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sibuye sitsi nguMdali lokusho kona kutsi nguye lowadala konkhe Jokukhona
eveni. Uma sitsi nguMninimandla onkhe, sisuke sicondze kona kutsi emandla
onkhe lakhona avela kuye. Manje umuntfu lonjenga Tlhagale, sitsingitsingi
nje lesingadzingi kutjelwa lutfo ngobe akayati lentfo lakhuluma ngayo.
Nurnberger acashunwe nguye Tlhagale, (1991) uyibeka kahle lendzaba
yekuphambanisa inkholo yesintfu kanye neMvelinchanti nangemavi akhe
atsi:
Ancestors continue to be perceived as playing a vital role within
the African culture. They are an essential part of the religious
consciousness of the African people. They make faith in God a
reasonable proposition. They are mediators and guardians.
The removal of ancestors from the African belief system would
be tantamount to the destruction of the African worldview.
(Tlhagale, 1991:6).
Bantfu labasolomane bangatsembi kutsi inkholo yesintfu ibeka uMvelinchanti
embili bandzinga kukhunjutwa naku lokwashiwo ngu-Ocaya, (1989) nakayala
bona laba labanetinhloko letingavumi kwemukela kutsi ukhona uMdali
enkholweni yebantfu. Ocaya, (1989:84) ubeka kanjena:
The falsehood of the assertion that for African peoples God is
remote is easily seen by anyone who is willing to stop a little
and look around an African community. To do this a person,
who is -not indigenous to Africa, ought to suspend his
preconceived ideas about African religions. If I am to advice
such a researcher I would strongly urge him to acquire some
knowledge of a couple of African languages. This would be an
asset in finding out quickly how rich African religions are in
reference to the notion of God. For the traditional African God
is for ever near and influences the daily events of life.
Ngemavi lavakalako lawa futsi ayakhombisa kutsi lomuntfu lawashoko
isengatini yakhe lentfo layishoko akafuniseli. Phela akekho longakwati
kukhuluma kahle ngentfo langayati kutsi ivelaphi futsi layinyembenyako.
Ocaya, (1989) ubuye acacise kahle nakatsi:
Among the African peoples, the significant phenomena of Ife
are witnessed not merely by routine conventional gatherings,
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