13/05/2026
INYONI YAMANZI
Ayikho into enzima like ukuthwasa
There is a reason for that, which I will go into detail later on.
Even noma ungaba nogobela who is humane and understanding, inzima lento, period, this partly explains why abanye abantu bashiya iphehlo baphindele ekhaya without completing the entire course.
By the time ufika kugobela uzofuna usizo, selikuvovile already nje idlozi lakho, now why must abogobela add to your troubles???
Our philosophy when it comes to initiation.
Driver we Bolt we use every time when going to the river, uyafika and drops off some items, and he finds amathwasa akithi ahlezi on the couches, watching TV, baze balwele ne remote ngendlela bakhululeke kangakhona. He remarked, "Nithwasa kamnandi ne, nihlezi nasemasofeni nibukele Dish, niyakwazi nje ukubhula".
I do not have mentorship per se, so I will always play a supporting role in the development of amathwasa. My partner believes that it's not necessary ukuphatha amathwasa ngathi they are slaves. She treats them with respect, in such a way that I sometimes get jealous of this relationship. Ubathole bahlezi baxoxa kamnandi you would swear they are besties. Sometimes she would even use her own money to buy them toiletries, underwear and amabhayi. Those who have initiated under her guidance, will bear testimony to this claim.
Why is it so hard ukuthwasa?????
In the course of being a healer, umlaphi uzohamba ahlangabezane nabantu abathwele kanzima. Sihambe sihlangabezana nabantu abanezinkinga in such a way that, ngathi ungakhala nawe mawuzwa izinkinga zalomuntu. Imagine isangoma sikushayela amathambo, ngapha siyakhala 😅🤣. Ukuthwasa hardnnes the initiate to a point where one can withstand whatever challenges zempilo isiguli suffers from. Essence is, is to give the initiate a preview of what they might encounter upon practicing the craft.
The military of the old kusabusa amabhunu, they only accepted new recruits in winter. Now these were real soldiers, not lemiphuphe yamanje who are trained even in summer. Kanti namanyeke amadlozi share that philosophy, they will push you towards ukuthwasa around this time lapho kubanda khona. Uthole ingane yabantu ifake nje vest emhlophe, red skirt, aphinde ahambe bare footed. Mawubhekile from a distance, you will be forgiven for thinking ukuthi ugobela unenhliziyo embi and is heartless, kanti niks. Ithwasa aligodoli, ugobela wami used to say. The first few weeks bengigodola vele, but once igobongo sinks in and gels nomzimba, amakhaza ashaya phezulu ngathi ugqqoke jacket. Angithi usuke sewugqoke lona idlozi ngempela.
This is the part I love the most. There is a strict diet an initiate lives upon, devoid of any dairy products. Ithwasa alidli amaqanda, ubisi, pork etc. So what Mkhul' Dalindyebo does is that, from Monday - Saturday they adhere to this strict diet, then on a Sunday, kuba iChristmas, she would allow them to eat and enjoy everything they are barred to consume during the week. They actually look forward to a Sunday.
So in as much as she is so understanding of the the hardships of this spiritual journey, she doesn't take sh . 3am lahluleka ukuvuka ithwasa ukuyodla igobongo, uyathula nje ababheke. Then during the day, when they least expect it, she would mete out punishment. She would ask the very offender to chop up iSgenama and smear the whole body, and we all know the reaction that follows thereafter 😅😂🤣.
I was very fortunate nami during my time, to have initiated under a somewhat similar scenario. Gobela wami would head to edrobeni eNewcastle, angiphathele coffee and Bar One (I am very big on those two things). I had my laptop and camera with me, so I would take pictures and post on Facebook, she didn't mind at all. Then came new year's eve, she asked ukuthi ngiphuzani, wangithengela 6 beers of Black Label, ngadakwa ngaze ngazikhohlwa igama. Kodwa ekuseni ngivuswe isigubhu, and I was like, but uyazi ukuthi ngiphethwe ibhabhalazi, and manje she expects me ukuthi ngiyogida bese ngikhipha imfihlo.
Zafika izinsizwa from eGoli one day, one of them had relatives kwaMdakane, she instructed me to take off my regalia, ngigqoke properly like them, and ngiphinde ngifake perfume, ngihambe nabo and have a good time, kodwa u 6 angishayele sengibuyile. For those few hours, I completely forgot ukuthi ngixakwe idlozi.
I am not by any way justifying behaviour yabalaphi, but I understand why izangoma zidakwa kanje, inzima lendlela!!!!!!!
SiyiNyoni Yamanzi, ithwasa liyahlonishwa, liyanakekelwa,
