondela. Kuthe lapho eseyifaka enhliziyweni yomfana, wavala amehlo
uJabulani ukuba angaziboni ebulala umuntu. Wayaluza umfana phansi kukude nokujubalaza ngoba
egigwe wagigwa. Wajubajubalaza umfana inxeba likhafula igazi, wajubajubalaza ngoba akusiyo into
encane ukuxosha umphefumulo endlini yawo, wajubajubalaza umfana wabe uyaphangalala njalo,
(Nyembezi, 1950:134).
Siphinde sizwe ulimi olusetshenziswa izigebengu ukuthi zisebenzisa ulimi lwabo. Konke
lokhu kusenza sisho ukuthi ulimi lusetshenziswe ngempumelelo.
3.7 ELOKUPHETHA
Le noveli kaNyembezi ithathwa njengenye yamanoveli abhalwe kahle olimini lwesiZulu.
Sesishiyela wena mfundi ukuthi uyihluze kahle. Khumbula ukuthi umsebenzi wethu
akukhona ukuthi sinenzele umsebenzi, sizama ukunibonisa, ngokuninika isisekelo
sokuthi nikwazi ukuhluza.
3.8.1 Umdlalo
Umdlalo usuke ubhalelwe ukudlalwa esiteji ngaphambi kwezibukeli. Indaba emdlalweni
iqhubeka ngenkulumo-mpendulwano, kanti endabeni emfushane kwande ingxoxo,
ukuphendulana kude kungena nje lapha nalaphaya uma kudingekile. Umdlalo omude
uba nezehlakalo eziningi kanti njengoba sekuke kwashiwo indaba emfushane ayikwazi
ukuba nezehlakalo eziningi. Umdlalo onkundlanye ucishe ufane nendaba emfushane
ngezinto ezimbalwa. Nawo njengendaba emfushane udingida isigameko esisodwa.
Kodwa phela umdlalo onkundlanye uze uphelele lapho ukhonjiswa esiteji.
3.8.2 Isikeshe
Isikeshe kungenzeka kube khona okwenziwa ngabalingiswa kodwa asinaso isakhiwo
esibumbene njengesendaba emfushane. Isikeshe singase sichaze ubunjalo bomlingiswa
othile noma isimo esithile kodwa kasinawo umongo wendaba eyenza ukuba izehlakalo
zibumbane zibe uchungechunge.
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• Udlalelwa eshashalazini
• Abalingiswa bayabonakala ngamehlo enyama
• Abalingiswa bayazikhulumela
• Izethameli ziwubuka bukhoma
• Izethameli ziba nomoya wokuhlanganyela
• Izethameli ziyahleka uma kumele zihleke
• Uthembela ezindlebeni
• Udlala emsakazweni
• Kusetshenziswa amehlo engqondo
• Ungalalelwa noma ikuphi
• Abalingiswa ababonakali
• Awugcogcomi
• Unenkundla eyodwa kuphela
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• Unezinkundla eziningi
• Uyagcogcoma
3.10 ISAKHIWO
• Umdlalo obhaleke kahle uba nesakhiwo somzimba sangaphandle lapha izinkundla
nezigcawu kanye nesakhiwo sangaphakathi.
• Kwesangaphandle kungaba khona inkundla yokuqala bese iba nezigcawu ezintathu
(esokuqala, esesibili nesesithathu).
• Uma siqhubeka bese kuba khona nenkundla yesibili nayo enezigcawu zayo.
• Qaphela awukho umthetho othi ngaso sonke isikhathi izinkundla nezigcawu zomdlalo
kufanele zibe ngaki.
• Kuya ngombhali ukuthi yena uthanda umdlalo wakhe ube mude kangakanani.
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Umdlali kufanele abe nokuxhumana nomfundi ngandlela thile. Aphinde futhi abe
nomnikelo ozwakalayo mayelana nomdlalo ayingxenye yawo.
