Banengi abethu abaphakathi kwemithandazo umnyaka uqala nje bethandazela okwehlukeneyo. Awungapheleli kuyole inyanga umkhuleko. Awube yimpilo yansuku zonke ngoba ukhona olawula izimpilo zethu, okufanele sikhulumisane laye izinsuku zonke, sikhonza, sibonga, sicela, simi egebeni. Banengi njalo abaphanyeka kuye imibono yabo ngelizayo, kunye lemigomo abalayo. Asibongeni, sibike, sicele kuye oPhezukonke!
SIXOXA NGENGXAKI ZABATSHA
Lamhla siphezu kwengxaki ephathelene lokuqakatheka kokuzazi ukuthi umuntu ungubani. Kwesinye isikhathi abatsha bayahamba balahleke ngoba bengazazi ukuthi bangobani. Basuke baphonguthathwa ludumo nje, bazithole sebephakathi kwezingxaki thize behluleke lokuzixakulula.
Munt’ omutsha, ngilabo lamhlanje osowenu abazaxoxa ngokuzazi uqobo. Kodwa wena uthini? Siyafisa ukuzwa eyakho imibono. Lakini bazali labadala, siyayicela eyenu imibono liseluleke, isizakale intsha yethu.
GIYA MTHWAKAZI
Silayo imbongi yethu uMartin Mlilo oza lezinkondlo ezimbili. Kweyokuqala uhaya umnyaka omutsha; ikanti kweyesibili uyakhala, esola njalo elimukisa ngokunye akubonayo empilweni. Ake sizwe ukuthi uthini. Wena uthini ngezinkondlo zikaMlilo?
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UMNYAKA OMUSHA
Wagiy’ uMthwakazi
Enkundleni zokuzijubulisa
Kwadum’ ihlomb’ elikhulu
Wangumdlodlom’ udladlazela
Sijabulel’ umnyak’ omutsha
Ngumakoti lo wembethe
Ngimembes’ isiyantubane
Emnyaken’ omusha
Sakhohlw’ izinhlungu zomdala
Sathi sala kahle lenkemenkeme zakho
Namhlanje sizadla sincinde
Ukudla kuthe dlangalala
Zitike uvungul’ ubong’ oPhezulu
Yinhlanhla yamaSwazi le
Ukungen’emnyakeni omutsha
Ujabule uMthwakazi
Ugiy’ ancinte ifefe
Ngumthimba wamangabuzane emkhathini
Yintokozo yodwa
Siqolotsha njengamathol’ ebona unina
Yebo ngiyavuma Bhoqo
Impilo ibiphisela ngemcibitsholo evuthayo
Siwugqibil’ omdala silemnvinvinya
Ubusivivinya sigcwele invundela
Kodwa sibong’ isandla soPhezulu.
Wasisingatha
Wasiqhuba sambon’ u2020
Umnyaka omutsha
Olethemba, lezibusiso lamathamsanqa.
Martin Mlilo
YEKA UKUTHENGISA UMZIMBA
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Litshatshaz’ isinqandamathe lesi
Ubunjiwe muhle ulolongekile
Ukhalo ngoluka lonyovu,
Izinqe lihlabusi
Kodwa wakheth’ ukheth’ olubi
Waphil’ impil’ engcolileyo
Ngamahlanzo la
Wathengis’ umzimb’ uzingel’ amasolombane
Akusiyon’ impilo le
Ngamahlaya nje.
Bazibiza amabhlesa
Bakuyenga ngemali
Lawe wathatheka wanguthathekile
Bazakutshwabhanis’ utshwabhane
Ufane lesikhumba sengcuba
Uzoqothuk’ inwel’ ekhanda
Ufane lomgakl’ olesikhwekhwe
Wakheth’ ukukheth’ okubi
Uselusan’ olunuk’ uchago nje
Mus’ ukuthengis’ umzimba bo!
Wayihamb’ imcimbi yebusuk’ engcolileyo
Abakuthandi labobantu
Wake walubonaph’ uthando lwebusuku
Emini selibhekana ngawengulube
Bakubiz’ itshatshazi,
Amakhwel’ akhala nxazonke
Zinkanku lezi
Kodwa uzitshil’ ube ngumhogoyi,
Ngabafana laba, howu
Ngibafanisa lezinja
Zon’ ezigxozel’ ithamb’ elilomnkantsho
Indenda yeyi wena!
Sithuthandini, hlaluka bo!
Hlakanipha njengephimpi
Ubemnene njengejuba
Mus’ ukuba libele lendlela
Lon’ elizovuthwa mhla kuthwas’ inyelele
Kuw’ inkanyez’ engakaz’ ibonwe.
Yek’ ukuthengis’ umzimba
Ulithempeli, iyakutsho iNcwad’ eNgcwele
Ziyakukhuz’ impung’ esezihamba ngezintathu
Ngumakad’ ebona, madala lamehlo
Wena wasiqoqodo waqinis’ ikhanda
Njengesikhwehl’ esigijim’ ensimin’ esanda kulinywa
Uzakhwehlela njengomkhongol’ odl’ iskhumba sikababhemi
Yingculaza le,
Izakukhukhuz’ ube ngucigo
Uzembel’ igod’ usaphila
Yek’ ukuthengis’ umzimba
Bakuthengel’ okudakayo
Bakuhotshis’ izidakamizwa
Awuboni ngani ukuthi zimpis’eziphangayo
Zifun’ ukukukhukhuz’ usal’ umathambothambo
Hlonipha umhlaba bo!
