Madiba kanye neMtukulu wakhe Bambatha

© Dr Peter Magubane
Kubonana liso ngesliso phakatsi kwa Madiba kanye nemtukulu wakhe Bambatha.
Madiba bekayindvodza yemndeni. Bekanebantfwana labasitfupha, titukulwane letisikhombisa kanye netitukulu tetitukulu letilishumi nemfica futsi bekabatsandza bonkhe. Indvodzakati ya Mandela, Zindziswa Mandela-Hlongwane bekanendvodzana, libito lakhe ngu Bambatha, lobekangumntfwana ngesikhatsi Madiba akhululwa ejele. Lana sibona ‘babe we sive’ ujabulela umtukulu wakhe, umamatseka ngenjabulo kulomuntfu lomncane, ukhombisa incenye yakhe lelula, incenye letotosako yalomholi.
Madiba bekabatsandza bantfwana futsi bekavama kuma akhulume nabo uma kunemihlangano kanye nasemicimbini. Noma simo salomholi bekukutimisela kanye nekuhloniphela, bekanayo indzawo yekutotosa lebantfu labaningi bayibona, ngaphandle kwasetitfombeni.
Ngekukhutsatwa lutsandvo lwakhe lwebantfwana Mandela wasungula Sisekelo se Nelson Mandela seBantfwana nga 1995 wanikela ngencenye lentsatfu yemholo wakhe ngesikhatsi asengumengameli kulenhlangano. Kuminyaka lemibili imisebenti lengetulu kwemakhulu lasikhombisa nemashumi lasiphohlongo kwanikelwa tigidzi letimashumi lamatsatfu nesitfupha.

“Niketa umntfwana lutsandvo, kuhleka kanye nekuthula.” ~ Nelson Mandela

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