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suggestion that people communicate with the ancestors of their
clan only is clearly influenced or determined by the social order
in which they find themselves. Once that social order collapses,
the perception also shifts in relation to the social order. Such a
narrow and traditional perspective is also challenged by
Christianity that advocates all-inclusive approach.
(Makobane nalabanye, 1995:53-54).
Kuyakhombisa kutsi emaKhrestu afuna kutsi inkholo yesintfu i1andzele loku
lokufunwa ngubo hhayi loku lokungumsimeto webantfu bendzabuko. Futsi
esikhatsini lesinyenti kulandzelwa imitsetfo yemasontfo hhayi lokushiwo
IiBhayibheJi. Phela bantfu bendzabuko baphahla ngendlela yabo
lebayishiyelwa bokhokho babo. Kepha kubo kukhutwa tiga nabenta Joko
kantsi letinye tive ngobe tona tingesimnyama kuyemukelwa lokwato.
Nalamanye emasontfo angcwaba kushiswa imphepho kepha nawungatsi
uyakwenta loko wena lokholelwa enkholweni yesintfu kungasuka sidvumo
batsi uyatsakatsa. Bantfu bakitsi bebayishisa imphepho kusukela endvulo
futsi bayakhoJelwa kuyo kutsi iyabasita. Manje nasekufika umuntfu nje atsi
bantjintje kuba yinkinga kepha loku solomane kusakhombisa kona kutsi
belumbi bafuna bantfu bendzabuko bente lokufunwa ngubo.
Kwenta umhlabelo ngengati yintfo lendzala lekhona ngisho naseBhayibhelini.
Bantfu bendzabuko bebahlaba kusengafiki ngisho IiBhayibheli kubo,
kukhombisa kutsi nanabo uMdali wabambulela kutsi bamkhonte njani.
TIhagale encwadzini lehlelwe nguMakobane nalabanye, (1995) uphawula
ngebudlelwa ekusebentiseni ingati emkhatsini walabalandzela inkholo
yesintfu kanye nalokushiwo IiBhayibheli. Ingati yayisetjentiswa ngisho
nasendvulo kepha bantfu bayamangala nakatsi umuntfu uhlabela labaphansi
nyalo. TIhagale uyibeka kanjena indzaba yakhe:
Communication with the ancestors is effected by means of
blood. The blood of the sacrificial animal is offered to the
ancestors because blood is the symbol of life, "it represents the
most precious gift one could offer. Blood symbolizes in fullest
extent the life of the individual. The blood offered to the
ancestors brings them back to life. We are not suggesting that
we should go back to the Old Testament times when blood was
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