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MATSHI 17, 2014
ETURKEY
ITurkey Ayivumelani Nemithetho YaseYurophu
“Bonk’ abantu baseTurkey bazalwa bengamajoni.” Abantwana besikolo bawafundiswa oko la mazwi, iinkokeli zezopolitiko zihlala ziwathetha ibe namajoni abizelwa emkhosini asoloko eweva. Umthetho weli uthi bonk’ abafana bamele baye emkhosini, ibe bayakuvuyela oko. Ayothusi ke ngoko into yokuba urhulumente weli engafuni nokuva ngamalungelo abantu abangavumiyo ukuya emkhosini ngenxa yezazela zabo.
ITurkey lelinye lamazwe akwi-Council of Europe elingalihloneliyo inkululeko yesazela
Njengokuba iTurkey iyinxalenye ye-Council of Europe iye yanesivumelwano sokuthobela imithetho ye-European Convention on Human Rights. Ekubeni isiGqeba se-European Court of Human Rights (I-ECHR) sagweba kwityala elithi, Bayatyan v. Armenia, iTurkey imele ilandele imithetho yaseYurophu ngokuhlonela amalungelo abantu abangavumiyo ukuya emkhosini ngenxa yezazela zabo. Ngenxa yokuba ingakwenzi oko, abantu abangavumiyo ukuya emkhosini ngenxa yezazela zabo baphathwa kakubi kweli.
Kule minyaka iyi-10 idlulileyo, amadoda ayi-55 angamaNgqina kaYehova aye afaka izicelo kurhulumente ukuze ahloniphe ilungelo lawo lokungayi emkhosini. Ezi zicelo ziwe phantsi, ngenxa yoko aye atyabekwa ngezityholo, ahlawuliswa ibe amanye aye athothoza eziseleni kangangeminyaka. Sithethanje kukho abafana abayi-15 abangamaNgqina eTurkey abatyabekwa ngezityolo ezifanayo zokungavumi ukuya emkhosini.
‘Ndimele Ndithobele Isazela Sam’
“Andiqondi ukuba kukho ilizwe elingandinyanzela ndenze into engqubanayo nesazela sam esiqeqeshwe ngeBhayibhile, nengqubana namazwi kaThixo akuIsaya 2:4 endimele ndiwathobele.” La mazwi adumileyo, abhalwe kwilitye eliphambi kwekomkhulu leZizwe Ezimanyeneyo kwisixeko saseNew York, ibe abalaselisa ukuba abantu abangayifuniyo imfazwe babeya ‘kuwakhanda amakrele abo abe ngamakhuba bangaphindi bafunde mfazwe kwakhona.’ Ngenxa yala mazwi uFeti Demirtaş owayeneminyaka eyi-25 ohlala eTurkey usichazela isizathu sokuba wakhetha ukuvalelwa entolongweni kunokuba aye emkhosini. NjengeNgqina likaYehova, uFeti uthobela isazela sakhe esiqeqeshwe yiBhayibhile. Ngenxa yoku, uFeti uye wagwetywa izihlandlo eziyi-10 waza wavalelwa kangangonyaka onesiqingatha.
Kwisihlandlo sokuqala sokubanjwa kwakhe, omnye umphathi wamajoni wathi makanxibe iyunifomu yomkhosi, kodwa lo mfana wala—wakhetha ukuthobela isazela esiqeqeshwe yiBhayibhile. Enye inkumanda yamajoni yamzisa phambi kwabafana abayi-400, nayo yathi kuFeti makanxibe iyunifomu yomkhosi. Lo mfana waphinda wala. Ukuqala kwakhe ukubanjwa, wayethukwa ekhatywa nangoonogada.
Kwisihlandlo sesihlanu sokuvalelwa kukaFeti ngoAprili 2006, oonogada bamnyanzela ukuba akhulule iimpahla ukuze anxibe iyunifomu yomkhosi. UFeti wala aza amajoni amvalela kwesinye isisele iintsuku ezine. Bezimisele ukumenza anikezele, babophelela izandla zakhe kwibhedi awayelala kuyo, emini babezibophelela kwintsimbi. UFeti uthi: “Ndandityhwatyhwa luloyiko emini, ibe babungehli ubuthongo ebusuku kuba ndandisoyika into eza kwenziwa kum. Indlela endandiphethwe ngayo yayindikhathaza kakhulu, kodwa ndandizimisele ukuthobela isazela sam.”
I-European Court of Human Rights Iyabathethelela Abantu Abangavumiyo Ukwenza Izinto Ngenxa Yezazela Zabo
Ngo-2007 uFeti Demirtaş wamangalela urhulumente waseTurkey kwi-ECHR, kuba eye wavalelwa ngenxa yokuba engavumi ukuya emkhosini. NgoJanuwari 17, 2012, i-ECHR yathi uFeti akazange aphathwe kakuhle, wathotywa isidima ibe oko kwamenza wabuhlungu. Le Nkundla yade yathi ilungelo lokungayi emkhosini xa isazela singakuvumeli limele lihlonelwe ibe iyayixhasa loo nto. *
Kuba le Nkundla yayithethe ngolu hlobo, uFeti wayecinga ukuba abasemagunyeni baseTurkey babeza kuyeka ukumrhuqela ezinkundleni. Urhulumente waseTurkey wade wamhlawula imali emalunga ne-R297 560 ngokomyalelo we-ECHR. Kwadlula iinyanga nje zane emva kwesigwebo esasiwiswe yiNkundla kwityala elithi, Feti Demirtaş v. Turkey, iNkundla yoMkhosi yaphinda yamgweba iinyanga ezimbini ezinesiqingatha entolongweni kuba engavumi ukuya emkhosini. UFeti wafaka isibheno ibe sisahlolwa kwiNkundla yoMkhosi.
I-UN Human Rights Committee Iyawaxhasa Amalungelo Abantu Abangavumiyo Ukuya Emkhosini Ngenxa Yezazela
ITurkey ayiyiboneli ntweni imithetho ye-UN Human Rights Committee. Ngo-2008 amaNgqina amabini uCenk Atasoy noArda Sarkut bakhalaza kule Komiti, besithi iTurkey ibadlel’ i ndlala kuba bengavumi ukuya emkhosini. NgoMatshi 29, 2012, i-UN Human Rights Committee yathi la madoda ala ukuya emkhosini, “kuba ehlonela iinkolelo zawo; ilungelo lawo lokuba nenkululeko yesazela alithotyelwa ngokwe-article 18, isiqendu 1, se-International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.”
Yintoni eyenziwe yiTurkey ngale mithetho icacileyo? Isafuna aba bafana babini baye emkhosini rhoqo emva kweenyanga ezine * okanye baza kurhuqelw’ ezinkundleni baze bahlawuliswe.
AmaNgqina kaYehova aseTurkey azimisele ukuthobela umyalelo weBhayibhile wokuthanda ummelwane. Xa abasemagunyeni beli lizwe bebiza abafana ukuba baye emkhosini, ngamnye kubo uya kuzenzela esakhe isigqibo. UFeti Demirtaş namanye amaNgqina baye bazigqibela ngelithi ukusebenzisa izixhobo zemfazwe kukophula umthetho weBhayibhile ibe kunxamnye nezazela zabo.
Aba bafana bafuna urhulumente wabo enze izinto ngokusemthethweni. I-ECHR ne-UN Human Rights Committee zilindele into yokuba iTurkey ihambisane nemithetho yayo, ukuze ihlonele amalungelo abantu abangavumiyo ukuya emkhosini ngexa yesazela. De yenze kanye loo nto, iTurkey ayikwenzi oko kwenziwa ngamanye amazwe e-Council of Europe, kuba ayilihloneli eli lungelo libalulekileyo.
^ isiqe. 10 Esi ayisosihlandlo sokuqala i-ECHR ingaboni ngasonye neTurkey kumba wenkululeko yesazela. NgoNovemba 2011, le Nkundla yathethelela omnye umfana oliNgqina waseTurkey, uYunus Erçep owabanjwa izihlandlo eziyi-41 kwisithuba seminyaka eyi-14 kuba engavumi ukuya emkhosini.
^ isiqe. 14 Kutshanje urhulumente weli ufuna abafana baye emkhosini kanye emva kweenyanga ezintathu


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Ngaba ungathanda ukufunda eli nqaku ngolu lwimi:
IBhayibhile Kwi-Intanethi
INGUQULELO YEHLABATHI ELITSHA YEZIBHALO EZINGCWELE
Ngaba ungathanda ukufunda eli nqaku ngolu lwimi:
16 “Ezi zinto ndizithethile kuni ukuze ningakhutyekiswa.+
2 Abantu baya kunigxotha kwindlu yesikhungu.+ Enyanisweni, liyeza ilixa laxa wonk’ ubani onibulalayo eya kucinga ukuba unikele inkonzo engcwele kuThixo.+
3 Kodwa baya kuzenza ezi zinto ngenxa yokuba bengamazanga uBawo okanye mna.+
4 Noko ke, ezi zinto ndizithethile kuni ukuze, lakufika ilixa lazo, nikhumbule ukuba ndandizixelile kuni.+
“Noko ke, ezi zinto andinixelelanga kuqala, ngenxa yokuba bendinani.
5 Kodwa ngoku ndiya kulowo undithumileyo,+ ukanti akukho namnye kuni undibuzayo athi, ‘Uya phi na?’
6 Kodwa ngenxa yokuba ndizithethile ezi zinto kuni iintliziyo zenu zizaliswe yintlungu.+
7 Noko ke, ndinixelela inyaniso, Kokwengenelo yenu ukuba ndimke. Kuba ukuba andimki, umncedi+ akayi kuza kuni; kodwa ukuba ndiyemka, ndiza kumthumela kuni.
8 Akufika uya kulinika ihlabathi ubungqina obeyisayo ngesono nangobulungisa nangomgwebo:+
9 okokuqala, ngesono,+ ngenxa yokuba abalubonisi ukholo kum;+
10 nangobulungisa,+ ngenxa yokuba ndiya kuBawo yaye aniyi kuba sandibona;
11 nangomgwebo,+ ngenxa yokuba umlawuli weli hlabathi ugwetyiwe.+
12 “Ziseninzi izinto endinokuzithetha kuni, kodwa aninakukwazi ukuzithwala okwangoku.+
13 Noko ke, xa efika yena, umoya wenyaniso,+ uya kunikhokelela kuyo yonke inyaniso, kuba akayi kuthetha ngokwentshukumisa yakhe, kodwa uya kuthetha izinto azivileyo, yaye uya kuvakalisa kuni izinto ezizayo.+
14 Lowo uya kundizukisa,+ ngenxa yokuba uya kwamkela koko kukokwam kwaye uya kukuvakalisa kuni.+
15 Zonke izinto uBawo anazo zezam.+ Kungenxa yoko le nto ndithe wamkela koko kukokwam aze akuvakalise kuni oko.
16 Kwithuba elincinane aniyi kuba sandibona,+ yaye, kwakhona, kwithuba elincinane niya kundibona.”
17 Ngoko ke bambi kubafundi bakhe bathi omnye komnye: “Kuthetha ntoni na oku akutshoyo kuthi, ‘Kwithuba elincinane aniyi kundibona, yaye, kwakhona, kwithuba elincinane niya kundibona,’ nokuthi, ‘ngenxa yokuba ndiya kuBawo’?”
18 Ngoko ke babesithi: “Kuthetha ntoni na oku akutshoyo ngokuthi, ‘ithuba elincinane’? Asikwazi oko athetha ngako.”
19 UYesu wayesazi+ ukuba babefuna ukumbuza, ngoko wathi kubo: “Niyabuzana na phakathi kwenu ngako oku, ngenxa yokuba ndithe, Kwithuba elincinane aniyi kundibona, yaye, kwakhona, kwithuba elincinane niya kundibona?
20 Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Niya kulila nize nenze isijwili, kodwa ihlabathi liya kuba nemihlali; niya kuba buhlungu,+ kodwa intlungu yenu iya kujikwa ibe luvuyo.+
21 Umfazi, xa ezala, unentlungu, ngenxa yokuba lifikile ilixa lakhe;+ kodwa xa ethe wazala umntwana oselula, akabi sayikhumbula imbandezelo ngenxa yovuyo lokuba kuzelwe umntu ehlabathini.
22 Nani, ke ngoko, ngoku, eneneni, ninentlungu; kodwa ndiya kunibona kwakhona yaye iintliziyo zenu ziya kuba nemihlali,+ novuyo lwenu akukho bani uya kuluthabatha kuni.
23 Yaye ngaloo mini+ aniyi kundibuza mbuzo konke konke. Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Ukuba nicela nantoni na+ kuBawo uya kuninika yona egameni lam.+
24 De kube leli xesha langoku anikaceli nanye into egameni lam. Celani, niya kwamkela, ukuze uvuyo lwenu luzaliswe.+
25 “Ezi zinto ndizithethile kuni ngemizekeliso.+ Liyeza ilixa laxa ndingayi kuba sathetha kuni ngemizekeliso, kodwa ndiya kunixelela ngokucacileyo ngoBawo.
26 Ngaloo mini niya kucela egameni lam, yaye anditsho kuni ukuba ndiya kunicelela kuBawo.
27 Kuba uBawo ngokwakhe unomsa ngani, ngenxa yokuba niye naba nomsa ngam+ yaye niye nakholelwa ukuba ndaphuma njengommeli kaBawo.+
28 Ndaphuma kuBawo ndeza ehlabathini. Ngokubhekele phaya, ndiyalishiya ihlabathi yaye ndiyemka ndiya kuBawo.”+
29 Abafundi bakhe bathi: “Yabona! Ngoku uthetha ngokucacileyo, akuthethi ngemizekeliso.
30 Ngoku siyazi ukuba wazi zonke izinto+ yaye akukho mfuneko yokuba nabani na akubuze.+ Ngako oko siyakholwa ukuba waphuma kuThixo.”+
31 UYesu wabaphendula wathi: “Niyakholwa na ngoku?
32 Khangelani! Liyeza ilixa, eneneni, lifikile, xa niya kuchithachithwa ngamnye aye endlwini yakhe+ yaye niya kundishiya ndedwa; ukanti andindedwa, ngenxa yokuba uBawo unam.+
33 Ezi zinto ndiye ndazitsho kuni ukuze ngam nibe noxolo.+ Ehlabathini ninembandezelo, kodwa yomelelani! mna ndiloyisile ihlabathi.”+
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IMBONISELO (YOKUFUNDISA) JUNI 2014
Le Mboniselo inamanqaku aza kufundwa ngoAgasti 4-31, 2014.
