Ababelethi babantu abaletha umuntu othileko ephasini. Nasikhuluma ngababelethi sikhuluma ngomma no yise womuntu. Labo kubabantu abahlangiswe ngokuthi babe nomntwana begodu kube ngibo abanikela umntwana itjhejo eliphambili begodu bakghone nokumnikela ithando. Ababelethi kungilabo bantu umntwana abafuzileko begodu afana nabo ngesotja nangezenzo. Ukungezelela, babantu abanikela umntwana izinyo lakhe okuligama abantu abayombiza ngalo ipilo yakhe yoke. Igama elithi "mbelethi" aliqalisisi kumma no yise ebakulethe emhlabenapha. Libuye liqalekise emntwini okutlhogomelako.