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Kuhlonipha akunalibala, Indvodza lesandza kuteka aymawo emagunya ekubusa umfati nebantfwana nangabe uyise asaphila. Bantfwabakhe utsi ngebantfwababe nelikhaya lakhe utsi ngumuti wababe. Nangabe lijaha Iifimdziseke kahle; nasemihIanganweni yesive alihlaIi emkhatsaniseni webantfu labadzala Liyabahlonipha. Etibhimbini tesive nasemihlanganweni kulapho inhlonipho igcama khona. 3.7.4. KUBALULEKA KWEMUNTFU WMDZALA lmindeni yemaSwati ihleleke ngendlela yekutsi ngulowo nalowo unendzima layidlalako. Labadzala batsatfwa njengalabahlakaniphile, labanelikhono futsi nelwati macondzana nemphilo. Brookryk (2002:98) uyichaza kanje: Job status is not as important as the age of a person and younger people who occupy a senior position is expected to honour the elderly. Umuntfu lomsikati losakhulile ubitwa ngagogo, lomdvuna kutsiwe ngumkhulu. Bobabili kuba netindzima labatidlalako emndenini. Gogo naMkhulu bantfu labatsandzeka kakhulu ekhaya. Kuba nabo kuba sibusiso kakhulu, ngobe kutsiwa ngemadloti ekhaya. Likhaya lelinebantfu labadzala Iiba nesitfunti futsi lihlonishwa nangabo bonkhe bantfu emmangweni. Ngekwesintfu bantfu Iabadzala batsatfwa njengabeluleki. Ngekusho kwaFakudze (Iocashuniwe) utsi kadreni bekuba nendlu yagogo lapho bantfwana bafundziswa khona buntfu, emasiko nemihambo yesintfu. Gogo bekabuye anike nemiyalo kubantfu labadzala labanetinkinga. Onkhe -- 78

emahmga lakhona emndenini abebahIonipha Jabadzala. Brookryk (2002:96) uyakufakazela loku utsi: Elders have always remained highly respected members ofthe family andin African context and old age home is an unknown phenomenon. Bantfu labadzala bebangalahlwa kumbe bayewuhlaliswa emakhaya alabadzala. Bebatsandvwa ekhaya ngelwati Jabanalo ngemphilo. Ngibo labakhulisa batukulu. Kasenene (1993:36) uyakwesekela loku nakatsi: Old man and old woman have a wealth ofknowledge about traditional matters and they are also very important source for Swazi religion, however should be approached with an extreme care. NgesiSwati kuye kube netindlu letinyenti ekhaya. Kagogo yindzawo lebaluleke kakhulu; kulapho labalele naJabaphilako bahIangana khona nakukhulunywa tindzaba letibalulekiJe temndeni. Nangabe kukhulunywa nemadloti ekhaya, kuye kube ngugogo kumbe mkhulu lonika emadloti kudla kwawo. Ngako -ke babaluleke kakhulu bantfu labadzala emindenini nasemmangweni wonkhana. -- 19

emahmga lakhona emndenini abebahIonipha Jabadzala. Brookryk (2002:96)<br />

uyakufakazela loku utsi:<br />

Elders have always remained highly respected members <strong>of</strong>the family<br />

andin African context and old age home is an unknown phenomenon.<br />

Bantfu labadzala bebangalahlwa kumbe bayewuhlaliswa emakhaya<br />

alabadzala. Bebatsandvwa ekhaya ngelwati Jabanalo ngemphilo. Ngibo<br />

labakhulisa batukulu. Kasenene (1993:36) uyakwesekela loku nakatsi:<br />

Old man and old woman have a wealth <strong>of</strong>knowledge about traditional<br />

matters and they are also very important source for Swazi religion,<br />

however should be approached with an extreme care.<br />

NgesiSwati kuye kube netindlu letinyenti ekhaya. Kagogo yindzawo<br />

lebaluleke kakhulu; kulapho labalele naJabaphilako bahIangana khona<br />

nakukhulunywa tindzaba letibalulekiJe temndeni. Nangabe kukhulunywa<br />

nemadloti ekhaya, kuye kube ngugogo kumbe mkhulu lonika emadloti kudla<br />

kwawo. Ngako -ke babaluleke kakhulu bantfu labadzala emindenini<br />

nasemmangweni wonkhana.<br />

-- 19

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