“Wugudise Umkhondo Wonyawo Lwakho” Ukuze Utyhalele Phambili
Unokuyisusa njani imiqobo uze ufikelele usukelo lwakho?
Imibuzo Evela Kubafundi
Ngaba kufanelekile ukutshiswa kwesidumbu somKristu?
Nceda Abazalwana Abaqhawukelwe Ngumtshato
—Njani?
Funda ngeengxaki neemvakalelo ezibuhlungu ababa nazo abantu abaqhawukelwe ngumtshato.
“Uze Umthande UYehova UThixo Wakho”
Funda ngoko uYesu wayekuthetha xa wathi simele simthande uYehova ngentliziyo, umphefumlo, nengqondo yethu iphela.
“Uze Umthande Ummelwane Wakho Njengawe Siqu”
Wayethetha ukuthini uYesu xa wathi simele sithande ummelwane wethu? Sinokukwenza njani oku?
Ngaba Usakhumbula?
Ngaba uye wazifunda ngocoselelo iiMboniselo zakutsha nje? Khawubone enoba ungayiphendula kusini na le mibuzo yeBhayibhile.
Ngaba Ubujonga NjengoYehova Ubuthathaka Babanye?
Ungayiphucula indlela obajonga ngayo abazalwana noodade ababonakala bebuthathaka.
Nceda Abanye Bazifeze Izinto Ezisemandleni Abo
Sinokubanceda njani abazalwana abaselula okanye abo basandul’ ukubhaptizwa benze inkqubela?


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Ngaba AmaNgqina KaYehova AngamaProtestanti?
Akunjalo. AmaNgqina kaYehova angamaKristu, kodwa asizigqali njengamaProtestanti. Ngoba?
UbuProtestanti buchazwa “njengonqulo olunxamnye namaRoma Katolika.” Nangona iyinyaniso kona into yokuba amaNgqina kaYehova akavumelani neemfundiso zeCawa yamaKatolika, asizigqali njengamaProtestanti ngenxa yezi zizathu zilandelayo:
Iinkolelo ezininzi zamaProtestanti ziyangqubana noko kufundiswa yiBhayibhile. Ngokomzekelo, iBhayibhile ifundisa ukuba “mnye uThixo” kungekhona uThixo Oneziqu Ezithathu. (1 Timoti 2:5; Yohane 14:28) Ikwafundisa ngokucacileyo ukuba uThixo uyabohlwaya abangendawo, kungekhona kwisihogo somlilo kodwa ngokubatshabalalisa ngonaphakade.
—INdumiso 37:9; 2 Tesalonika 1:9.
Asikho nxamnye neCawa yamaKatolika okanye naluphi na olunye unqulo. Ngokwahlukileyo koko, sishumayela nje iindaba ezilungileyo zoBukumkani bukaThixo, sinceda abanye bakhe ukholo lwabo kuzo. (Mateyu 24:14; 28:19, 20) Sinomdla kungekhona ekuzameni ukutshintsha ezinye iicawa kodwa ekufundiseni bonke abantu inyaniso ngoThixo nangeLizwi lakhe iBhayibhile.
—Kolose 1:9, 10; 2 Timoti 2:24, 25.
Funda Okungakumbi
Ngabantu Abanjani AmaNgqina KaYehova?
Mangaphi amaNgqina kaYehova owaziyo? Yintoni kanye kanye oyaziyo ngathi?


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Umlomo
Umlomo lilungu lomzimba elisetyenziswa njengesixhobo sokuthetha. Kodwa zininzi izinto esizenza ngomlo. Zeziphi?
- Siyatya ngomlomo
- Siyathetha ngomlomo
- Siyaxoka ngomlomo
- Siyakha ngomlomo
- Siyaphilisa ngomlomo
xela ezinye izinto esizenza ngomlo.
U umlomo ngumngxuma ovulekileyo embusweni apho sifaka khona ukutya xa sisitya. Kulapho kuhlafunwa khona ukutya, kwaye yindawo yokuqala apho kusilwa khona ukutya. Umlomo unamazinyo anceda xa kuhlafunwa ukutya. Ngaphezu kwalo msebenzi wawo wokuqala wokusilwa kokusilwa kokutya, umlomo wabantu udlala indima enkulu nebonakalayo ekwenzeni intetho. Ngelo xesha ke amazwi wona enziwa emqaleni, elwimini, emilebeni, kw ijaw, zikwanceda ukucwangcisa amazwi afumaneka kulwimi. Umlomo siwusebenzisa ukuncamisa siphinde sibonise indlela esivakalelwa ngayo ngomlomo.
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INQAKU ELINGUMXHOLO | UTHIXO UYIJONGA NJANI IMFAZWE?
Imbono KaThixo Ngemfazwe Kumaxesha Amandulo
Xa abantu babecinezelwe, bathandaza kuThixo becela isiqabu, kodwa abazange basifumane kwangoko. Aba bantu babecinezelwe yayingamaSirayeli, abantu bakaThixo bamandulo. Umcinezeli yayiluhlanga lwaseYiputa olunamandla. (Eksodus 1:13, 14) Kangangeminyaka, amaSirayeli ayelindele ukuba uThixo awahlangule kwingcinezelo yamaYiputa. Ekugqibeleni, lade lafika ixesha lokuba uThixo awancede. (Eksodus 3:7-10) IBhayibhile ithi uThixo walwa namaYiputa. Wawabetha ngothotho lwezibetho, waza wamtshabalalisa ukumkani waseYiputa nomkhosi wakhe kuLwandle Olubomvu. (INdumiso 136:15) UYehova uThixo waba “yindoda enamandla” elwela abantu bayo.—Eksodus 15:3, 4.
Ekubeni inguThixo ngenkqu owalwa namaYiputa, kuyacaca ukuba akazichasanga zonke iimfazwe. Ngeso sihlandlo, wagunyazisa abantu bakhe amaSirayeli ukuba alwe iimfazwe. Ngokomzekelo, wawayalela ukuba alwe namaKanan, awayengendawo ngokugqithiseleyo. (Duteronomi 9:5; 20:17, 18) Wayalela noKumkani uDavide wamaSirayeli ukuba alwe namaFilisiti awayewacinezela. UThixo wade wamchazela nendlela amakalwe ngayo uDavide.—2 Samuweli 5:17-25.
Ezo ngxelo zeBhayibhile zibonisa ukuba uThixo wayevuma ukuba amaSirayeli alwe imfazwe xa ecinezelwe okanye esesichengeni, ukuze azikhusele kuze kulondolozwe nonqulo olunyulu. Khawuqwalasele ezi ngongoma zintathu malunga neemfazwe ezigunyaziswe nguThixo:
NGUTHIXO OWAYEGQIBA UKUBA NGUBANI OZA KULWA IMFAZWE. Ngesinye isihlandlo, uThixo waxelela amaSirayeli ukuba: “Akukho mfuneko yakulwa ngesi sihlandlo.” Sasiyintoni isizathu? UThixo wayeza kuwalwela. (2 Kronike 20:17; 32:7, 8) Wawalwela izihlandlo eziliqela, kuquka nezo sesithethe ngazo ekuqaleni kweli nqaku. Ngezinye izihlandlo, uThixo wayeyalela abantu bakhe bamandulo amaSirayeli ukuba alwe iimfazwe ezithile ukuze akhusele iLizwe Lesithembiso.—Duteronomi 7:1, 2; Yoshuwa 10:40.
YAYISIBA NGUTHIXO NGENKQU OGQIBAYO NGEXESHA LOKULWA. Abakhonzi bakaThixo kwakufuneka balinde ngomonde de ibe lixesha elifanelekileyo lokulwa ingcinezelo nobungendawo. Babengafanele balwe de ibe lelo xesha. Xa besilwa ngenkani uThixo wayengakholiswa. IBhayibhile ibonisa ukuba xa amaSirayeli ayesilwa imfazwe awayengayigunyazisanga, yayisoloko iphumela kwintlekele. *
UTHIXO AKAKUTHANDI UKUFA KWABANTU, KWANABANGENDAWO. UYehova uThixo nguMthombo wobomi noMdali woluntu. (INdumiso 36:9) Ngenxa yoko, akakuthandi ukufa kwabantu. Okubuhlungu kukuba, kukho abantu abaqulunqa amayelenqe ukuze bacinezele abanye okanye bababulale. (INdumiso 37:12, 14) Ukuze athintele obo bungendawo, maxa wambi uThixo wayalela ukuba kuliwe nabangendawo. Nakuba kunjalo, kuzo zonke ezo mfazwe, ‘wayenenceba, ezeka umsindo’ kwabo babecinezela amaSirayeli. (INdumiso 86:15) Ngokomzekelo ngaphambi kokuba amaSirayeli alwe nesixeko, kwakufuneka ‘amemeze uxolo kuso,’ ukuze anike abantu ithuba lokuba batshintshe iindlela zabo baze bathintele imfazwe. (Duteronomi 20:10-13) Ngale ndlela, uThixo wabonisa ukuba ‘akayoliswa kukufa kongendawo, kodwa kukuba ongendawo abuye endleleni yakhe aze okunene ahlale ephila.’—Hezekile 33:11, 14-16. *
Ngoku siyabona ukuba kwamhlamnene, uThixo wayeyijonga imfazwe njengendlela efanelekileyo yokuphelisa iintlobo ngeentlobo zengcinezelo nobungendawo. YayinguThixo kungekhona abantu owayegqiba ukuba iza kuliwa nini yaye ngubani imfazwe. Ngaba uThixo wayesilwa iimfazwe kuba enxanelwe igazi? Akunjalo. Ubuthiyile ubundlobongela. (INdumiso 11:5) Ngaba imbono kaThixo ngemfazwe yatshintsha xa uNyana wakhe, uYesu Kristu, wayeshumayela apha emhlabeni?
^ isiqe. 7 Ngokomzekelo, ngesinye isihlandlo amaSirayeli oyiswa xa ayesilwa nama-Amaleki namaKanan emva kokuba uThixo wayethe angalwi. (Numeri 14:41-45) Kwiminyaka emininzi kamva, ukumkani othembekileyo uYosiya walwa idabi awayengalixhasi uThixo, esi senzo sasuba ubomi bakhe.—2 Kronike 35:20-24.
^ isiqe. 8 AmaSirayeli akazange amemeze uxolo ngaphambi kokuba alwe namaKanan. Kwakutheni? Kaloku, amaKanan ayenikwe iminyaka eyi-400 ukuze alungise iindlela zawo ezingendawo. Ngexesha amaSirayeli ayesilwa nawo, ayesele onakele gqitha. (Genesis 15:13-16) Ngenxa yoko, ayeza kusitshulwa neengcambu. Noko ke, amanye amaKanan atshintsha iindlela zawo aza asinda.—Yoshuwa 6:25; 9:3-27.
Funda Okungakumbi
AmaSirayeli Angena EKanan
Xa amaSirayeli angena eKanan, kwakutheni ukuze uYehova asindise uRahabhi nentsapho yakhe eYeriko?
URahabhi ‘Wavakaliswa Elilungisa Ngemisebenzi’
Ibali likaRahabhi libonisa njani ukuba sonke sibalulekile kuYehova? Sinokufunda ntoni kukholo lwakhe?


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IMIBUZO YABAFUNDI . . .
Ngaba Ikho Ingxaki Ngezinto Ezenziwa NgeKrismesi?
IKrismesi ibisoloko isaziwa njengetheko lamaKristu lokuzalwa kukaYesu. Izinto ezenziwa kweli theko zisenza sizibuze ukuba lidibana njani nokuzalwa kukaYesu.
Kukho ubuxoki obudumileyo bukaFather Christmas. Abantu bavuyiswa nguFather Christmas oneentshebe ezinde ezimhlophe nezidlele ezibomvu ekuthiwa yeyona ntengiso yeKrismesi eyayithandwa neyayenziwe yinkampani yezinto eziselwayo ekuMantla eMerika ngo-1931. Kwiminyaka yoo-1950, abanye abemi baseBrazil bazama ukusebenzisa uGrandpa Indian endaweni kaFather Christmas. Kwenzeka ntoni emva koko? UProfesa Carlos E. Fantinati uthi, uFather Christmas woyisa uGrandpa Indian, wada “woyisa nosana olunguYesu kwaza kwasetyenziswa yena kwimibhiyozo yetheko likaDisemba 25.” Ngaba iintsomi ezifana nekaFather Christmas kuphela kwengxaki yeKrismesi? Ukuze sikwazi ukuphendula lo mbuzo, makhe sithethe ngamaKristu okuqala.
IEncyclopedia Britannica ithi: “Kwiinkulungwane ezimbini zokuqala, amaKristu ayengafuni nokuyibona into yokukhumbula imihla yokuzalwa kwabantu abafela ukholo, nkqu nowokuzalwa kukaYesu.” Kwakutheni? Ayesithi ukubhiyozela imihla yokuzalwa bubuhedeni yaye kumele kungenziwa tu. Xa sithetha inyani, akukho nenye ivesi yeBhayibhile ethetha ngomhla wokuzalwa kukaYesu.
