“You Deserve Every Good Thing”: Woman Shows Lobola Amount After Hubby’s Payment, SA’s Happy
- A woman had her husband-be coming to officially claim her as his at home in a traditional gathering
- The lady shared a video on her TikTok account showing an exchange from his family that unifies both families
- Social media users were happy for the hun and took to her comment section to shower her with congratulatory messages
- Briefly News spoke with Vulindlela Kula, a member of Buyelembo, a cultural group that aims to preserve the Xhosa custom
Source: TikTok
One lucky hun is officially off the market after her man kept his marriage promise and traditionally fulfilled her family's request to unify the two families.
The smitten hun could not contain her excitement that she shared her happiness on her TikTok account under her user handle @nompumelelonkosazaneyog0.
Showing off the Lobola money
The video starts with four men counting the Lobola bank notes, mostly R100 and R200, and putting them in stashes of R1000. It then shows a few ladies dressed in their traditional gear, with the bride carrying a dish full of gifts on her head before showing her with flowers.
Watch the video below:
The lobola custom and its meaning
We had the pleasure of speaking with Vulindlela Kula, a member of a culture-focused group called Buyelembo, about the Lobola custom and its meaning.
"The lobola practice is a custom that has been around and practised by different African cultures for many centuries. It is meant to form a relationship between two families that are coming together."
"In the Xhosa culture, this is a process discussed by uncles and elders, and in some cultures, women form part of the delegation."
We asked Vulindlela if showing or talking about Lobola price in public or on social media platforms was allowed, and he said:
"Young people should be taught about the real meaning of Lobola and how it should be kept close to their hearts. These days, they openly talk about their bride price, and the men speak about the amount of lobola paid for their women on social media, and that is not ok."
SA showers the hun with beautiful messages
The post attracted many replies from social media users who congratulated the hun on her new journey and wished her a happy married life. Some could not help but hope for their turn.
User @RefiiLoeM said:
"Congratulations 🥳 I came across this post while watching Apozion."
User @IntombiYakwa Ngwane commented:
"Congratulations swidi🥰🥰🥰 Qha abafana bani thandile kulonyaka (men really showed their women love this year)."
User @Lisa said:
"Ow, I'm so happy for you, standwa sam🥹🥹❤️🔥❤️🔥."
User @Mjveza added:
"Lobola yangempela wakithi (real lobola) congratulations ey Sbali kumele ngimuthengele Hennessy wenze msebenzi omuhle kakhulu (I must buy our brother-in-law a Hennesy, he did a good job) 🥰🥰."
User @🇸🇿🇿🇦Mxo🇿🇦🇸🇿 said:
"Congratulations you deserve it 🎉🎉."
User @ChantelleZulu wished:
"Nkosyami, I'd cry😭❤️❤️I can't wait to change my surname."
Woman kneels while giving her man food during lobola negotiations
In another Briefly News article, a woman impressed online community members by sharing a video of her kneeling while giving her man food during her Lobola negotiation.
Mzansi peeps were impressed that the woman followed tradition and showed respect to her man by bowing.
Source: Briefly News
