A lot of families are destroyed by ‘umkhokha’, a tragic event that reoccurs due to spiritual ‘scarring’. This turns into a generational curse, as if it is not attended to, it can destroy generation after generation of the same family. A simple and most common form of ‘umkhokha’ is people who are murdered. Those who die by gunshot or stab wound. If the process of ‘ukulanda umphefumulo ngehlahla’ which translates to a process whereby the family members spirit is fetched from the place where they took their last breath is not done. This is done using ‘umlahla nkosi’ this is not just any branch, but it is used to fetch the deceased spirit by an elder of the family. Back to their home. Where a goat will be slaughtered to stop this cause of death from reoccurring in the family. This process is called, ‘ukuvala nokupholisa amanxeba’.
