Felix Alois Thuketana
Felix Alois Thuketana[1] (5 N'wendzamhala 1933 - † 02 Nhlangula 2013), a ari mutsari na muhundzuluxeri wa ririmi ra Xitsonga loyi a xiximiwaka ngopfu. Hi lembe ra 1989, Thuketana u hlurile no nyikiwa sagwadi ra "H.P. Junod Literary Prize" eka xiyenge xa matsalwa ya ndhavuko, hi tsalwa rakwe leri nge "N'wambilu Makokorho".[1] Hambiswiritano, "Xisomisana" i buku leyi nga endla leswaku a va mutsari wa ndhuma swinene etikweni ra Afrika Dzonga, na le matikweni man’wana.[2] Hi lembe ra 2007 u xiximiwe hi sagwadi ra Lifetime Achievement Literary Award leri a nyikiweke hi va ka South African Literary Awards, lava va seketeriwaka hi Ndzawulo ya Vutshila ni Mfuwo, Phephahungu ra Sowetan na Nutrend Publishing.[3][4][5] Thuketana u hoxe xandla eku tsariweni ka matsalwa ya Xitsonga evuton'wini byakwe ku fikela loko a ta hundza emisaveni.
| Felix Alois Thuketana | |
|---|---|
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| Vutomi | |
| Ndzhawu yovelekiwa |
Burgersdorp , N'wendzamhala 5, 1933 |
| Tiko ra vutshami |
Afrika-Dzonga |
| Ririmi rantumbuluko |
Xitsonga |
| Ndzhawu yolova |
Xibedlele xa Mankweng , Nhlangula 2, 2013 |
| Ndyangu | |
| Nghamu |
Louisa Thuketana |
| N'wana/Vana | |
| Education | |
| Uleteriwe e |
Lemana Training Institute Mindolo Ecumenical Centre |
| Tindzimi leti a a titiva, kutsala na kuvulavula |
Xitsonga Xinghezi Xibhunu |
| Ntirho | |
| Ntirho |
mutsari, Mutsari wa tinovhele, Mufundhisi nakambe muteki wa mahungu |
| Masagwati lama kumiweke |
see
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| Vupfumeri | |
| Vukhongeri |
Vu Presbethari |
Ta vutomi byakwe
LulamisaMalembe yo sungula
LulamisaThuketana i n'wana wa vumbirhi na swona a tlhela a va xiguma-ndzeni xa Mufundhisi J.W. Thuketana, loyi a a ri mufundhisi wa kereke ya Swiss Mission. U velekiwile hi siku ra 5 N’wendzamhala 1933, eBurgersdorp (Shiluvane) – Letaba District. Hikwalaho ka vutihlamuleri bya vufundhisi, ndyangu waka Thuketana a wu tshamela ku rhurha.[1] Thuketana u kulele eLadyselborne le Pitori laha tatana wa yena a tirhela kona ntirho wa vufundhisi. U pasile tidyondzo ta yena ta purayimari na ta le sekondari kwale Ladyselborne.[2] Muti wa ka vona wu tlhele wu ya tshama eDoornfontein ejoni.
