Namuhla, abantu baseShayina bagubha uMkhosi weLaba wendabuko, owaziwa nangokuthi "i-Laba Porridge Festival", ozoba ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili lwenyanga yeshumi nambili.Lo mkhosi uneminyaka engamakhulu futhi unokubaluleka okubalulekile kwamasiko.
NgoMkhosi WamaLaba, umuzi nomuzi uzodla iphalishi likaLaba, okuyiphalishi elinomsoco elenziwe ngokusanhlamvu, amantongomane nezithelo ezomisiwe.Lesi sidlo sifanekisela isivuno esihle futhi kukholakala ukuthi siletha inhlanhla nokuchuma.Abantu bajwayele ukupha abangani, izihlobo nomakhelwane iphalishi likaLaba ukuze bazwakalise umoya omuhle nobumbano.Ngaphezu kokudla iphalishi likaLaba, abantu baya emathempelini noma ezindlini zezindela ukuyonikela ngempepho futhi bathandazele izibusiso.Lo mkhosi ubuye uhambisane nesiko lokukhonza amadlozi, imindeni eminingi ithola ithuba lokuhlonipha amadlozi ngemikhuba nemikhuba eyahlukene.Ukwengeza, uMkhosi weLaba uphawula ukuqala okusemthethweni kwamalungiselelo oNyaka Omusha WamaLunar.Kungalesi sikhathi lapho abantu beqala khona ukuhlanza amakhaya abo, bathenge izithako zoMkhosi Wasentwasahlobo ozayo, benze namalungiselelo ahlukahlukene omgubho omkhulu.Eminyakeni yakamuva, uMkhosi we-Laba usuphenduke inkundla yemisebenzi yokupha kanye nezinkonzo zamavolontiya, lapho izinhlangano nabantu ngabanye besabalalisa ukudla nezidingo zansuku zonke kubantu abaswele, okuhlanganisa umoya wozwelo nokuphana.
Njengoba iShayina iphokophele ekuthuthukisweni kwesimanje kanye nasekuhwebeni kwembulunga yonke, imikhosi yendabuko efana noMkhosi we-Laba isibe isixhumanisi esibalulekile samagugu amasiko acebile aseShayina, athuthukisa umuzwa wobunye nokuqhubeka kwabantu baseShayina.Ngalolu suku olukhethekile, masidlulisele izibusiso zethu eziqotho kubo bonke abagubha uMkhosi wakwaLaba, futhi sengathi umoya wobumbano nobungane ungadluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jan-18-2024
