Victress Mathuthu
Ekuhle Mthwakaz’ omuhle! Kulezi insuku siphezu kokulilizela kokuphela!
Kuhle lokho. UMbimbitho yinyanga yokuphakamisa oMama. Umama yisiqokoqela
empilweni. Ngake ngathi ngikhangela imibhalo ethile, kunye lezinkondlo
ezilotshwa ngabantu, ngananzelela ukuthi akukhathalekile kumbe ngumuntu
wesifazana kumbe owesilisa; abanengi bayaloba behalalisa ngaboMama. OBaba
zinhloko, ngamakhanda yebo. Kodwa uMama nguye owondla ingane isesesiswini,
ayiginqele ebubula ngomhelo, ayondle kusukela ilusane ize ibe ngumuntu
oqotswana. Nguye umbalisi wayo wokuqala oyifundisa okunengi ngempilo. Ngakho
lathi sibambana izandla labanengi elizweni lemhlabeni wonke sisithi, Lililili!
Halala! Lamhlanje sizavula isigcawu lesi ngenkondlo kaVictress Mathuthu
ekhuthaza abesifazana. Ukutshelwa yikuncitshwa bo!
ITHUBA YILO LELI MBOKODO!
Zedlule
leziyansuku mbokodo,
Seziyimvela
kanci, azisabonwa.
Indawo
yakh' ayisaphelel' emkulwini
Emkulwin'
usudlula khon' uvel' ePhalamende;
Ithuba
lakho nanti
Lisezandleni
zakho mbokodo!
Phakama
we mbokodo!
Ungahlali
ndawonye;
Isihlala
ndawonye sidl' amajwabu;
Uyowadla
ngan' amajwabu;
Amaziny'
asengawokwebolekwa?
Ithub'
elihle lidekelwe wena;
Amalungel'
ath' asebenzise
Uvulelw'
iminyang' eyayivaliwe;
Ungabusapholis'
amaseko bo
Ngen'
uthaphe lezonyosi
Uzidl'
uncind' uj' unambithe;
Mbokodo,
ithuba liphambi kwakho!
Ekaden'
ubuyinzalabantu nje;
Uth'
ungayithi wolokohl’ inkonyane
Uvel’
uninelw' emkulwini nje;
Angith'
ubusaziwa njengowesintwana;
Isabelo
sakho sisebantwaneni;
Kamb'
ukhona yin' umntwana
Obengenz'
obekusenziwa nguwe?
Olambiley'
ekhay' ubeqonda kuwe
Owomiley'
amayak' ubewabuza kuwe;
Oququdwe
ngumqand' imfudumal' ubeyithola kuwe;
Odatshukelwey'
umnxeb' ubewuthola kuwe;
Olimeley'
amanxeb' ubewathotshwa nguwe;
Ogulay'
inhlung' ubezibik’ ebubula kuwe;
Lamhlanje
uvulelw' amathuba!
Phakama
bo mbokodo!
Sesedlul'
isikhathi sokugoq' izandla;
Zithuthukis'
uthuthuke labanye;
Ilifa
lakho alisekh' emkulwini
Selisengqondweni
yakho;
Inotho
yakh' ayisancik' emuntwini
Isincik'
ezandleni zakho;
Inina
lenina liyaziphandela manje
Akukh'
ixox' eligxumel' elinye;
Ithendel'
elihle ngelikhala ligijima;
Gijim'
uphuthum' amathub' avulekayo;
Hlez'
azaphind' avalw' ungangenanga;
Ithuba
yilo leli nzalabantu!
Mbokodo,
thath’ ithuba bo!
Liyakumemez'
iPhalamende
Lithi
woza muntu wesifazane
Ubamb'
iqhaza kwezombusazwe!
Bayanqolonga
kwezohwebo;
Bathi
sondela mbokodo
Ubamb'
iqhaza;
Litshayiw'
icilongo nxa zonke;
Litshayelw'
inzalabantu
Ukuth'
ayivuk' emaqandeni;
Ehambel'
emuv' ibanjwa yizinja!
Nant’
ithuba mama!
Nant’
ithuba mbokodo.
