Siphuma kude - kade sasinethwa zimvula!

MHLELI, umhla ziyi-11 kunhlolanja (February) ungikhumbuza owangowe-1990, lapho okwenzeka khona ingqophamlando ezweni lakithi kukhululwa ubaba umandela (Nelson).

Lathi lishaya elesithathu izindlebe zasezicijile sifisa ukuzwa iphimbo lalo muntu okwakukhulunywa ngaye busululu, kwazise sasingenabo omabonwakude.

Okwenza ngifise ukuzwa izwi lakhe yingoba sake sazithola sesibizelwa ehhovisi likathisha- nhloko ngoba eklasini lethu kwabe kubhalwe ukuthi “free Mandela”.

Iningi lethu lalingazi lutho ngalokho, kwavele kwahlwa emini, sabuzana sodwa ukuthi ngubani loyo Mandela? Pho uma kubhalwe kanjalo icala elani.

Othisha kwakuthi abasidle basifele - kithina kwakuwumbhalo nje ongasho lutho ngoba ayikho into esasiyazi ngaye.

Sasizazela abelungu esikhule abazali bethu besebenza kubo, ommaqhantshela, ovondwe, ovelemu nezelamani zakwaholy kwamaqhilika.

Siyabonga kakhulu ukukhululwa kukababa umandela nokufika kwenkululeko kwasisiza kakhulu.

Ngihlala ngilibuka njalo ithilomu elisedolobheni lakithi emshwathi, okwakuthiwa ngelabelungu, singavunyelwe thina ukuthenga kulona.

Nasezitolo sasima omude ulayini silinde ukuthenga, angene umlungu athathe akufunayo akhokhe aphume ahambe.

Othisha bethu babesifundisa ukukhuluma isilungu silungiselwa ukucela ukudayiselwa ukuze umlungu akuzwe ungalokhu ukhomba ngoba uzodlula kuwe.

Wo hhe! Siphuma kude, kade sasinethwa zimvula.

Makhosi Ndokweni Cumberwood