LUCWANINGO LOLUNZULU LOLUMAYELANA NEKUBALULEKA ...

yavuselela umcwasho kutsi kumele nawo ubuyeketwe. Liphepha iSowetan
(2001:4) Iitsi:
The ban follows an announcement by King Mswati Ill,
two days earlier that Swazi/and would revive the
"Umcwasho" - a chastity rite-involving the wearing of
tassels to preserve the virginity among girls and combat
aids.
Labadvuna kumele kutsi bahloniphe letintfombi kulesikhatsi lesibekwe
yiNgwenyama Mswati III ngobe ufuna kubona kutsi ngeke bakhone yini
kulwa nalesifo lesingumbulalave nabangalandzela emasiko, baehube
inehubo yemaSwati kubona kutsi ngeke lehle yini leligeiwane leselieondze
kubhubhisa wonkhe lomhlaba. INgwenyama Mswati III ibuye yabeka
umbandzela lotsi labadvuna bangaeali bawatsintse lamantfombatana.
Lotawehluleka kulandzela lomtsetfo utawuhlawuliswa. Liphepha iSowetan
(2001 :4) Iibika kanje:
Any man who failed to observe the rules would be fined
1300 Emalangeni (R1300) or one cow
INgwenyama Mswati III iyasinakekela sive sayo ngobe ngalemitsetfo
leyishayako ingawo emasiko esiSwati eobo. Ufuna kutsi sive singapheli
ngalombulalave lokhona futsi sihloniphe letinye tintfo letingafaka sive
semaSwati enkingeni nobe engotini. Indvuna Mbokane i1usito kakhulu
esiveni semaSwati ngekuehuba imihambo yemaSwati ngesiSwati lekungiso
futsi lenika Iwati emmangweni phakatsini wonkhana ngemasiko esiSwati
ikakhulukati emsakatweni nasesigodlweni. Kuhle futsi kubalulekile kutsi
umuntfu loliSwati ayati imvelaphi yakhe futsi awati emasiko akhe. Kuyo
yonkhe indzawo lapho kunemaSwati khona Iisiko Iinye futsi nenehubo
yakhona iyefana.
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