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Isizinda sisho umdlalo lapho wenzeka khona, nenkathi owenzeka ngaso. Ulimi
olukhulunywa ngabadlali, imikhuba yempilo abayiphilayo kuleyo ndawo, nokunye
okuphathelene nenhlalo yabo, kumele konke lokho kuhambisane nesizinda okuxoxwa
ngaso. Lokho kuthiwa yisimo senhlalo esithinta izimo zempilo ezingafaka ezomnotho,
ezempilo nezombusazwe. Ngabe ababhali bakwazile yini ukwethula kahle isizinda
somdlalo emdlalweni othi ‘ingane yamalungelo’? Phawula kabanzi ngesizinda somdlalo.
Yingakho nje lesi kuyisicongo somdlalo lapho udweshu obeluya ngokukhula lukhuphuka
selufinyelele ekugcineni. Lapha singabona labo ababeqophisana betholana phezulu noma
sibone inkinga ebikhungethe iqhawe iqaqeka, noma sibone ukubhoboka kweqiniso
ebelifihlakele njalonjalo. Kule ngxenye yomdlalo, kusuke sekuvela obala ukuthi yiliphi
iqembu eliphumelelayo nelehlulwayo kulawo abeqophisana, kubalulekile ukuthi lokho
okwenzeka kuvuthondaba kukholakale, kwemukeleke njengalokho okuzokwenzeka
kuvuthondaba lomdlalo, kodwa kufanele kube yilokho abengakulindele ukuthi kwenzeke.
Lokho kusuke kukhombisa ukuthi lowo mdlalo usuke ubhaleke kahle. Ngabe yikuphi
lapho sithola khona uvuthondaba lomdlalo emdlalweni othi ‘ingane yamalungelo’?
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4 IYUNITHI YESIFUNDO 4
4 IMIBHALO YABANTWANA
IMIPHUMELA YOKUFUNDA
Uma usuqede ukufunda le yunithi kumele ukwazi ukwenza lokhu okulandelayo:
4.1 ISINGENISO
Lolu hlobo lomunxa lwemibhalo luhlukile emibhalweni yomunxa wobuciko bomlomo
ngoba lona luyabhalwa ngokwesimo salo. Yingakho nje lungena kahle ngaphansi
kwemibhalo yobucikomazwi obuhlelelwe abantwana. Indlela obhalwa ngawo lomunxa
uba yindaba ebhalwa ihambisane nemidwebo enohlaka noma isakhiwo esithile esixoxa
ngomuntu othile, owenza okuthile, endaweni ethile ngesikhathi esithile ngenxa
yesizathu esithile. Uhlaka lomunxa wemibhalo yabantwana kumele lube lula lulandeleke
kalula ngoba lubhalelwe abamqondo wabo usathambe kakhulu. Uhlaka lwalo mbhalo
luvame ukuba luncike enkingeni noma odweshwini umlingiswa oqavile abhekene nalo.
Lungaphinda futhi luncike odweshwini analo umlingiswa oqavile nomunye umlingiswa
noma ezimweni ezimzungezile noma anqwamana nazo yena mathupha. Lolu hlobo
luvamise ukuba umunxa bese luhlukaniseka iminxana eyahlukahlukene (Ntuli 2011:21).
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4.4 ISIHLOKO
Isihloko kufanele sibe lula kakhulu ngokuba sihambisane nendaba yonke ngokuba
sihehe ukuze abantwana bahalele ukuqhubeka nokuyifunda indaba yonke. Okunye,
isihloko kufanele sibe yilokho indaba ekhuluma ngakho. Sisondelane nendaba yonke
ize iyofika ekugcineni.
4.5 ISINGENISO
Indaba iqala ngesingeniso esithile lapho umlingiswa oqavile enenkinga noma isifiso
esithile. Indima yokuqala kumele yethule umlingiswa oqavile onenkinga ethile noma
kungabi inkinga kodwa kube okunye okuthile. Kumele futhi isingeniso sethule nendawo
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noma isizinda lapho indaba yenzeka khona. Kubalulekile ukuba umbhali ayiveze inkinga
zisasuka phansi nje. Lapha umbhali uqikelela ukuthi akawafaki amawongowongo
nemininingwane engadingekile ngoba lokho kungase kumdide umntwana ebese
engayizwa indaba yonke. Yingakho kubalulekile ukuba indaba isheshe idonse noma
ihehe ofundayo.
