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alingiswa noma bantfu labatsite labatsintsekako kuleso saga. Uma<br />

sisebentisa saga lesitsi, Wamhabisa kwelituba laNowa. Kuye kwatiweke<br />

bekusikhatsi saNowa futsi sento lesichumene nelivi lelingcwele.<br />

Kubalulekile sati kutsi kungaba umlandvo loweyame kumuntfu, sento,<br />

live nalokunye. Umlandvo ubaluleke ngekutsi usikhumbuta kwayitolo<br />

nekwakutsanti, bese kuba sendlalelo sekwangemuso. Akekho umuntfu<br />

lowati iminyaka yekucambeka <strong>kwetaga</strong>, ngaphandle kwekudalula<br />

kutsi taga tindzala futsi tijulile.<br />

Esiveni semaSwati taga finyanyaniswa netingwenyama nebanakabo<br />

noma lusendvo. Ingwenyama kuba yingwenyama lenesisekelo<br />

ngekwesekelwa yindlovukati. Kasenene (1993:94) uphawula<br />

ngekubaluleka kwendlovukati ekusekeleni ingwenyama kanje:<br />

In his kingly duties, Ngwenyama is supported and assisted by<br />

many <strong>of</strong>ficials the most important being the Queen Mother. The<br />

mother <strong>of</strong> the King, whether real or ritual. Is the most important<br />

person in the kingdom, next to the King. She has her own<br />

establishment with her own estate, Indlovukati plays an<br />

important part in the day to day running <strong>of</strong> the country as the<br />

Kingis chief adviser and she automatically becomes the Head<br />

<strong>of</strong> State when the King is away or dies. Her role, however, is<br />

primarily ritual since she is the priestess <strong>of</strong> the royal ancestral cult<br />

and the custodian <strong>of</strong> the royal medicines.<br />

Taga letikhombisa kubaluleka kwelusendvo Iwebukhosi nguleti<br />

letilandzelako:<br />

*<br />

Ngwane kawulali kulala emehlo.<br />

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