Mashi 8: Ukuzindla Ngamandla, Ukukhetha, Nokubonga

Njengoba uSuku Lwabesifazane Lomhlaba Wonke lufika njengoba kuhleliwe, ngiyazibuza: Iyini incazelo yangempela yalolu suku?

Kusukela esizukulwaneni sogogo bethu, kuya koomama bethu, kuya kwesethu, kuya kwesilandelayo—isizukulwane ngasinye sabesifazane sichaza ukuqina, ubumnene, namandla ezimpilweni zabo.

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Izipho nokusetshenziswa kwazo akukaze kube yinto ebalulekile kulolu suku.

Ingqikithi yangempela yalo mkhosi ukuthi wonke owesifazane angaphila impilo yakhe ngendlela yakhe:

Angase abe mnene, noma angase abe namandla;

Angakhetha ukushada nokuqala umndeni, noma ahambe yedwa endleleni yakhe;

Angase aphile impilo evamile, noma akhanye ngokukhanya okungavamile.

Ukuzimela kowesifazane akusikho ukwenqaba umshado noma ukuba ngumama.

Kumayelana nokuba nesibindi sokukhetha—ukuba nesibindi sokuthanda, ukuba nesibindi sokuthatha umthwalo wemfanelo, kanye nokuba nesibindi sokuziphendulela.

Inguqulo ephelele kakhulu yokuphila, phela, imayelana nokuba nesibindi sokukubona ngokugcwele futhi ungalokothi uzikhaphele.

Iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu yesiko laseShayina isinike izimpande nomphefumulo wethu.

Ngikhumbula incwadi kaNixon ethi “1999: Ukunqoba Ngaphandle Kwempi.” Okuqukethwe sekuyinto engacacile engqondweni yami isikhathi eside, kodwa inkolelo eyodwa isalokhu ingaguquki:

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ithonya laseNtshonalanga likhulu kangakanani, futhi nakuba iSoviet Union yangaphambili kungenzeka ukuthi “yanqotshwa ngaphandle kwempi,” iShayina ngeke inqotshwe.

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Lapho umhlaba uba nesiphithiphithi esikhulu, kulapho ngiqonda khona kakhulu:

Yiwona kanye amandla ezwe lethu asivikelayo, aqinisekisa ukuzinza nokuphila kwethu okunokuthula. Ukuzalwa ungumShayina, ngempela, kuyisibusiso esikhulu.

Kubo bonke abesifazane:

Kwangathi ungahlala unamehlo acacile, uzimele, uzolile futhi unamandla,

Futhi kwangathi ungaphila njengomuntu ofisa kakhulu ukuba nguye.

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Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Mashi-08-2026