UMandela Day ungolunye lwezinsuku ezibalulekile eNingizimu Afrika nasemhlabeni jikelele, olugujwa minyaka yonke mhla ziyi-18 kuNtulikazi ukuhlonipha uNelson Mandela, owayengumholi wokuqala wentando yeningi kuleli zwe. Lolu suku lukhuthaza abantu ukuba banikele okungenani imizuzu engama-67 yokwenza umehluko emphakathini, okususelwa eminyakeni engu-67 uMadiba ayilwela inkululeko yabantu.
Eminyakeni yakamuva, uMandela Day usube yisikhumbuzo esinamandla sokwakha ubumbano phakathi kwabantu baseNingizimu Afrika, ikakhulukazi ezikhathini lapho umphakathi ubhekene nezinselelo zokuhlukana, ukungalingani, kanye nokungezwani okudalwa izimo zomnotho nezepolitiki.
UKUBALULEKA KOBUMBANO NOMPHUMELA WOMPHAKATHI
UMandela Day usiza ukuvuselela umoya wobuntu (ubuntu) phakathi kwezakhamizi, ukhuthaza ukuthi abantu basebenzisane ekwakheni imiphakathi engcono. Imisebenzi efana nokunikela ngokudla, ukwakha izindlu zokufunda, ukuhlanza imiphakathi, nokusiza abasengcupheni iba nomthelela omkhulu ekwehliseni izikhalo zomphakathi.
Le misebenzi iphinde ikhuthaze ukuqonda ukuthi izinselelo ezibhekene nabantu abaningi njengokungasebenzi, ubuphofu, kanye nokuntuleka kwezinsiza akufanele zibe yisisekelo sokwahlukanisa abantu, kodwa kube isikhuthazo sokusebenzisana.
IZINSELELE ZESIKHATHI SAMANJE NOBUHOLI BOMPHAKATHI
Kulezi zinsuku, sekukhona imikhankaso ehlukahlukene emphakathini egxile ezindabeni zokuthutheleka kwabantu bakwamanye amazwe, okubuye kubizwe ngokuthi yizinkulumo ezimayelana “nokungena kwabantu ngokungemthetho.” Lezi zimo ziye zaveza ukungezwani kwezinye izindawo, okudinga ukubhekwa ngobuhlakani nangokuzola.
Kubalulekile ukuthi umphakathi uqonde ukuthi izinkinga zomnotho, ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi, kanye nokucindezeleka kwezinsiza akufanele kuhlukanise abantu ngokobuzwe noma imvelaphi yabo. Umlando waseNingizimu Afrika ukhombisa ukuthi ubumbano nokubekezelelana kuyisisekelo sokwakha isizwe esiqinile.
UMandela wayevame ukugcizelela ukuthi “inkululeko ayiphelele uma ingahambisani nenkululeko yabanye.” Lokhu kusho ukuthi ukuthula emphakathini kudinga ukuthi abantu basebenzisane, bangahlukanisi, futhi bafune izixazululo ndawonye.
INDIMA YAMANDLA EDLALWA UMPHAKATHI NEMINDENI
Imindeni, izikole, izinhlangano zomphakathi, kanye nezinkampani zinemisebenzi ebalulekile yokufundisa abantu abasebasha ngobuntu, inhlonipho, kanye nokubaluleka kokwamukela abanye. UMandela Day ungaba yithuba lokuqinisa lezi zimiso.
Uma abantu besebenzisa lolu suku hhayi kuphela ukwenza imisebenzi yesihle kodwa futhi nokwakha izingxoxo zokubuyisana nokwakha ukuqonda, kungaba nomthelela omkhulu ekwehliseni ukungezwani emphakathini.
UMandela Day awusona nje isikhumbuzo somlando, kodwa uyisikhuthazo sokuthi abantu baseNingizimu Afrika bakhe ikusasa elihlangene. Esikhathini lapho izinkulumo zokwahlukanisa zivela kalula, kubalulekile ukuthi kugcizelelwe ubunye, ukuthula, kanye nobuntu.
Isizwe sakhiwa ngabantu baso bonke abahlala kuso, futhi amandla aso asekubambisaneni, hhayi ekuhlukaniseni.
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