Ukwabelana ngomkakho nezivakashi kuwusiko lwama-Himba Tribe

Abesifazane besizwe samaHimba eNamibia abagezi, kodwa bahlale benephunga elimnandi.

Abesifazane besizwe bawuphawu lwendlela yokuphila yamaHimba. Abesifazane bamboza imizimba yabo ngempushana ebomvu. Bazihlobisa ngobucwebe bezandla futhi basebenzisa udaka ukwenza izinwele zabo.

Ithoni ebomvu yesikhumba sakhe ivela ozije, umbala we-ocher owawusetshenziselwa ukuhlanza isikhumba sakhe futhi usivikele esimweni sezulu esibi. 

Amadoda eSizwana samaHimba anabesifazane abambalwa futhi njengenhlonipho ngezinye izikhathi angenza unkosikazi atholakale ezivakashini ezivakashile, ukuze akwazi ukunikeza injabulo yocansi. Isivakashi silala nenkosikazi, kanti indoda yona isala ngaphandle.

Ama-Himba isithembu esinamakhosikazi amabili endodeni ngayinye futhi abesifazane abasebasha bavame ukubhangqwa nomndeni ofanelekayo ngohlelo lwabazali.. Bobabili abafana namantombazane babamba iqhaza esikweni lokudlula ngaphambi kokuba bavunyelwe ukushada futhi bobabili bazosokwa ngaphambi kokuthomba.

Amantombazane adlala indima ebalulekile ekwakhiweni komndeni njengoba ebizwa ukuba ahambe eya emthonjeni wamanzi oseduze. 

Amantombazane amancane agqoka izinwele zawo phambili ukukhombisa ukuthi akakafiki ebufazaneni. 

UHimba wasinda ezifweni eziwumshayabhuqe. Basinda ekuqothulweni kohlanga. Bangama-OvaHimba, isizwe sabefundisi abasenyakatho yeNamibia. Naphezu kokuqina kwawo, "amaHimba" abonakala engakwazi ukwehlisa ukuzinikela ekuthuthukiseni izwe. Futhi manje kuza izinselelo ezintsha ezixhumene nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.

Lapho umndeni wakwaHimba usuka, iqhugwane lawo lihlala lingenalutho. Indlu yendabuko yamaHimba ibonakala ilula ekuqaleni. Nokho, ingxube yokhuni, utshani, nodaka eyasetshenziswa ekwakheni amaqhugwane iye yanikeza isivikelo esimweni sezulu esibi izinkulungwane zeminyaka.

Ukuze bathole imfundo engcono, amanye amalungu alesi sizwe esiyimizulane manje asehlala kabusha emadolobhaneni aseNamibia. Ngokuvamile babhekana nokubandlululwa.

Jenman African Safaris inamacebiso lapho uhlela ukuvakashela isigodi saseHimba Tribe.

“Ukuvakashela e-Otjikandero Himba Village yinto okufanele yenziwe kunoma ngubani onentshisekelo kumasiko ahlukene nezindlela zokuphila zenkathi edlule. Kuyithuba elihle kakhulu lokusebenzelana nelinye isiko futhi sifunde ngenkathi kungase kube nokuhluka okuningi kwangaphandle, kukhona okunye okufanayo esabelana ngakho sonke. Idolobhana likhona ukuze linikeze ikhaya le-OvaHimba yendabuko kodwa futhi njengesikhungo semfundo sezivakashi ezivela emhlabeni wonke. Kuyisenzakalo esivula amehlo ngempela futhi okuvelele kunoma yiluphi uhambo oluya esifundeni esisenyakatho yeNamibia.”