Ukuhlala Ndawonye Ngokuhloniphana Nesithunzi: Ifa likaNelson Madiba Mandela

Amazwi ka-Basil Ugorji, Umsunguli we-ICERM kanye noMongameli, ngempilo ka Nelson Madiba Mandela

Sawubona Namaholide Ajabulisayo!

Lesi sikhathi samaholidi yisikhathi lapho imindeni, abangani kanye nabajwayele ukuhlangana ndawonye ukuze bagubhe. Thina, e-International Centre for Ethno-Religious Mediation, sifisa ukuhlangana ndawonye ukuze silalele, sixoxe, sifunde kukho, siqonde futhi sabelane nabanye. Siyabonga ngayo yonke iminikelo oyenzile ku-ICERM kulo nyaka.

Muva nje, elinye lamaqhawe ekhulunyaka lama-21, uNelson Madiba Mandela, lishonile futhi umhlaba wonke ubuthana ndawonye ukuzobungaza amafa akhe. Njengophawu lwangempela lokulamula kwezinhlanga, izinhlanga kanye nezinkolo ezahlukene, izingxoxo nokuthula, uNelson Madiba Mandela usifundise ukuthi ukuze kunqandwe impi nodlame; kumele sifunde ukuhlala ndawonye ngokuhloniphana nangesithunzi. Umlayezo kaMadiba uyingxenye ebalulekile yenhloso yeSikhungo Samazwe Ngamazwe Sokuxoxisana Kwezenkolo.

Thina, njengoMadiba, sinqume ukukhuthaza isiko lokuthula phakathi naphakathi kwamaqembu ezizwe nezenkolo ngocwaningo, imfundo nokuqeqeshwa, ukubonisana nochwepheshe, inkhulumomphendvulwano kanye nokulamula, kanye nemiklamo yokuphendula ngokushesha. Sizibophezele ekudaleni izwe elisha elibonakala ngokuthula, kungakhathaliseki ukuhlukana kwamasiko, ubuzwe kanye nezinkolo. Sikholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kokuxoxisana nezingxoxo ekuvimbeleni nasekuxazululeni izingxabano zobuzwe nezenkolo emazweni emhlabeni jikelele kuyisihluthulelo sokudala ukuthula okuzinzile.

Njengengxenye yemizamo yethu yokuhlanganisa kanye nokubandakanya abantu ababonise intshisekelo emsebenzini wethu, futhi njengengxenye eyingqayizivele yomhlaba onokuthula, siqale i-Living Together Movement. Ngakho-ke ngiyakumema ukuthi ujoyine inhlangano.

Mayelana ne-Living Together Movement:

I-Living Together Movement iyinhlangano entsha yomphakathi eyakhiwe abantu abaqhutshwa ukuthula abaqaphela ubuntu obufanayo kubo bonke abantu, futhi banentshisekelo yokuvala igebe phakathi kwezinhlanga ezahlukene, izinhlanga, izinkolo, imibono yezombusazwe, ubulili, izizukulwane nezizwe, ukuze kwandiswe inhlonipho, ukubekezelelana, ukwamukelwa, ukuqonda nokuzwana emhlabeni.

Sihlangana njalo ngenyanga ukuze silalele, sixoxe, sifunde kukho, siqonde futhi sabelane nabanye. Ilungu ngalinye linothisa iqembu ngendaba eyingqayizivele kanye nesizinda samasiko. Wonke umuntu unikezwa ithuba elilinganayo lokukhuluma ngesizinda samasiko nemizwa yakhe, nanoma yiziphi izihloko azithandayo, okuhlanganisa kodwa kungagcini ezindabeni zokuphepha, ezombusazwe, izinqubomgomo, izimpi, izingxabano, ukuxazulula izingxabano, isithunzi somuntu, ukuthethelela, ubudlelwano bamazwe angaphandle, ukuthula emhlabeni, umnotho, imfundo, umsebenzi, umndeni, ezempilo, abokufika, isayensi nobuchwepheshe.

Sijwayela ukulalela ngozwela, futhi asehluleli noma sigxeke muntu. Umgomo wethu uwukuqonda ngempela omunye ngaphambi kokufuna ukuqondwa; futhi sigxile kulokho omunye umuntu akushoyo kunalokho esizokusho ngokulandelayo.

Sibungaza ukuhlukahluka kwethu ngendlela engokomfanekiso ngobuciko bendabuko, izingoma, ukudla neziphuzo amalungu ethu alethela abaphilayo ndawonye emhlanganweni.

Esikhathini esifushane, silindele ukuzwa umthelela wokuphindaphinda walo mnyakazo. Ngosizo lwakho, sithemba ukuthi ukubunjwa kwamaqembu e-Living Together Movement kuzokwanda futhi kusakazeke emadolobheni, izifunda kanye nezizwe.

Sicela ubhalise namuhla kusizindalwazi sethu. Sikukhuthaza futhi ukuthi ube a Umakhi webhuloho bese uqala iqembu le-Living Together Movement esikoleni sakho, emphakathini, edolobheni, esifundazweni noma esifundazweni sakho. Sizokunikeza zonke izinsiza nokuqeqeshwa oyokudinga ukuze uqale iqembu lakho, futhi sikusize ukuthi uliqhubekisele phambili. Futhi mema abangani bakho nozakwenu ukuthi bajoyine, futhi basakaze izwi. Ukuhlala Ndawonye Movement Ukwehluka kwethu kungamandla ethu nokuzigqaja!

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