Nakubeni amaKristu ayeyimele into yokungabhiyozelwa kwemihla yokuzalwa, ngenkulungwane yesine iCawa yamaKatolika yaqalisa ukwenza iKrismesi. Ingafuni ukuphelelwa ngamarhamente, le cawa yaphelisa eyona nto yayibangela ukuba ingathandwa—iicawa zobuhedeni zaseRoma ezazidumile kunye nokwenziwa kwamatheko okuzalwa kwelanga. Ngokutsho kwencwadi iChristmas in America kaPenne L. Restad, nyaka ngamnye ukususela ngoDisemba 17 de kube ngoJanuwari 1, “amaRoma amaninzi ayesenza izidlo ezikhulu, edlala, ebhiyoza, esenza imiboniso. Ayede abekho nakwamanye amatheko njengoko ayehlonipha oothixo bawo.” NgoDisemba 25, ayebhiyozela ukuzalwa kweLanga Elingoyiswayo. Ngolu suku icawa yaqalisa ukwenza iKrismesi, yaza yanyanzelisa amaRoma amaninzi ukuba abhiyozele ukuzalwa kukaYesu kunokuzalwa kwelanga. Incwadi ethi Santa Claus, a Biography, kaGerry Bowler ithi: AmaRoma “ayesazinandipha izinto ezazisenziwa kule mibhiyozo yexesha lasebusika.” Ngeliphandle, “ayeqhubeka nalo mbhiyozo mtsha ngeendlela zawo zakudala.”
Kucacile ke ukuba eyona ngxaki ngezinto ezenziwa ngeKrismesi yindlela embi ezaqala ngayo. Kwincwadi yakhe ethi The Battle for Christmas, uStephen Nissenbaum uthi iKrismesi “ngumbhiyozo wabahedeni owenziwa egameni lobuKristu.” Ngoko ke iKrismesi iyamnyelisa uThixo noNyana wakhe uYesu Kristu. Ngaba le yinto nje engenamsebenzi? IBhayibhile inalo mbuzo: “Bunabudlelane buni na ubulungisa nokuchas’ umthetho? Okanye kunakwabelana kuni na ukukhanya nobumnyama?” (2 Korinte 6:14) Njengesibonda somthi esigoso, iKrismesi igoso kakhulu kangangokuba ayinakwenziwa ‘ithi tye [ayinakulungiseka].’—INtshumayeli 1:15.
Funda Okungakumbi
Ithini IBhayibhile NgeKrismesi?
Isenokukothusa imvelaphi yezithethe zeKrismesi ezintandathu ezaziwayo.
Kutheni AmaNgqina KaYehova Engayibhiyozeli IKrismesi?
Abantu abaninzi bayayibhiyozela ikrismesi nakuba beyazi imvelaphi yayo. Funda isizathu sokuba amaNgqina kaYehova engayibhiyozeli.


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1:1 Ke kaloku kwathi ngemihla yokulawula kwabagwebi, kwabakho indlala elizweni. Yahamba indoda yaseBhetelehem yakwaYuda, yaza yaphambukela elizweni lakwaMowabhi, yona nomkayo, noonyana bayo bobabini.
1:2 Ke igama laloo ndoda lalinguElimeleki, igama lomkayo linguNahomi; amagama oonyana bayo babengooMalon noKiliyon, bengamaEfrata aseBhetelehem yakwaYuda. Baya ke elizweni lakwaMowabhi, baba khona.
1:3 Wafa uElimeleki indoda kaNahomi; washiywa ke yena noonyana bakhe bobabini.
1:4 Bazeka abafazi abangamaMowabhikazi; igama lomnye lalinguOrpa, igama lomnye lalinguRute; bahlala khona iminyaka eseshumini.
1:5 Bafa kananjalo bobabini ooMalon noKiliyon; washiywa ke loo mfazi ngoonyana bakhe bobabini nayindoda yakhe.
1:6 Wesuka yena noomolokazana bakhe, ebuya elizweni lakwaMowabhi; ngokuba weva eselizweni lakwaMowabhi, ukuba uYehova ubavelele abantu bakhe ngokubanika isonka.
1:7 Waphuma kuloo ndawo abekuyo, enoomolokazana bakhe bobabini; wahamba ngendlela ebuyela ezweni lakwaYuda.
1:8 Wathi uNahomi koomolokazana bakhe bobabini, Hambani, nibuyele elowo endlwini yonina; uYehova makanenzele inceba, njengoko nenze ngako kubafi nakum.
1:9 UYehova makaninike nifumane indawo yokuphumla, elowo endlwini yendoda yakhe. Wabanga; baliphakamisa ilizwi labo, balila.
1:10 Bathi kuye, Hayi, siya kubuyela nawe kubantu bakowenu.
1:11 Wathi uNahomi, Buyani, zintombi zam; kungani na ukuba nihambe nam? Ndisenoonyana yini na embilinini wam, ukuze babe ngamadoda kuni?
1:12 Buyani, zintombi zam; hambani, ngokuba sendikwaluphalele ukuba nendoda. Khona ukuba ndibe ndisithi, Ndisenethemba, nokuba bendithe ndaba ngonendoda ngobu busuku, nokuba bendithe ndazala oonyana,
1:13 beniya kuthi ngenxa yoko nilinde bade bakhule, yini na? Beniya kuthi ngenxa yoko nizibambe ningabi namadoda, yini na? Hayi, zintombi zam; ngokuba kukrakra kunene kum ngenxa yenu, kuba isandla sikaYehova siphumelene nam.
1:14 Baliphakamisa ilizwi labo, babuya balila. UOrpa wamanga uninazala; ke yena uRute wanamathela kuye.
1:15 Wathi yena, Uyabona, umkhuluwakazi wakho ubuyele kubantu bakowabo, nakoothixo bakowabo; buya nawe, ulandele umkhuluwakazi wakho.
1:16 Wathi uRute, Musa akundibongoza ngokuthi mandikushiye, ndibuye, ndingakulandeli; ngokuba apho uya khona, ndiya kuya nam; apho uya kuthi vu khona, ndiya kuthi vu khona; abantu bakowenu baya kuba ngabantu bam, uThixo wakho abe nguThixo wam;
1:17 apho ufela khona, ndiya kufela khona, ndingcwatyelwe khona. Makenjenje uYehova kum, aphinde ukwenjenje: kukufa kodwa okuya kundahlula nawe.
1:18 Wabona ukuba uzimisele ukuhamba naye, wayeka ukuthetha kuye.
1:19 Bahamba ke bobabini, bada bafika eBhetelehem. Kwathi, xa bangenayo eBhetelehem, wazamazama wonke umzi ngenxa yabo, bathi, NguNahomi na lo?
1:20 Wathi kubo, Musani ukuthi ndinguNahomi; yithini ndinguMara, ngokuba uSomandla undenze ndakrakra kunene.
1:21 Ndemka mna ndizele; ke uYehova undibuyisa ndilambatha. Yini na ukuba nithi ndinguNahomi; uYehova engqinile nje ngam, uSomandla endenzele ububi nje.
1:22 Wabuya ke uNahomi enoRute umMowabhikazi, umolokazana wakhe, owabuya elizweni lakwaMowabhi; bafika bona eBhetelehem ekuqalekeni kokuvunwa kwerhasi.
2:1 Ke kaloku uNahomi ebenesihlobo sendoda yakhe, indoda esisityebi emzalwaneni kaElimeleki; igama layo libe linguBhohazi.
2:2 Wathi uRute umMowabhikazi kuNahomi, Makhe ndiye entsimini, ndibhikice izikhwebu emva kwalowo ndiya kubabalwa nguye. Wathi kuye, Hamba, ntombi yam.
2:3 Wahamba waya, wabhikica entsimini emva kwabavuni. Ithamsanqa lakhe lawela phezu kwesahlulo sentsimi kaBhohazi, obengowomzalwane kaElimeleki.
2:4 Wathi gqi uBhohazi, evela eBhetelehem, wathi kubavuni, UYehova makabe nani. Bathi kuye, UYehova makakusikelele.
2:5 Wathi uBhohazi kwindodana yakhe ephethe abavuni, Yekabani na le nkazana?
2:6 Yaphendula indodana ephethe abavuni, yathi. Yinkazana engumMowabhikazi, efike noNahomi, bevela elizweni lakwaMowabhi;
2:7 yathi ke, Makhe ndibhikice, ndibuthe phakathi kwezithungu emva kwabavuni; yeza ke, yema kwakusasa kwada kwangoku; ukuhlala kwayo endlwini kukancinane.
2:8 Wathi uBhohazi kuRute, Uyeva na, ntombi yam? Musa ukuya kubhikica ntsimini yimbi; kananjalo uze ungadluli apha; namathela wenjenje kumthinjana wam lo;
2:9 amehlo akho makabe sentsimini oyivunayo wona, uwulandele; yabona, abafana bakwam ndibawisele umthetho wokuba bangakuchukumisi; xa unxaniweyo, yiya ezityeni, usele into ekhiwe ngabafana.
2:10 Wawa ngobuso bakhe, waqubuda emhlabeni, wathi kuye, Kutheni na ukuba ndibabalwe nguwe, undibuke, ndiyinkazana yolunye uhlanga nje?
2:11 Waphendula uBhohazi, wathi kuye, Ndiyixelelwe kakuhle yonke into oyenzileyo kunyokozala, emva kokufa kwendoda yakho; ukuba ushiye uyihlo nonyoko, nelizwe owazalelwa kulo, weza ebantwini obungabazi ngaphambili.
2:12 UYehova makakubuyekeze ukwenza kwakho, uzaliseke umvuzo wakho ovela kuYehova uThixo kaSirayeli, oze wazimela phantsi kwamaphiko akhe wena.
2:13 Wathi yena, Mandibabalwe nguwe, nkosi yam; ngokuba undithuthuzele, ngokuba uthethe kakuhle nomkhonzazana wakho, ndingenjengomnye wabakhonzazana bakho nje.
2:14 Wathi uBhohazi kuye, Ngexesha lokudla sondela apha, udle isonka, uncinde iviniga ngeqhekeza lakho. Wahlala phantsi ngasecaleni labavuni. Wamnika ikhweba; wadla, wahlutha, washiya.
2:15 Wesuka ke waya kubhikica; uBhohazi waluwisela umthetho ulutsha olulolwakhe, wathi, Makabhikice naphakathi kwezithungu, ningamdanisi;
2:16 nimrholele nokumrholela inxenye ezithungwini, nishiye, abhikice, ningamkhalimeli.
2:17 Wabhikica entsimini leyo kwada kwahlwa; wayibhula into abeyibhikicile, yanga yiefa yerhasi.
2:18 Wathwala, waya ekhaya; wayibona uninazala into ayibhikicileyo; wakurhola, wamnika abekushiyile akuba ehluthi.
2:19 Wathi uninazala kuye, Ubhikice phi na namhla? Ubusebenza phi na? Makasikelelwe okubukileyo wena. Wamxelela uninazala umntu abesebenza kuye, wathi, Igama lendoda endisebenze kuyo namhla nguBhohazi.
2:20 Wathi uNahomi kumolokazana wakhe, Makasikelelwe yena nguYehova, ongayekelelanga ukwenza inceba yakhe kwabaphilileyo nakwabafileyo. Wathi uNahomi kuye, Indoda leyo iyalamana nathi; ingowabakhululi bethu.
2:21 Wathi uRute umMowabhikazi, Kananjalo ithe yona kum, Uze unamathele kulutsha olulolwam, lude lulugqibe lonke uvuno olulolwam.
2:22 Wathi uNahomi kuRute umolokazana wakhe, Kulungile, ntombi yam, ukuba uphume nomthinjana wakhe, ukuze ungafikelwa mntu ukwenye intsimi.
2:23 Wanamathela kumthinjana kaBhohazi, wabhikica, kwada kwagqitywa ukuvunwa kwerhasi nokuvunwa kwengqolowa; wahlala noninazala.
3:1 Wathi uNahomi uninazala kuye, Ntombi yam, ndingakufuneli na ukuphumla okokulungela?
3:2 Kaloku akasihlobo sethu na uBhohazi, lowo umthinjana ubunawo? Nanko esela irhasi ngobu busuku esandeni.
3:3 Zihlambe, uthambise, unxibe iingubo zakho, uhle uye esandeni. Uze ungazazisi endodeni leyo, ide igqibe ukudla nokusela.
3:4 Wothi, ukulala kwayo phantsi, uqonde indawo eye kulala kuyo, uye uyityhile ingubo ngasezinyaweni zayo, ulale phantsi; yokuxelela ke yona into owoyenza.
3:5 Wathi kuye, Yonke into oyithethayo ndoyenza.
3:6 Wehla ke waya esandeni, wenza ngako konke abemwisele umthetho ngako uninazala.
3:7 Wadla uBhohazi, wasela, yachwayitha intliziyo yakhe; waya walala phantsi ekupheleni kwentlaba. Waya ke ecotha, wamtyhila ingubo ngasezinyaweni zakhe, walala phantsi.
3:8 Kwathi phakathi kobusuku, yothuka indoda leyo, yaguquka, yabona kulele inkazana ngasezinyaweni zayo.
3:9 Yathi, Ungubani? Wathi, NdinguRute, umkhonzazana wakho; twabulula isondo lengubo yakho phezu komkhonzazana wakho, ngokuba ungumkhululi wena.
3:10 Yathi, Usikelelwe nguYehova, ntombi yam. Inceba yakho yamva nje ingaphezu kweyokuqala, ungalandelanga madodana nje, nokuba ngasweleyo nokuba nganobutyebi.
3:11 Kaloku ke, ntombi yam, musa ukoyika; konke okuthethileyo ndokwenzela; ngokuba bonke abantu bomzi wakowethu bayazi ukuba uyinkazana enesidima.
3:12 Ewe! Kuyinene, ndingumkhululi inyaniso. Ke kukho umkhululi osondeleyo kuwe kunam.
