Amakholwa esiKristu, osomabhizimisi labantu makhaza bakoBulawayo baveza imibono ehlukeneyo ngokunanzwa kwekhefu lePhasika ngesikhathi umhlaba ubhekane lobhubhano lweCovid-19.
Inengi labosomabhizimusi bakoBulawayo bathi iPhasika yangoMvulo okweminyaka eimbili ilandelana ibithule kakhulu uma beqathanisa leminyakeni edlule.
UNkosikazi Lydia Ncube, olungisa inwele edolobheni lakoBulawayo uthi umumo lonyaka wehlukile.
“Ikhefu leEaster Monday lithule, abantu akulakukholisa okukhona lemaChurch sihamba siliqembu elincane, abantu abalamali babhadala ezikolo kuthule kakhulu kule iEaster.”
UNKosikazi Sichumile Ndlovu uvumelane loNcube.
“Lokhe kwabalamaholiday angikaze ngibone iholiday enje labasemakhaya bangcono kulathi edolobheni kunzima akukhanyi lokuthi yiholiday ukunje akukaze kubonakale iholday engelamali futhi sithwelenzima.”
USomabhizimisi uNkosazana Ratidzo Moyo yena uthi udumisa uNkulunkulu lobanje bekunzima.
“Iholiday leyi idakiwe akulalutho abathengayo abakho, ukudla kuyadula yonke into nje yakhona ayikhanyi ikhefu leli alifani lamanye sibonga ukuba besidumisa uNkulunkulu kodwa asimdumisanga ngendlela esiyijwayeleyo yokuthi abantu bayalala emachurch lobanje bekungacaci kodwa Siyabonga uNkulunkulu.”
Isakhamuzi sakoBulawayo uNkosikazi Abigirl Khuphe uthi ikhefu ulidlalele ekhaya labemuli kodwa bebelandela iziqondiso zeCovid-19.
“Ieaster siyidel kahle sibili sikesathola isikhathi sokuphumula emsebenzini siyevakatshela abadala ekhaya sadla ihlobo sabonana ukuba siyaphila bekumnandi. Ekuhambeni kwethu besinanza imilayo yeCovid-19 besihamba ngoPlumtree Road basehlisile ezimoteni besihlola umkhuhlane weCovid- sihambe kuhle sibili saphenduka kuhle lamhlanje.”
UMnu Victor Tavengwa uthi lonyaka iEaster abenelisanga ukuyinanza ngendlela eqondileyo.
“Isikahthi SeEaster siqakatheke kakhulu ngoba yiso isikhathi esikhumbula ukufa lokuvuka kukaKristu. Lonyaka kubeyinkinga ukulandela zonke indlela zokunanza lolusuku ngenxa yeCorona.”
Lonyaka ngumnyaka wesibili ikhefu lePhasika linganzwa ngendlela amakholwa esiKristu afuna ngakhona kulandela ukuqhamuka kobhubhano lweCovid-19 emhlabeni jikelele okugoqela laseZimbabawe, okusuke kwaphazamisa inhlelo ezinengi.
Amakholwa esiKristu ananze lelikhefu besezindlini bengayanga ezinkonzweni zabo ngoba inani elivunyelwe nguhulumende ukubuthana ezinkonzweni ngokuyekethiswa kweziqondiso zeCovid 19 Lockdown, liphansi kakhulu.
Inengi labantu belilandela inkonzo zokunanza iEaster Monday enkundleni ezehlukeneyo zebulenjini ngoba bekuvunyelwa abantu abangamatshumi amahlanu kuphela ukuba babuthane.
