27/01/2021
Thokozani🕯❤
Here's some explation why it's important to ask for permission in the waters before getting in.
·Firstly waters are powerful thing that can be used for the good and the bad. It demands respect.
·Waters have owners,ancestors, mermaids and other spirit. Some spirits don't like to be disturbed and others are just too protective with their place.
·Because it came be used for the bad too, sacrifices and rituals are done in the waters as a result of bad and angry spirits roaming around "that particular" river/dam/sea so nabani na ongena kulomanzi dies as a sacrifice.
·Because the waters and the spirits in there demand respect and protect their place when you ask for permission you show them respect , in that way they won't feel disrespected or disturbed
·It has always been said that you can ask for permission in the river/dam by throwing small stones/Silver coins and saying "Sicela udada ntozom'lambo, emacaleni Ntozom'lambo, oh yhini Ntozom'lambo" which translates as "we ask to swim owners of the waters, please move to the sides, we beg you owner of the waters" you repeat this until you see water creature's move to the sides or moving from that place you want to swim in BUT you can swim umngama othile.
·It has nothing to do with being gifted or being a twin anyone can do it cause you will never know which water is pure and which one is not, which one has overprotective owners and which one doesn't. You ask for permission for your own saftey.
NB: I'm no expert, I'm sharing the likkle knowledge that i have. Also other cultures and tribes may be different (don't urgue with me). And i don't understand sea water that much hence i didn't say much about it❤
Kwande, Kukhanye, Niphile🕯❤
Chosi.