Gogo Nkala Newsletter No. 1

 

GIYA MTHWAKAZI!

Kuviki elidlulileyo, ingqobe ibe yikuthi, ngubani umqali wesiziba kuyole inkundla, kugiya uMthwakazi. Zikhona ezingenileyo kodwa besidinga ethinta kwamanci. Nango uSithembile Siqhoza esibukula Ibhodo Lezinkondlo alidindisa kwabe Mhlaba Mkhulu Publishers kweleZansi. Usiphakulele le ethi, DUBA LANGITHOLA SENGAGUGA. Ake lizwe ukuthi igiya igabaza isithini intombi kaSiqhoza.

Sithembile Siqhoza

DUBA LANGITHOLA SENGAGUGA

Bengiqolotsha

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Onyoko bethwal’ icholo

Bewachaya

Bewacholel’ elitshen’ elicolekileyo.

Sengaze ngaba mnyama tshu

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Bethi viyotshotshotshotsho-oo!

Bengitshikitsha ngitshibilike

Ngitshetshezele

Ngeqe ngigiye

Ngiqeqebul’ amagadi

Kutsh’ uthuli kutsh’ ingoma

Kutshabalal’ utshani

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Bengigida ngigiye

Kulugwadule

Ngitshay’ indazula

Bedazuluk’ abanye

Ngibadungula ngenkondlo yami.

Ubuhlakani bokuhlakaza ngaphiwa.

Duba sengigugile.

Sengilikhwezi

Sengikhwezel’ imbiza yezimbongi.

Sithembile Siqhoza

Lamhla ngiyaphinda njalo ukukhuthaza kule inkundla ngisithi,

VUKA MTHWAKAZI!

Vuka Mthwakazi!

Wobhuq’ obukaBhuka kuze kube nini?

Uhoq’ ingom’ emem’ impukane

Nanzo zitshikitsha zitshay’ umpululu

Zithaph’ ubhic’emacimezwen’ akho

Zikhoth’ iklezampisi, zisuz’itshefu

Nanzo zitshekel’emlonyeni wakho bomu

Nanzo zitshaphaza zitshakala usal’ usububula.

Vuka Mthwakazi

Vuk’ uzenzele

Asikh’ esaphandel’ esinye

Vuk’ ungalibali ngokukhwazel’ ize

Upheth’ upepetsha langa phuma, langa tshona.

Uyangungun’ uz’ ulahl’ umlomo

Uvuthel’ amalangabi avuth’ ahangule

Aqothule kusal’ igceke lendlala

Vuka wenze, ungathi ukuloba ngokwabobani

Obani labo nguwe, lami, laye lo.

Vuk’ unway’ ubuchopho ulobe

Yesul’ ubhici lolo ubonisise

Vus’ inkophe umunye okwenzakalayo

Kuyabila, kuyatshaza, kuyaqothula

Limuk’ impisi, lenyoka, lamakhanka

Emzini wakwenu

Komakhelwana

Esigabeni

Ezweni.

Ungagoq’ izandl’ uthi gozolol’ elangeni

Awugogekang’ engqondweni

Ginq’ ugogos’ elakh’ ilifa

Ungababazi ubovul’ uhlezi

Vuk’ ugabaze ngolimi kuzwakale.

Ungahlahl’ amehlo, bona ngawomoya

Ungathundubaz’ indlebe, gubha uzizwisise

Ungaphiki ngabahleba bahleke bahluphe

Thatha usib’ udwebe;

Lulamandla phela

Ungaludeleli

Lugabhel’ isigwagwagwa.

Nxa ulakho, qoqod’ emtshineni

Musa ukutshaywa likhanda

Musa ukutshilwa yisisu

Gabh’ ugqozi uhlanze konke

Guduz’ ukhuphe okusemibilini

Hlol’ uhlungul’ okusenhliziyweni

Lahla ubuvila ubale, ulalele, ucubungule

Catsha exhibeni lakho uhluze ulobe

Kaluqhume luqhilike olweth’ ulimi

Siqolotshe sidele sibe ngabantu

Singadelelwa yizizwe lezizwana!

SinguMthwakazi!

