Daniel Cornel Marivate

Daniel Cornel Marivate (Kumbe D.C Marivate) (18 Nyenyenyani 1897 – † 30 Nhlangula 1989 ), a kuri mufundhisi, mufambisi wa khwayere, muqambhi wa vunanga, xirho xa mfumo wa Gazankulu naswona a thlela a tiveka ngopfu tani hi mutsari wa novhele yo sungula ya ririmi ra Xitsonga (leyi gandlisiweke hi Swiss Mission press eJoni), Sasavona, hi lembe ra 1938. Marivate loyi a dyondzeke eValdezia, athlela aya hetisela tidyondzo tale henhla eLemana Institute, ukorhokele ririmi ra Xitsonga swonghasi, kuhlanganisa na kuqambha vunanga na swiphato, a thlela a tsala no hundzuluxela matsalwa ya Xitsonga, ku fikela loko ata hundza emisaveni hi lembe ra 1989.

Daniel Cornel Marivate
Marivate hi lembe ra 1920
Vutomi
Ndzhawu yovelekiwa	Valdezia , Nyenyenyani 18, 1897
Tiko ra vutshami	Afrika-Dzonga
Ririmi rantumbuluko	Xitsonga
Ndzhawu yolova	Nhlangula 30, 1989
Ndyangu
Nghamu	Bertha Marivate
N'wana/Vana	paluxa Charles Marivate Cornelius Tennyson Daniel Marivate Maseve Richard Marivate Russel Marivate Martin Marivate Cecil Roy Marivate Desiree N'wamhamba Marivate
Education
Uleteriwe e	Xitichi xavurhumiwa xa Valdezia
Tindzimi leti a a titiva, kutsala na kuvulavula	Xitsonga Xinghezi
Ntirho
Ntirho	Mufundhisi, Thicara, mutsari, nqambi ya vunanga nakambe Muhundzuluxeri
Muthori	Xitichi xavurhumiwa xa Valdezia Mfumo wa Gazankulu Kereke ya Evangheli ya vu Presbethari e Afrika Dzonga
Xirho xa nhlangano wa	1973 Gazankulu legislative election (en)

Xikolo xa DC Marivate Junior Secondary School eSoshanguve, Afrika Dzonga, kuhlanganisa na patu leri kumekaka e Saulville, ePitori, swi thyiwe hi vito ra yena

Tavutomi byakwe

Malembe yosungula na tidyondzo: 1904–1931

Marivate i n’wana wo sungula wa Cornel Maxangete Maringa na Makhanani Annah Ximambana naswona u velekiwe eximutanini xa Valdezia hi lembe ra 1897. Marivate ukulele athlela anghena xikolo eValdezia primary school (lexi akiweke hi lembe ra 1888) ekusuhi na Louis Trichardt eNorthern Transvaal (laha namunthla kunga xifundzha xa Limpopo) hi lembe ra 1904. Ximutanini xa Valdezia xisimekiwe hi lembe ra 1875 hi Varhumiwa va Vukhongeri bya vu Phresbethari, naswona vutomi bya ximutana lexi abyi kongomisiwa no hlohloteriwa hi ripfumelo ra vukreste. Marivate uhetile tidyondzo takwe ta xikolo xale hansi hi lembe ra 1908. Kusukela kona, u thlele aya dyondza vuvatli, kuhlayisa swirhapa, Xinghezi na Tidyondzo ta tinhlayo, ari karhi a leteriwa hi Mufundhisi Paul Rosset, kona kwale xitichini xa kereke eValdezia exikarhi ka malembe ya 1909 kuya eka 1912.

Kusukela hi khotavuxika bya lembe ra 1912 kuya eka xixika xa 1915, Marivate unghenele athlela a hetisa tidyondzo tavuthicara eLemana Training Institute. Kusuka kona uyile a ya dyondzisa exikolweni xa Manabele, endzhaku ka tinwhetinyana athoriwa kuya sungula xikolo lexintshwa e Mambedi, ekusuhi na ximutana xa Valdezia. Xikolo lexi xikote kukula swonghasi endzeni ka malembe ya mune, laha xiheleleke xikuma mathicara mambirhi ku engetela eka Marivate. Vana vaxikolo na mathicara, vapfunetanile ku bhaka switina leswaku va aka tiyindlu to dyondzisela eka tona.

