Saturday, 15 February 2020

Gogo Nkala Newsletter 7/2020




Zibusiso C. Mabonisa

Mthwakaz’ omuhle, ngiyabingelela! Awu, kuleliviki sibonga sidumisa uSomandla ngamazolo asiphe wona. Kulolonkana nje eleZimbabwe sekuphose kwagqiba iviki lisina, kwezinye izindawo lichophelela kuhle nje. Kodwa, asiqhubekeni simemeza iNkosi. Amadamu asigcinela amanzi awakagcwali. Azikagelezi okuzwayo izifula. Kodwa izifuyo sezichelesa. Asibikeni, sibonge singadinwa ngoba isililo asikapheli.
Ake sizweni umfokaMabonisa, uZibusiso ewuhlaba ewulawula umkhosi ngesililo sonsundu.


ISILILO SONSUNDU

Yabhonga yabubul' ingonyam' emnyama,
Kwavungam' indongakazi lenkalokazi,
Kwazamazam' intabakazi lentatshana,
Yayithi ngxi! Ngomzac' induku yombuso,
Wanxitshelwa ngemigoq' umbuso wobandlululo,
Waba ngumgogodl' umoya wobuntu.
Khala mntwana, onsundu khala!

Wayiphos' induk' ebandl' uKwame Nkrumah,
Wath' okumnyama ngumbala, hatshi ingqondo,
Wathi vuk' emaqandeni mntwan' onsundu,
Bathapha bencind' ibele likanyok' ulele,
Salandel' isizalwan' esinsundu samfun' uzibuse.
O! Mntwana onsundu, khala!

Akazang' abe yiman' eyaw’ ezulwin' uzibuse,
Wadl' amadoda lamadodakaz' ase-Afrika.
Kwaba khon' ukubambana lokusebenzisana,
Ngoba simuny' asinyikinyek' okwedwala.
Njengoba watshiy' elayil' uJoshuwa Nkomo.
O! Ma-Afrik’ amahle ngiyakhala mina.

Uyini loya zibuse nxa sikhombana ngeminwe sodwa?
Iyini leya nkululeko nxa sibandlululana sodwa?
Iyovelaphi ingqubekela phambili nxa sidabukene?
Liyoqina kanjan' isiko nxa silifulathela okwezibi?
Ziyogcinwa nguban' intandane nxa sidaxaz' ubuntu?
O! Ma-Afrika, ngiyakhala mina!

Kwakhala nyonini kulokhwana kubambana?
Kwangena nhlavana ban' ekusebenzisaneni?
Sewaphephethwa yini lowamoya wobuntu?
Sadlephana sodwa singabozalo lunye,
Sadaxaz' amasiko lemikhuba mahlayana,
O! Mntwana onsundu, zwana isililo sami.

Sesibizana ngamakwerekwere lamuhl' eAfrika.
Kant' izolo besingabantwana benhlabathi sonke.
Isisu somhabi besingangophonjwana lwembuzi.
Ingqondo lentethe belihlephunelwana zintandane zonke.
O! Ma-Afrik’ amahle, masibambaneni.

Besizigqaja ngezimo zemizimba yethu.
Owondlekiley' engowondlekileyo,
Olilambalidlil' engolilambalidlile.
Besiziqhenya ngejwabu lethu thina.
Omnyam' emnyama,
Okhanyay' ekhanya.
Besisuthiseka thina ngobulili bethu.
Owesilis' engowesilisa,
Owesifazan'   engowesifazana.
O! MaAfrik’ amahle, satshabalala thina bo!

Basendlalele bayidlal' indima yab' okhokho,
Simbonil' evungam' okwenganun' uMandela.
Waqaqamb' okwenkosazan' uJulius Nyerere.
Wagiya yavuthw' inkundl' uKenneth Kaunda.
Sekusalele mina lawe mntwan' onsundu.
Senzani-ke ngamazw' enkokheli zethu?
Angiyikukutshiya lapho mhlobo wami
Ngoba ngisithi "Asante Sana!"

