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Izinto ezibangela ukuzwela kwamazinyo. Ukuzwela kwamazinyo kuyisikhalazo esivame kakhulu esitholwa abantu abaningi. Lo muzwa ungaba ubuhlungu obubukhali, obufushane lapho izinyo livezwa ezintweni ezithile, njengokudla okubandayo, okushisayo, okumnandi, okumuncu, noma ngisho nalapho liphefumula umoya obandayo. Kwabanye abantu, ubuhlungu buncane futhi buphela ngokushesha, kodwa kwabanye, kungaba yinkinga... Funda kabanzi
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