Varhumiwa na vakongomisi va xikolo na Kereke eximutanini lexi, ava tiyisisa leswaku vaaka tiko vale Valdezia vahanya hikuya hi vutomi bya vukreste, naswona ava aleriwa kutihlanganisa na vaaka tiko vavahedeni (Kumbe lava avangari vakhongeri). Hilembe ra 1915, Marivate loyi a ari thicara wa xikolo xa Valdeziya, xikan'we na thicara un'wana wa muntima, vatikume va tsemiwile eka kereke ya ximutana, kuringana tin'wheti tinharhu, hikwalaho kaleswi vayeke exivaleni xamuganga kuya hlalelaa ncino wamakhwaya.

Hilembe ra 1924, Marivate uyisile tidyondzo takwe tavuthicara emahlweni loko ata nghenela xikolo xa Lovedale, laha a kumeke xitifiketi-tsongo xa vuthicara hi lembe ra 1925. Kusuka kona uvekiwe tani hi nhloko ya xikolo xa Valdezia hi lembe ra 1926, naswona u tirhile kona kufikela eka lembe ra1929. Marivate uthlele a thlelela exikolweni xa Lovedale, laha a hetiseke tidyondzo takwe tavuthicara, hinkarhi wolowo uthlele a hetisa tidyondzo takwe ta vuqambhi bya vunanga na xikolo xa London Music College, athlela arhwexiwa Diploma yo tsala vunanga (tonic-solfa) exikarhi ka malembe ya 1930 na 1931.

Vutsari na maphepha-hungu: 1931–1937

"Muyuropa anga hluriwi hi mathlarhi kumbe hiswibhakela kambe hi kutirhisa tidyondzo... Loko ndziri etikweni-nkulu ra Yuropa, ndzivone vayuropa votala lava avari exiyimweni xale hansi eka mina hinhluvuko... Loko hina vantima hilava kufikelela mahanyele yalehenhla yavona, hifanela ku byarha vutihlamuleri byo tihluvukisa, hiti hlengeletela tidyondzo na mahanyele yohluvuka, hibasisa no sasekisa miti yahina leswaku switava nonohwela ku hi tekela ehansi".

— Marivate, 1934

Marivate uve muhleri wa phephahungu ra muganga, ra The Valdezia Bulletin/Light (leri ri thyiweke "The light: Ku Vonakala ka Vatsonga"), xikan'we na E.A. Tlakula na A.E. Mpapele. Marivate utirhise phepha-hungu leri kuyisa emahlweni xikongomela xo hluvukisa rixaka ra rikwavo, naswona a thlela a haxa mhungu ya muganga na tiko hiku angarha. Migandliso yo sungula ya phephahungu leri a yitsariwe hi voko, ivi kuya hinkarhi vasungula ku tirhisa michini yo tsala, kufikela laha rigandlisiweke. Marivate uthlele ava mutsari eka phephahungu ra xikolo xa Lemana, eka malembe yo sungula leswaku a titoloveta kutsala no hlela phephahungu.

Phephahungu lere ri gandlisiwe no haxiva kwalomu ka malembe ya nkombo kusukela hi lembe ra 1931 kuya eka 1937, naswona ari tsariwa hi ririmi ra Xinghezi na Xitsonga. Marivate utirhile tani hi muhleri na muhumelerisi wa phepha-hungu leri kusukela loko risimekiwa, kufikela loko rita yimisiwa

Vukorhokeri eka African Boy Scouts: 1934–1956

Marivate u vitaniwe ku nghenela nhlangano wa African Boys Scouts, naswona a ya leteriwa eka vutshila bya ti Scoutse Gilwell Park, kusuhi na Chingford e dorobheni ra Landhani, hi lembe ra 1934. Loko ari kwalomo, kusungule nyimpi ya vumbirhi ya misava hi lembe ra 1939, leswi vangeleke leswaku machudeni ya ti Scouts, marhurheriwa kusuka e dorobheni ra Landhani kuya e Bridgewater, laha va takeke mayendzo ya siku na siku hi bhazi, kuya hetisisa tidyondzo ta vona e xidorobhaneni xa Taunton. Marivate u tirhisie nkarhi lowu ku endzela tindzawu ta matimu totala e tikweni ra Nghilandi, ku hlanganisa na tiko ra Furhwa na Switselandi.