Zibusiso C Mabonisa



SIXOXA NGENGXAKI ZABATSHA




Nantu uhlelo lwethu olumayelana lengxaki zabatsha. Siyalibonga lonke elilokhu lisixhasa ngamacebo angalandelwa ngabatsha labazali ukuxakulula ezinye zalezi zingxaki. Lamhla siphethe ingxaki ezidalwa yikuswela IMFUNDO. Asizwe abatsha lamhla ukuthi bona bathini ngayo indaba le eyokungabi lemfundo. Lalela ingxoxo yalamhla.





GIYA MTHWAKAZI


Lalamhla ngiliphathele imbongi ezinengi Mthwakaz’ omuhle. Zigiya ngobuciko.
Kodwa, kuqala ngifisa ukuphinda njalo esengike ngakutsho. Ngithanda ukwazisa lezizimbongi ezintsha ukuba, ngiqoqa iqoqo elitsha lezinkondlo engithemba zizaphuma ogwalweni olutsha lwezinkondlo unyaka ka2020 ungakagoqi. Zonke inkondlo engizamukelayo zizangena kuqoqo elitsha njalo inye ngayinye umniniyo uzathola isibongo esifaneleyo. Lezizinkondlo kufanele zibe ngezintsha ezingakaze zidindwe. Ezimbalwa zizangena kulesi sigcawu ukukhuthaza abanye abalogqozi oluvilaphayo. Inye ngayinye engena kulesisigcawu ihle ivune ingxenye enkulu yesibongo.
Lamhlanje zine izimbongi ezigiya kulesisigcawu. Ngezintsha lesesike sahlangana lazo. Asiziqhenyeni bo ngembongi zethu lezi eziphakamisa ulimi lwethu, ikanti njalo zisilola ukuba kesijulise imicabango ngempilo le esiyiphilayo. Hayi-bo, ukutshelwa yikuncitshwa. Ngena enkundleni uzizwele.  



Rachael Voko Ncube


OKHONZWA YIMI

UBayethe!
IDwala lamadwala
IQhawe lamaqhawe
INkosi yamakhosi
UMnqobi kufa
USimakade
Nguye okhonzwa yimi,

Oh! Gazi lakh’elachithek’
Emthini waseKhalvari
Kwababomv’ umhlabathi
Kwaba myam’ umhlaba
Wahlanzek’umhlaba
Nguye okhonzwa yimi

UJesu
UJesu iNdodana yodumo
Insimbi edl’ ezinye
Ingadlangadla
Ubayethe
Nguye okhonzwa yimi

Okhonzwa yimi
Ngokhonzwa yimi ibusuku lemini
Ngokhonzwa yimi ekuseni lantambama
Ngokhonzwa yimi kunzima kulula
Kutshisa njalo kugodola
Nguye lo okhonzwa yimi.

Rachael Voko Ncube


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Hleziphi Winnet Dube


LIPHI ISIKO LETHU?

Liphi isiko lethu bakwethu?

Buph’ ubuntu bethu bakwethu?

Akusahlonitshwana sekuhlolelwana,

Induk’ enhl’ ibiganyulw’ ezizweni,

Lamhlanj’ iganyulw’ endleleni,

Ngoba kukhonjiselw’ engutsheni.

Umemetheka samlilo umqedazwe

Kuwe ntombi, kuwe jaha, kuwe mzali

Buyelan’ emasikweni akwethu

Buyelan’ ebuntwini bakwethu

Lizithibe lingathandi izinto,

Liziqhenye ngesiko lakwenu,

Ongaziqhenyiyo ngesiko yisiqholo.

Izalukazi zizipenda ngesibhuda,

Kuphel’ ukubamxhilibana zibe ngamaklalathikazi,

Ngob’ ubuhle bendalo buyazidaka.

Ngiyalila Mahlabezulu kazulu

Ngililela lezintombi zakithi,

Ezingaz’ ukuth’ abaz’ ubuntombi basalaphi,

Izolo ukugcin’ ubuntombi bekuyibuqhawekazi,

Lamhl’ ukugcin’ ubuntombi yibuqaba,

Intomb’ ezele kany’ ibisenyanywa,

Lamhl’ ezele kathath’ iyanconywa.

Ngililela lamajaha ajaha izinto,

Zingasekho lezintomb’ ezithob’ imizwa,

Ngob’ impilo yalamhl’ ingumjaho,

Liph’ isiko lakwethu bakwethu?

