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etintfombini ngobe kulapho kubonakala khona kutsi yatfomba ngobe
yalalatelwa yahlanganiswa nenyanga. Kungako kutfomba kwayo kuyivumela
kutsi seyikhulile ingagana, kodvwa ayihlangani nemngani wave ingakagidzi
ngelisiko lesiSwati. Ase sive umbono waRadcliffe- Brown naForde (1975:89)
kutsi bona batsini :
For a few years after puberty, boys and girls are
expected to have tingani (sweethearts ), but the girls
may not fall pregnant without losing value on the
marriage market and the boys are fined anything up to
ten head ofcattle depending on the rank ofthe
girl and the rulling ofthe court
Kulesigaba, intfombi akumele kutsi ibone buntfombi bayo ize iyewugidza,
uma kungenteka kutsi yonakale Iijaha lihlawuliswa tinkhomo letinhle
kodvwa kuyehluka ngobe lukhalo Iwebantfu alulingani. Gogo Magongo
(2001) banaJuiayi Mamba (2002) bavumelana ngekutsi :
Ngalesikhatsi tintfombi tihamba tiyewugana ativalelisi
kodvwa kusale kubonaka/e kamuva kutsi atikho nje
tiyephi ngobe sebeva ngabomakhelwa kutsi tintfombi
atikho tiyewugana.
Nabo batali batoli bayati ngobe nabo bengca kuso lesigaba. kulisiko futsi
kuyatiwa kutsi tikhatsi letinjena tikhona. Nasetibuyile, tonkhe letiganile
titawufike tihhule enhloko, kungaleso sikhatsi lapho titawubitwa ngekutsi
tingemachikiza ngobe kukhona lase titinhle ngaye. Nebatali bato letintfombi
sebayabona kutsi setiganile. Gogo Magongo (2002) utsi :
Lokuhhula uhloniphela lelijaha aze abe ngumfati.
Letinwele ngeke tisatihhula imphilo yalo yonkhe. Utawuhlala atilungisa
kuphela. Kutawutsi emva kwenyanga kuya kuletimbili sekabuyile emachikiza
kuyawugana bese - bekhabo jaha batfumele tintfombi letimbili kutsi
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