3:13 Lala ngobu busuku; kothi kusasa, ukuba uthe wakukhulula ngentlawulelo, kulunge, makakukhulule ngentlawulelo; ke ukuba akathanga akunanze ukukukhulula ngentlawulelo, ndokukhulula ngentlawulelo mna, ehleli nje uYehova. Lala kude kuse.
3:14 Walala ke ngasezinyaweni zakhe kwada kwasa; wavuka bengekanakanani abantu. Yathi, Makungaziwa ukuba bekuze inkazana esandeni.
3:15 Yathi, Ethe ingubo yakho yokwaleka, ukhongozele. Wakhongozela ke ngayo. Yalinganisa izilinganiso zerhasi ezithandathu, yamthwalisa; wagoduka.
3:16 Waya kuninazala, wathi yena, Utheni, ntombi yam? Wamxelela konke emenzele khona indoda leyo.
3:17 Wathi, Indinike ezi zilinganiso zerhasi; ngokuba yayisithi, Musa ukuya kunyokozala ulambatha.
3:18 Wathi, Hlala, ntombi yam, ude wazi okuya kuhla; kuba indoda leyo ayiyi kuphumla, ingakuphelisanga oku namhla.
4:1 Ke kaloku wenyuka uBhohazi, waya esangweni lomzi, wahlala khona; nanko egqitha umkhululi lowa abethetha yena uBhohazi; wathi, Wa, Nantsi, khawuphambukele apha, uhlale phantsi.
4:2 Waphambuka, wahlala. Wathabatha ishumi lamadoda kumadoda amakhulu omzi, wathi, Hlalani apha; ahlala ke.
4:3 Wathi kumkhululi lowo, Isahlulo somhlaba obungowomzalwana wethu uElimeleki, uthengise ngaso uNahomi, obuye elizweni lakwaMowabhi;
4:4 ndathi ke mna, mandivule indlebe yakho, ndithi, Wuthenge ngaphambi kwaba bahleliyo apha, phambi kwamadoda amakhulu abantu bakowethu. Ukuba uyawukhulula ngentlawulelo, wukhulule ngentlawulelo; ukuba akuwukhululi ngentlawulelo, ndixelele ndazi; ngokuba akukho bani unokuwukhulula ngentlawulelo, ingenguwe; ndisemva kwakho mna. Wathi, Ndowukhulula ngentlawulelo mna.
4:5 Wathi uBhohazi, Mhlenikweni uwuzuzayo umhlaba esandleni sikaNahomi, uwuzuza nakuRute, umMowabhikazi, umkamfi, ukuba uvuse igama lomfi elifeni lakhe.
4:6 Wathi umkhululi lowo, Andinakuzikhululela ngentlawulelo ngokwam, hleze ndilonakalise elam ilifa. Zikhululele ngentlawulelo isilunga sam eso; ngokuba andinako mna ukuwukhulula ngentlawulelo.
4:7 Ke kaloku kwakusithiwa kudala kwaSirayeli, ukukhulula ngentlawulelo nokwanana, ukuze yonke into ibe iqiniselwe, ubani anyothule imbadada yakhe ayinike ummelwane wakhe; oko kwaye kububungqina kwaSirayeli.
4:8 Wathi umkhululi lowo kuBhohazi, Zithengele. Wanyothula imbadada yakhe.
4:9 Wathi ke uBhohazi kumadoda amakhulu nakubantu bonke, Ningamangqina namhla, ukuba ndikuthengile konke okukaElimeleki, nako konke okukaKiliyon noMalon, esandleni sikaNahomi;
4:10 noRute umMowabhikazi, umkaMalon, ndimzuzile ukuba abe ngumkam, ukuze kuvuswe igama lomfi elifeni lakhe, linganqanyulwa igama lomfi ebazalwaneni bakhe, nasesangweni lendawo yakhe: ningamangqina namhla.
4:11 Bathi bonke abantu abasesangweni namadoda amakhulu, Singamangqina. UYehova makamenze lo mfazi ungenayo endlwini yakho, abe njengoRakeli nanjengoLeya, abayakhayo indlu kaSirayeli bobabini, avelise amandla e-Efrata, akwenzele udumo eBhetelehem;
4:12 indlu yakho ibe njengendlu kaPeretse, awamzalayo uTamare kuYuda, ngembewu leyo aya kukunika uYehova ngale ntombazana.
4:13 UBhohazi wamzeka ke uRute waba ngumkakhe, wamngena; waza uYehova wamnika ukuzala; wazala unyana.
4:14 Bathi abafazi kuNahomi, Makabongwe uYehova ongakuyekelanga uswele umkhululi namhla; igama lakhe malivakale kwaSirayeli;
4:15 abe ngumbuyisi womphefumlo kuwe, nomnqaki wezimvi zakho; ngokuba umolokazana wakho okuthandayo, lowo ulungileyo kuwe ngaphezu koonyana abasixhenxe, umzele.
4:16 UNahomi wamthabatha umntwana lowo, wambeka esifubeni sakhe, waba ngumondli wakhe.
4:17 Lwamthiya igama ummelwanekazi, lwathi, UNahomi uzalelwe unyana, lwathi igama lakhe nguObhedi; yena nguyise kaYese, uyise kaDavide.
4:18 Yiyo le ke inzala kaPeretse: uPeretse wazala uHetseron;
4:19 uHetseron wazala uRam; uRam wazala uAminadabhi;
4:20 uAminadabhi wazala uNashon; uNashon wazala uSalemon;
4:21 uSalemon wazala uBhohazi; uBhohazi wazala uObhedi;
4:22 UObhedi wazala uYese; uYese wazala uDavide.


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Ukhuthazo Oluphuma “Emilonyeni Yabantwana”
NgoDisemba 2009, iNkundla Ephakamileyo YaseRashiya yawisa isigwebo esaphumela ekuvalweni kombutho wonqulo wamaNgqina kaYehova eTaganrog, eRashiya, kohluthwa iHolo YoBukumkani, kwaza kwawiswa nesindululo sokuba iimpapasho zethu ezingama-34 ziyingozi. Esi sigqibo sothusayo sabhalwa kwiWebhsayithi yamaNgqina kaYehova kunye nemifanekiso yamaNgqina achatshazelweyo sesi sigqibo, kuquka abantwana abancinane.
Kwiinyanga ezimbalwa emva koko, iZiko Lolawulo LamaNgqina KaYehova eRashiya lafumana ibhokisi kwakunye nale leta ilandelayo ivela kwintsapho engamaNgqina eQueensland, eOstreliya, neyayibonayo ingxelo yesigwebo seNkundla: “Bazalwana Abathandekayo, Abantwana bethu, uCody noLarissa baye bakhuthazwa gqitha lukholo neemvavanyo ezifunyanwa ngabazalwana baseRashiya. Baye babhala amakhadi neeleta, sazifaka kule bhokisana inezipho yaye siyithumela kubantwana baseTaganrog, ukuze sibaqinisekise ukuba nangona bekude, kodwa bakho nabanye abantwana abakhonza uYehova ngokuthembeka nabacingayo ngabo. Abantwana bethu bathi babathanda gqitha.”
Besakufumana ezo zipho, abantwana baseTaganrog, babhala ileta eyibulela ngokungazenzisiyo intsapho yaseOstreliya. Echukunyiswe ngala mazwi akhuthazayo aphuma “emilonyeni yabantwana,” omnye umzalwana okwiofisi yesebe yaseRashiya wathi xa wayebhalela uCody noLarissa: “Khanicinge nje indlela ekubuhlungu ngayo ebantwaneni nakubantu abadala ukohlwayelwa into abangayenzanga. Akhonto imbi bayenzileyo abazalwana noodade baseTaganrog, kodwa bohluthelwe iHolo YoBukumkani. Oku kubakhathaza ngokwenene. Kuza kubomeleza nyhani ukwazi ukuba bayacingwa nakwezinye iindawo ehlabathini. Sithi maz’ enethole ngobubele benu!”—INdu. 8:2.
Ngokwenene siphakathi kwabazalwana abasehlabathini lonke yaye ukuthandana kwethu kusinceda sihlangabezana neemvavanyo neenzingo. Ngoxa iinkundla zisalibele kukuhlisana zinyusana ngento yokuba iimpapasho zamaNgqina kaYehova zikhuthaza intiyo, ngokuzola abantwana bethu bayaxhalabelana, bengalawulwa yinto yokuba bahlukile ngokweentlanga neenkcubeko yaye besenza ngokuvisisana nala mazwi kaYesu: “Ngako oko bonke baya kwazi ukuba ningabafundi bam, ukuba ninothando phakathi kwenu.”—Yoh. 13:35.


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Chapter 1
1 Kwabe kukho indoda ezweni lakwaUtse, egama libe linguYobhi.
2 Yaye loo ndoda igqibelele, ithe tye, imoyika uThixo, ityeka ebubini. Yazalelwa oonyana abasixhenxe neentombi ezintathu.
3 Imfuyo yayo yayingamawaka asixhenxe empahla emfutshane, namawaka amathathu eenkamela, namakhulu amahlanu ezibini zeenkomo, namakhulu amahlanu eemazi zamaesile, nabakhonzi abaninzi kunene; yaba nkulu ke loo ndoda kubo bonke oonyana belasempumalanga.
4 Oonyana bakhe babeqhele ukuya kwenza isidlo endlwini yalowo ibiyimini yakhe; bathumele bameme oodade babo bobathathu, ukuba badle basele nabo.
5 Kwathi, yakuba izungulezile imihla yesidlo, wathumela uYobhi, wabangcwalisa, wavuka kusasa, wanyusa amadini anyukayo ngokwenani labo bonke bephela; kuba uYobhi ebesithi, Mhlawumbi oonyana bam bangaba bonile, bamlahla uThixo entliziyweni yabo. Ubesenjenjalo ke uYobhi loo mihla yonke.
6 Kwathi ngamhla uthile, oonyana bakaThixo beza kuzimisa phambi koYehova, weza noSathana phakathi kwabo.
7 Wathi uYehova kuSathana, Uvela phi na? USathana wamphendula uYehova, wathi, Ekutyhutyha-tyhutyheni ehlabathini, nasekuhamba-hambeni kulo.
8 Wathi uYehova kuSathana, Umgqalile na kodwa umkhonzi wam uYobhi: ukuba akukho unjengaye ehlabathini, indoda egqibeleleyo, ethe tye, emoyikayo uThixo, etyekayo ebubini?
9 USathana wamphendula uYehova, wathi, UYobhi lo ufumana emoyikela ilize na uThixo?
10 Akuthanga na wena wambiyela wamjikeleza, wayijikeleza indlu yakhe; wayijikeleza into yonke anayo ngeenxa zonke; wawusikelela umsebenzi wezandla zakhe, imfuyo yakhe yaligqiba ilizwe?
11 Kodwa ke khawuse isandla sakho ngoku, uchukumise into yonke anayo, ukuba akayi kukulahla na nawe lo, akwenze oko ebusweni bakho.
12 Wathi uYehova kuSathana, Yabona, konke anako kusesandleni sakho; ke kuye ngokwakhe musa ukusa sandla sakho. Waphuma ke uSathana, wemka ebusweni bukaYehova.
13 Kwathi ngamhla uthile, oonyana bakhe neentombi zakhe babesidla, besela iwayini, endlwini yomkhuluwa wabo omkhulu.
14 Kweza umthunywa kuYobhi, wathi, Iinkomo bezilima, namaesile ebesidla ecaleni lazo;
15 agaleleka amaShebha, azithimba, ababulala abafana ngohlangothi lwekrele, kwasinda mna ndedwa, ukuza kukuxelela.
16 Esathetha lo, kwafika omnye, wathi, Umlilo kaThixo uwe ezulwini, wayitshisa impahla emfutshane nabafana, wabadla; kwasinda mna ndedwa, ukuza kukuxelela.
17 Esathetha lo, kwafika omnye wathi, AmaKaledi amisa amaqela amathathu azingenela iinkamela, azithimba, ababulala abafana ngohlangothi lwekrele; kwasinda mna ndedwa, ukuza kukuxelela.
18 Esathetha lo, kwafika omnye, wathi, Oonyana bakho neentombi zakho babesidla, besela iwayini endlwini yomkhuluwa wabo omkhulu;
19 nanko kuvela umoya omkhulu ngasentlango, wabetha ezimbombeni zone zendlu, yabawela abafana abo, bafa; kwasinda mna ndedwa, ukuza kukuxelela.
20 Wesuka uYobhi, wayikrazula ingubo yakhe yokwaleka, wayicheba intloko yakhe, wawa emhlabeni, waqubuda.
21 Wathi, Ndaphuma ndize esizalweni sikama, ndiya kubuyela khona ndikwaze: uYehova wanika, ikwanguYehova othabathileyo; igama likaYehova malibongwe.
22 Kuko konke oko akonanga uYobhi, akamsola nokumsola uThixo.


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IZILWANYANA ZASENDLE
Ixhama—Isilwanyana Esikhulu Sasehlathini
UMBHALI wenkulungwane ye-19 uHenry David Thoreau waligxeka kabuhlungu ixhama esithi: “Ixhama sesona silwanyana sakha sasibi emhlabeni. Kutheni linemikhono emide kangaka? Kutheni inde kangaka nje intloko yalo?” Asinguye kuphela umntu ocinga ukuba sibi esi silwanyana. Inkangeleko kunye nokunqaba kwesi silwanyana kwenza abantu bacinge ukuba ixhama alikwazi kuhamba kakuhle kwaye lisisidenge. Ngaba yinyaniso leyo? Abaphandi bakuMntla Merika nakwamanye amazwe aphesheya baye bafunda lukhulu ngesi silwanyana singaqhelekanga.