Baph’ abadala bakudala?

Abebezithiba ngendlela zakudala,

Begula imikhuhlane yokudalwa,

Beziqhenya ngempilo yakudala.

Emfeni sekuxhawulwana xhaka,

Baxhaphazele sagwadla legabha lixhwatha,

Bavez’ isilakalaka njengemtshadweni,

Bakhal’ omakhalekhukhwini,
Angathi kusemkhukhwini.

Kudliwe saladi kwehliswe ngokudakayo,

Bathi ofileyo uhambe lesisu sakhe,

Singaba yisizwe esingelamasiko?

Singaba yisizwe esingahloniphi ukufa?

Lin’ elixubanis’ amasiko

Liyowaxakulula njan’ esenxiben’ okomnxeba

Olobolayo kaloboli uyalobisa

Bathi ozelintomb’ uzelinotho,

Babiza ngitsho lokudla lezigqoko,

Umkhwenyan’ ubeyingxoza esebulwa,

Lamhla lixolo uyaxexebulwa.

Isiko lilobolisel’ ubuhlobo,

Lina lilobolisel’ iholo.

Ukungen’ umfazi bekukuhle bantu,

Ubuntu bungakabi yibunja,

Lamhla umangena lomangenwa bangen’ egodini.

Ukudla kwesiNtu sokungokwabayanga

Kudliwa maqanda aqaqambis’ umzimba

Abezil’ ebantwanen’ izolo

Ngob’ enza indod’ endala inyenyel’ usane,

Usane lalo luhahabe luding’ indod’ endala.

Uph’ umcaba lesinkwa somfahla?

Abantwana sebezinyam’ ezikhukhumeleyo,

Beswel’ amandl’ okudla kwesiNtu.

Uph’ umculo lomgido wendulo

Sitshay’ ingquzu, sitshikitshe, sitshitshimbe,

Bayigand’ omas’gand’ ikatali

Iphephezel’ ithererina,

Ivumelana lekhorositina,

Kuyini isjebha levotsho?

Okubhinqikisa abatsha,

Sazalukazi zilunywa zintwala.

Bantu bakithi khumbulani isiko lakwethu.

Hleziphi Winnet Dube

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NGIYAZISOLA

Ngikhala zize zome zodwa
Onginakayo kakho loyedwa
Angithuliswa muntu,
Ngoba lami ngingazange ngibelobuntu.

Abadala babengilaya,
Mina ngobuqhalaqhala ngala,
Zazingitshil' ezab' inkulumo
Ngazithatha ezam' izinqumo
Ngazenza kungela mvumo,
Isimilo sami singiguqul' isimo.

Namuhla ngiyazisola
Ubuqhalaqhala bam' abuyikuqhela
Ngizw' ubuhlungu, kuyahela
Ngab' impilo yami ngayihlela,
Hatshi ukuthi ngibe libele lendlela
Nanku sengiphila ngokuy' esibhedlela.

Namuhla sengihlabela u ‘Ngabe’,
Yon' ingoma yesilima;
Ngabe ngalayeka bengilaya,
Ngabe ngalimuka bengilimukisa,
Ngabe ngakhuzeka bengikhuza,
Ngabe ngaxwayiseka bengiph' izixwayiso,
Ngab' isikhathi siyabuyel' emuva,
Bengizaziphatha kuhle.

Kunamuhla ngiyazisola,
Bengingeqiwa yibhulugwe
Ukuthi ‘Hayi’ bengingakwazi,
Sengilomthwal' ongela mnikazi
Kungenxa yokujah' ukukhula.

Sengizigugise ngimncane
Ngizaba lomntwana lami ngingumntwana
Sengizivalel' amaphupho ami
Azisafezek' izifiso zami
Selitshabalel' ithemba lami
Sibili ngiyazisola.
Ngizakwendela ngaphi nginje?
Ngizaba ngumcaba osal' emasini
Isibongo somntwana ngizasithini?
Ngiyazisola ngokuba lihlongandlebe,
Sengibotshwe ngakade ngiwakhanda.

