In African cultures, the Ndebele included, a strong society is one that is made up of healthy and robust family relationships, with the family institution serving as a foundation for the survival and continuity of society. However, the frequency of divorce nowadays suggests that the foundations of marriages are not as strong as they ought to be. Thus, this article seeks to examine how traditional Ndebele society has always sought to help couples to prevent or to manage marital challenges that could destabilise marital bonds and trigger marital failure. The article also attempts to find out if there are lessons that could help with marital distress and failure, single parenthood and many more issues on the increase in the embattled marriage institution. This examination is mainly done through a philosophical analysis of traditional wedding songs. Wedding songs are structured cultural expressions that reflect society’s marriage values and its efforts in the promotion of marital stability and success. The article adopts the theory of Africana womanism. The theory is critical here because of its commitment towards the stability of the family. The data was collected in Tsholotsho District in Zimbabwe from 2016 to 2019 through interviews, group discussions and participant observation.

在包括恩德贝勒人在内的非洲文化中，一个强大的社会是由健康稳固的家庭关系构成的，家庭制度是社会生存和延续的基础。然而，如今离婚频发，表明婚姻根基并不牢固。因此，本文旨在研究传统的恩德贝勒社会如何一直寻求帮助夫妻预防或应对可能破坏婚姻关系稳定并引发婚姻失败的婚姻挑战。这篇文章还试图找出是否有一些教训可以帮助解决婚姻困境和失败、单亲家庭以及更多关于陷入困境的婚姻制度增加的问题。这项检查主要是通过对传统婚礼歌曲的哲学分析来完成的。婚礼歌曲是结构化的文化表达，反映了社会的婚姻价值观及其为促进婚姻稳定和成功所做的努力。文章采用了非洲女性主义的理论。这个理论在这里很关键，因为它致力于家庭的稳定。数据收集自 2016 年至 2019 年津巴布韦 Tsholotsho 区，通过访谈、小组讨论和参与观察等方式收集。