Jacob Zuma, owayenguMengameli waseNingizimu Afrika, usanda kukhuluma ngokukhathazeka ngesimo sesizwe kanye nezinselelo ezibhekene nenqubo yentando yeningi. Ngezansi isifinyezo samaphuzu akhe abalulekile.
UZuma uqale ngokubonga isibalo esikhulu sabantu abangenele ukhetho nokuba khona kozakwabo abanombono ofanayo wokulungisa izwe. Ugcizelele indlela okwabelwana ngayo kanye nemizamo ehlangene edingekayo ukuze kubhekwane nezindaba zikazwelonke.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi abantu bafike ngobuningi babo futhi ngifuna nokwazisa ozakwethu esinabo lapha ngoba ngicabanga ukuthi sisendleleni eyodwa yokulungisa leli lizwe.”
Uzwakalise ukukhathazeka kwakhe ngokwehla kwezwe emibonweni yentando yeningi ebhekiwe. UZuma ubalule ukuthi ziningi izinto ezibucayi eziphakanyiswe yizakhamizi azinakwa yiziphathimandla.
“Ngokubona kwami iNingizimu Afrika isilokhu ibheda kulokhu ebesikuhlosile sonke.”
UZuma uyigxekile inqubo yentando yabantu, waphakamisa ukuthi izikhungo ezibhekelele ukubusa kwentando yabantu ziyehluleka ukulungisa izinto ezikhathazayo. Uveze ukuthi izikhalo zezakhamizi zivame ukuchithwa ngaphandle kokucutshungulwa ngendlela.
“Angazi ukuthi hlobo luni lwentando yeningi lowo kubantu okumele banikezwe le ntando yabantu bese bephushwa sengathi niyiziboshwa.”
UZuma uveze ukuthi kukhona okungahambanga kahle ngesikhathi sokhetho, wathi abantu abangagunyaziwe bayathinteka ezinhlelweni ezibucayi, ezibukela phansi ukulunga kohlelo lokhetho.
"Amathrekhi amaningi abanjwe eqhutshwa abantu abangalungile esikhundleni salabo ababamba iqhaza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi konke kwenziwa ngendlela efanele."
Ukugxekile ukusetshenziswa ngendlela engaguquki kobulungiswa, lapho abanye abantu bebhekana nokuboshwa ngamacala amancane kuyilapho abanye bebalekela ukujeziswa ngamacala abucayi.
“Kunabantu ababoshwayo noma bengenzanga lutho kodwa kukhona abenza amacala abucayi akwenzekanga lutho kubona.
UZuma ucele ukuthi kube nophenyo olusobala lwekhomishini ezimele yophenyo ukuze kubhekwane nokwehluleka kohlelo olukhona. Ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokuvumela amaqembu epolitiki ethule amacala awo ngaphandle kokuxhamazela.
“Laba abaphethe umsebenzi abakwazi ukuziphenya yingakho sithi kumele kube nophenyo olucacile olwenziwa yikhomishini yophenyo.”
Ugcizelele isidingo senqubo enobulungiswa, esobala, nethembekile ukuze kubuyiswe ukwethenjwa ohlelweni lwentando yeningi. UZuma uxwayise ngokuxhamazela isimemezelo sokhetho imiphumela ngaphandle kophenyo olunzulu nokuqinisekisa.
"Sidinga ukhetho olunobulungiswa, olukhululekile, oluthembekile nolungenamfihlo kulokhu lubucayi kakhulu."
UZuma ukuvumile ukucasuka okusabalele kubantu baseNingizimu Afrika, okubangelwa ukwehluleka okucatshangwayo kwezinhlelo zamanje. Unxuse ukuthi kube nemizamo yangempela yokubhekana nalezi zinkinga waphinde waxwayisa ngokuchitha izikhalo zomphakathi.
"Ikutshela ukuthi abantu bathukuthele kanjani kuleli zwe ... Iqiniso kumele libe yiqiniso."
Uphethe ngokuhlaba ikhwelo lokuthi kube nomzamo ohlangene wokwakha ikusasa elingcono lezwe. UZuma ugcizelele isidingo sohlelo olusobala noluphendulayo olubhekelela izidingo zabo bonke abantu baseNingizimu Afrika.
“Sifuna ukukulungisa ukuze wonke umuntu ajabule kuleli zwe elijabule… Kuyibhizinisi lethu.”
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