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active partners while women are passive and take no<br />
active part in deciding to marry.<br />
NgesiSwatini kuteka Iijaha, Iiteke intfombi-ntfo. Lijaha kuba ngilo lelicela<br />
umtsimba ngobe litimisele kuhlala nayo lentfombi. Intfombi-ke yona igidza<br />
umtsimba ngobe isivumile sicelo selijaha. EmaSwati ateka umfati ngobe<br />
amfuna. Akwenteki kutsi umfati acele lomdvuna kutsi ufuna kuhlala nave<br />
imphilo yakhe yokhe. Lapho kusuke kwenteka khona kusuke kuhlangene<br />
imindeni lemibili kwavunyelwana. Ngiko lokubitwa ngekutsi kwendziselana.<br />
Intfombi ite Iilungelo lekutjela lijaha kutsi iliteke kodvwa kuba sifiso selijaha<br />
uma Iifuna, futsi litsandza kutsi kwenteke njalo. Lijaha kuba ngilo lelitekako<br />
kodvwa emuva kwekutjela intfombi kutsi Iifuna kuyiteka, bekhabo ntfombi<br />
kuba ngibo labaletsa umtsimba. Lentfombi naseyigidzile yacedza kungaleso<br />
sikhatsi lapho kushiwo khona kutsi itekiwe. NgesiSwati kutekwa umfati<br />
hhayi intfombi. Kungako umfati utekwa lijaha uma acedzile kugidza. Kuteka<br />
esiSwatini kuyintfo lenhle nalenkhulu futsi ledzinga imindeni lemibili te<br />
kutebe yimphumelelo. Kuteka kuhlanganiswa bantfu lababili<br />
lebatsandzanako kodvwa kunesiciniseko semindeni lemibili. Kutekana<br />
akusiyo intfo ledzinga bantfu lababili kuphela kodvwa neluvo lemindeni<br />
ludzingeka kakhulu. Bantfu belusendvo badlala indzima lenkhulu uma Iijaha<br />
liteka umfati. Borgadus ku-Dlamini (1995:74) abeka atsi:<br />
Marriage is an institution admitting man and woman to<br />
family life, that is to living in the intimate personal<br />
relationship of husband and wife for the primary<br />
purpose ofbegetting and bearing children.<br />
Sintfu uma uteke umfati bantfwana bahamba embili. Umfati nakendzile<br />
kumele atale. Lijaha alititekeli Iona kepha litekela belikhaya. Kungakho<br />
nanobe umfati endzisiwe kuba lula kuhlala kwakhe emendvweni ngobe<br />
usuke afunwe bemuti. Kulesinye sikhatsi Iijaha lendziselwa intfombi ngobe<br />
kubonakele kutsi kunetinkhomo letinyenti kulelo jaha litawukhona kukhipha<br />
tinkhomo temalobolo. Dlamini (1995:16) ubeka kanjena:<br />
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