Wonke umntu uyavuma ukuba ixhama likhulu. Nangona lo “kumkani wasehlathini” enemilenze emide emenza abonakale ngathi akukho yakhe, ngaloo milenze yakhe mide uyakwazi ukuqwakanisa umhlambi weengcuka. Ixhama lifunda ukudada kungekudala nje emva kokuba lizelwe yaye amanye akhe abonwa edada iikhilomitha eziliqela okanye entywila kangangeemitha ezintandathu ukuze atye izityalo ezikhula phantsi kwamanzi!
Ixhama liyakwazi ukujonga into engasemva lingakhe lijike intloko. Nempumlo yalo iluncedo. Abaphandi bathi ekubeni amathatha exhama echaselene, linobuchule obungaqhelekanga bokujoja izinto lize liqonde eyona ndawo zikuyo. Neendlebe zesi silwanyana zisebenza ngendlela engaqhelekanga. Ziva izandi ezivela macala onke yaye ixhama liyakwazi ukuva izandi ezenziwa ngamanye amaxhama nkqu naxa ekumgama weekhilomitha ezintathu ukusuka kulo!
Amatakane exhama ayathandeka yaye wofika edloba. Amaxhamakazi ayawakhusela amatakane awo kwiingcuka, iibhere nabantu. Xa itakane linonyaka lizelwe, unina uyalilumla aze aligxothe ukuze lizibonele.
UBOMI EMANTLA
Ekubeni okona kutya kwamaxhama izizityalo, atya ntoni ebusika? Azingxala ngokutya okuninzi ehlotyeni. Ixhama liyakwazi ukutya iikhilogram ezingama-23 ngosuku, enoba oko kutya likufumana kwimithi emide okanye phantsi kwamanzi. Okuninzi koku kutya likugcina kwisisu salo esahlulahlulwe kane, yaye kulinceda lifumane izakha-mzimba. Noko ke, zikho nezinye iingozi elichanabeka kuzo ixhama ebusika.
Ingqele eqhaqhazelisa amazinyo nekhephu zenza kube nzima kwixhama. Liyazifihla ebusika yaye liyakonqena ukuhamba imigama emide, yaye uboya balo buligcina lishushu. Kwakhona, kuba nzima kulo ukubaleka iingcuka kwikhephu, kodwa ke eyona nto ilibeka engozini nangakumbi ngabazingeli kunye nabaqhubi beemoto.
Amaxhama ayawathanda amagaqa etyuwa adla ngokubekwa koohola bendlela ukuze anyibilikise ikhephu. Noko ke, ekubeni amaxhama enoboya obumdaka yaye ethanda ukuwela iindlela emva kokutshona kwelanga, kuba nzima ngabaqhubi ukuwabona kwangoko ukuze bawaphephe. Abantu kunye namaxhama baye bafa kwiingozi ezibangelwa koku.
ISILWANYANA ESITHANDA UKUDLALA
Amaxhama akhe abonwa edlala kumaza olwandle nakwimithombo enamanzi ashushu. Iinkunzi namathokazi ziphathana kakuhle xa kulixesha lokukhwelana yaye iyamangalisa indlela ithokazi elilithanda ngalo ithole lalo. Amatakane afuywe ngabantu aye abathande abaniniwo. UGqr. Valerius Geist uthi: “Esi silwanyana sibi sikrelekrele, sinothando yaye asimlahli umniniso.”
Noko ke, nasi isilumkiso: Ixhama sisilwanyana sasendle esinamandla. Ukuba udibana nalo endle, cezela kude, ingakumbi xa kukho namatakane. Sekunjalo, enoba ume qelele, qiniseka ukuba uya kumangaliswa kukubukela esi silwanyana sikhulu sasehlathini.


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EINDONESIA
Wayezithanda Izinto Zobuthixo
UThio Seng Bie
WAZALWA Ngo-1906
WABHAPTIZWA Ngo-1937
IBALI LOBOMI Umdala othembekileyo owanyamezela izidubedube zobuhlanga.—Kubalisa intombi yakhe uThio Sioe Nio.
NGOMEYI 1963, kwaqhambuka udushe olwalusenziwa ngabantu abangafuni amaTshayina kuyo yonke iNtshona Java. Eyona dolophu lwaluluninzi kuyo olu dushe yayiyiSukabumi, apho intsapho yasekhaya yayineshishini leelori khona. Isihlwele sabantu ababengathi bamkelwe ziingqondo—esasikunye nabamelwane bethu—sambonzeleka ekhaya. Sisoyika sacukana ndawonye ngoxa abo bantu babesonakalisa yaye bethatha izinto zethu.
Lathi lakumka elo hlokondiba, abanye abamelwane bethu beza kusithuthuzela. Utata wahlala nabo kwelinye igumbi. Wafumana iBhayibhile yakhe enkulu ngolwimi lwaseSunda phakathi kwezinto zethu ezazonakalisiwe. Wayivula waza wabaxelela ukuba ezi zizinto ekwakuthiwe ziza kwenzeka. Emva koko wabachazela ngethemba elivuyisayo loBukumkani.
Utata akazange azimisele ekuqokeleleni ubutyebi beli hlabathi. Wayesoloko esikhumbuza oku: “Izinto zobuthixo zimele zize kuqala!” Ngenxa yomzekelo omhle awawumiselayo, umkakhe, abantwana bakhe abathandathu, uyise oneminyaka eyi-90, ezinye izalamane kunye nabamelwane, bonke bamkela inyaniso.
Funda Okungakumbi
Ithini IBhayibhile Ngobuhlanga?
Ngaba zonke iintlanga ziyalingana? Buya kuze buphele ubuhlanga?


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Ndiyakholwa kuThixo, uYise onamandla onke, uMdali wezulu nomhlaba,
NakuYesu Krestu, okuphela koNyana wakhe, iNkosi yethu, Owakhawulwa
ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, wazalwa yintombi uMariya, Weva iintlungu ngemihla
kaPontiyo Pilato, wabethelelwa emnqamlezweni, wafa, wangcwatywa,
wehlela kwelabafileyo, Wathi ngomhla wesithathu wavuka kwabafileyo,
Waza wenyukela ezulwini; uhleli ngasekunene kukaThixo, uyise
onamandla onke, Apho aya kuvela khona, aze kugweba abahleliyo
nabafileyo. Ndiyakholwa kuMoya oyiNgcwele, Nakwibandla elingcwele
lezizukulwana ngezizukulwana, ubudlelane babangcwele, Kuxolelo
lwezono, Kukuvuka komzimba ekufeni, Nakubo ubomi obungunaphakade.
Amen.
“Kuba wenjenje uThixo ukulithanda kwakhe ihlabathi, ude wancama
uNyana wakhe okuphela kwamzeleyo, ukuze bonke abakholwayo kuye
bangatshabalali, koko babe nobomi obungunaphakade” (UYohane 3:16).
“Ngokuba, xa uthe wamvuma ngomlomo wakho ukuba uyiNkosi uYesu,
wakholwa ngentliziyo yakho ukuba uThixo wamvusa kwabafileyo,
wosindiswa. Kuba umntu ukholwa ngentliziyo, ukuze abe nobulungisa;
avume ke ngomlomo, ukuze asindiswe” (AmaRoma 10:9-10).


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Edition 3 isiXhosa, English
Family matters Young children learn to read and write easily when they know that reading and writing are useful and enjoyable activities. For this to happen, they need lots of experiences with stories and books. You can help them by: * Telling stories: Tell stories to stimulate children’s imagination and develop their language. Listen to their stories too, and show your appreciation! Once children realise that stories are also found in books, they start wanting to read for themselves. * Sharing books: Just 10 minutes a day with a good storybook can make a big
* Be encouraging: Value early reading and writing attempts just like you valued your baby’s first words! Young children are only just beginning to read and write and they need lots of support to develop their confidence. Listen to their pretend reading, and pretend to read what they have written. They need to behave like readers and writers to become readers and writers.
* Use your home language: First stories should be in children’s home languages. A strong foundation in a child’s home language is the basis for all successful learning, because to learn well, we need to understand well. When children know their home language well, they can learn other languages (as well as reading and writing) more easily.
* Write and read: Allow your child to see you go about your daily activities that involve reading and writing. Let them
* Getting books: Books are expensive to buy, so join a library – and use it! The librarians are there to help you.
For more information on reading to children as well as how to read to children of different ages, go to www.nalibali.org Ukuze ufumane inkcazelo ebanzi malunga nokufundela abantwana, ndawonye nendlela yokufundela abantwana abaneminyaka yobudala eyahlukeneyo, yiya ku: www.nalibali.org
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watch you writing shopping lists and letters and reading timetables, letters and newspapers.
difference. Good readers in class are often the ones who read with family and friends after school.
Babalisele amabali: Balisa amabali ukuze uphembelele iingcinga zabantwana kwaye uphuhlise iilwimi zabo. Wamamele nawabo amabali, kwaye ubonise ukuwathakazelela! Bathi bakuqonda abantwana ukuba amabali akwafumaneka nasezincwadini, baqale bafune ukuzifundela ngokwabo.
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Fundani iincwadi nikunye: Imizuzwana nje eli-10 ngemini nifunda incwadi emnandi yamabali kungenza umahluko omkhulu. Abafundi abafunda kamnandi egumbini lokufunda badla ngokuba ngabo bafunda neentsapho nabahlobo emakhaya.
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Bakhuthaze: Zixabise iinzame zokuqala zokufunda nokubhala kanye ngalaa ndlela wawuxabise ngayo amagama wokuqala kabhabha wakho! Abantwana abancinane kungona baqalayo ukufunda nokubhala kwaye badinga inkxaso eninzi ukuze bazuze ukuzithemba. Mamela xa
besenza ngathi bayafunda kwaye wenze ngathi ufunda oko bakubhalileyo. Kufuneka baziphathe njengabafundi nababhali ukuze babe ngabafundi nababhali. •
Bhala kwaye ufunde: Umntwana wakho makakubone usenza imisebenzi yakho yemihla ngemihla ebandakanya ukufunda nokubhala. Mabakubukele ubhala izinto eziyakuthengwa evenkileni neencwadi kwaye ufunda ii-timetables, iincwadi kunye namaphephandaba.
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Sebenzisa ulwimi lwakho lweenkobe: Amabali wokuqala mawabe ngolwimi lwabantwana lweenkobe. Isiseko esomeleleyo kulwimi lomntwana lweenkobe sisiseko sako konke ukufunda okunempumelelo, kuba ukuze sifunde kakuhle kufuneka siyivisise into esiyifundayo. Xa abantwana belazi kakuhle ulwimi lwabo lweenkobe, bangafunda ezinye iilwimi (ndawonye nokufunda nokubhala) lula.
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Fumana iincwadi: Zibiza imali eninzi iincwadi (ziyadura), ngoko ke joyina ithala leencwadi, ilayibhrari – kwaye ulisebenzise! Amagosa elayibhrari azakukunceda.
Dreaming big for our children Sinamaphupha amakhulu ngabantwana bethu
This supplement is available in the following Avusa newspapers: The Times in the Western Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal; The Daily Dispatch and The Herald in the Eastern Cape during term times.
Hi Nal’ibali
Mhleli weNal’ibali
Thanks so much for the reading and story tips! I’ve started to read to my children, who are 2 and 4 years old, every night after supper. At bath time I tell them a story too. It’s amazing – they can’t get enough stories!
Ndilithandile kakhulu ibali ngo-Sefudi nangona nje belilusizi. U-anti wam wasweleka ndineminyaka esi-7 kwaye oko ke kwandikhathaza. Ibali lakho lindenze ndakuqonda okunye kokukhathazeka kwam. Ngoku ndiyabhala, endaweni yokuzoba njengoSefudi! Enkosi.
Shakeela Adams, Blue Downs
bali... 'i l a N r a De ali... b 'i l a N e Mhleli w Write to Nal’ibali at PO Box 1654, Saxonwold, 2132 or letters@nalibali.org Bhalela kwi: Nal’ibali, PO Box 1654, Saxonwold, 2132 okanye kwi: letters@nalibali.org
Nozi Nkoli, 13, Pimville
Story stars...
Iinkwenkwezi zebali
The Vulindlela Reading Club in Langa was started in December 2006. Over the years it has grown in size and is so well-known in Cape Town that many of the club members travel quite a distance to attend. This club planted the seed for what has grown into the Nal’ibali initiative in South Africa! We asked, Xolisa Guzula and Ntombizanele Mahobe, who started the club, a few questions.
Iqela elifundayo i-Vulindlela Reading Club kwaLanga laqaliswa ngoDisemba 2006. Kule minyaka likhulile ngokwenani lamalungu kwaye liyaziwa kakhulu eKapa kangangokuba uninzi lwamalungu ahamba imigama emide ukuya kwiindibano zeli qela. Eli qela latyala imbewu eyakhulayo yabalinyathelo lephulo leNal’ibali eMzantsi Afrika! Sibuze uXolisa Guzula noNtombizanele Mahobe, abaqala eli qela nabanye, imibuzo embalwa.
Q: How many children are there at the club?
Bangaphi abantwana abakwiqela lenu?
A: There are between 80 and 120 children. Many of the children come from Langa but there are quite a few who live in other parts of Cape Town. Some of the children have been coming since the club started 5½ years ago!
Kukho abantwana abaphakathi kwama-80 ne-120. Uninzi lwaba bantwana baphuma kwaLanga kodwa bakho abambalwa abahlala kwezinye iindawo zaseKapa. Abanye babo baqala ukuza ukusukela ukuqalwa kweli qela kwiminyaka emi-5½ edlulileyo!
Q: How old are the children?
Baneminyaka emingaphi aba bantwana?
A: Between the ages of 2 and 16.
Baphakathi kweminyaka emi-2 ne-16 ubudala.
Q: How often, when and where do you meet?
Nihlanganela phi, nini, kangaphi?
A: We meet at St Louis Primary School in Langa for two hours every Saturday morning.
