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发布时间：2017-04-09
myfellowsouthafricans,
ourbelovednelsonrolihlahlamandela,thefoundingpresidentofourdemocraticnationhasdeparted.
hepassedonpeacefullyinthecompanyofhisfamilyaround20h50onthe5thofdecemberXX.
heisnowresting.heisnowatpeace.
ournationhaslostitsgreatestson.ourpeoplehavelostafather.
althoughweknewthatthisdaywouldcome,nothingcandiminish(减少)oursenseofaprofoundandenduringloss.
histirelessstruggleforfreedomearnedhimtherespectoftheworld.
hishumility,hiscompassion,andhishumanityearnedhimtheirlove.ourthoughtsandprayersarewiththemandelafamily.tothemweoweadebtofgratitude.
theyhavesacrificedmuchandenduredmuchsothatourpeoplecouldbefree.
ourthoughtsarewithhiswifemrsgracamachel,hisformerwifemswinniemadikizela-mandela,withhischildren,hisgrand-children,hisgreatgrand-childrenandtheentirefamily.
ourthoughtsarewithhisfriends,comradesandcolleagueswhofoughtalongsidemadibaoverthecourseofalifetimeofstruggle.
ourthoughtsarewiththesouthafricanpeoplewhotodaymournthelossoftheonepersonwho,morethananyother,cametoembodytheirsenseofacommonnationhood.
ourthoughtsarewiththemillionsofpeopleacrosstheworldwhoembracedmadibaastheirown,andwhosawhiscauseastheircause.
thisisthemomentofourdeepestsorrow.
ournationhaslostitsgreatestson.
yet,whatmadenelsonmandelagreatwaspreciselywhatmadehimhuman.wesawinhimwhatweseekinourselves.
andinhimwesawsomuchofourselves.
fellowsouthafricans,
nelsonmandelabroughtustogether,anditistogetherthatwewillbidhimfarewell.
ourbelovedmadibawillbeaccordedastatefuneral.
ihaveorderedthatallflagsoftherepublicofsouthafricabeloweredtohalf-mastfromtomorrow,6december,andtoremainathalf-mastuntilafterthefuneral.
aswegathertopayourlastrespects,letusconductourselveswiththedignityandrespectthatmadibapersonified.
letusbemindfulofhiswishesandthewishesofhisfamily.
aswegather,whereverweareinthecountryandwhereverweareintheworld,letusrecallthevaluesforwhichmadibafought.
letusreaffirmhisvisionofasocietyinwhichnoneisexploited,oppressedordispossessedbyanother.
letuscommitourselvestostrivetogether–sparingneitherstrengthnorcourage–tobuildaunited,non-racial,non-sexist,democraticandprosperoussouthafrica.
letusexpress,eachinourownway,thedeepgratitudewefeelforalifespentinserviceofthepeopleofthiscountryandinthecauseofhumanity.
thisisindeedthemomentofourdeepestsorrow.
yetitmustalsobethemomentofourgreatestdetermination.
adeterminationtoliveasmadibahaslived,tostriveasmadibahasstrivedandtonotrestuntilwehaverealisedhisvisionofatrulyunitedsouthafrica,apeacefulandprosperousafrica,andabetterworld.
wewillalwaysloveyoumadiba!
mayyoursoulrestinpeace.
godblessafrica.
nkosisikelel'iafrika.
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