Martin Mlilo
Ngiyabingelela Mthwakaz’ omuhle!
Kuleliviki siletha ukubonga okukhulu kuJehova
wamabandla. Izibongo zimfanele Yen’ oPhezukonke. Sidumisa khonalokho ukuthi amathonsi
aseke athi tho, ezindaweni ezithile. Loba nje lingakahlanganisi ilizwe lonke,
lanjengoba umhlabathi ungakamunyi wakholwa, lamadamu asigcinela amanzi
awakatholi okunganani, siyabonga.
Lesikhudumezi lesi ebesibulala abantu, siyabonga ukuthi sesithe
khothololo. Silokhu sicela ukuze izifuyo ebezingakacubi, zisile, zivuke,
ikakhulu njengoba sekuzakuba lohlazana.
GIYA MBONGI KAMTHWAKAZI
Uyizwile
na eyeMBOKODO kuviki elidluliyo? Uthini ngayo iMBOKODO? Uyavumelana na
lokaSiqhoza ngalokho ahaya ngakho? Siyafisa ukuzwa kuwe.
Lamhlanje
imbongi esesiyejwayele kakhulu, uMartin Mlilo, usihululela enye njalo inkondlo
yakhe. Uqhinqa isililo segugu lamagugu, ulimi lukaMthwakazi osolungathi
luyaphunyuka kubhekiwe. Bala uzizwele ukuthi ukhwaza esithini okaMlilo.
Wena
uthini? Tshono sizwe!
Martin Mlilo
GOGOS’ IGUGU
LAMAGUGU
Wadel'
ulimi, wadel' ubunguwe bakho
Saf' isizwe
samaNdebele
Wen' ubhuq'
obukaBhuka
Lwalahlw'
ulimi sanyongo yenyathi
Balulaxaza
njengamafinyela
Kuza
isikhukhula sikhukhul’ isiko lethu
Lwatshona
phansi okomswenya
Gwedla bo
wena!
Kasivitshe
ngogagu lomkhaya siluvikele
Mus’
ukukhohliswa ngumkhohlisi
Zimpisi
eziphangayo, ziqaphe!
Sesigaba
ngesiLungwana leso
Laso
sisikiliza, bangesizwe abaniniso
Gab’ ugogos’
elakhw’ igugu.
Inhloniph' ayisaziwa,
Yinhlaka
yotshani.
Umphezulu,
umbane,
Izolo
besiwubiz' inkosasazana,
Besingaz'
ukuth' umunt' uyamitha
Lwaf' ulimi,
laf' isiko, saf’ isizwe
Vuk'
uqolotsh' ugadle ngolimi
Mthwakazi,
wagoq' izandla
Wamane
waqath’ inkevane
Wazithela
ngabandayo
Vuka, mus'
ukulal' obukaBhuka
Yimpi elwiwa
ngengqondo le,
Qaph' eqolo
njengonwabu!
Balugudlul'
ezikol' ulimi lukaMthwakazi
Balubhixa,
baluhuqa ngotsheko lwempisi,
Emibikweni
emikhulu emigwaqweni
Lulotshwe
ngobutshapha obucasulayo
Lasezingwalweni
zesikolo luyakilizwa
Labatshumayeli
baphakulula bexova nje
Yingxabangxoza.
Ifundiswani
inzalo kaMthwakazi
Khuzani
bazali, khalimani babalisi!
Yimhlola le!
Likhohliswa
ngumabona kude lomfowabo?
Limdakaz'
ubaba lithi yitopi, watopolani?
Lwaf’ ulimi
lwakwethu
Saf’ isizwe
sikaMthwakazi.
Ngiyafunga,
ngiyagomela,
Lingaduma
lingithathe
Ngeke ngithi
lufe ngisaphila
Mina nzalo
kaMthwakazi,
Ngimi
ngaqina njengentab' uSphongo
Yon’
eyinqaba kaMshweshwe le
Vuka
Mthwakazi!
Vuka sizwe
samaNdebele
Nant’
igagasi lihuba ngolaka
Liqoph’ukugubuzel'
ulimi lwethu
Kasilugogose,
luligugu kithi
Mthwakazi,
mana njengomkhom' osebaleni
Silwel’
ulimi lwethu
Ulimi
esalutshiyelwa ngomkhulu,
Fumb’ umlomo
Goq’
amabhulugwe
Khwinc’
izidwaba
Melana
lolukiliza mabomo
Khuza
olutshekisa mabomu
Laya othi
ube engazi
Lukhulume
ululobe ncantsha!