Sihlanganela kwiSikolo samaBanga aPhantsi i-St Louis kwaLanga, iiyure ezimbini qho kusasa ngoMgqibelo.
Q: Who helps at the club and what do they do?
Ngoobani abancedayo eqeleni kwaye benzani?
A: A group of adults plays games, sings songs, tells and reads stories, and writes with the children. We are all volunteers so we are not paid for the services we provide. Some of the adults who help are parents. Others are community members, teachers and students. It really is a case of a whole village raising its children!
Iqela labantu abadala lidlala imidlalo, licule iingoma, libalise kwaye lifunde amabali, futhi libhale kunye nabantwana. Sonke singamavoluntiya, ngoko ke asihlawulwa. Abanye babantu abadala abancedayo ngabazali. Ukanti bambi ngabahlali, ootitshala kunye nabafundi. Le yimeko apho yonke ilali izikhulisela abantwana bayo!
Q: What languages do you use? A: isiXhosa and English
Nisebenzisa eziphi iilwimi?
Q: How did you grow the club?
IsiXhosa nesiNgesi
A: The children who came to the club and teachers from their schools spoke to others about the club. The children also brought siblings and friends with them to join.
Nilikhulise njani ili qela? Abantwana abeza eqeleni kunye nootitshala kwizikolo zabo bancokole nabanye ngeli qela. Nabo abantwana beze noodade babo nabantakwabo kunye nabahlobo ukuze bajoyine.
Q: What do you aim to achieve at the club?
Nijonge ukufezekisa ntoni eqeleni?
A: We want to create a place where children can explore books and stories, and experiment with writing. (This helps them to develop as readers and writers.) We focus on just enjoying reading and writing with adults who care about children and are passionate about stories, reading and writing.
Sifuna ukuseka indawo apho abantwana bangaphonononga iincwadi namabali, kwaye bafunde ukubhala. (Oku kubanceda bakhule njengebafundi nababhali). Sigxininisa kuphela ekonwabeleni ukufunda nokubhala nabantu abadala abanenkathalo ngabantwana kwaye abawathandayo amabali, ukufunda nokubhala. Esa Alexander
Want to read more about the Vulindlela Reading Club or nominate someone you know as a story star? Go to www.nalibali.org and check out our story stars section.
Ingaba ufuna ukufunda banzi nge-Vulindlela Reading Club okanye utyumbe umntu omaziyo yinkwenkwezi yebali? Yiya kwi: www.nalibali.org ukhangele icandelo lethu leenkwenkwezi zebali.
Create your own mini-book
Zenzele eyakho incwadana encinane
1. Take out pages 3 to 6 of this supplement.
1. Thabatha amaphepha ama-3 ukuya kwisi-6 kweli hlelo.
2. Fold it in half along the black dotted line.
2. Wasonge esiphakathini kumgca wamachaphaza amnyama.
3. Fold it in half again.
3. Phinda uwasonge esiphakathini kwakhona.
4. Cut along the red dotted lines.
4. Sika kwimigca yamachaphaza abomvu. 2
Fold
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Ukophulwa kwezithembiso Broken Promises
Nal’ibali is a national reading-for-enjoyment initiative to get people in South Africa – children and adults – passionate about telling and reading stories. For more information, visit www.nalibali.org. www.fundza.co.za/mobi
Ndwendwela iziko lokunxibelelana leFunDza (elifikeleleka nge-Internet neeselulafowuni):
Visit FunDza’s mobi site (accessible via the Internet and cellphones):
Get connected! All you need is a cellphone!
Yiba semnxebeni! Into oyidingayo nje yiselulafowuni!
If you enjoyed this sample of Broken Promises, then order your own copy now! Books cost just R70, including postage to delivery addresses within South Africa. Books currently only available in English.
Ukubangaba uyithandile le sampuli yeBroken Promises, faka i-odolo yekopi yakho ngoku! Iincwadi zibiza nje kuphela ama-R70, kubandakanywa ukuposela kwidilesi eya kuyo apha eMzantsi Afrika. Okwangoku, le ncwadi ifumaneka kuphela ngesiNgesi
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Faka i-odolo yakho:
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By telephone: 021 702 1177
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Join FunDza’s mobi reading community to read Broken Promises and many other stories on your mobile phone!
Joyina abanxibelelani be-FunDza abafunda nge-mobi ukuze ufunde iBroken Promises namanye amabali amaninzi kwiselulafowuni yakho!
FunDza is fun, easy to join and … it’s FREE!
IFunDza iyonwabisa, kulula ukuyijoyina kwaye … ujoyina MAHALA! ad a re tsh en lu Te li lo a Ib “They are. But every practice is really important. Mr Masondo says that we have to work hard and make Harmony High proud. Otherwise he won’t let us compete.”
“Bendicinga ukuba uneprekthizi yomculo ngolu rhatya?” watsho uZinzi esithi fohlo esofeni esula inxeba lakhe ngethishiyu.
Ntombi had been chosen, along with ten others at Harmony High, to perform for a panel of talent scouts that was travelling around the country auditioning high school students for the Teen Voice singing competition. If she was chosen out of the ten students from her school then she would go on to the national finals in Jozi. The prize was R10 000 and a recording contract. Ntombi had promised herself that she would work as hard as she could, attend every practice, and go to the nationals. Sometimes she even let herself dream of winning the competition. It would change her life – she would work really hard and produce an album. She’d buy a proper house for her family, and make sure her sister finished school. With the money she could go to university and study to become…
“Andisayi. Umama uthe mandihlale ekhaya ndikujonge.” “Ndiyakwazi ukuzinakekela.” “Uneminyaka elishumi elinesibini,” watsho uNtombi, esiya kuthabatha iDettol egumbini lokuhlambela, eqaba inxeba likaZinzi. “Shu-u!” ukhalazile uZinzi. “Pheza. Kubuhlungu.” “Musa ukuba ngubhabha otefayo. Awungethandi ukuliyeka likhule, anditsho? Ingaba ufuna ukuya esibhedlele ngenxeba elosulelekileyo?”
“Kutheni unochuku kangaka?”
Just then there was the sound of girls laughing outside in the street.
“Ungathini xa uphoswa lithuba lokuya kumagqibela kankqoyi, emaphethweni okhuphiswano lelizwe leSouth Africa’s Teen Voice Competition?”
“It’s the giraffes,” Zinzi said from the couch where she was watching Days on TV. She called Ntombi’s three girlfriends the giraffes because they were taller than other girls. In turn, they called Ntombi “shortie”, although she was average height. Ntombi opened the door and hugged her friends Busi, Asanda and Lettie. At least she could rely on them for support. Asanda and Lettie had also been chosen to compete in the singing competition and Ntombi could see that they were on their way to the practice. Busi was going along to watch in the hope of attracting the attention of Unathi, who was also competing. At the last practice she sat in the front row seats in the hall, blowing kisses to Unathi and holding up a big piece of paper with “I love Unathi” painted in lipstick. Unathi had just smiled and waved. Ntombi had told Busi that Unathi had a girlfriend back in Jozi, where he was from, but Busi wouldn’t listen. She didn’t want to hear.
“Bendicinga ukuba iijaji ziza kule veki izayo?” “Kunjalo. Kodwa iprekthizi nganye ibalulekile. Umnumzana Masondo uthi kufuneka sisebenze nzima senze iHarmony High ibe nebhongo. Kungenjalo, soze asivumele singenele ukhuphiswano.” UNtombi ukhethiwe, nabanye abalishumi eHarmony High, ukuba aye kubonisa italente yakhe kwigqiza elikhangela iitalente, elijikeleza elizweni livavanya amazwi wabafundi bamabanga aphakamileyo, libalungiselela ukhuphiswano lomculo weTeen Voice. Xa ekhethiwe kubafundi abalishumi abaphuma esikolweni sakhe wayeza kuya emaphethweni okhuphiswano lelizwe eJozi. Ibhaso yayingama-R10 000 kunye nekhontrakthi yokurekhoda. UNtombi wazithembisa ukuba uya kusebenza nzima kangangoko anako, aye kuzo zonke iiprekthizi, kwaye aye kukhuphiswano olukhulu lelizwe. Ngamanye amaxesha ubephambukela nakwiphupha lokuphumelela ukhuphiswano. Olu khuphisano belungatshintsha ubomi bakhe – angasebenza nzima ngenene aze akhuphe i-albham. Angathengela usapho lwakhe indlu efanelekileyo, kwaye aqinisekise ukuba udade wabo uyagqiba esikolweni. Ngaloo mali angaya eyunivesiti aze afundele ukuba…
“Come on, lazy girl,” Asanda laughed. “We’ll be late.” The practice was in the school hall, a taxi-ride away. “I can’t go,” Ntombi told them. “You must be joking!” Lettie said. “What’s wrong with you? I thought this was your dream?” “Mama went out and I have to look after Zinzi.” “You know what this means. Mr Masondo is not going to be pleased.”
“I know.” Ntombi was close to tears and her friends could see it. Mr Masondo was 8
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“I don’t know. He’s a car dealer, a sales rep.” Her mother sat up on the bed, where they had been lying. “Anyway why all the questions? Are you the police?” Her mood had changed and she was glaring at Ntombi. “All I care about is that he treats me good, and that he’s got a good job. You’ve seen the way he dresses, and the car he drives.” “What kind of business?” Ntombi wasn’t going to let her mother off the hook so easily. But her mother had looked unsure and started picking at her nail polish. “He’s in business…” she said uncertainly. Even when it was just the three of them it wasn’t the same. Zakes still messed things up between them. “What does he do?” Ntombi asked her mother on one of the few nights that her mother was home these days.
Isithembiso sesithathu yayikukukhangela utata wakhe ambuyisele ekhaya. Wayengasoze avumele uZakes aze kuhlala nabo, azenze utata wabo.
With what money? thought Ntombi, but she knew if she questioned him out loud, he would get angry and her mother would only take his side. She was forever saying, “Now don’t upset Zakes,” or “He’s only teasing; don’t be so sensitive,” or, even worse: “Maybe you should take his advice. You know he’s a very successful businessman.” And once when she was really mad, she shouted at Ntombi: “He is my boyfriend and you must respect him. His word is law!” Their mother had become a stranger. Ntombi wanted her old mother back.
Uthe esalele njalo apho, wacinga ngezithembiso ezintathu awazenzela zona yena ngokwakhe ngobusuku obandulela iNyibidyala kwiinyanga ezintathu ezidlulileyo. Okokuqala: angenele ukhuphiswano lomculo ayokufikelela emaphethweni okhuphiswano.. Okwesibini: angahambisani nenkwenkwe ngaphandle kokuba inenyani kwaye iyamhlonipha – hayi efana nale yayithandana noBusi ngeeholide, eyayikhangeleka inyanisekile – kodwa ingenjalo. Yayinenkangeleko kwaye ikrelekrele, kodwa yamshiya enentliziyo eyaphukileyo uBusi kunye nengalo eyaphukileyo emva kokuba imtyhalile waze wakhubeka waya kuwa kabuhlungu. Ukuba uNtombi noAsanda babengazange babaleke baye kuye bakumva ekhala emva kweshedi yemidlalo esikolweni, ngekwenzeka umonakalo omkhulu ngakumbi. Bathi bakuthi gqi, u-Ebenezer wamyeka wabaleka – igwala eliphakuphaku.
“You girls will never get boyfriends looking like that. Why don’t you do something to your hair? You look like village moegoes. No, what you need is to go to the hairdresser, get some braids.” “There’s some money left for you and Zinzi. Make sure Zinzi does her homework – and don’t let her stay up too late! How do I look?” She did a twirl in the middle of the living room. Ntombi looked at the silver top and new jeans her mother was wearing and her heart sank. They were yet another gift from her mother’s new boyfriend, Zakes. Every time he went out with her mother he gave her something – but there was never enough money left over to buy something for her or her sister. He never had anything for them except for his unwanted ‘words of advice’. Words that made Ntombi want to throw something at him. Cruel, mean, words.
Ngoku ubengasazi nokuba uphi, okanye uhlala nabani. Mhlawumbi wayenenye intsapho, enye intombi yakhe, awayeyithanda ngoku, ngaphezu kwakhe? Utata wakhe wayengekhe athethe amazwi abuhlungu kanjalo. Watsho kuye ukuba unebhongo ngaye akuba engene kwikwayara yaseHarmony High. Kwaye xa ehamba ngemoto yomqashi wakhe iintsukwana, ubemsa ngokwakhe eziprekthizini. Mhla wayefuna ukuya kugqobhoza iindlebe, wathi, “Uyimoshelani into esele intle kangaka?”
“Mama, you can’t. It’s the third time this week and I’ve got …” But before Ntombi could finish her sentence her mother was already giving her a list of things to do while she was at Thabiso’s Tavern.
olu khuphiswano,” watsho. “Kule mihla kufuneka ubenayo yonke into: inkangeleko, umtsalane ngokwesini kunye nelizwi lokucula. Ukuba awunazo ezi zinto, uzibeka nje esichengeni sokuwiselwa phantsi.”
“Ntombi, I’m going out.” Chapter 1 zimbini: wayefumene ingozi okanye imoto yayibiwe. Izinto zazikhangeleka zingahambi kakuhle xa uZakes ekhona. Wayekhangeleka emkhulu ngokugqithileyo kwisofa yabo encinane, awayehleli kuyo nebhiya yakhe, ephazamisa incoko yabo ngelizwi eliphezulu. Wayekuthanda ukuthetha izinto ezifana nezi, “Mantombazana, nizintombi zam ngoku. Phathelani utata wenu enye ibhiya.”
their singing coach and he was strict. Two missed rehearsals and you were out of the competition. Asanda gave her a big hug. “Listen, we’ll bring you the lyrics back and help you practise. Cheer up. I’ll tell Mr Masondo that you got food poisoning.” Asanda was the queen of excuses, and with her charm the teachers always believed her.
