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Bayayibuta lrubo ngekunyamalala kwayo, ibachazele lrutsi igane bani.<br />
Ngemva kwaloko bakabontfombi sebabuta emadlotini ngemphumelelo<br />
yalomtsimba. Nakubambe kahle, bayakwemukela, bayihalalisele lentfonbi.<br />
Kantsi nakuhambe kabi bayala lrutsi intfombi yabo iyekwendza lrulomuti.<br />
Ngembikwemaviki lamatsatfu, lijaha nalo liyahamba liyewuvakasha<br />
kabontfombi lrute balati nalo. Kntsiwa abayi emacasini, ngelruvumelana<br />
kwalemndeni lemibili babese balungisa indzaba yemalobolo. Nangabe<br />
bakabojaha bavuma kulobola, makoti ubese "uyacelwa" lemntini.<br />
Kulungiselwa kwemtsimba<br />
Uyise welijaha ukhipha umyeni nagozolo bayewucela umtsimba<br />
kabontfombi nelrukhulumela emalobolo. Umyeni lruba sihlobo sababe<br />
wentfombi. Intfombi iyabitwa ibutwe ngebayeni. Ingabavuma ibese<br />
iyakhishwa lapho kuhlanganelwe khona endlini kagogo. Nangabe loludzaba<br />
luphumelela, selruvunyelwana ngemalobolo. Kasenene(I993:61) ntsi :<br />
Umyeni nagozolo present sicelo, a top great cow, to girl's father to<br />
confirm that the engagement has been established. The girl's father<br />
gives them a string <strong>of</strong> white beads to indicate that the negotiations<br />
were successful<br />
Umtsimba lisiko lelisahlonishwa kakhuln esiveni nome labanye sebatsandza<br />
umtsimba wesilumbi kakhulu. Umfati longene ngemtsimba wesintfu ekhaya<br />
uhlonishwa kakhulu aphindze atsandvwe ngabo bonkhe bemndeni ngobe<br />
usuke abikwe amadlotini alelokhaya, ngako uba ngumfati wemadloti.<br />
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