4.6 UMZIMBA
Lapha silindele ukukhula kwezinkinga ngesikhathi umlingiswa oqavile wendaba ezama
ukuphumelelisa izifiso zakhe uma esehlangabezana nezinkinga noma izikhubekiso.
Lezi zinkinga ziya ngokuya ziba nkulu zidlondlobale futhi zixake kunakuqala. Lapha
sithola ilukuluku eliqutshulwa umoya owakhiwa isimo sokuba nombuzo noma okuthile
okutshengisa ukuthi kunento engase yenzeke.
4.7 ABALINGISWA
Abalingiswa balolu hlobo lombhalo kufanele bacaciswe kahle mayelana neqhaza
abalibambile endabeni ukuze kungayiphazamisi indaba nokuthi ilandeleke. Umlingiswa
oqavile kumele alingane nabantwana abasezingeni lakhe ngokweminyaka. Kungaba kuhle
kakhulu kube yilowo abantwana abangazifanisa naye futhi abangazwelana naye kulokho
abhekene nakho okuyinkinga. Nokuthi abalingiswa kufanele kube abaguquguqukayo
bevunyelwa isimo esibangamele.
4.8 ISIZINDA
Sifaka indawo, inkathi nesimo senhlalo, lokhu kusiza kakhulu ekubumbeni ukuthi indaba
yenzeka kuphi nini ngaphansi kwesimo esinjani sempilo. Abacwaningi bokubhalwa
kwezindaba zabantwana baveza ukuthi kunezindlela ezehlukene zokwakha isizinda.
Njengoba kwenzeka emibhalweni yabantu abadala ukuthi isizinda sakhiwa umbhali
ngendlela asichaza ngayo ngokusebenzisa ingxoxo yabalingiswa kanye nezenzo zabo.
Kwezinye izincwadi zabantwana umbhalo wesihloko sencwadi ubumba noma umumatha
isizinda (isibonelo: Isidleke Samajuba Amhlophe). Isizinda emibhalweni yabantwana sakhiwa
sisondelane nalokho okuzungeze abantwana (Gamble & Yates 2002:67). Okuphathelene
nesizinda kuba yilokhu okulandelayo:
4.8.1 Indawo
Imayelana nalapho indaba yenzeka khona. Ngakho-ke indaba yalolu hlobo kufanele
yenzeke endaweni abafundi bayo abayejwayele ezokwazi futhi ukuba heha. (Isibonelo:
inkulisa, isikole, enkundleni yezemidlalo abavamise ukudlala kuyo, idolobha, isonto
nasekhaya). Kuyenzeka kwesinye isikhathi indawo kube engajwayelekile kubantwana
kodwa kufanele ukuthi okwenzeka endabeni makuhambisane nesizinda. Lokhu kube
sekwenza indaba ilandeleke kubantwana.
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4.8.2 Inkathi
Kufanele inkathi kube eyamanje ikhombe izinto ezenzeka manje ngokusebenzisa
izinto ezitholakala kule nkathi abaphila kuyo ukuze bangadideki. Izinto ezingafakwa
ezifana nethelevishini, indlu enogesi, izimoto, amabhasi amatekisi, amabhayisikili kanye
namathoyizi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ngokwenkathi indaba ibhalwa isuselwe emhlabeni
wabantwana wezwe labo lukucabanga.
