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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2022
Dumani mishini yezinkomponi,
Nidume ngesokusa lize lishone.
Ngizovuka, musani ukungibelesela.
Dumani mishini ningalaleli
Ukugquma kwezisebenz’ ezimnyama,
Ziqaqanjelwa ngamanxeb’ omzimba,
Nezithubula zomoya zifuthelene,
Insila yomjuluko inuk’ emzimbeni,
Inqulu yenu niyithintitha kuthi do.
Memeza mfan’ omdala kukude,
Kukude lapho wabunjwa khona,
Washisw’ emlilweni, kwavuthwa
Wena kwasal’ amalahle wathunyelwa,
Sakubon’ uwel’ amanz’ olwandle.
Wathwalwa ngononjinjikazi bezwe,
Bakushushumbisa bakusa laph’ eGoli.
Wakhala mhlathize kwaqhamuka,
Kuvela macal’ onke izimbila.
Izimbila zabambala mnyama,
Zaswel’ imisila, wazithatha
Wazigqum’ emgodini wazisenga.
Guqukani masondo ezinsimbi,
Nalethelwa thina naboshezelwa
Kungekuthanda kwenu nokuzimisela.
Namhla niduma nilokhu nidonse njalo.
Abanye benu ngibabona begqwalile,
Sebalahlwa ngaphandl’ emazaleni.
Lapho ngidlula ngendlela,
Ngiyaguquka ngibheke
Ngicabanga ngithi niyozalana,
Khathisimbe nande; kodwa qha.
Abanewenu nabo bayagqwala
Ngaphakathi ezinkomponi.
Amaphaphu abo aya ngokugqwala,
Bakhwehlele balale bafe.
Pho, nina anikhwehleli ngani?
Ngizwile kuthiwa emgodini
Kuy’ izizwe ngezizwe zikaMnyama.
Yizo lez’ ezivus’ amagqum’ amhlophe
Amangalis’ amathong’ amnyana.
Ngizwile kuthiwa kwakhala
Imishini kwavela mbib’ emnyama,
Emqondweni wayo kuhlwile khuhle.
Yabanjwa yaphendulw’ imvukuzane,
Yavukuz’ umhlabathi ngabon’ iGoli.
Yebo, zivukuzil’ izimvukuzane
Kwavel’ izindundum’ ezimhlophe.
Zafukuzela phansi zakhwela,
Namhla zingangeSandlwana.
Ngizikhwela ngesul’ isithukuthuku,
Ngithi ngiphezulu ngibon’ izikhatha
Zentuthu emhlophe yothuli isuka
Phans’ ezinyaweni zami, ngibheke,
Ngiyibon’ ivimb’ umhlaba wonke.
Dumani mishini yezinkomponi,
Dumani kakhulu nakakhulu.
Vimbezelani ngomsindo singezwakali
Nakuba sikhala sigquma njalo.
Amalungu emizimba yethu adliwa yini.
Gegethekani mishin’ emidala,
Kuhle nisihleka sifuquleka.
Amandl’ enu makhulu niyesabeka.
Ningenza ngokuthanda kwenu, siyavuma.
Sivumile ukuphum’ eqhugwaneni,
Sazoluswa njengezinkabi;
Sashiy’ amabele namasi nobisi,
Sazohlalel’ uphuthu nephalishi.
Buphelile ubunumzane, singabafana.
Siyabona izwe lishay’ ungqimphothwe.
Sivuswa ngesokusa sim’ uhele.
Wake wakubonaph’ ukungcwatshwa
Ubheke ngawo omabili, uzihambela?
Dumani mishini yezinkomponi.
Ngiyavuka kanginwabuzeli.
Ngizongena phansi komhlaba
Ngiyoshay’ ijombolo phezu kwetshe.
Naw’ ongaphandle ongangizwayo,
Uyobona ngakho ukuthi sengiyalishaya
Ijombolo lomLungu laph’ ubona
Amagaliga nezingolovane ziphuma
Zigcwel’ amatshe amhlophe naluhlaza.
Umfoweth’ uyolithwal’ ipiki,
Nehalavu alibek’ ehlombe
Efak’ amagqukel’ ezinyaweni.
Nay’ angen’ angilandele,
Umhlab’ usigwinye siyovukuza.
Uma ngifile khona ngaphansi
Kuyoba nani?
Ngingubani nje nempela?
Kwasa kusa, mntanomuntu,
Bayagingqika begenuka ngibuka.
Ngingene ngaphansi kwenhlabathi
Kungekho mibhoshongo ekhwele
Engiyibuka ngigebenyeke.
Ngathi ngiyagoduka nemithwalo
Ngashayw’ amahlanga namanxiwa,
Ngenway’ ikhanda ngisangene.
Ngabuz’ umkami nabakhwekazi,
Bangitshel’ umLung’ engimsebenzelayo.
Ngathula ngawuhlab’ inhlali.
Dumani mishini yezinkomponi.
Noma nikude kwaDukathole
Amazw’ enu ahlabay’ emphefumulweni;
Ayancencetha ezindlebeni zami,
Anjengensimbi yethus’ izwakala kude;
Angikhumbuz’ imibhoshong’ emide
Nemicebo, nezicebi engizikhuphulile
Zenyukel’ endlin’ engenhla, zangishiya
Ngigxiz’ amanzi njengengcuba yenkomo.
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