Umhlab’uyahlaba
Umhlab’ uyazombazomba
Wena kodwa hamb’uqonde njengosolobhoni
Yek’ ukuthengis’ umzimba
Akuyon’ into yokuthengiswa le
Lihlazo leli bo!
Mus’ ukuba yisithutha
Uz’udle amahlwil’ omkhaza
Osowenu bafundile baqoqod’ imitshina
Yiyo indlela yokuding’ imali le
Hayi ukuba libele lendlela
Khuzani babalisi emakolitshini
Intsh’ idlala ngegeja kuziliwe
Lawe Mfundis’ esontweni
Khwica bo!
Akusimpi kamongikazi yedwa le
Khuzani amabel’ endlela
Yekan’ ukuthengis’ imizimba!
Martin Mlilo
UMUSA WANSUKU ZONKE
Khangelani, Ngenza Okutsha
Umnyaka lo odluleyo ku-2019, awubanga muhle. Ube ungumnyaka wendlala. Alinanga okusuthisayo izulu nyakenye. Akubanga lesivuno esingagcina abantu. Indawana yonke nje emzansi Afrika akubanga kuhle. Ezinye izindawo zibe lugwadule olwesabekayo oluleminkenke ezwisa ubuhlungu. Bekubonakala lezifuyo ezahamba zicuba ezindaweni.
Esahlukweni samatshumi amane lantathu ogwalweni loMphrofethi u-Isaya, sibona uNkulunkulu womusa lesihawu esebazwela abantu bakhe loba babeke bahamba ngezabo izindlela bamdela. Kodwa yena kabadelanga. Sibona-ke ethembisa ukuba labo kubo bonke ubunzima abadlula kubo. Uthembisa ukubahlenga lapho babethunjwe khona. Sibona umphrofethi u-Isaya esebakhumbuza abako-Israyeli ukuthi uJehova owavulela okhokho babo uLwandle oLubomvu bachapha emhlabathini owomileyo uzabasiza njalo. Uthembisa ukubasindisa. Uthi, “Khohlwani izinto zamandulo, linganakani ngosekwedlulayo. Khangelani, ngenza okutsha! Khathesi kuyavela ngokuphangisa; kalikuboni na? Ngenza indlela enkangala lezifula ogwaduleni” (u-Isaya 43:18, 19).
UNkulunkulu wayesebakhupha ebugqilini beBhabhiloni abako-Israyeli. Basebebuyela kibo ko-Israyeli. Ake sizifake esimeni sabo sithi lathi sesichaphe kuhlupho luka2019. Sesingene komutsha umnyaka oka2020. Loba singazi okukhona phambili kwelakusasa, siyamazi njalo siyamlalela lo ophethe konke ezandleni zakhe. Asifisi ukuhlalela ovalweni sisesaba okwanyakenye. Asifisi ukugxila kunhlupho zamandulo. Sifisa ukukhohlwa ngazo. UnguNkulunkulu owenza izinto ezimangalisayo ezingajwayelekanga. Wazenza emandulo. Uyenelisa ukuzenza lalamhlanje.
Abako-Israyeli wabadalela indlela enkangala. Wabapha amanzi aphuma edwaleni. Wabalonda bedabula enkangala. Wabalonda besebugqilini eBhabhiloni. Kuyini okungamehlula ukuthi asilonde lathi? Ubelathi kulolonke uhlupho lwanyakenye. Sesikutshiyile okwanyakenye. Sesingena kokutsha. Siwuqala lo unyaka ka2020, ulathi. Kasidelanga. Izithembiso zakhe zingu “Yebo lo-Ameni!” Uyasidalela indlela phakathi kwezinhlupho esidabula kuzo. Lokho akwenza emandulo, uyenelisa ukukwenza njalo. UnguNkulunkulu omi njalo, ongaguqukiyo.
Labo abaphila kuNkulunkulu abasweli ukwesaba loba yinkinga bani engabe ibhekane labo. Uthi loba sidabula phakathi kwamanzi asiyikugalula. Loba sidabula phakathi kwamalangabi omlilo, uthi asiyikutsha. Yizithembiso eziswela ukholo. Siphila ngethemba. Asimthembeni simkholwe yena othi, “Khangelani, Ngenza Okutsha!”
Barbara Nkala January 2020
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Kwanele okwalamhla Mthwakaz’ omuhle! Siyafisa ukudonsa kanye lawe. Ake usithinte usazise eyakho imibono lemicabango. Ngiyanxusa. Asibeni selimeni lokukhuthaza lokuphakamisa ulimi lwethu. Hlaba eyakho indima ngo2020 uyiphutshe.
Ukhumbule phela ukuthi esalela muva ithiwa xhaka yizinja.
Ngiyalithanda, njalo ngiyabonga!
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