4.9 ULIMI
Indaba yabantwana ibhalwa isebenzise inkathi yamanje ngoba inkathi edlule ingakha
isimo esingabadida abantwana bangezwa nhlobo okushiwo endabeni. Yingakho nje
umlingiswa noma abalingiswa kufanele babonakale bekhuluma benza ngaso leso
sikhathi. Yingakho nje okubhalwa ngakho kufanele kususelwe emhlabeni wabantwana
basezweni labo lokucabanga. Umbhali walolu hlobo lombhalo kufanele acabange
njengomntwana, izinto azibuke njengomntwana, ezwe njengomntwana. Yingakho futhi
kubalulekile ukuba babhekwe abantwana lapho bedlala, bese kulalelwa nezinkulumo zabo
zamanje ngesikhathi bedlala. Amagama ezinto ezingabonakali akufanele asetshenziswe
kulolu hlobo lombhalo ehamba wodwa, kufanele alekelelwe imifanekiso eshuthekiwe
ehambisana nale mizwa. (Isibonelo uma indaba ikhuluma ngomfana owacasuka walahla ithoyizi
lakhe, masibonakale isithombe esinomfana ocasukile ngoba lokho kuzwakala futhi kumchazela kangcono
umntwana ofundayo). Okunye okubalulekile ukuthi kufanele incwadi ikugqamise ukuthi
mkhulu umehluko phakathi kwabantwana banamuhla nalabo ababekhona eminyakeni
engamashumi amabili edlule.
4.10.1 Imfundo
Inhloso yemibhalo yabantwana ukujabulisa nokufundisa ngesikhathi esisodwa, okusho
ukushaya izinyoni ezimbili ngetshe elilodwa. Phakathi kwezinto ezifundwa ngabantwana
okuthinta izinto ezibazungezile nezibalulekile emphakathini. Kusukela umntwana ezalwa
kuze kube uba mdala. Lokhu umphakathi ukwenza ngohlelo lwemibhalo ukumnikeza
umntwana ulwazi kanye namakhono azomsiza ukumelana nezigaba ezehlukahlukene
zempilo.
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4.12 ISIPHETHO
Lapha bekucutshungulwa imibhalo yabantwana yesimanje eveza uguquko oluthinta
ukubhalwa ngohlelo lwencwadi, njengoba esikhathini esiphambili umunxa wabantwana
ubufaka ubuciko bomlomo. Ngokujwayelekile ubuciko bomlomo ngokwesimo sabo
njengoba bebungabhalwa phansi ngoba bebudluliswa ngohlelo lomlomo.
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5 I-ESEYI
IMIPHUMELA YOKUFUNDA
Uma usuqede ukufunda le yunithi kumele ukwazi ukwenza lokhu okulandelayo:
5.1 ISINGENISO
Ezifundweni zonyaka wokuqala sike sabheka izindaba ezimfushane. Kulo nyaka
sifuna ukubheka i-eseyi bese sikwazi ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwe-eseyi kanye nendaba
emfushane. Asifuni umfundi adidanise phakathi kwendaba emfushane kanye ne-eseyi.
5.2 I -ESEYI
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Okunye okumele kuphawulwe Isifundo. Kumele sibheke uma sikhona isifundo esikhona.
Nokuthi, sinjani? sisobala yini? sivela kuphi, ekuqaleni noma ekugcineni? Sibhekiswa
kubani? Ingabe simukeleke kangakanani emphakathini? Siyatholakala yini? Senza
mahluko muni ohlotsheni lwe-eseyi? Lana sifuna umfundi abhekisise, le mibuzo neminye
ukuze asinike isizathu esiqavile ukuthi sifundo sini esitholakala kuleyo naleyo eseyi.
Angavesane athi asikho isifundo ngoba evilapha ukubheka. Kodwa-ke uma singekho
kumele asinike amazwi okwesekela lokho, kuthi nalowo ohluzelwayo avume ngezizathu
ezibekwe phambi kwakhe. Uma sibheke ku-eseyi ethi isibhakabhaka singasho ukuthi
ziningi izifundo ezitholakala kuleyo eseyi. Okunye esingakusho ukuthi leyo eseyi ijulile.
Isenza ukuthi sinake umkhathi esiphila kuwo. Lana umbhali usivusa amehlo ukuthi
sinake izinto eziningi esingazinaki, njengokuthi yonke into edaliwe izoshabalala. Kukuwe
mfundi ukuthi lesi sifundo uzosithatha kanjani.
