Hlelolwenkosi

Chapter 29

Hlelolwenkosi POV

" Sithi halala

(sithi hawu )

Halala hee

(halalaa)

Sithi yeyy

(sithi yeyy halala )

Aningibongiseni

(sithi hawu )

Sekuzekwahlangana

(halala )

Animbongiseni

(sithi hawu..... )" The maidens sang

At first I was not comfortable with the thought of walking around with my breasts out and my butt line out but when I saw how comfortable the other maidens were and how confident they were, I knew that I was honestly making a mountain out of a mole hill.

My bridesmaids ( izimpelesi) were wearing blue skirts and white, blue and lime green traditional beads while I was wearing a white velvet skirt with white traditional beads from my head to my toes mind you our skirts were only 2 cm long. We were told to sing from the river till we arrive esgcawini and wow the maidens knew how to sing and it was like the closer we got home the louder they sang.

Everyone in the village was outside looking at us as we were singing and dancing and that honestly boosted my confidence. When we got home , we sang at the gate while waiting for my uncle to come. It really didn't take long for him to arrive but when he eventually did arrive, my bridesmaids ( izimpelesi )and I went inside the yard leaving the other maidens but they had to remain outside while I went inside emsamo with my uncle and grandmother. My uncle is literally the head of the house so he is the one responsible for the appeasing to the ancestors and being in charge of the ceremonies.

" Sibiza nina bo Nyambose, bo Dingiswayo, o Magaga ansibansiba , Donga Dilika , Inyokane hlazana, umabonwa' bulawe, Mfolozi emnyama inketha bawelin, nabawelayo bayayiqokelela , Nina bakahlamba kangicelani ngoba angiceli lutho lwamuntu , Gondongwane umalala nomnwe engquza ,Sqim ,

Wena olugagayi luhlabi ngaphi ngoba phela luhlaba ngale Thulisa kuyozwakala Nkonyane yenkosi , Hlangalezwe ,Nina bakaXaba kaMadangu kaNkomo enenekazi izothandana nayiphi na , izothandana neyakithi oyengweni kubaze Jobe kaZikhali , Mageza ngobisi lwenhlu abanye begeza ngamanzi ,Amabe enkosi , Nzimezimnyama , Nina baka Geza kaJakada Maphoswa kubaze ,Nina basezansi Sihlabathi solwandle Mazila Mbolwane , Ndabezitha! Siletha nayi ingane yenu uHlelolwenkosi.  Siyabonga ngokuyikhusela ingane yenu. Sizakini namhlanje ngenkulu intokozo , uHlelolwenkosi usekhulile , useyintombi maka qhubeke aziphathe kahle, azihloniphe , futhi azithande. Simucelela ikusasa eliqhakazayo ne Nhlakanipho. " My uncle said

My uncle said a lot but what amazed me was the part where he said our clan names, like wow he said them all with no stuttering not that he is someone who stutters when speaking but it was my first time hearing him reciting our clan names and I must say that I am actually proud of him.

" Malume please don't tell me ukuthi lesosphandla esami ? " I said

I know that I am asking a rhetorical question but I really can't wear two goat skins already the one that I have smells.