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19 - UNokufa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

B. W. Vilakazi
Affiliation:
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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Summary

Wena kaGovu kaSonkomose,

Siyayaz’ inzondo yanamuhla;

Saz’ okukhul’ okungenancaso.

Sasoneni ngaze sihlupheke

Lokhu kuhluphek’ okungazange

Sikukhethe sibe omzondwase?

Izinhliziyo ziphel’ ithemba.

Kuzithombo zin’ ezitshaliwe

Zingathintwanga yizandla zami?

Namigwaqo min’ ehamb’ isonga,

Idabul’ amazw’ agcwel’ ubisi

Lwezintandane zikaMakhwatha

Ekunamuhla zincel’ izithupha?

Nokho kunjalo siyaz’ ukuthi

Ngelang’ elithize siyophuma

Siphiw’ inkululek’ engapheli.

Lezi ngan’ ezilusapho lwethu

Yiz’ eziyotshal’ imbew’ enkulu

Eyohlokoma ngaphezu kwethu.

Siyihlwanyel’ ezinhliziyweni,

Emiqondweni nasemandleni

Abakhulayo behlumelela.

Masijuluke siye phambili,

Phambili lusapho lweth’ oluhle!

Uzalwe uyihlomkhul’ ephila,

Wakuqamb’ igam’ elithi Ndoda

Ngob’ unguMlamulankunz’ ekhaya.

Uliqambe ngoba unguMenzi,

Wehlukene njengentshonalanga

Ibuqamama nempumalanga,

KoMenzelwe nawoMsetshenzelwa.

Nasezibhedlela kwaMakoti

Wadunyelw’ igam’ elingandile,

Lehla ngezilulu zoPhakade,

Lathi unguMbongen’ okaMafu

Ongahlulwa lutho nom’ oklebe

Base bephakuza izimpiko,

Bencel’ izithupha beq’ ilanga,

Bethi ngeke ngamehlo simbone.

Bheka ngaphuph’ intomb’ uNontula

Ibhinc’ isidwaba nobuhlalu,

Ihamba noMphandle kaFumuka

Beza befanisen’ ukuhloba.

Ngathi ngimi ngithe dlengelele

Kwaqhamuk’ uFani kaMdleyana.

Bonke basina bebon’ insizwa

YawoMenzi kaMakhwath’ imile,

Kanti baling’ ukuyihlakaza,

Bayihlamuka bebhema ngayo,

Befakan’ imilomo ngamanga.

Unjalo wemthombo wakwakufa!

Sithi siya phambil’ ubugqiza,

Ith’ imiful’ iy’ olwandle, wena

Ub’ uqons’ intab’ uy’ oKhahlamba.

Mamo, uligwala we Nokufa!

Ith’ imp’ iphakwa wen’ ub’ uhoxa

EsikaMhlangana noDingane.

Ugwaz’ abangenasiphephelo,

Ugwaz’ abobambo lwakho –

Kant’ ukwehla kwesiqalekiso.

Ngangingaz’ ukuth’ ungubani,

Ngizwa ngendaba la kuxoxwa

Kuthiwa ufika kusale

Ngakulelo qele kukhalwa.

Kusuk’ abayizitha bembe

Beshay’ izinsimbi zemingcwabo,

Bekhuz’ izifo benenjabulo

Ngob’ umnyang’ uvuliw’ oy’ endlini.

Wayesho njal’ ubaba kimi

La ngimphekezel’ ehamba,

Ephung’ izith’ ezinkantolo,

Nalaph’ esehlez’ ekhaya

Umqondo wakhe uthiyaza,

Ngeliny’ ilang’ alal’ ekhohlwe

Ukucim’ isibani sakhe,

Ehlakahlana nomcabango

Wezint’ eziyosimbuka

Phezu kwezint’ azinqumile,

Ekhohlisek’ ebuthongweni

Eth’ izint’ azikhulumile

Ziyoma njengoba kunjalo.

Ngahamba ngifunana nawe

Ntombi yokufa, wen’ ozandla

Zigcwele zonk’ izinyembezi

Nezinsizi zabancane

Abancelwa igazi labo,

Bajuluk’ izithukuthuku,

Ziconsela phans’ ukomiswa

Ikhoza lelanga nomoya

Wentshonalanga ophephetha

Uhwamule umhlabathi

Notshani obumanzi bome.

Ngakufumanisa uhleli

Komkhul’ umnyama namadodakazi

Enzalo yesisu sakwakho,

OKhalisile noMzondwase,

Bebek’ izandl’ ezihlathini,

Amehlo nezindlebe zimi

Zihlongozele abandl’ emnyama

Abanqathuza izindaba,

Begodl’ ekhwaphen’ abayizitha.

Thula wen’ oyibukela kude,

Baningi bebathwel’ emahlombe.

Bawa kanjan’ abakobaDelwa

Becindezelana nezingane

ZawoFelephi kamaNyokana!

Ngibuza kuw’ onamehlo namuhla!

Ngizibonil’ izintokazi

ZawoSihlonono ziphoqoka

Kuyilapho zisuka phansi.

Ngabaleka ngacasha ngomuthi.

Ngabuye ngabona nezabanye

Ziyek’ izihlathi zichithela

Phansi nobuntombi bumsulwa,

Zigawulwa zinsizwa zendl’ emnyama.

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Inkondlo kaZulu , pp. 93 - 104
Publisher: Wits University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • B. W. Vilakazi, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
  • Book: Inkondlo kaZulu
  • Online publication: 01 September 2022
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  • B. W. Vilakazi, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
  • Book: Inkondlo kaZulu
  • Online publication: 01 September 2022
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