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Ayikwazi ukuba phakathi nendawo i-eseyi. Kumele ibe wuhlobo oluthile. Ziningi
izinhlobo zayo. Kukhona esankondlo esebenzisa ulimi lwenkondlo uma yethulwa,
enobufilosofi namaqiniso anzima kakhulu njengokufuna umqondo womuntu ukuthi
ukuphi emzimbeni, elandayo iyaxoxa njena ngokukhululeka, encengayo izama
ukubonisa abantu ukuthi benze okuthile ngendlela ephakanyiswa umxoxi, enobudrama
lena isuke ibhalwe njengencwadi yedrama, iba nengxoxo phakathi kwabantu abathile,
bese kuba khona neningayo lapho umbhali ekhuluma ngempilo yakhe. Encwadini
yethu ethi isibhakabhaka sithola izinhlobo eziningi zama-eseyi:
Okunye okumele sikuqaphele ukuthi i-eseyi yethu inezimiso yini noma cha. Uma
sikhuluma ngezimiso sisuka sikhuluma ngemitheshwana emiselwe yona, njengamakhasi
ayo, isihloko sayo, ulimi kanye nokuthi ithunyelwe endaweni ethile. Njenge-eseyi
ebhalelwa amaphephabhuku, kumele ilandele imithetho yalelo phephabhuku. Noma
ibhalelwa incwadi ethile kuyomele ilandele imithetho yaleyo ncwadi futhi itshengise
ubuqiniso bayo. Njengokuthi uma i-eseyi ingeyemisebenzi yesihlahla kumele isivezele
ukubaluleka kwaleso sihlahla, ngokuthi siletha umthunzi, amahlahla ayo ayashanela,
ungelapha ngezimpande, njalonjalo. Uma yenza njalo isibonisa izimiso zayo. Kanti
noma udokotela ebhala ngesifo esithile kuyomele abale futhi adalule wonke amaqiniso
awaziyo ngaleso sifo, angaqageli. I-eseyi engenazimiso yilena umbhali azikhethela
yena isihloko, ayibhale ngokuthanda kwakhe, abeke imibono ngendlela abona ngayo,
futhi kungenzeka ukuthi lokho akushoyo kunamaqiniso noma akunawo.
Kubalulekile ukuthi uma kuhluzwa i-eseyi kubhekwe ukuthi zonke lezi zimpawu ziyavela
yini noma cha. Uma zingaveli singasho nokusho ukuthi umbhali ube nobubhimbi.
Khumbula ukuthi ububhimbi bubonakala ngokuba umbhali engancomeki ezimpawini
eziningi kulezi ezibalwe ngenhla. Kanti i-eseyi enobuchule yilena enenhlanganisela
yezimpawu ezibalwe ngenhla.
5.2.4 Ukuphetha
Silindele ukuthi manje usungakwazi ukuyithatha i-eseyi uyihluze ngokucacile ngoba
sichaze ngokwanele izinto noma izimpawu ozidingayo ukuze uhluze i-eseyi. Sesizodlula
manje siye endabeni emfushane.
5.3.1 Isingeniso
Kuleli banga siyazi ukuthi uma sikhuluma ngendaba emfushane sisuke sikhuluma
ngani. Uma usukhohliwe sicela ubuyele emhlahlandleleni wakho wonyaka wokuqala
uke uzikhumbuze kancane. Nalana uma sikhuluma ngendaba emfushane sizobe
sikhumbuzana njena ngoba okuningi kwachazwa emhlahlandleleni wonyaka wokuqala.
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Uma beqile enanini, kuhle sibheke ukuthi akukho sizathu yini esiphoqe umlobi ukuthi
enze njalo. Kumele simhlabe umlobi kuphela uma kukukhulu okonakalayo ngokweqa
inani. Kulokhu singamhlaba uma eleqe inani ngomlingiswa ongenzi lutho vele. Kumele
simkhiphe lo mlingiswa sibone ngokuthi kusale kungonakali lutho ukuthi akanasidingo.
Ngaleyo ndlela kumele sibone ukuthi kambe umlobi uziphoqelele ukuthi asebenzise inani
labalingiswa elinamathela ekuqoqekeni kwaze konakala indaba. Ngeke phela kwenzeke
ukuthi injulalwazi esetshenziswa ukuhluza incwadi ibe ngengenaphutha nakancane yona.
