Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2022
Woza Mamina,
Woza selul’ izinyawo siye laphaya,
Laphaya la kulihlane khona,
Lapho kuvuk’ imithombo yamanzi
Ematisa amadwal’ aluhlaza
Abushelezi ngenxa yesilele.
Musa Mamina,
Phuma sengathi uyokh’ amanzi,
Uthwal’ igobongo wehlis’ umfula.
Uyofika sengiphansi kwezidoni,
Zithelile sezithe yeyeye,
Zimnyama zijuz’ umpe.
Woza Mamina,
Uth’ uwedwa ub’ umpilimpili.
Ezakh’ izindlela zinakaziwe,
Zihlunyelwa yizimbali
Oqhamuka zikhothame ziwe,
Zigebis’ amakhand’ enhlabathini.
Ngime Mamina,
Ngibuk’ utshan’ eceleni?
Ngibuzwa bunkwela, kukhal’ udwani,
Lukubingelela mntanenkosi,
Nemvunge ngizw’ iwakazela nakude
Ngezibonakaliso nemibal’ eminingi.
Woza Mamina,
Uyinkosikazi yenhliziyo yami wedwa,
Uwedwa ekujuleni komphefumulo
Wam’ okungaziwa; unjengobhaqa
Olukhanya luxosh’ umnyam’ exhibeni;
Uwedwa njengomkhumb’ untwel’ olwandle.
Uphi Mamina?
Ngiyakucinga ngikuphuthaza,
Izandla zami zibamb’ umoya nobala.
Unjengesiboshwa, ukinatelw’ enhliziyweni
Yomphefumulo wam’ ongathi nyiki.
Unyakaza ngikuzwe, uphefumule ngizwe.
Woza Mamina,
Ngiyawubon’ umzimba wakh’ usuluza
Njengohlanga ludlaliswa amanzi,
Nekhand’ elincane elintamo
Njengembumbulu yemamba yehlathi
Ihub’ emagatshen’ ingabonwa.
Yebo, Mamina,
Laph’ unyathela ngikubuka
Ungikhumbuza phansi kwaNongoma
Laph’ izintombi zingazalwa,
Ziqhibuka phansi njengamakhowe.
Mamina Mamina,
Usuzinikela kimina ngempela.
Lokhu kuzinikela kwakho kimi yimfihlo,
Kwaziwa nguwe nami, ngikufanisa
Nobuhle bemiqumb’ eqhuma
Kusihlwa yangiwe ngamathons’ amazolo.
Qhabo Mamina,
Akumazolo nabusuku bodwa.
NoNomkhubulwan’ ukuzwile
Ngephunga lamakh’ elikulandelayo,
Wakwengula ngesiphuku sakhe,
Wakulandela wakulondela mina.
Woza Mamina,
Wangibuka ntomb’ enzimakazi
Ngajiyelw’ ukuba ngiyoshonaphi,
Kwaxeg’ amadolo zaw’ izikhali,
Ngangenwa ngumunyu okwesilokazana
Abasifihl’ enhliziyweni bath’ uthando.
Hhiya Mamina,
Ngizozula ngibuye ngithini
Ngoba ngivukwa yikhamb’ okohlanya?
Ngihlanya ngihamba ngingenabhungane,
Ngihawula ihungulo lamangwe,
Ngidakwa yimunyamunyan’ okwenyoni.
Manje ngishay’ inkondlo,
Ngiyayilandelisa nomoya,
Ngiyifafaz’ igcwal’ ingime,
Yengam’ ilanga liphuma,
Izinze njengamathunz’ ehlathi
Aguquka eshalazel’ ilanga,
Liwacinge lize liyoshona.
Mamo! Nami ngiyakucinga, Mamina,
Ucash’ esikhotheni somlalane;
Umlalane ngumphefumulo wami;
Kant’ uyazizulela phakathi
Ucosh’ umsobo nembuya nowowoza.
Akunkondlo yamahawu namawisa;
Ngithi ngivumel’ igekle lakho
Engilizwe likhala kwelikaShaka,
Ngezwa ngalalela ngasengazi,
Ngabon’ izindebe zakh’ ezimnyama
Zilimumeth’ igekle likhala,
Lingikhumbuz’ ombalane behlathi.
Kwanga ngabe lidlalwa yinhliziyo
Yon’ equketh’ imicabango nozwelo.
Usungenze ngabangaka ngothando,
Kwabangath’ angiyen’ okaZulu
Phakathi kwenkatha kaSobantu.
Unginik’ umgqik’ ebandla,
Ngazibuka ngiphakathi kwezimbongi,
Izinxeleha zingengelez’ ekhanda,
Naphakathi kwamasok’ angenakufa
Ezizukulwaneni zezizukulwane.
Ungenza ngilunywe ngamatekenya,
Ngibhedle njalo ngingahlali ngithule.
Ngivumele ngang’ imiyeko
Engiyibon’ idilik’ ekhanda lakho,
Ekufihl’ ubuso ngingabuboni,
Kuphela ngibone kukhanya izimbulunga
Zamehl’ omthakathi kaNtandose.
Ungibuke ngakhophoza ngayintshalantshala,
Kwaphenduka min’ intombi
kanti ngiyinsizwa,
Ngayomem’ impi kaSonkomose,
Yangihlomis’ ihawu neziqhova zentshe,
Ngeza sengisephuzela ngagadla.
Ngikutshath’ emhlane wezimbabala,
Ngikukhethel’ ezizibhelumhlophe,
Ngath’ emnqoka ngabek’ unkonka.
Ngikuhlalisil’ esihlibhini sengca,
Ngaseluka ngomhlanga uphicwe nembubu,
Ngakushiya nokhamba luqhilik’ amasi,
Ngagqizis’ izinyawo zakho ngovovo.
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