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Imbali yoSuku lwaMazwe ngaMazwe ngeMbala

Usuku lwaMazwe ngamazwe loMbala lwabasetyhini lubhiyozela abafazi abahlukeneyo bemibala, igalelo labo kunye nezithethe zabo. Ibhiyozelwa kumazwe angama-25 kulo lonke elaseMelika nakwamanye amazwe amahlanu. Olu suku lukwabhiyozelwa nabaxhasi babafazi bebala; amadoda, abanye abafazi, kunye namaqela umdla ukulwa ucalucalulo, ngokwesini, kunye nobuhlanga kubomi bemihla ngemihla.

Nyaka ngamnye ngo-Matshi sithatha ithuba lokuqaphela ngabom kwaye sonwabe kumagalelo amaninzi enziwe eluntwini kubafazi abamangalisayo! Ngomhla woku-1 kweyoKwindla rhoqo ngonyaka sibhiyozela abasetyhini ngokugxininisa kwigalelo elenziwe kubafazi bebala eliphuma kwihlabathi liphela! Ngala mabhinqa amangalisayo esiva ngawo asikhuthaza ukuba siphumelele kwaye singabikho nje. Kukho iimbono ezintathu, abafazi abathathu amabali abo abe nempembelelo enkulu kum: ISacagawea: uMboni, Harriet Tubman: IGoer, kunye UKumkanikazi uNandi: Umama.

ISacagawea yayingumfazi kaLemhi Shoshone owanceda iLewis kunye neClark Expedition ukuba ifezekise iinjongo zayo zobuthunywa eziqeshiweyo, ukuhlola i-Louisiana Purchase. Ubuchule bakhe njengomguquleli babuxabiseke kakhulu, ngokunjalo nolwazi lwakhe olunzulu ngeendawo ezinzima. Mhlawumbi eyona nto yayibaluleke kakhulu yayibubukho bakhe obuzolileyo kwiqela lohambo kunye nabemi bomthonyama baseMelika abadibene nabo.

Umele umbono kunye nokukwazi ukulawula kunye nefuthe. Ngolwazi lwakhe lomhlaba kunye nokunxibelelana nabantu bomthonyama baseMelika, wakwazi ukukhokela ngokukhuselekileyo uhambo kunye nokuphumeza iinjongo ezibekiweyo. NjengoMboni, uyasixhobisa ukuba sisebenzise iindawo esihlala kuzo ezaziwayo njengesixhobo sokusisa kwindawo esiya kuyo, ukuqonda ukuqhelana kwayo kunye nokukhumbula amanyathelo alandelayo okufuneka uwathathe ukunqanda imigibe kunye neziphelo ezifileyo. Njengoko sihamba ngohambo ngalunye ebomini bethu, kuya kufika ixesha apho kufuneka sithembele kwinkumbulo kwaye kuya kufuneka sikhumbule ezona ndawo zifihlakeleyo zempumelelo yethu yangaphambili. Ngamaxesha ohambo olutsha, kuya kufuneka ukuba sibone / sibone ukuba uloyiso okanye ukugqitywa kujongeka njani. Kufuneka sizibone sikwimeko yethu yekamva, sigqithile kumhlaba orhabaxa, sigqithile kwiingxabano siye ekoyiseni. Sacagawea Umboni usebenzisa umbono!

Harriet Tubman yayingumfazi osindileyo ebukhobokeni owaba “ngumqhubi” kumgaqo kaloliwe ophantsi komhlaba. Ukhokele abantu abakhotyokisiweyo kwinkululeko ngaphambi kweMfazwe yombango, ngelixa ethwele isisa entloko. Kodwa wayekwangumongikazi, intlola yoManyano kunye nomxhasi wenkululeko yabasetyhini. Ungomnye weyona icons eyaziwayo kwimbali yaseMelika. Ilifa lakhe likhuthaze abantu abaninzi kuzo zonke iintlanga nemvelaphi.

U-Ancestor Harriet wavula indlela yokuphuma ngaphandle. Ukudala umzila kaloliwe ongenakwahlulwa ukuya enkululekweni. IGoer inguye kum. Umfazi wesibindi esikhulu kunye nobuchule. Ukuphuhlisa iplani efihliweyo, kodwa echazwe kakuhle kwaye eyimpumelelo yenkululeko. I-Goer isinika inkalipho, amandla, kunye nokomelela kokungaguquguquki. Ukukwazi kwakhe ukwenza kwakhona impumelelo kuhambo ngalunye ku-Underground Railroad yeyona nto kufuneka siyimodeli njengoko sijongana nohambo lobomi. Igalelo likaHarriet eluntwini lalingumzekelo wokubulawa ngempumelelo kunye nenkalipho

Omnye wookumkani abakhulu baseAfrika, UKumkanikazi uNandi, unelifa elingaqhelekanga elidityaniswe nelo lonyana wakhe uShaka Zulu. Ukuba ubungakhali emngcwabeni wakhe, ngewubulewe. Eli qhawekazi lobukhosi bakwaZulu labumba ubukumkani bamaZulu ngeli lixa lisoyisa ukugatywa nobutshaba babantu. Wayengumama ongakholelekiyo owanikela ubomi bakhe ebantwaneni bakhe kwaye wahlahl' indlela yokuba unyana wakhe, uKumkani uShaka Zulu, aqinise ubukhosi bukaZulu, abuguqule bube yeyona mpucuko yoyikekayo yaseMazantsi e-Afrika. Emva kwayo yonke indoda enkulu, kukho umfazi omkhulu ngakumbi.

Umama kaZulu! Ndikonwabele ukuzimisela nokuzimisela kwakhe. UKumkanikazi uNandi ungumzekelo wothando lukamama kunye nomzekelo ogqibeleleyo wokomelela. Umele umfazi ngamnye owomeleleyo phambi kwam, isizukulwana ngasinye sabasetyhini abangazange bavume ukuba uluntu lubachaze okanye babathintele. Uthando luka Kumkanikazi uNandi yindlela endimzala ngayo unyana wam, ngumama wam, umakhulu wam umama, kunye nokhokho wam wamzalayo. Lisiko endizingca ngalo ngelifa ndize ndilidlulisele kwizizukulwana ezizayo. Ligalelo kunye nedini loomama elivumela inzala yethu ukuba ikholelwe ekufezekiseni okungenakwenzeka.

Imboni, iGoer, kunye noMama bandiphembelele ngonaphakade. Bamele ubutyebi be-tapestry eyenza i-DNA yam. Baye bafaka kum amandla okubona ngakumbi kunokuba ndihambile, ukuya phambili kunabo bonke abakhe bahamba phambi kwam, kunye nokuzalwa okwenzekayo kwizinto ezingenakwenzeka. Bubuganga babafazi ukuthetha xa kusithiwa mababonwe bangeviwa. Buburhalarhume babasetyhini obusenza ukuba sibe ngabakhulu nangona sixelelwa ukuba sihlale emthunzini. Ligalelo elidityanisiweyo lomfazi ngamnye elivumela uluntu ukuba lunyukele phezulu. Bhiyozela abafazi ebomini bakho, kunye nefuthe lembali yabo!