Thread by @MthulisiHanana

#NdebeleTwitter herewith #UmnxebaWodumo Episode 3.
From Lokitshini to Mayadini

The change to emayadini imnandi bo Jo kodwa the differences are vast. Ama bustop akula bo bhampeni labo lapho ecina khona. I address yenkomponi can pass for a phone number emayadini
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The worst for me was the changes eskolo. 1st day of school ngahle ngathola a nick name. My teacher did not know where Amaswazi Primary School is. She said kusemaguswini. Okungamasalala kwahle kwavele kwathi nginguMaguswini guy. Imagine!

Ngale koLokitshi umbalisi ngu Titsha for a male and Misi for ongumama. Ngapha it's Teacher for either. You can imagine sengihlekwa sengithe Titsha with that mkhemeswane accent. Ukugoqa ulimi to pronounce words was a nightmare. Abanye besithi khethel mina ngangisithi khekli bo Jo

What I found odd is that lalezana ezidali isiveti ziyabulala. Kodwa iwritten ngumsobho. Ziyaba zicabanga ibreak wayawaya. My mistake was to befriend one of them, uDumi. Kwangifaka eshitini okuswayini. I depended on okungumuntu kanti lakho ngumphuqa kuvala ngokunoza

I asked okuDumi to teach me assembly songs. Phela from singing UJehova uyangazi ulalela ngendlebe angezwe to these fast English songs kuzaba ngumqanso. To ensure that we learnt the songs we were meant to sing them solo in class. Stanza per person. I prepared in advance loDumi

My turn to sing a stanza yafika. Ignorance is not bliss shame. Confidently njengomuntu ofundiswe ngubhururu I sang: Wasusa isdudu alube mlomo. I had queried this but ubhururu assured me ukuthi the same way we sing u We bless your Name sifake lo Qhawe lamaQhawe kuyafana lalapha

The fascination in everyone's face told me ukuthi lapha sengipondile. Teacher roared:Maguswini Guy what nonsense are you singing? I retorted: Church Nonsense Misi!
Teacher: Nooo it's not that rubbish you are singing but THE SINS I USED TO DO I DO THEM NO MORE!!!
Hawu Nkos'enofefe

During Sports Day we were told one sprinter will have to represent the school in hurdles. USportsMaster abuze ukuthi uMaguswini guy angakwenza yini? It was infront of Amanda my crush. I said relax yinto zami lezi Titsha! Ohooo Maguswini guy, thatha amachance thatha amamillion!!!

Hurdles?? I looked at them & wondered ukuthi ngenzeni. I decided to observe what the 1st person will do. Wagijima weqa wayakuthi ji phezu kwehurdle. Lami ngagijima ngayakuthi ji phezu komqolo for wonke. Problem ngangihlala ngoMgaa kumbe ngizincwebe isentimitha. Ngaphosa ngafa

I was trying hard to please Amanda. I had even bought her chocolate for sports day. After my moemish at hurdles I went over to give it to her. She looked at it and said 'Thanx Magu, that's sweet of you BUT ITS BAKING CHOCOLATE!
Jizasi! But why kodwa abantu bebhekha ngechocolate

Emalokitshini I was good at drama. My report attested to that. My teacher asked me to prepare a one page speech ngamanzi. Speech and ispitshi are 2 different things depending on lapho ovela khona. I knew izipitshi and prepared accordingly. Vele edeni bathi ngiyabulala ngezpitshi!

What i prepared was far from a Speech. I stood up ngekhomfi coz this is my turf. There I was making a fool of myself 'Wena wahlala phezukwegalani yamanzi ahloba. Waginya ama ice wasuza umfefezo!' Teacher's expressions were classic. She expected a Speech and I gave her izipitshi

That day I felt like this guy from Gods must be crazy. I embraced my nickname. The expanse between the two worlds was just too vast. I wished heaven was close ngizihambele ngenyawo and hide my shame

I stopped participating in anything and focused on school work. I gave up my pursuit of Amanda even. With my funny accent, broken English and against all odds, Maguswini guy topped the class. Guess what, uAmanda wazibuyela yedwa next term

Please prepare your kids for any change. Dont plunge them without preparing them. RT with #UmnxebaWodumo

Likhumbule bo Jo
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UMthwithi Lo @MbalulaFikile wish all responsible men a Happy #FathersDay especially #NdebeleMen who don't dribble hearts or phika izisu.
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