Lilanga loluTjha
Zandile Malaza
Simangaliso Sibiya
isiNdebele
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ESewula Afrika, umhlaka-16 kuMgwengweni liholideyi lomphakathi elibizwa kobana liLanga labantu abaTjha.
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Indatjana le ikhuluma ngomlando weholideyi yomphakathi le, nokobana kwenzekani ngelangeli ngomnyaka we-1976.
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“Ingabe niyazi bona kwenzekani ngeLanga labantu abaTjha ngomnyaka we-1976?” Ugogo ubuza abazukulwani bakhe, uBuhle noVusi.
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“Umlando wenzeka ngomhlaka-16 kuMgwengweni eSoweto!” kutjho ugogo atjela abazukulwani bakhe.
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“Kwakusekuseni ngomhlaka-16 kuMgwengweni ngomnyaka we-1976. Kwabe kumnyaka wami wokugcina esikolweni.
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Ilanga lelo latjhugulula umlando,” kuraga ugogo.
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“Sabe sibafundi beenkolo ezihlukeneko eSoweto.
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Sabe sihlela ukurhwanta ukusuka esikolweni sethu siye esiTediyamu i-Orlando. Sabe siplane ukurhwanta ngokuthula.”
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“Nanirhwantela ini?” kubuza uBuhle.
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Ugogo uyahlathulula, “Umbuso webandlululo wabe usikatelela bona sifunde ngelimi le-Afrikaans. Sabe singakhambisani nomthetho loyo. Sasilingeka sazala ipotjwana!”
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“Sasikima sajama ngeenyawo sazitjela bona sizobatjhaphulula abafundi abanzima eSewula Afrika.
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Sabe sifuna ifundo engcono.
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Sabe sifuna ifundo elinganako kibo boke eSewula Afrika.”
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“Yo! Alo kwenzekani ngemuva kwalokho?” kubuza uVusi.
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“Sabe sirhwantela esitediyamu se-Orlando ukobana siyokuhlanganela khona. Iinkulungwana zabafundi zazibandakanya. Sabe sithabe kwamanikelela!” kukhumbula ugogo.
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“Lokha nasirhwantako njalo, amapholisa asisahlela!
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Basiphosa ngegezi elilisa iinyembezi. Izinja zabo zakhwela phezu kwethu!
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Salinga ukuzibamba siragele phambili nokukhamba.”
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“Ngemuva kwalokho bathoma ukudumuza!
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Kunesithombe esidume khulu esarara iphasi loke.
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Isithombe sika-Hector Pieterson agugwe mngani wakhe,” kutjho ugogo atlhuwa.
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“Alo kwaphelela kuphi?” kubuza uBuhle noVusi bahleba.
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Ugogo uphendula uthi, “Imitjhagalo yeSoweto yasabalala kiyo yoke inarha. Abafundi nabasebenzi abanengi nabo batjhagala.
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Abantu ephasini mazombe basekela imitjhagalo le.”
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Imitjhagalo yeSoweto yabe iqakathekile ekulwisaneni nebandlululo. Ilanga lelo salibiza ngokuthi yi-‘Soweto Day’. Laba yiholideyi yomphakathi ngomnyaka we-1995.”
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Ngeminyaka yabo -1990, kwaba nomkhangiso okarisako wezinto zobukghwari mayelana nomtjhagalo wabantu abatjha,” kutjho ugogo akhumbula.
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“Qobe mnyaka eLangeni labantu abaTjha eliZweni loke, iSewula Afrika ihlonipha abantwana abasesebatjha ababulawa emigurugurwini ka-1976.
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“Sithulela abantu abatjha ingwani ngokusisiza ukuqeda ibandlululo,” kutjho ugogo azikhakhazisa.
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“NgeLanga labantu abaTjha kuba nezehlakalo, imibuthano namakhonsadi enarheni mazombe.”
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“Akukafaneli silibale umlando wenarha yethu,” kutjho ugogo aqeda ikulumo yakhe.
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Wamomotheka wasingatha uBuhle noVusi.
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——Imibuzo


  1. Ngubani ococa indatjana le, begodu bobani abalaleleko? Wazi njani?
  2. Bebarhwanta basiya kuphi abantwana eSoweto ngomhlaka-16 kuMgwengweni ngomnyaka we-1976?
  3. Kubayini bebarhwanta?
  4. Ilanga langomhlaka-16 kuMgwengweni labayiholideyi yomphakathi nini, begodu kubayini?
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——Iincwadi ezisilungelungeni leli


  • Ilanga lokuBuyisana
  • Ilanga leKululeko
  • Ilanga lamaGugu
  • Ilanga lamaLungelo wobuNtu
  • Ilanga laboMma
  • Ilanga labaSebenzi
  • Ilanga leluTjha
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Indatjana le yatlhanywa begodu yatlolwa ngelimi siSwati, njengengcenye yephrojekthi yeZenex Ulwazi Lwethu ye-2020 yeencwadi ezingafundwa.
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Illustrator/s: Simangaliso Sibiya
Assurer/s: William Jiyana
Language: isiNdebele

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