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Rusambo

Rusambo (The Bride Price Proper)

Pfupiso

Rusambo ndiro zita rinowanzoshandiswa kureva mhemberero yose yeroora, uye ndiro danho guru rinoreva kubvisa pfuma.

Nyaya yakazara

Kunyange danho rimwe nerimwe richidanwa kuti 'roora' pamwe pacho, zita rokuti 'rusambo' ndiro zita rinoreva mhemberero yose, kwete danho rimwe chete. Kubhadhara rusambo kunonzi 'kubvisa pfuma,' uye huwandu hwarwo hunofanira kuenderana noupfumi hwemhuri. Danho iri rinongosvikwa kana mamwe madanho ataurwa kare achinge apedzwa. Rusambo rungabhadharwa nezvikamu-zvikamu, semuenzaniso kana zvose zvinodiwa zvichisvika $1400 asi murume aine $2000 chete, anogona kubhadhara $600 uye zvasara zvikatevera mumakore anotevera. Kana murume akatadza kubhadhara chero chikamu, mitero yose inomiswa uye inofanira kutangwa patsva.

In English

Although the whole ceremony is loosely referred to as 'roora,' the term 'rusambo' properly refers to the entire process, not a single stage within it. Paying rusambo is called 'kubvisa pfuma' (parting with wealth), and the amount must be proportionate to the family's means. This stage can only be reached once the earlier stages have been completed. Rusambo may be paid in instalments; for example, if the total required comes to $1,400 but the groom only has $2,000 set aside overall for the process, he may pay $600 and settle the remainder over the following years. If the groom cannot make any payment at all, the whole process is halted and must begin again at a later date.

Verenga zvimwe

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