The slow and painful death of 'dumela'

"Have Faith," it simply appeals to the one being addressed. Yet it also assumes the existence of faith in the one being greeted and petitions God to restore it just in case. A more encompassing word is hard to find. Dumela. Have Faith in the Maker. 

The word is regarded as the embodiment of the humility, friendliness and welcoming nature of Batswana as a nation. That it is the one word that is equally valued by all the different tribes that make up this nation is an open secret underscores the common denominator that it is.