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Should a wife be laZ'h neglect her children refuse to
cook for the man and his kin, or in other ways break her
side of the marriage bargain, he is entitled to beat her,
albeit no to excess-he must not break the skin and ifhe
should, she returns home and her people will exact a
fine before allowing her to return.
Gogo Magongo (2002) nave uyayifakaza lendzaba ngobe vena utsi:
Indvodza akumelanga imshaye umfati, uma imshaya
ishaya kuphela sidvwaba, ayifiki enyameni ngobe
itamlimata. Nebakubomlobokati bangati kutsi indvodza
yakhe imshayile bebakubeka sobala batsi 'Ttnkhomo
atidli umuntfu kepha tidla tjani. "
Kungako bekwenteka kutsi ekugcineni indvodza Igone ihlawulisiwe. Uma
kuhambe. kwaze kwefika kuleso sigaba indvodza ibona kutsi kuncono
bamlandze kubo lomfati uma ngabe bese abuyele emuve ngobe imshayile.
Umfati nave akumelanga ale kubuyela emuva ngobe uyati kutsi
utawuhlawuliswa lowakakhe. Raddcliffe-Brown na Forde (1975:92)
bakubeka ngalendlela :
It is very much more difficult for a woman to refuse to
return to her husband ifhe asks her people to send her
back and is prepared to pay a fine for any wrong he
admits to having committed.
Uma make welikhaya aloya, ubuyela kubo. Bakubo batawufike batfumele
bantfu baye ekhakhakhe. Lemindeni lemibili itawukhulumisana.
Kuvunyelwane ngekutsi bamakhele indlu yekulala, lidladla, indlu yekudla
nelidladla lekudla lokuluhlata. Lendvodza nobe asukile kuyo kodvwa
itawuchubeka imtalise bantfwana ngobe vele yamteka, solo wakulelokhaya.
Nakunesifo emtini bayambikela lomfati wabo.
Uma umfati welikhaya ashona angakalotjolwa, uyalotjolwa bese uyiswa
esibayeni ayewumekeza, agcotjiswe nelibovu. Utawuhlatjelelwa ingoma
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