Umunt'
ongumam' utshelwa kanye;
Utshelwe
kanye wezw' ungesisacuthe;
Ngikubonil'
ePhalamend' ubaphethe;
Ngikubonile
kwezemigodi sebesizwa ngawe;
Ngikubonil'
usungumtshayeli wamaloli;
Ngikubonil'
ungumphathi kusibhedlelakazi;
Ngikubonil'
ungumtshayeli wendizamtshina;
Ngikubonil'
ungumaqhuzu kwezohwebo!
Ngabobotheka
kwathokoz' inhliziyo;
Ngathi
ngaphakathi;
"Thatha
mbokodo, ithuba yilo leli!"
Victress Mathuthu
SIXOXA NGENGXAKI
ZABATSHA
Munt’ omutsha ngiyakubingelela. Ngithemba izinhlelo lezi
ziyakusiza. Silokhu siphezu kwazo ingxoxo eziphathelene lengxaki zabatsha.
Lamhlanje abangane benu bahlinza le ingxaki edalwa yikuthanda izinto. Izinto
sivele siyazithanda. Zinhle. Ziyasisiza empilweni. Kodwa kukhona okudlulisa
amalawulo besekudala izingxaki. Akesizwe ukuthi bathini osowenu. Wena usithini?
GIYA MTHWAKAZI
Mthwakaz’ omuhlehle, kulezi insuku sihlezi manzonzo. Umhlaba
wonke uyakhala ngesifo esesingene satshakaza sachithachitha satshayanisa abantu
ngamakhanda. Kungene umkhuhlane weKhorona. Uyathanyela nje lapho ongene khona.
Okubi yikuthi uthathelwana lula nje emoyeni wonalo esiwuphefumulayo kunye
lekubeni abantu babe seduzane duzane. Akusaxhawulwana ezindaweni thile.
Kwamanye amazwe abantu abasavunyela ukutshakala phandle kwemizi yabo. Izikolo
zivaliwe. Akusayiwa emisebenzini loba emacaweni. Izindiza sezimisiwe ukuphapha
zithwele bantu abayale lale ukuze ungamemetheki ngabo labo abayizihambi.
Umnotho welizwe linye ngalinye lawo usuqhula ngoba abantu sebephila ngokuthenga
izinto kwabanye kwamanye amazwe. Abezemithi bayaphithizela bazama ukudinga
umuthi onganqoba lesisilo.
Nkosi yami!
Lokhu kuswela imithandazo ngoba uMdali nguye yedwa owanelisa ukusinqoba
lesisilo ngoba wazi konke, ubona konke, ulamandla wonke, njalo usendaweni
zonke. Angasigadla kanye silalise umhlonga sitshabalale lesisilo. Emazweni
amanengi akithi kwele-Afrika siyakuswela kakhulu ukungenela kweNkosi ngoba
asilakho ukuzilungiselela esikubona kwamanye amazwe ukuze silwisane lalesisilo
seKhorona. Njengakithi eZimbabwe, oDokotela abanengi baxotshwa. Lemithi ayikho
ezibhedlela. Izolo lokhu, omunye wabantwabami ulaluke esibhedlela ilanga lonke,
kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwahlwa, waze wabonwa ngudokotela omuphe umuthi ngehola
letshumi kuhlwile. Hawu! Kuyini nje lokho batayi! Imbongi zithini ngalesisilo?
Lamhla
silayo imbongi yethu uPerfect Ncube eloba ngaso lesisilo. Uthi yimpi esibhekane
layo. Bala uzizwele ukuthi uthini.
Perfect Ncube
IMPI
YEKHORONA
Nant'
ibutho lihlomile
Lihlasel'
emin langabe sekuhlwile
Kweziny'
indawo selihlasele
Yisilil'
abantu sebephelile
Eleth'
ibutho labodokotela selehlulekile
Izikhali
ezibukhali zonke ziphecile.
Ibutho
lekhorona lihlasela wonk' umuntu,
Kalifani
lalel' elengculaza
Inyon'
ezindiz' emoyeni lingazigadi
Lingaqal'
ukuya phetsheya
Ngoba
lizazokhel' amalahl' ekhanda
Fun' ibutho
elilomfutho lilihlasele.