Hilembe rero ra 1939, utekile rendzo ro vuyela ekaya, ehenhla ka ntsikelelo wa nyimpi. Xikepe xa vona xi vhikavhike swikepe swo famba e hansi kalwandle ra Atlanthiki, kuringana mavhiki manharhu ku kondzo loko xita fika e Kapa, eku heteleni ka n'wheti ya hukuri. Hi lembe leri landzeleke ra 1940, uthoriwile hi va Scout South Africa, leswaku a letela no olorisa majaha ya Boy Scouts of South Africa, ya vantima, no tsarisa majaha mantshwa. Marivate u tirhe ntirho lowu hi ku tshembeka na ku tikarhata, kufikela loko a ta tshika ntirho hi Khotavuxika bya lembe ra 1959, loko ata nghenela tidyondzo ta vufundhisi.

Vufundhisi na Bhibhele ya Xitsonga: 1956–1989

Marivate uvekiwe kuva mupfuni wa Mufundhisi Malale, xikan'we na Joshua Marule na Frank Hlaise. Marivate a a tsakela ku nghenela tidyondzo ta vudokodela, naswona u tsarisile kudyondza ari ekaya, kambe uve a sindziseka ku tshika tidyondzo takwe, loko mativula yakwe Charley a ta sungula tidyondzo takwe ta vudokodela e yunivhesithi ya Natala. Endzhaku ka xinkadyana, kereke ya Swiss Mission yi n'wirhambe ku nghenela tidyondzo ta vufundhisi ta mahala. Uleteriwile eka swa vufundhisi ku ringana malembe ya nthlanu loko ata rhwexiwa vufundhisi hi lembe ra 1956. Endzhaku ka swona, usungule ku rhangela kereke ya Swiss Mission e Atteridgeville (e Pitori), laha a rhangeleke kereke ku hlanganisa na mavandla ya 29 ya kereke.

Marivate u rhambiwe hi nhlangano ya Bhibhele ya laha Afrika Dzonga (Bible Society – South Africa) kuva xiyenge xa komiti yo hundzuluxa Bhibhele ya Xitsonga. Komiti leyi a yi rhangeriwa hi Mufundhisi Théophile Robert Schneider loyi a tirheke exikarhi ka vatsonga kwalomu ka 40 wa malembe. Van'wana lava va rhambiweke a kuri Mufundhisi Elias F.C. Mashava wa Kereke ya Swiss Mission, Mukhacani Jackson Makhuvele; Manana Ann K Manyike na Phurofesa Charlotte P.N. Nkondo. Komiti yi hetile ku hundzuluxela hi lembe ra 1976, ivi Bhibhele yi kandziyisiwe ximfumo hi lembe ra 1989 e hansi ka nhlokomhaka "BIBELE Mahungu Lamanene".

Vukati na Vana

Marivate a a tekane na Bertha Marivate naswona a va katekisiwe hi majaha ya ntsevu na ntombhi yin'we kunga:

1. Cornelius Tennyson Daniel Marivate (Mativula) – Phurofesa wa tidyondzo ta ririmi e yunivhesithi ya Afrika Dzonga (1927),
2. Russel Marivate – Dokodela (1930),
3. Cecil Roy Marivate – Thicara (1933),
4. Martin Marivate – Dokodela (1934),
5. Maseve Richard Marivate – Thicara wa tidyondzo ta Tinhlayo, loyi a thlomiweke tinsiva to hlaya (1936),
6. Desiree N'wamhamba Marivate – Nese,
7. Charles Marivate – Dokodela (1942),