“Yenzani njengoko esitsho,” wayedla ngokweleka atsho unina xa bethandabuza, abe ngelo xesha ezinyhala kwisinqanda-mathe sakhe esitsha. Wayengabinalo ixesha likaNtombi okanye uZinzi xa ekhona uZakes.
“Thanks chommies. You’re the best.” Ntombi tried to smile bravely, but she felt terrible. “By the way, there’s a party on Saturday at Thabiso’s Tavern. We’re going,” Busi said. “Why don’t you come? It should be fun. Unathi’s going to be there with his cousin from Jozi.”
“How many times do I have to tell you Unathi has a girlfriend?” Ntombi despaired of Busi. She really lost her head over boys and forgot who she was – the intelligent and charismatic girl who had a great future if she could just stay focused.
“You’re going to burn yourself one day,” joked Ntombi. “Just be careful.”
“Ina.” Umama wakhe wanika uNtombi ingqekembe yeerandi ezintlanu awayeyikhupha ebhegini yakhe entsha yegolide. Wayenuka isiqholo esitsarhayo awayesithengelwe nguZakes. “Zithengeleni iilekese evenkileni,” watsho ekhawuleza ephuma, eqaba iruji into yokuthambisa umlomo.
“He’s never mentioned her,” said Busi. “And anyway evidently his cousin is even better looking, and I’ve always wanted to go to Jozi. They say the men are hot up there.”
“Mama, kufanel’uba ndiseprekthizini yomculo. Ukhuphiswano lukule veki izayo kwaye…” Kodwa unina wayesele ephumile sele ethe ngcu esitulweni seBMW epeyintwe ngokutsha kaZakes engamva ngelixa ekhwaza. Into awayenokuyenza kukubukela uZakes ngelixa ebuyisa imoto umva, etshitshizisa amatayari ayo, baphel’emehlweni.
“Yes, Mama,” the girls laughed.
Ntombi watched as her friends ran down the road to catch the taxi. They were laughing and chatting. She went back inside and shut the door. The girls were right to call her ‘Mama’ – that’s what she was at the moment, and she was only fifteen. It was like her mother and her had swopped roles. The other girls used to complain about their strict mothers and tell Ntombi she was lucky. But Ntombi had noticed they didn’t say that anymore, not since Zakes had arrived on the scene. And Ntombi did not want to be a mother. Not for a long time. Not until she had finished studying and definitely not with someone she didn’t love and respect!
Isahluko sesi- 2 UNtombi wajonga le ngqekembe yeerandi ezintlanu eyayisesandleni sakhe. “Ucinga ukuba ndingathenga ntoni ngerandi ezintlanu?” wacinga njalo. Wayengathenga ipakethana yeechips espaza, kunye nepakethana yeelekese, ekwakuya kufuneka ohlulelane ngayo noZinzi. Yayingasokuze imthengele eyona-yona nto wayeyidinga – imizuzwana nje elishumi nomama wakhe, bahlale kunye babukele umabona-kude okanye bancokole, njengoko babeqhele ukwenza.
“I’m hungry,” complained Zinzi, who was watching The Bold and the Beautiful.
Kwathi kusenjalo kwangena uZinzi. Ubekade edlala ibhola ekhatywayo esitratweni, waze wagruzuka edolweni wopha. “Uphi uMama?” wabuza uNtombi.
Ntombi wanted to just walk away from the house. But she knew she couldn’t. She put the last bit of mielie meal into the pot. Sometimes she loved porridge for supper. But she was getting tired of it now. Before Zakes, her mother had always made sure that there was enough food in the house for them. It was a struggle on her salary, but she would always cook them a good meal in the evening and they would sit together and
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“Ishishini elinjani?” UNtombi waqonda ukuba sokuze amyeke umama wakhe Kodwa umama wakhe wakhangeleka engaqinisekanga, wasuka wathabatha ipolishi yakhe yeenzipho. “Uneshishini…” watsho engaqinisekanga. Nkqu naxa ingabo bobathathu kuphela, bekungafani. UZakes ubebaduba-duba. “Wenza ntoni uZakes?” UNtombi wabuza umama wakhe kobunye ubusuku kwezo zihlandlo zimbalwa wayekhona ngazo ekhaya. “Ngemali esiyithatha phi?” Wacinga njalo uNtombi, kodwa wayesazi ukuba xa wayengambuza esiva uZakes, wayeya kucaphuka kwaye unina abe ngecala lakhe. Wayesoloko esithi, “Niyabona, ningakulinge nicaphukise uZakes,” okanye “Uyaqhula nje torho, yekani ukuba nochuku,” okanye aberhabaxa ngakumbi, “Mhlawumbi ngenilithabatha icebo lakhe. Niyazi ungusomabhizinisi onempumelelo.” Ngenye imini awayephambene eligeza ngayo , washawuta uNtombi wathi: “Usisinqanda-mathe sam, mhlonipheni, nimmamele. ” Umama wabo wayesele engumntu ongaqhelekanga. UNtombi wayefuna umama amaziyo abuyele esiqhelweni. “ Mantombazana-ndini aninakuze nifumane abafana ngale ndlela nikhangeleka ngayo. Niziyekeleni zibenje iinwele? Nikhangeleka ngathi niziimoegoe. Hayi khona, kufanele niye esaluni, niyokuphotha iinwele.” “Ndinishiyele imali wena noZinzi. Uqinisekise ukuba uZinzi uyawenza umsebenzi wesikolo – kwaye angahlali kude kube sebusuku kakhulu! Ndikhangeleka njani?” Uzibhija-bhijile embindini wegumbi lokuhlala. UNtombi uthe ntsho umntla onxitywe ngumama wakhe osilivere ngebala kunye nejini entsha ewayeyinxibile, watsho wehla umxhelo wakhe. Zazikwazezinye zezipho ezisuka kwisinqanda-mathe esitsha sikamama wakhe, uZakes. Wayesithi qho xa ephume nomama wakhe amnike into – kodwa zange kukhe kubekho imali eyaneleyo esalayo ukuze yena nodade wabo bazithengele into. Zange akhe abanike nto bona ngaphandle nje ‘kwamazwi engcebiso’ ababengawadingi phofu. Amazwi lawo awayesenza uNtombi afune ukumgibisela ngento. Amazwi akhohlakeleyo, angento.
The third promise was to find her dad and bring him home. There was no way that she was going to let Zakes move in with them and pretend to be their father. As she lay there she thought of the three promises she had made to herself on New Year’s eve three months ago. First: to enter the singing competition and go all the way to the final. Second: not to go out with a guy unless he was kind and respected her – not like the guy Busi had dated in the holiday, who had seemed the real deal – too good to be true – because he was too good to be true. He was good looking and clever, but he had left her with a broken heart and a broken arm after he had pushed her and she had tripped and fallen hard. If Ntombi and Asanda hadn’t run when they heard her cries from behind the sports shed at school, things might have been a lot worse. But when they appeared Ebenezer had left her and run – a coward at heart.
“Mama, awunako. Kokwesithathu kule veki, futhi ndine…” Kodwa uthe engekagqibi uNtombi ukuthetha wabe unina sele embalela izinto emakazenze xa yena esesimokolweni sikaThabiso.
“Ntombi, ndiyazikhupha.”
Now she didn’t even know where he was, or who he was with. Maybe he had a whole other family somewhere, another daughter, whom he loved now, more than her?
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“Ziindlulamthi,” watsho uZinzi esesofeni ebukele uDays kumabona-kude. Wayebiza abahlobo abathathu bakaNtombi ngokuba ziindlulamthi kuba babebade kunamanye amantombazana. Bona ke, babembiza uNtombi ngokuba “ngushoti”, nangona wayemde ngokuqhelekileyo. Wavula umnyango uNtombi wanga abahlobo bakhe, uBusi, u-Asanda noLettie. Okungenani wayengaxhomekeka kubo ngenkxaso. U-Asanda noLettie nabo babekhethelwe ukuya kukhuphiswano lomculo kwaye uNtombi wayebona ukuba basendleleni eya eprekthizini. UBusi wayehamba nabo esiya kubukela, ngethemba lokutsala umdla ka-Unathi, naye owayengenele ukhuphiswano. Kwiprekthizi yokugqibela wayehleli kwizitulo zangaphambili, emphuza emoyeni u-Unathi kwaye ephephezelisa iphekepheke lephepha elithi, “Ndiyamthanda u-Unathi” elaliqatywe ngeruji. U-Unathi wayevela nje ancume awangazelise izandla. UNtombi wayemxelele ukuba u-Unathi unentombazana athandana nayo eJozi apho wayevela khona, kodwa uBusi wayengeva nantwana.
her mother was already out of the door and in the seat of Zakes’ resprayed BMW with its fluffy dice bouncing from the rearview mirror and couldn’t hear her. All she could do was watch as Zakes reversed with a squeal of tyres, and then they were gone.
Chapter 2 Ntombi looked at the five rand coin in her hand. “What does she think I can buy with five rand?” she thought. One small bag of chips at the spaza, and a small packet of sweets, which she’d have to share with Zinzi. It wouldn’t buy her what she really needed – just ten minutes of time with her mother, when they could sit down and watch TV together, or talk, like they used to. Just then Zinzi came in. She had been playing soccer in the street and her knee was grazed and bleeding. “Where’s Mama?” she asked Ntombi.
“Andihambi,” watsho kubo uNtombi.
“Guess,” said Ntombi. “It’s not that hard.”
“Makube uyaqhula!” watsho uLettie. “Yintoni erongo ngawe? Bendicinga ukuba liphupha lakho eli?”
“Zakes?” “Where else?”
“Umama usaphumile, ngoko ke kufanele ndijonge uZinzi.”
“I thought you had singing practice this evening?’ said Zinzi as she slumped on the couch and dabbed at her cut with a tissue.
“Uyayazi into eza kwenzeka. Umnumzana Masondo sokuze onwabe.” “Ndiyazi.” UNtombi wayezibambe ngeenkophe iinyembezi kwaye abahlobo bakhe babembona. Umnumzana Masondo wayengumqeqeshi wabo kwaye wayengqwabalala. Waphoswa nje ziiprekthizi ezimbini, uphumile wena kukhuphiswano.
“Not any more. Mama said I’ve got to stay home and look after you.” “I can look after myself.” “You’re twelve,” said Ntombi, fetching the Dettol from the bathroom and dabbing it on Zinzi’s cut.
U-Asanda wamanga kakhulu. “Mamela, siza kukuphathela amazwi eengoma kwaye sikuncede uprekthize. Yonwaba. Ndiza kuthi kumnumzana Masondo uphethwe sisisu.” U-Asanda wayeyincutshe ekukuceleni uxolo, kwaye kuba wayethandeka, ootitshala babesoloko bemkholelwa.
“Ouch!” Zinzi complained. “Stop it. You’re hurting me.” “Don’t act like a baby. You don’t want it to get worse, do you? Do you want to go to hospital with an infected cut?”
“Ndiyabulela zitshomi zam. Ningabahlobo bokwenene.” UNtombi wazama ukuncuma ngokomelela, kodwa wayebuhlungu.
“Why are you in such a bad mood?” “Wouldn’t you be if you were missing a chance to go to the national finals of South Africa’s Teen Voice Competition?”
UNtombi wababukela abahlobo bakhe besihla ngendlela besiya kukhwela iteksi. Babehamba behleka bencokola. Ubuyele endlwini wavala ucango. Amantombazana
“I thought the judges were only coming next week?”
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Uqwalasele iimvumi ezaziwayo ezigqamileyo kule magazini. Wayecinga ukuba ungubani na yena, ukuzama ukukhuphisana namantombazana afana nala? Mhlawumbi eneneni wayephupha nje. Mhlawumbi ebenyanisile uZakes. Mhlawumbi akanako oko kufunekayo ukuze abeyiTeen Voice star. “Uzihluphelani ngokungenela
“Here.” Her mother handed Ntombi a five rand coin from her new gold bag. She smelled of some strong perfume Zakes had bought her. “Buy yourself some sweets at the shop,” she said as she rushed out, putting on lipstick as she went.
“Ungazibaxi izinto wena!” ukhwaze watsho uNtombi. Waya kungena kwigumbi lokulala ukuze amke kudade wabo, engekaqhushumbi njengomabona-kude.Wangqengqa ebhedini abalala kuyo noZinzi, waphethulula etyhila amaphepha emagazini. Kodwa engafundi kwanto. Wathi gqolo ukucinga ngo-Asanda noLettie bemi eqongeni leholo yesikolo, befunda amazwi welaa culo litsha, kwaye bonke behleka bonwabile njengoko besiya besondela emaphethelweni okhuphiswano, ngelixa yena ebopheleleke kobu bugxwayiba nodade wabo omncinci omphambanisayo, kwaye kungekho nenye into anceda ngayo apha endlwini.
“Do as he says,” their mother would add if they hesitated, as she cuddled closer to her new boyfriend. There was no time for Ntombi or Zinzi when Zakes was around. When her dad left a year ago, just after her fourteenth birthday, her mother was very sad, but at least they still felt like a family. They cuddled up on the couch together and watched Bold, and laughed and cried together. And then, one day, Mama came home from the rich private school where she worked cooking lunches, and told them she was going out that evening. The kitchen staff at the school had persuaded her to join them at Thabiso’s Tavern and she thought it might be good for her. Ntombi had helped her choose an outfit: a nice denim skirt, just below the knee, a tight black wraparound top with a white denim jacket. And to top it off, some gold earrings. Mama looked great. She had kissed her mother goodbye and wished her luck. Little did she guess that that night her mother would meet Zakes and their lives would be turned upside down again.