Asimandlwane
la!
Yikusasa
yesizukulwana sikaMthwakazi
UMthwakaz’
oligugu lamagugu kithi
Gogosa
leligugu lamagugu.
Martin Mlilo
AMASU AMQOKA EMBONGI EZISACATHULA LESEZIZENZELE IGAMA
Dr
Eventhough Ndlovu
Impawu
Ezimqoka Ezikhangelwayo Nxa Kuhlaziywa Inkondlo: Imizwa
Sesihlangene kuleliviki lapho esizaxoxa khona ngolunye
uphawu olumqoka nxa kuhlaziywa loba kucutshungulwa inkondlo. Kuviki edluleyo
sakhangela uphawu lwesithathu, inhloso/injongo yembongi. Ngaveza njalo
ngaqinisa ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi imbongi ilomlandu emphakathini, inkondlo yayo
kumele ibe ilenjongo loba inhloso. Kumele kube sobala lokho efisa ukuthi
ikufeze emphakathini. Ngaveza ukuthi injongo yembongi yakhelwa edabeni lwenkondlo.
Ngagcizelela njalo ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi kwele-Africa, injongo yokubhala nje
ngenjongo yokuzibhalela nje ayilandawo, imbongi kumele-ke ilimuke ukuthi
ayibhaleli ukulibazisa lokukholisisa nje, kodwa kunengi ekwetheswa
njengomthwalo emahlombe ayo.
Imizwa evuswa yinkondlo
Kulesi isigaba ngizatshuka udaba lwemizwa evuswa yinkondlo.
Ngemva kokubala inkondlo yakho, mizwa bani equbukayo kobalayo? Sizwa njani?
Isitshiya sikusimo bani inkondlo yakho? Ngenxa yokuthi ekulobeni kwayo imbongi,
ikhangelelwe ukuthi idlale indima ethile, kumele ukuthi ngemva kokubala
inkondlo yayo kudungwe imizwa ethile. Kumele sithi siyibeka phansi sibe
sesikwesinye isimo sikhangelane lendlela esizizwa ngayo. Kumele ukuthi sizizwe
singabantu asebesizwa ngenye indlela kube lenguquko kundlela ebesisizwa ngayo.
Kuba lenguquko kundlela esibona ngayo izinto. Kumele udaba lwenkondlo luqubule
imizwa ethile ezakwenza sijulise imicabango yethu, sidle amathambo engqondo,
sizibuze imibuzo yokuthi kwenziweni? Sithini? Nyathelo bani okumele silithathe?
Sithini ngalokhu esikuzwayo? Siqalele ngaphi?
Nyathelo bani olithathayo
Njengomzekeliso, asithi udaba lwenkondlo yakho
ngolwenkohlakalo le esibangele inhlupho lezi esibhekane lazo. Kumele ukuthi nxa
ungomunye wabaphatheke kubi ngenxa yale inkohlakalo uthi uyiqeda linkondlo uzwe
yona kanye imizwa kamehluleli owehlulela ngobuqotho nxa ethonisisa udaba
lwenkohlakalo lokungathembeki. Kungenzeka ubulokhu ucabanga ukuthi kukhona
okubangela inhlupho obhekane lazo, kuthi emva kokusuthiswa ludaba lwenkondlo udangale
ufikelwe lusizi olukhatshwe lulaka lwemamba enyathelwe umsila, kuthi sukuma
uthathe indawo kamphrofethi u-Amosi weBhayibhilini owatshaya inja wangaze
wafihla umphini, wavela wageqa amagula ehluba indlubu ekhasini.
Kuyindaba esegudwini eswelisa ubuthongo na?
Kumele udaba lwenkondlo lube ngolulomnkatsho wokukhulumisana
lomuntu wangaphakathi njalo lokhu kwenzeka nxa lokho obhala ngakho kuyizinto
ezisemlonyeni kazulu, kuzindaba okuvukiswana kutshoniswane ngazo, omakhelwana
abokhelana umlilo ngazo. Kumele kube kuzindaba ezisegundwini ezihlupha uzulu.