Kunamuhla
sihleli manzonzo
Sisesab'
ukuwufulathela umhlab' ohlabayo
Sesidlel'
egilweni sanyoni
Sisesab'
ukufa sigongodwa samgaxa yilelibutho,
Ukuf'
okubuhlungu singazendlalelanga
Ingenil'
impi gogo khulu
Isukil'
impi mama baba
Kodwa
ngicela singagadli,
Ngoba
kasilaz' izikhal' ezedlul' ezesitha
Kasilandelen’
izixwayiso zabempilakahle,
Ikakhulu
sigez’ izandl’ okuzwayo ngesepa
Singanyatheli
laph’ okulamaxuku
Ake
sizil’ ukuxhawulana sikunine
Val’
umlomo lowo ukhwehlela!
Vikel’ abakho
ngivikel’ abami,
Ukuze
singabhujiswa sonke.
Zihlob'
ezithandekayo,
Asilimuken’
ukuze lathi singahlaselwa
Ngiyakwazi
silolukhul' uvalo
Ngoba
sekugcwalisek' oNgcwel' umbhalo
Ngicela
lingen' ezindlini lival' izivalo
Lingalugxobi
laph' osekulempi khona
Limuka
sithuthandini! Vus' inkophe
Udingani
kundizamtshin' emhlophe?
Ungayihlokoz’
imamb' isemlindini
Wena
zihlalel' ucocobis' endlini
Ungazidonsel'
amanzi ngomsele
Ngoba
kuyisizwe sonke esiyathwal' umqhele
Perfect
Ncube
UZingizwan’ izinja oka
Siqhoza, imbongi yethi eyinqaba, uza lazo ezimbili eziphakamisa oMama. Asizwe
ukuthi uthini.
MAMA
Thonto
lamathon' amahle.
Langa
lamalanga phuma sikothe.
Ndoni
yamanzi.
Uzigqaj'
uziqaphiy' okwephigaga liseq' umgwaqo.
Qathanziph'
eliqaphel' izigelekeqe
Vela
kulilizele ngitsho leziphofu
Gwabigwabi
ugwabiselana ngokubobotheka
Inkomokaz'
enyamalala
Kubongolel'
umhlambi womnumzana
Mabuyazibhonse
Thobanhliziy'
ezaphukileyo
Mlolozeli
Ololozel'
ibhubesi lilalis' umhlonga
Libhonga
libhodle!
Mondli
wezintandan' uzendlalel' impilo
Mcebis'
ocubungul' ucingisise ngempilo
Uhlaziy'
uhluz’ uhlangul' abantwana
Ehlazweni
lokwehluleka
Sihlanzekile
nje ngumama
Unhliziy'
ihlambulukile
Ulengqond'
enhle
Uyayihlabel'
ingoma kavuk' uzenzele.
Usigoqela
ngeqinis' eliyindingilizi
Ubagob'
okhuzw' engezwa.
Mama
uliqhawekazi
Umelane
lobuqili lobugqogqo balumhlaba.
Ontunye
bentinyel' untunye,
Mkhokhoseli
mbuthi wabantwana,
Umagam'
athundubez' umkhonto lensingo.
Inkonkon'
ejam' ekhunjini yal' ukuphuz' udaka.
Mama
uyinto yonke kimi
Ungumbalisi
Ungumfundisi
Ungudokotela
Umphathi.
Uyindlovu!
Sithembile
Siqhoza
Sithembile Siqhoza
AMANINA
MANINA
Ngikhuluma
ngamanina
Hay' okhamisa
ngithele
Saphuph'
esidlekeni.
Ngitsh’
amanin' akhwinc' izidwaba
Alwe
lendlala hayi lendoda.
Isandla
sedlul' ikhanda.
Ngiyaviyoca
kuw' amanina
Ngiyawahlonipha,
Ngiyawakhothamela,
Kuthiwa
zimbokodo nje
Vel' achola
kwasalani.
Kuxhotsholwana
kuxaka.
Bexakekil'
abanye.
Amanin'
eza lesixazululo.
Kuxakek'
abaxakayo
Bazithole
sebesengxakini.
Amanin'
anxus’ ilima
Enz'
umfelandawonye
Azama
ngawo wonk' amandla
Ukuze baphung'
indlala
Iphum' iphel’
emzini yawo.
Ngokubamban'
amandl' awo,
Ayamdudul'
umangoy' eziko,
Amasongo
akhala kuhl’ emabili.
Umsebenz'
ulula bewubambisana.
Asikh' iskhathi
sokuklwebhana kubangw' indoda.
Amanina
manina
Ngondoda
zibonele
Aweyami,
Awazanyazanyiswa
lutho.
