KUKHULA KWALABADVUNA
Labadvuna nabatalwa, ngekwelisiko lesiSwati kuba netigaba letitsite labengca kuto. Kuba netigaba letibaluleke kakhulu esiveni semaSwati. Umntfwana wemfana nakanetinyanga letintsatfu kutsiwa luswane. Lomtfwana ugcinwa endlini, etsiwe libito akhonjiswe inyanga, uyise kanye netihlobo, bese wegatjiswa lucotfo lwemitsi lwekumvikela. Angefika enmyakeni wesitsatfu akasabitwa ngeluswane, kntsiwa ngumntfwana. Lapho ufundziswa knhamba neknkhuluma kahle. Uphindze alunyulwe ebeleni. Lucotfo luyakhishwa bese wegaba buhlalu kuphela. Kusukela knyo leminyaka lemitsatfu kuya kulesiphohlongo kutsiwa ngumfana. Lapho ucala kwelusa emazinyane, adlale nemidIwane. Ngelisiko IwemaSwati kntsiwa usika tindlebe avunule nemajobo.
Bekatsi angahlanganisa iminyaka lesiphohlongo kuya elishumini nesikhomhisa, bese sewuhitwa ngelijele. Lijele belelusa tinkhomo, litfunywe. Utsi kuIeso sigaba bekuphindvwe kwentiwe lisiko lekutfomba. Kantsi lijele lona belivunula emajobo lifake nemncadvo. Nangabe lomdvuna aseniminyaka lengemashumi Iamabili nesikhombisa, kutsiwa lijaha. Lijaha ngumuntfu lomdvuna losakhulile, Iangasoma, alwe timphi abuye atingele. Lijaha livumelekile kutsi selingateka umfati liyatigcabha ngebungilo, ligaba buhlalu besingani salo. Lomdvuna angahlanganisa iminyaka lengemashumi lamabili nesikhombisa kuya emashumini lasitfupha lapho lijaha selingena esigabeni sebudvodza. Indvodza ngumuntfu lomdvuna losatekile lonemfati Utsi indvodza ihamba imihlangano yengamele tintfo letinyenti. Itfunga sidlodlo iphindze isigcoke. Uchubeka achaze atsi kadzeni indvodza ingengca eminyakeni lengemashumi lasitfupha ibese iba licheku, lekutsiwa ngumkhulu. Mkhulu wennta imisebenti lemincane ekhaya. Uphindze engamele imisebenti yemadvodza lamanye, uWonishwa kakhulu ekhaya. Mkhulu naye wembatsa sidlodlo, abonakale ngaso.[1]