"I-Mid-Autumn Festival yaseShayina kanye noSuku Lukazwelonke yimikhosi emibili yendabuko esezingeni eliphezulu e-China, engagcini nje ngomlando omude, kodwa futhi enothe ngezincazelo ezijulile zamasiko.
Umkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla, owaziwa nangokuthi uMkhosi Wenyanga Egcwele, uvame ukugujwa ngosuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yesishiyagalombili. Umsuka wayo ungalandelelwa emuva esikweni lasendulo lemihlatshelo yezinkulungwane zeminyaka edlule, nencazelo eyinhloko ye-Thanksgiving yesivuno sasekwindla kanye nokuhlangana komndeni. Abantu bajabulela inyanga futhi badle amakhekhe enyanga, bezwakalisa izilokotho ezinhle zothando lomndeni, ukuhlangana kanye nekusasa elingcono. Inyanga isiphinde yaba uphawu lomkhosi, efanekisela ukuphelela nokuhlangana kabusha.
Usuku Lukazwelonke, umgubho woSuku Lukazwelonke lwaseChina, lwenziwa ngo-Okthoba 1 minyaka yonke. Lwaqala kusukela ekusungulweni kwePeople's Republic of China ngo-1949, futhi kuwusuku lwabantu baseShayina lokubungaza ukuzimela nokuchuma kwezwe. Usuku Lukazwelonke akusona nje isikhathi sokukhombisa amandla ezwe kanye nokuzethemba, kodwa futhi isikhathi sokuthi abantu babuthane ndawonye ukuze bagubhe ukuchuma kwezwe likamama. Umbuthano ojabulisayo, umbukiso weziqhumane ezinhle kanye nendawo yokuphephezelisa ifulegi lezwe konke kubonisa ukubaluleka okukhethekile koSuku Lwezwe.
Umkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla kanye noSuku LukaZwelonke, enye ifanekisela umndeni nokuhlangana, enye ifanekisela ukuzimela nokuchuma kwezwe. Le mikhosi emibili ikhombisa ifa elijulile lesiko lamaShayina kanye nokuchuma kwezwe, futhi ifakazela ukuhlanganiswa okuvumelana kwesizwe samaShayina esingokwesiko nesimanje. Asithi ngalo mzuzu okhethekile, ndawonye sifisele uMkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla kanye nefestiveli ephindwe kabili yoSuku LukaZwelonke, izwe liyaphumelela futhi abantu baphephile, ukuhlangana kabusha okujabulisayo!"