Vuqambhi bya vunanga

Marivate a a thlela ava muqambhi wa vunanga bya Xitsonga, a thlela a tsala vunanga bya makhwaya, hiririm ra Xitsonga. Leswi aswiri xihlamariso lexi kulu hi nkarhi wolowo, naswona hi lembe ra 1931, khampani ya Singer Gramophone ya vunanga ya Eric Gallo yi rhumele Marivate na ntlawa wakwe e dorobheni ra Landhani, leswaku vaya rhekhoda vunanga bya Xitsonga na XiVhenda.

Nxaxamelo wa vunanga lebyi abyi qambheke:

• Xinkanka (N'wheti ya september nineteenthirtynine) – 1939: Department of Education, South Africa.
• Tinsimbi ta Valungu – 1951: International Library of African Music. Muqambhi athlela a yimbelela.
• Serululu – 1951: International Library of African Music. Muqambhi athlela a yimbelela.
• Ben, Ben, Ben – 1954: International Library of African Music. Muqambhi athlela a yimbelela.
• Mbuti ya Shidzwele – 1968–1969: Tsonga Presbyterian Church Attridgeville.
• Xidzedze – 1968–1969: Tsonga Presbyterian Church Attridgeville.
• Kaya – 1968–1969: Tsonga Presbyterian Church Attridgeville.
• Phelindhaba – 1968–1969: Tsonga Presbyterian Church Attridgeville.
• Homu yo basa – 1968–1969: Tsonga Presbyterian Church Attridgeville.
• Yingisani – 1968–1969: Tsonga Presbyterian Church Attridgeville.
• Vamakweru! – 1968–1969: Tsonga Presbyterian Church Attridgeville.
• Xinyenyani – 1968–1969: Tsonga Presbyterian Church Attridgeville.

Vutsari na vuhundzuluxi

"Xitsonga xa ka hina xi nadziha ngopfu, naswona xi na marito lawa yo tala ngopfu ni mavulavulele ya xilo xin'we hi tindlela leto tala ngopfu.

N'wina hinkwenu lava nga ta tsala tibuku endzhaku ka mina ringetani ku kuma mavulavulele ya Xitsonga ku nga ri ku tsala hi miehleketo ya xilungu, swi bihisa ririmi ra hina na ku pingula eka lava va switwaka."

— Marivate, Valdezia, 5th Nyenyenyani 1938

Marivate tsarile no hundzuluxa tibuku to hlaya ta xitsonga, kuhlanganisa na leti landzelaka.

• Sasavona. 1938. Johannesburg: Swiss Mission in South Africa.
• David Livingstone. 1941. Johannesburg: Swiss Mission in South Africa.
• Xiloyiloyi. 1984. Johannesburg: Sasavona.
• Xitsonga Hymnary, Tinsimu ta Vakriste. 1989. 8th edition, revised. Braamfontein Sasavona Publishers.
• Xitsonga Bible translation. 1989. Cape Town: The Bible Society of South Africa (Xirho xa ntlawa wa vahundzuluxi)

Vurhangeri na ku tinyiketela

Marivate akuri munhu wotinyiketela naswona ari murhangeri eka swiyenge swotala evutomini byakwe. Utinyiketele naswona akorhokela swivangelo leswi landzelaka:

• Mutshama-xitulu wa rhavi ra n'walungu ra nhlangano wa mathicara rale Zoutpansberg, kutlula malembe ya khume.
• Mukamberi wa nhlangano ya mathicara ya vantima yale Transvaal, kwalomu ka malembe mambirhi, athlela ava xandla xa murhangeri wa nhlangano leyi, kwalomu ka lembe.
• Mutshama-xitulu wa komiti ya swikolo swa Atteridgeville, athlela ava xandla xa mutshama-xitulu xa bhodo ya ya swikolo swa Atteridhgeville.
• Xandla xa mulanguteri wa vuleteri bya Scout Masters, naswona ava muleteri wa Atteridgeville Scout Troop.