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UMUSA WANSUKU ZONKE




Ukufunda Kuyinqaba

Ukufunda kuyinqaba. Akupheli. Liqiniso elipheleleyo leli. Esinye isikhwicamfundo sathi ungacina ukufunda yikho ukufa kwakho. Uyabe usuyisidumbu nje. Yikho labo abahlezi befunda bephumelela empilweni. Kungoba phela imfundo yiyo eveza ulwazi. Ulwazi lwenza sikwazi ukuxakulula izingxaki ezikhona empilweni. Ulwazi lwenza sikwazi ukucabangisisa kuhle sicacade njalo sicubungule lezinto ezisiphicayo empilweni. Imfundo iletha ukukhanya. Kuhle okwenzakala ekukhanyeni, ikakhulu ukukhanya kweNkosi. Kubi kakhulu okwenzakala ebumnyameni. Ongafundanga esenza izinto zobuqaba uzwa abantu besitsho isiga lesi ngaye, ‘Kukomnyam’ ubambile’.
Imfundo idluliselwa kwabatsha ngabadala. Phela bona abadala sebephile babona okunengi empilweni. Sebekwazi okuphilisa kuhle lokubuyisela emuva.  Bayakwazi okukhulisa kahle lokulimazayo. Bayazi okuphumelelisayo empilweni lokubhidlizayo. Amazwi ahlakaniphileyo axwayisa ngale indlela:
“Ukwesaba uJehova kuyikuqala kolwazi, kodwa iziwula ziyakweyisa ukuhlakanipha lokuzithiba. Lalela mntanami izeluleko zikayihlo njalo ungadeli imfundiso kanyoko” iZaga 1:7, 8. Sasibezwe kanenginengi abadala bekhuza umuntu ongalaleliyo, ongaxwayiyo lokho akufundiswayo. Bavame ukuthi, “Isala kutshelwa sibona ngomophu”. Umuntu olihlongandlebe, owaphulela izigodo endlebeni nxa efundiswa, eqondiswa, elaywa, wande ukuthi athi phaphapha sekuvele ingozi. Njengoba nje ilizwi lisitsho kumbhalo esiwubalileyo, abantu abayizithutha abalandaba lokulalela, bafunde, baxwaye lokho abalimukiswa ngakho.
Siyabona njalo uMphostoli omkhulu uPhawuli efundisa uThimothi, umfana wakhe ayemkhulisa evangelini. Uthi, “Laya, njalo ufundise ngalezizinto … Zinikele ekufundeleni uzulu imibhalo, ekutshumayeleni kanye lasekufundiseni, ngize ngifike” 1 KuThimothi 4:11 lo13. Uyakhuthazwa ukuba alaye, afundise, abalele abantu imibhalo njalo atshumayele ilizwi. UPhawuli wayekwazi ukuba, phezu kwalokhu ayesemfundise khona uThimothi, kwakuqakathekile ukubana aqhubeke efunda imibhalo eyiyo eyayizaqhubeka imlola ukuze abe bukhali laye lapho afundisa khona. Laye uPhawuli wayefunde ezinyaweni zikaGamaliyeli isikhwica sakulezonsuku. Babatsho bathi kulamhla ngabe uPhawuli wayengudokotela kwezemfundo ngoba yayifunde kakhulu indoda le.
Wena-ke mzalwane? Uyalunatha na ulwazi lapho okukuvumela khona? Uhlezi ungofundayo na? Lukusiza njani, njalo lusiza njani abanye lololwazi? Bana njengoPhawuli, ube njengoThimothi. Oluzuzileyo ulwazi ludlulisele kwabanye.


Barbara Nkala



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Okwalanhla kwanele Mthwakaz’ omuhle! Siyafisa ukuzwa kuwe ukuthi isigcawu lesi sikuthinta ngandlela bani. Siyalangatha ukuzwa ukuthi eyakho imibono ithini ngoba ulawo umcabango ongasisiza ngawo. Siyanxusa. Asibeni selimeni lokukhuthaza lokuphakamisa ulimi lwethu. Hlaba eyakho indima ngo2020 uyiphutshe.
Ukhumbule phela ukuthi esalela muva ithiwa xhaka yizinja.
Ngiyalithanda, njalo ngiyabonga!

Gogo Nkala





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