Kumele uma sibheka ngamehlo abahluzi sibheke ndawo zonke. Ikhona yini indaba
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emfushane enalokhu encwadini yakho yalo nyaka? Sekela impendulo yakho. Noma
ngabe kayikho, thatha izindaba ezimfushane zibe mbalwa ukhombise ngazo ukuthi leli
phuzu umlobi ulwa kanjani nalo.
Sizokhumbula ukuthi sonke isikhathi uma sibeka umbono ngomgomo othile kumele
siwesekele ukukhombisa ukuthi siyawuqondisisa umgomo lowo. Lokhu kusiza nokubonisa
ukuthi uyahambisana yini nalowo mgomo. Kumele sesekele ngokupheleleyo. Kumele
sisho ukuthi sithini ngobuchule namangwevu ombhali. Nokho masingabi nomqondo
wokuncoma yonke into. Akukhona ukuhluza lokho. Akonakali lutho uma sincoma lapha
sihlabe laphaya ngendlela esibona ngayo njengabahluzi. Kuhle ukukuqaphela futhi ukuthi
singathi uma sifuna ukuhlaba sihlabe nje kube kuphela kube sengathi akusekho lutho
noluncane oluncomekayo. Ake ubheke lapha ngezansi ukuthi kuthiweni ngesiphetho
sale ndaba emfushane esiyenze isibonelo kulo mhlahlandlela.
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abanye abahluzi bebekhala uma igama lingaguqulwa ngoba lokho kusho ukuthi inkinga
kayixazululiwe. Manje sekuya nokuthi imibono yabahluzi abathi inkinga mayixazululwe
siyithanda kangakanani kule ndaba. Uthini wena? Uyavuma ukuthi bekuyingwijikhwebu
eyanele ukubona sekubuyelwa egameni elidala lenja esikhundleni sokuthi liguqulwe?
Usho ukuthi uMgogodla ubezovuma ukuthi inja kaHlatshwayo ife ngoba nakhu kumele
lingabizwa igama lakhe ukuxazulula isimo? Uthini ngokuthi umlobi bekumele asebenzise
inja yakhe ukumenza agculiseke ukuthi leli gama liwusizo ngoba seyize yaqanjwa
lona inja? Usola ukuthi ubezobukeka kabi kule ndaba uSubatha obonakala engafanele
ukuqamba inja ngegama lo mnumzane?
Thina abaningi kasize singanaka ukuthi ukuqoqeka kwendawo kusho ukuthi indawo
ingabe siyigqagqana njengeGoli neTheku noma neTheku neKapa. Kodwa uma yenzeka
eMbali bese iyophelela edolobheni eMgungundlovu akukho nkinga lapho. Kodwa futhi
umlobi angahlanganisa abantu baseThekwini nabaseGoli ngocingo kwakheke indaba
ongeke uyihlabe ngokungaqoqeki ngendawo ngoba ucingo luzihlanganisa kalula lezi
zinto. Kodwa uma umuntu ezohamba aye eGoli, aqhubeke nendaba, kubi. Nakhona
lapha akusho ukuthi sekumele sizihlabe zonke izindaba ezenze lokhu. Kumele sibheke
ukuthi thina ngeso lase-Afrika kukhona yini okubi kangako ngendaba enjalo. Ukuthi-
ke kumele singakhohlwa ukukubalula ukuthi abahluzi abesekela ukuqoqeka kwendaba
emfushane ngakho konke bona bebezoyihlaba. Thina uma singayihlabi kumele sisho
ukuthi kungasizathu sini siphikisana nalaba bahluzi. Ungasitholela isibonelo kwenye
yezindaba ozenza ngalo nyaka. Usho ukuthi kulena esihloko sithi “Inhlamba” sekukubi
ngoba uMgogodla ukuya kwakhe kwaSubatha abuye aye kwaHlatshwayo? Hluza sizwe.
Inkinga kumele ibe yinye. Nokho zingaba ningi kuneyodwa. Inkinga eyodwa ingazidala
eziningi ezinye eziwumndeni wayo. Lapho sithatha ngokuthi yinkinga eyodwa. Ingani
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uma umlingiswa ethi uxazulula isigaba sokuqala senkinga abhekene nayo kungavela
ezinye endleleni.
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