“Ungatsho kum, yitsho kuMama,” watsho uNtombi. “Ukuba uya kube ekhona azokuphendula.” Bathe besitya njalo, babona umdlali ophambili kuBold, owayengqendeve esitulweni sokuphumla ecaleni kwepuli yamanzi kwindawo ethile eMerika – kwindawo etshisayo kwaye ephuphuma yimali. Isicaka samnika umxube weziselo ezahlukeneyo obanda ceke okomkhenkce… wayenganakanga nto ehlabathini. Kwakukho umntu owayemngcinele abantwana, kwaye uNtombi wayesazi ukuba ifriji yakhe yayiphuphuma kukutya. Kwangelo xesha kwabakho isandi sokuhlwahlwaza kwento etshayo kunye nokugungquza emva komabona-kude. Ivumba lokutsha kweplastiki lazalisa indlu.
Ntombi knew the first time she saw Zakes, with his gold chains and flash smile that didn’t reach his eyes, that he would bring nothing but trouble. Even his car looked like a fake. It had been resprayed and that could mean one of two things: he had been in an accident, or the car was stolen. Things felt wrong when Zakes was in the house. He seemed too big for their small couch, sitting there with his beer, interrupting their conversations with his loud voice. He loved to say things like, “Girls, you are my daughters now. Go fetch another beer for your father.”
“Hayini!” ukhale watsho uZinzi. “Hayi umabona-kude! Buphelile ubomi bam.” Watsho ezifihla ubuso phantsi komqamelelo.
Ntombi didn’t trust Zakes one bit. He was a fake through and through. And what was worse, she didn’t like the way her mother acted when he was around. Like she was their older sister, competing over guys, rather than their mother who should be looking after them, giving them good advice, and protecting them from men like Zakes.
“Andifuni oko kutya kwakhona,” wakhalaza watsho uZinzi. Waphakela ipapa ezipleyitini. “Ulumke, iyatshisa,” walumkisa ngelitshoyo.
“And look where that got me!” her mother interrupted. “I don’t see him in this room. Do you?” That was the end of the conversation. Her mother had got up and gone through to watch a soapie on TV.
chat about the day. She had been sad a lot, but then they also had good times together. They went shopping in town on Saturday at the end of the month when her mother would give them each pocket money to spend. Now she didn’t have time for them any more. Ntombi had been telling her how the fridge needed to be fixed (it kept going on and off) and that the drain at the back of the house was blocked again. That’s when she really missed her dad. He would have fixed it by now. And where was Zakes when something went wrong in their house – out selling cars?
aphuncuke lula. “Andazi. Ushishina ngeemoto, ungumthengisi.” Umama wakhe waphakama ebhedini ababengqengqe kuyo, wachopha. “Phofu ke yimibuzo yantoni le ingaka? Ulipolisa?” Saguquka isimo sakhe wajamela uNtombi. “Into nje endiyihoyileyo mna kukuba undiphethe kakuhle, kwaye futhi usebenza umsebenzi omhle. Niyambona indlela anxiba ngayo, nemoto ayiqhubayo.”
She served the pap onto plates. “Careful, it’s hot,” she warned.
“Mama, ubudla ngokuthi kum ezo zinto azinamsebenzi. Ubudla ngokuthi yinto engaphakathi undoqo. Wandixelela ukuba wamtshata uTata kuba wawumthanda…”
“Not this again,” complained Zinzi.
“Jonga ke indibeke phi loo nto!” wamqhawula unina esathetha. “Andimboni aph’endlini. Uyambona wena?” Yaphela njalo ke incoko. Unina waphakama waya kujonga ibali lesowuphi,isoapie kumabona-kude.
“Don’t tell me, tell Mama,” said Ntombi.“If she’s ever here to tell.” As they ate, on Bold, a soapie star reclined on a lounging chair beside a pool somewhere in America – somewhere hot and lush with lots of money. A butler handed her an ice cold cocktail… she didn’t have a care in the world. Her nanny was looking after her kids, and Ntombi knew that her fridge would be brimming with food. Just then there was a sizzling sound and a bang from the back of the TV. The smell of burned plastic filled the room.
UNtombi wayengamthembanga tu uZakes. Kuye wayengeyiyo le nto athi uyiyo konke konke. Eyona nto awayengayithandi mpela yayiyindlela awayeziphatha ngayo unina xa kukho uZakes. Wayebangathi ngudade wabo omdala okhuphisana nabo ngamakhwenkwe, endaweni yokuba ngumama wabo ofanele abakhusele, abanike iingcebiso ezintle, kwaye abakhusele kumadoda afana nooZakes.
“No!” screamed Zinzi. “Not the TV! My life has ended.” And she buried her face under a cushion. “Don’t be such a drama queen!” yelled Ntombi. She went into the bedroom to get away from her sister, before she exploded like the TV. She lay on the bed she shared with Zinzi and started paging through a magazine. But she wasn’t reading the words. She kept thinking of Asanda and Lettie standing on the stage of the school hall, learning the words of that new song, and them all laughing and having fun as they got one step closer to the finals, while she was stuck in this dump with a younger sister who was driving her crazy and not helping one bit around the house.
Ukumka kukatata wakhe kulo nyaka uphelileyo, kufutshane nje emva kokubhiyozela iminyaka yakhe yokuzalwa elishumi elinesine, umama wakhe wakhathazeka kakhulu, kodwa ke okungenani babeziva beselusapho. Babezisonga kunye esofeni babukele uBold, bahleke kwaye balile kunye. Kwaze kwathi ngenye imini, uMama efika ekhaya evela kwisikolo sabucala sezityebi, apho wayesebenza khona epheka izidlo zasemini, wathi uyazikhupha ngolo rhatya. Isitafu sasekhitshini sasimbongozile ukuba abajoyine esimokolweni sikaThabiso, waze wacinga ukuba oko kungabaluncedo kuye. UNtombi wamkhethisa impahla yokunxiba: isiketi esihle sedangari, esimela ezantsi kwamadolo. Wagqibela ngokumnika amacici egolide. UMama wakhe wayemhle ngeyona ndlela. Wathi ndlela-ntle kumama wakhe, watsho emncamisa futhi emnqwenelela okuhle. Wayengazange ayazi into yokuba ngobo busuku umama wakhe wayeza kudibana noZakes, buze ke ubomi babo bubengumbhodamo kwakhona.
She looked down at the glamorous pop stars in the mag. Who did she think she was, trying to compete with girls like this? Maybe she was dreaming after all. Maybe Zakes was right. Maybe she didn’t have what it took to be a Teen Voice star. “Why bother entering the competition,” he had said. “These days you have to have the whole package: the looks, the sex appeal and the voice. You’ll only be setting yourself up to be taken down.” Her dad would never have said those hurtful words. He had told her that he was so proud of her when she had got into the choir at Harmony High. And when he had his employer’s car for a few days he had taken her to practices himself. Once when she wanted to go and get her ears pierced he had said, “Why spoil something so beautiful already?” 12
ayefanele ukumbiza ‘Mama’ – wayenguye ngokwenene okwangoku, nangona wayeneminyaka nje elishumi elinesihlanu ubudala. Kwakungathi yena nomama wakhe babetshintshe indima yobumama nobuntwana. Amanye ala mantombazana ayedla ngokukhalaza ngoomama bawo abangqwabalala, batsho besithi yena uNtombi unethamsanqa. Kodwa uNtombi waqaphela ukuba ayengasatsho ngoku, oko kwafika uZakes. Kwaye uNtombi wayengafuni ukuba ngumama. Wayengekacingi nokucinga ngaloo nto. Wayengafuni ukuba nomntwana engekagqibi ukufunda yaye futhi nomntu angamthandiyo nongamhloniphiyo.
“Mama, you used to tell me those things didn’t matter. You used to tell me it was what was inside that mattered. You told me you married Dad for love…” UNtombi waqonda nje eqala ukumbona uZakes, owayenxibe amatsheyini egolide noncumo olunganyanisekanga olwalungafikeleli emehlweni akhe, ukuba kwakungekho nto ayizisileyo ngaphandle kwenkathazo. Nkqu nemoto yakhe yayikhangeleka ingeyiyo eyokwenyani. Yayipeyintwe ngokutsha kwaye oko kwakungathetha enye kwezi zinto 5
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Get story active!
Yenza ibali linike umdla!
After you and your children have read Two on page 8, try out some of these ideas.
Emva kokuba wena nabantwana bakho nifunde ibali elithi, Izibini! kwiphepha lesi-8, zama eminye yale mibono.
If you have 10 minutes…
Ukubangaba unemizuzu eli-10…
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Look at pages 2 and 3 of the zig-zag book again. Ask your children: How many bananas can you see? How many butterflies? Why does the boy say “Yum”? What do you think he would do if the dog ate his banana?
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Ask your children to find the red ball in the pictures. In which picture is there no red ball? Where do they think it might be?
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With your children, look at the picture on pages 10 and 11 again and talk about hugs. Why do we hug each other? Who do they like to hug? Who don’t they like hugging and why? Now suggest that they draw a picture of someone they like hugging. Help younger children write about their pictures by writing down the words they tell you. Let older children write on their own and encourage them to try to spell words for themselves – even if their spelling is not quite right!
Phinda ujonge iphepha lesi-2 nelesi-3 encwadi yamajiko-jiko. Buza abantwana bakho: Nibona iibhanana ezingaphi? Mangaphi amabhabhathane? Kutheni inkwenkwe isithi “Mhmmm imnandi”? Ucinga ukuba uza kuthini ukuba ngaba inja itye ibhanana yakhe?
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Say some number rhymes that you know with your children and let them do the actions. Here is one for you to try:
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I can knock with two hands,
Knock, knock, knock!
Ukubangaba unemizuzu engama-30…
I can rock with two hands,
Rock, rock, rock.
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iindlebe ezincinci ezimbini zokumamela…
amehlo amancinci amabini okubona…
Two little feet to kick… two little ears to hear…
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Iinyawu ezincinci ezimbini zokukhaba…
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two little eyes to see…
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“Molo, bhabha!”
“Hello, baby!”
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neengalo ezimbini ezinothando ZOKWANGA!
and two loving arms to HUG!
Two little hands to hold FOLD
“Yum!” 2
Two!
“Mhmm imnandi!” 6
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Izibini!
Izandla ezincinci ezimbini zokuphatha Carole Bloch & Richard MacIntosh
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Fold this page in half and then fold it again on the dotted lines to create a zig-zag book. Songa eli phepha esiphakathini, uze uphinde ulisonge kwimigca engamachaphaza ukuze wenze incwadi enamajiko-jiko.


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Ibali 95: Ukufundisa KukaYesu
NGENYE imini uYesu uxelela enye indoda ukuba ithande ummelwane wayo. Le ndoda iyambuza uYesu: ‘Ngubani na ummelwane wam?’ UYesu uyayazi into ecingwa yile ndoda. Icinga ukuba abamelwane bayo ngabantu bohlanga lwayo nonqulo lwayo kuphela. Ngoko masibone okuthethwa nguYesu kuyo.
Ngamaxesha athile uYesu ufundisa ngebali. Wenza loo nto ke ngoku. Ubalisa ibali elingomYuda nomSamariya. Sele sifundile ukuba inkoliso yamaYuda ayiwathandi amaSamariya. Lithi ibali likaYesu:
Ngenye imini kwakukho umYuda owayesihla ngendlela esentabeni esinge eYeriko. Kodwa wahlaselwa ngabaphangi. Bathabatha imali yakhe baza bambetha waphants’ ukufa.
Kamva, kwehla umbingeleli wakwaYuda ngendlela. Wayibona le ndoda yenzakeleyo. Ucinga ukuba wenza ntoni? Wacezela phayaa endleleni wemka. Kweza omnye umntu wonqulo. YayingumLevi. Ngaba wema? Hayi, naye akazange eme ukuze ancede le ndoda yenzakeleyo. Unokubabona umbingeleli kwanomLevi bemgama phayaa besehla ngendlela.
Kodwa khawujonge ukuba ngubani lo ulapha nale ndoda yenzakeleyo. NgumSamariya. Yaye unceda umYuda. Uqaba iyeza emanxebeni akhe. Kamva, usa lo mYuda kwindawo anokuphumla kuyo ade aphile.
Akugqiba ibali lakhe, uYesu uthi kwindoda ebimbuze umbuzo: ‘Ngubani kwaba bathathu ocinga ukuba ngezenzo waba ngummelwane wendoda eyenzakeleyo? Ngaba ngumbingeleli, umLevi okanye umSamariya?’
Indoda iyaphendula: ‘NgumSamariya. Ube nobubele kwindoda eyenzakeleyo.’
UYesu uthi: ‘Unyanisile. Hamba ke ubaphathe ngokunjalo abanye.’
Akuyithandi na indlela afundisa ngayo uYesu? Sinokufunda izinto ezininzi ezibalulekileyo ukuba siyakuphulaphula oko kuthethwa nguYesu eBhayibhileni, uthini wena?
Imibuzo
- Nguwuphi umbuzo obuzwa yenye indoda kuYesu yaye ngoba?
- Yintoni esetyenziswa nguYesu ngamanye amaxesha xa efundisa, yaye yintoni esisele siyifundile ngamaYuda namaSamariya?
- Kwibali likaYesu, kwenzeka ntoni komnye umYuda endleleni eya eYeriko?
- Kwenzeka ntoni xa umbingeleli ongumYuda nomLevi bedlula ngakuloo ndlela?
- Kulo mfanekiso, ngubani onceda umYuda owenzakeleyo?
- Emva kokuba eligqibile eli bali, uYesu ubuza wuphi umbuzo, yaye iphendula njani le ndoda?
Imibuzo eyongezelelekileyo
- Funda uLuka 10:25-37.
Kunokuba awuphendule ngokungqalileyo umbuzo, uYesu uyinceda njani indoda ewazi kakuhle uMthetho ukuba iqiqe ngalo mbandela? (Luka 10:26; Mat. 16:13-16)
UYesu uyisebenzisa njani imizekeliso ukuze aphelise umkhethe kwabo bamphulaphuleyo? (Luka 10:36, 37; 18:9-14; Tito 1:9)


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