Vuka Mthwakazi

Esalela muva ibanjwa yimgodoyi

Musa ukuba njengembila

Eyaswela umsila ngokulayezela

Vuk’ uzenzele

Umlobi nguwe

Imbongi nguwe

Umkhokheli wakusasa

Nguwe!

Vuka bo!

Barbara Nkala

UMNCINTISWANO WOKULOBA INOVELI NGESINDEBELE

Bakhona abalemibuzo thile mayelana lomncintiswano lo, ikanti abanye sebeqalile. Luyadweba usiba, lemitshina iyaqoqodwa. Halala!

   Lamhla enkundleni ngilazisa ukubana kusukela ngeviki elizayo, ngicelile isikhwicamfundo seNyuvesithi yeZimbabwe, uDr Eventhough Ndlovu, ukuba abe esihlephunela imicijo thile ezasiza ukubana amanoveli esiwalobayo ahleleke kuhle, abe lomnkantsho njalo siwanambithise ngokuloba ngolimi oluhlabusa okwamagama. Ungasaleli emuva Mlobi kaMthwakazi!

UMUSA WANSUKU ZONKE

Kukhulu ukuthembeka kweNkosi ezimpilweni zethu. Siyawuswela umusa wayo izinsuku zonke. Empilweni le egcwele ubunzima, lapho esicindezelwa kabuhlungu emaceleni wonke, kodwa kasichobozwanga; siyahlukuluzwa, kodwa kasidelwanga; sitshayelwa phansi kodwa kasibhujiswanga (2 KwabaseKhorinte 4:8,9); siyawuswela umusa weNkosi ongelamkhawulo, kunye lothando lwayo. Uthando lweNkosi lusinqobela izilingo ezihlezi zisicathamele, zijonge ukusibhidliza. Ilizwi leNkosi elisikhuthazayo liyinqaba ezimpilweni zethu. Yikho nje omunye umhlabeleli eNcwadini uthi, “Ilizwi lakho liyisibane ezinyaweni zami lokukhanya endleleni yami” (AmaHubo 119:105). Emhlabeni lo esiphila kuwo, sidabula phakathi kwamahlathi esono esihlasela ngezindlela ezahlukeneyo. Kodwa, ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lisikhanyisela indlela eyiyona esikhokhelela ebomini.

   Umusa Wansuku Zonke zindatshana ezisikhuthazayo njalo eziqinisa ukholo lwethu. Sengathi wena obalayo ungathola ukubusiseka uyithembe iNkosi ngenhliziyo yakho yonke ukuze iqondise izindlela zakho.

   Nanku umusa wansuku zonke owalamhla: 

  

   Uthando LukaJesu 

Kulendoda yamadoda ethiwa nguJesu. IQhawe lamaqhawe! INkosi yamakhosi. INkosi yokuthula okwedlula ukuqedisisa kwethu. INdoda yomusa omangalisayo, omutsha kithi izinsuku zonke. Indoda emnene okumangalisayo. INdoda yesihawu, lokulunga okungelamkhawulo. YiNdoda elithemba lamathemba. YiNdoda enakekela ngendlela emangalisayo. YiNkosi yothando olungapheliyo.

   Ngesikhathi somkhosi wePhasika, sibona iNdoda le ithengiswa ngomunye wabalandeli bayo, isetheswa amacala engawenzanga. Siyibona enkundleni yomphristi omkhulu ihlukuluzwa kakubi, itshaywa kabuhlungu ingonanga lutho. UMphofethi u-Isaya kusahluko sika 53 wavele waphorofetha ngayo eThestamenteni Elidala, wathi: 

“YiNdoda eyeyiswa njalo yaliwa ngabantu

YiNdoda yezinsizi ejayele ukuhlupheka

Yindoda eyathwala izinsizi zethu

YiNdoda eyagwazwa ngenxa yeziphambeko zethu

YiNdoda o-kuhlutshwa kwayo kwasilethela ukuthula

YiNdoda esisiliswa ngenxa yamanxeba ayo

YiNdoda eyasizwela sinjengezimvu ezingelamalusi

YiNdoda eyacindezelwayo, yahlutshwa

Kodwa phinde iwuthi vu umlomo wayo

YiNdoda eyafa ithule ukuze iqede umsebenzi wayo.