Umuntu angakhetha ukubhala ngezinto ezingelani labantu bayathi beqeda ukubala
inkondlo bathi, manje-ke? Ubesweleni kanti lo? Akulani lathi lokhu. Kaziboni
indaba ezitshisayo ezisiswelisa ubuthongo?
Inkondlo iyaqubula imizwa yobalayo na?
Lokhu-ke, kuqinisa ukuthi imbongi kumele ikhethe kuhle udaba
lwayo njalo ibone ukuthi iyayiveza injongo yayo. Ukwehluleka ukwenza lokhu
kuzakutsho ukuthi imbongi izakwehluleka ukukhulumisana lomuntu uqobo lwakhe
loba umuntu wangaphakathi. Ayizukwenelisa ukuqubula imizwa eyiyo ezakhokhelela
ekudaleni inguquko efaneleyo. Imbongi zezolo bezithi lapho zisethula inkondlo
zazo kuhele kwabahelayo, baswabe abaswabayo, umuntu azizwe enqunu esechaywe
sobala ngezenzo zakhe ezimbi, akhuzwe akhuzeke, lingene lithophele, akheke abe
ngumuntu. Agoqeke esezisolile ngezenzo zakhe, azinuke amakhwapha, angene
emfolweni okwenkabi ethelwe olesawudo.
Imizwa equbukayo kobala inkondlo
Minengi imizwa engaqubuka ebantwini kusiya ngodaba
lwenkondlo kubalela ukudana, ukudangala, ukuba losizi, ukuphelelwa ngamandla,
ukwethuka, ukumangala, ukucaphuka, ukuzonda, ukuthaba, ukuhlaliseka, ukubeka
iphika phansi, ukuzwa ufuna ukusukuma udale umehluko, ukuzwa uvuka usinga
logqozi lokuthatha inyathelo eliyilo lokuthi ulungisise izinto, ukuzwa ugcwala
uzwelo, uthando, ukuvuseleleka, ukukhuthazeka, ukuzizwa ukholisa, ugcwala
intokozo lenjabulo, ukufikelwa lidlabuzane lokwenza okumele kwenziwe,
ukuqumbaqumbeka, ukuba lethemba, ukuphelelwa lithemba njalonjalo.
Konke lokhu imbongi yenelisa ukukwenza nxa ilodaba
olubambekayo oluvuthiswe kuhle lwethulwa ngobugabazi lobunono, ngobungcitshi
bokusebenzisa ulimi njalo injongo yayo isobala ilandeleka kofunda inkondlo.
Lokhu kuveza sobala ukuphathisana kwempawu lezi ukwenza imbongi iphumelele
ekulobeni kwayo. Asiyigoqe lapha eyalamuhla sihlangane ngeviki ezayo lapho
engizagoqa khona ngamasu okuloba inkondlo.
Umlobi nguDr Eventhough Ndlovu ongumbalisi lomkhulu
weDepartment of African Languages and Literature e-University yeZimbabwe.
UMUSA WANSUKU ZONKE
Ukholo Lethemba
Kanenginengi, abantu abanengi abalwehlukanisi ukholo
lethemba. Kubo, sengathi ukholo lethemba yinto yinye nje. Kodwa eNcwadini
yokuqala yabaseKhorinte isahluko 13:13, kusobala ukuthi lezi yizinto
ezahlukeneyo. Ivesi lithi, “Njalo
khathesi-ke kumi ukholo, ithemba,
uthando, lokhu kokuthathu; kodwa okukhulu kulokhu luthando.” Ukholo
lethemba yimizwa emibili eqakathekileyo, kodwa njalo eyahlukileyo.
Ukholo lutsho izinto ezahlukeneyo ebantwini abehlukeneyo.
Ngoba izinto esizikholwayo, esiziqakisayo, esigxile kuzo empilweni, njalo
esisuthiseka ngazo, zahlukene. Ikanti ithemba likhangelelo elihle ngento
engakenzakali. Umuntu olethemba uyabe emi ekuthini leyonto izakwenzakala
kuphela noma sekutheni. Esintwini sakithi kuvamile ukuthi okutshiwo ngamabala
la kungaze kwehlukaniswa kucace. Kusuka kube sengathi kuyangenelana nje.
