UMasechaba Uhlonipha Iqhawe — Ukuphumula KukaMama Khumalo
Ukuphelelwa ngumama kutjhayelelwa njengekhutjhi etlhorisako, begodu kubuhlungu ngokungalinganiseki ungaba neminyaka emingakani.
Litho elikhitjhekako emntwaneni, emntwini azizwe engasanaso isitjhaba.
Lokhu kulilwa kuqakatheke khulu kuMasechaba Mposwa, osetjala unehlungu yokulahlekelwa ngumama wakhe othandekayo, uPromise Sibongile Imelda Khumalo.
Ekukhonzeni kwakhe ubaba wakhe, uMasechaba ukhumbule umsebenzi omkhulu owenziwe nguMama Khumalo ngesikhathi somlilo wengomuso.
Uthi umama wakhe waphile ukuphila kwakhe woke alwela ukhululeko yeSewula Afrika, angakavumeli litho limvimbela ukwenza lokho akholwa kilo.
“Mhlaka 6 ekuseni namhlanjesi, umhlaba wami utjhuguluke kaphakade.
Umama, uPromise Sibongile Imelda Khumalo usebeke umphefumulo ekhaya.
Iqhawe liphumule. Bekangasi mumma kwaphela — bekangumSoldier, iqhawe lenkululeko, umtjeli weqiniso, umoya wepolitiki ogodziwe lihloso.
Ngemva kokuma ngesibindi ngesikhathi seSoweto Uprising esafikani, waphuma eSewula Afrika eneminyaka eli-14 kuphela ukuya kufunda ukuqeqeshwa kwempi ngaphasi kweMkhonto Wesizwe.
Wayakhetha isibindi kunokwesaba, ukulwela iqiniso kunokuthula. Waphile ukuphila kwakhe woke alwela ukukhululeka kweSewula Afrika.
Bekangusomahlaya kwezomtlholo, umsakazi wokuqala weRadio Freedom — isiteshi somtlholo esingapasi kweANC.
Ibe ngamandla akhe ilizwi lakhe lithwale ithemba, iqiniso nekholo emahlangeni.”
Namhlanjesi uMasechaba uthi uqhongele impilo yomfazi owazinikela bona isizwe sibe mahala, owaphila ngesibindi, owathanda khulu, nowakhonza ilizwe lakhe ngomzimba nomphefumulo.
“Phumula Mama. Ilifa lakho lihlale esimisweni somlando, nomoya wakho uphila enjabulweni yesizwe lethu nakuwo woke amabanga engiwaphefumula,” kuphetha yena.