   Indaba iyaqhubekela phambili. Sibona iNdoda le ihudula isiphambano, sisinda. Sibona iNdoda le isisitheka ithwele izono zomhlaba. Sibona ibethelwa, ngenxa yakho lami! Siyibona ilenga esiphambanweni, iphahlwe yizigangi ezimbili. Liyachitheka igazi. Isebuhlungwini obukhulu kakhulu. Kuyahela ethunjini.

   Ukhona unina eduze laleso siphambano. Bakhona abalosizi abalaye uMariya, udadewabo, lomunye uMariya Magadalena. Ukhona omunye wabafundi bakhe ayemthanda, uJohane. Isimanga sezimanga yilesi. UKhangela unina elila, abesesithi, “Mama, nanso indodana, Johane, nango unyoko!”  Luthando olunganani lolu! INdoda esebuhlungwini ilenga esphambanweni, iyakhumbula ngonina ukuba uzasala egcinwe ngubani. Iyamlungisela unina iphakathi kobuhlungu obesabekayo. YiNdoda yothando le.

   YiNdoda eyavuma ukutshiya ubukhosi bayo lokubusa loYise ezulwini. YiNdoda eyaletha ukukhanya emhlabeni. YiNdoda ephilisayo. YiNdoda eyavula amehlo eziphofu zabona. YiNdoda eyavula izindlebe zezacuthe; yenza izimungulu zakhuluma. YiNdoda eyatshwaphulula izigoga. YiNdoda eyavusa abafileyo baphila. YiNdoda eyaphikisana leSayensi, yahamba phezu kwamanzi. YiNdoda eyabonisa ukuzithoba ngendlela engajwayelekanga. YiNdoda yezimanga ezingapheliyo. YiNdoda enguMfundisi omkhulu. YiNdoda eyakhulekela abafundi bayo, lamakholwa onke emhlabeni. YiNdoda eyiNdlela, leQiniso, lokuPhila. YiNdoda eyiSinkwa sokuphila. YiNdoda engamanzi aphilisayo. YiNdoda enguMalusi olungileyo. YiNdoda eyikufa lokuvuka. YiNdoda elivini, thina abantu singamagatsha. 

   INDODA LE, NGUJESU!

   UJesu uluthando. UJesu ulothando. UJesu wafa, wavuka, wabuyela ezulwini. UJesu uyeza ukuzothatha abakhe. Mlaleli, uyamazi na uJesu? Uyayazi na iNdoda le ebesibalisa ngayo? InguMsindisi. Ilinde wena ukuthi utsho ukuba uyayazi, uvume ukuthi yafela lawakho amacala, njalo ucele ukuthethelelwa. YiNdoda ethethelelayo. YiNdoda yothando. NGUJESU, iNkosi loMsindisi wethu.  

   Asithandaze: Jesu, ake ungihawukele. Ngiyavuma uyiNkosi loMsindisi. Ngiyisoni. Ngicela ukuthethelelwa amacala ami. Ngiyafisa ukuba ngowakho. Ngiyabonga uthando lwakho. Ngiyafisa ukukuthanda lami. Amen.

Barbara Nkala

STORIES OF FAITH

Today I wish to introduce to you a space to share stories of FAITH. “Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ” Romans 10:17. That is the word that strengthens our faith in God and gives us hope for a better future no matter what trials and tribulations we face. It is faith that opens our spiritual eyes and ears to the miraculous ways of the Lord God. Yes, miracles happen everyday in our midst demonstrating God’s love in action. The same faith in action that we witness in the hall of fame in Hebrews 11 is the faith we witness in our midst today.

Besides that, Revelation 12:11 says: “They overcame him (the devil) by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; …”. When we tell testimonies of the Lord God’s power and saving grace on our lives, the devil slinks away tail between legs. So, let us share our amazing stories of God’s love in action and shame the evil one.

We look forward to reading your own story of faith in the coming weeks. Your well-written story should be about 500 – 600 words. Send your story to: barbarankala@gmail.com. Selected stories will be compiled into an anthology of stories of faith.

Look out for the first story soon.

THANK YOU!