KumaHebheru 11:1 uMbhalo uthi, “Ukukholwa yikuba leqiniso lalokhu esikulindeleyo njalo kuqinisekile
ngalokho esingakuboniyo.” Kithi amaKhristu, ukholo luyimizwa eqinisekileyo
ngobukhona lobuyibo bukaNkulunkulu. Yiwona mgogodla wethemba lethu
kuNkulunkulu, uMdali wethu. Ngokholo, sithemba Yena, sikhangele kuye, seyame
kuye, siphile kuye olithemba lamathemba. Ithemba lona-ke livela ekukholweni
kwethu. Liyikuhlaliseka lokuqiniseka ngokuthi okukhangelelwe ukwenzakala
kuzakwenzakala. Ngakho-ke, ukholo lubonakala ngokwethemba uNkulunkulu.
Sasike sibone uBaba eyiphosa ingane yakhe phezulu,
ikitazeke, igigitheke, ingesabi ukuthi izakuthi takla phansi. Kungoba ikholwa
ukuthi uyise uzayigama. Lunjalo ukholo lwethu kuNkulunkulu. Ukholo luyaqina
lugxile empilweni ngokumthemba uNkulunkulu. Sasithi siyakholwa, singamakholwa;
kodwa nxa sesibhekane lezingxaki empilweni, luphanga ludede, lufiphale, luxege
ukholo. Sisuka sigcwale ukwesaba lokuthandabuza. Nxa kusemini, ungangitshela
ngabotokolotshe, izipoko. lezinyamazana ezesabekayo, awu, ngingakuhleka usulu.
Kodwa, ake ungithathe sekuhlwile uyengitshiya ematswaheni! Nanso indaba!
Izihlahla ziphenduka zibe ngamathonga. Ihlamvu eliwa esihlahleni liba yisilo
esizongidla. Ngingasuke ngiqhuqhe ngidilizwe luvalo. Ikanti ukholo luthi, “Yebo, loba ngihamba esihotsheni sethunzi
lokufa, kangiyikwesaba okubi, ngoba wena ulami; intonga yakho lodondolo lwakho,
khona kuyangiduduza.” Sikuthola kuHubo 23:4 lokho.
Ukwesaba kuyaluxotsha ukholo. Kuhle kulucobodise.
KwabaseRoma 10:17, iNcwadi ithi, “Ngakho-ke,
ukukholwa kuvela ekuzweni ilizwi, lelizwi lizwakala ngelizwi likaKhristu.”
Ukholo kusamele lukhwezelwe ukuthi luphile ezinhliziyweni zethu, lududule
ukwesaba. Ukuhlala elizwini leNkosi kuyalukhwezela ukuze luvuthe. Yikho
ukulukhulisa ukuze ungesabi.
Ulakho ukuphila ethembeni elinguJesu nxa ulokholo
oluphilayo. Awusoze utholakale usunyonyobela kubosiyazi, ucatsha ngengubo
yokuhlwa. Awusoze utholakale usuthwele imbodlela zamanzi abusiswe ngabaphathi
bezinkonzo abathile abaphorofetha amanga. Awusoze ugqize intebe zibe lithemba
lakho. Awusoze ufake ithemba lakho emadlozini akwenu. Lanxa ubhekane lobunzima,
uzakwala ubambelele okholweni kuNkulunkulu.
Asithandaze: Nkosi, ngisiza ngidle izwi lakho
insuku zonke ukuze ngiqinise ukholo lwami kuwe, ngithembe wena olithemba
lamathemba. Amen.
Barbara
Nkala
STORIES OF FAITH
Revelation 12:11 says: “They overcame him
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 next story in the series next
week!
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Wena
obalayo nguwe ohlakaniphileyo obusisekileyo. Qhweba omunye ahlakaniphe laye.
Asilolane Mthwakaz’ omuhle. Yeka ngikutshiye usetshisa ezalamhla kulesi
sigcawu.
Bala, ucabange, ulobe lawe. UMthwakazi ligugu
lethu.
Ungakhohlwa, esalela muva ithiwa xhaka yizinja!
Asihlanganeni njalo kuviki elizayo.
Ngiyalithanda, njalo ngiyabonga!
Gogo Nkala
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