Tidyondzo tale henhla na vudyondzisi: 1950 - 1997
LulamisaU pasile tidyondzo ta yena ta vudyondzisi eLemana Institute. Hikokwalaho ka ku pfumeleka ka poso ya vudyondzisi endzhaku ka loko a hetile eLemana Institute, u xambirile ku tirha efemeni ya Pretoria Light Industry hi lembe ra 1954. Endzhaku ka nkarinyana, u kumile poso ya vudyondzisi exikolweni xa Bordeaux, kwale makaya hi lembe ra 1956. U hlanganisile khwayere ya vuyimbeleri ya xikolo, naswona u humelele ngopfu na khwaya ya yena leswi endleke leswaku a xiximiwa ngopfu eka miphikizano ya vuyimbeleri bya tikhwayere.[1] Thuketana u dyondzisile eswikolweni swo hambanahambana, ku kondza a ya kuma ntirho wo va nhloko ya xikolo eGavaza Combined School, laha a nga hetelela a huma pecheni a ri kona hi lembe ra 1997.[2][2][5]
Vutsari na maphepha-hungu: 1958 - 1980
LulamisaHi 1958 Thuketana na kokwa-wakwe DZJ Mathebule va simekile phepha-hungu ra "Pusela" leri a risekeriwa hi Masonia Products, leyi akuri khampani yo xavisa mirhi ya vutshunguri eTzaneen. Xikongomelo xa Phepha-hungu leri akuri ku tivisa vanhu hileswi endlekaka e xifundzeni xavona. Mphakelo wa vona awufikelele na le Sibasa. Thuketana a a tirha tani hi muteki-mahungu naswona a thlela ava mupfapfarhuti wa phephe-hungu leri, kufikela laha rithyiweke vito rintshwa ra "Marungula". Hi lembe ra 1964 Mufundhisi Theo Schneider wa kerke ya Swiss Mission, u tsakele ntirho wa Thuketa naswona a n'wirhumela e xikolweni xa vufundhisi xa Mindolo, e Kitwe, e tikweni ra Zambiya. Thuketa u kumile Diploma ya yena eka Matsalwa ya xikreste. Nhlohlotelo lowu wu tikombe hi kuhetelela eka tsalwa ra yena ra "Xisomisana".[1]
Thuketana uve xirho xa Christian Writers Fellowship of Afrika, athlela ava xirho xa Xitsonga Writers Association, kukota a hundza emisaveni.[4]
Vukati na Vana
LulamisaThuketana u cate na Manana Louisa Thuketana, naswona va katekisiwe hi vana va nthlanu (majaha manharhu na tintombhi timbirhi).[1]
Vutsari na vuhundzuluxi
LulamisaThuketana u tikombile ku va mutsari wa ntokoto hi ku hamba a tsala swihungwahungwana swa mafenya leswi loko a ri karhi a swi hlayela vanghana xikan’we ni tintangha takwe a vo dzumbela ro dlawa hi ku hleka. U xambirile ku humesa tsalwa ra yena ro sungula loko ku kandzisiwile buku ya “Kheleni ra Tihele” leyi a yi lo hundzuluxiwa ku suka eka ririmi ra Xisuthu (buku ya “Sekoting sa Lihele”) ku ya eka Xitsonga.[2]
U tsarile tibuku leti landzelaka:
- Xisomisana
- N’waninginingi ma ka Tindleve
- Ndzi ngo Tinciki
- N’wambilu makokorho
Thuketana u yile emahlweni a hundzuluxa tibuku leti landzelaka ku ta eka Xitsonga:[2]
- "Kheleni ra Tihele"
- “Hanyelo ra mukriste”
- “Mayana ku hanana”
- “Ndzi rhandze Jaha”
- “Ndzi rhandze nhwana”
Thuketana u vile un’wana wa ntlawa lowu nga hundzuluxa tsalwa ra Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha ku ta eka ririmi ra Xitsonga ehansi ka vulawuri bya South African Council of Bishops, laha athleleke a endzela tiko ra Israyele tani himurhumiwa wa huvo leyi.[2][4]
Masagwati lawa amakumeke
LulamisaThuketana u thlomiwile tinsiva naswona anyikiwa masagwati lama landzelaka:
Mintshaho
Lulamisa- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Some narratological features of the novels of F.A. Thuketana" (March 2011) - Chauke, Mkhacani Thomas -UJ Library and Information Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Preserving and Celebrating our literary heritage" (March 2011) - National Library of South Africa. Retrieved 22 February 2016
- ↑ "Felix Thuketana -Lifetime Achievement Literary Award" (March 2011) - The South African Literary Awards. Retrieved 8 March 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Literary Giant drops his pen" (11 October 2013) - Vonani Bila, Sowetan News Paper. Retrieved 29 October 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Felix Thuketana - Profile", South African Literary Awards. Retrieved 29 October 2018