Samangabuzane,
Inyoni
zokuhamba
Sankozi
zizulazul' emkhathini
Sasikhwehle
siphandel’ abantwabaso
Sasikhukhukazi
sifukamel' amatshiyane
Ngamanina
manina lawo.
Hay'omabhazalala.
Ngenhlangano
lokuthembeka,
Yibambeni
njalo
Nom' itshisa
manina
Yin' inzalabantu.
Bath' intandanenhle
Ngumakhothwa
ngunina.
Sonke
sithembe lina
Manina
manina!
Sithembile Siqhoza
***
Mthulisi Ndlovu
KHUZEKA!
Ngiyaqhela
ngiyaqhubeka
Ngiyaqina
ngiyaqholoza
Nguquko
ungingqikila isiphaqa
Kuphoqoka
mqondo asazi kuqondeni
Emqondweni
ziyagiga kukoGigaba
Qum'
uqethu, gec' uqeth’ iculo lezigigaba
Gaqa
sana lwami yizo lez' indaba
Qhubeka
jongosi akuyek' ihaba
Uyaqhaqhazela
uqunywa liphango
Phaqaphaqa
uyaqhubeka uyaqolotsha
Siqoqodo
ndini awukhuzeki uyamotsha
Qhalaqhala
lomuntu ungumamotsha
Akuqili
lazikhoth' emhlane usaselusana
Qinisela
qhubeka ngenguquko uzasala
Qaphel’
iqiniso uzalimala
Ubuqholo
bumpumela ndoselakufa
Owala
ukucetshiswa uzwa ngokuqethuka
Qoki
qoki siyaqoqoda sethule
Ngiyatsho
ngiyaphinda ngithi khuzeka Khuzwayo ndini.
Mthulisi Ndlovu
UMUSA WANSUKU ZONKE
Qaphela Ubuhwaba!
Wayenothile. Ephila yedwa. Wayengakhathaleli muntu. Okwakhe
kwakungokwakhe. Wayezidlela ezisuthela. Elengqondo ekhaliphileyo ekwaziyo
ukulima iwatshaye amabele. Kwathike kwesinye isikhathi isivuno sakhe saba
sikhulu kakhulu. Wabuka inotho yakhe le wazibuza ukuthi pho enzeni ngamabele
wonke lawo. Wayesezitshela lokhu; “Ngizakudiliza iziphala zami, ngakhe
ezinkulu, ngibuthele khona amabele ami lempahla yami yonke.Besengisithi
kumphefumulo wami: ‘Mphefumulo, ulempahla ezinengi ezibekelwe iminyaka
eminengi. Phumula, udle, unathe, uthokoze’ ” uLukha 12: 18, 19.
Nxa ubala
loba usizwa indaba le, ungaphose uthi, nansi indoda eyayikwazi ukulungiselela
elakusasa. Kulezi insuku umhlaba wonke ukhala ngesifo esesingenile eseKhorona.
Siyindaba esegudwini isifo lesi esiqale ukuthanyela izigulane kwelamaTshayina,
sasuka nje salumatha samemetheka. Amazwe amanengi aphathekile ngamacebo okuthi
benzeni ukuze bazivikele kulolulaka. Baphathekile ngamalungiselelo ehlukeneyo.
Amazwe agoqe izandla nje sengathi awacabangi ngekusasa yawo sokungathi alesidensi
lobuwula. Kuhle kakhulu ukulungiselela elakusasa lokuzivikela. Yikunakekela
usapho lwelizwe ukuba luvikeleke luphile. Kodwa, umuntu lo esibala ngaye
sekungathi wayengahlakaniphanga. Amalungiselo onke lawo ayewenza ayenakekela
yena nje zwi. Wayengelani lomunye umuntu empilweni.
Sizwa
iNkosi uNkulunkulu esithi emuntwini lo, “Hiya, wena siphukuphukundini!
Ngabona lobubusuku umphefumulo wakho uzakubizwa. Phoke, izinto ozilungisileyo
zizakuba ngezikabani na?” uLukha 12:20. Umuntu lo wafa engasazange aqalise
ukukholisa inotho yakhe. Kambe umoya wakhe wemukeleka na kuNkulunkulu? Phela
wayengumuntu oyisihwaba. Wayeligovu. Kusamele sixwaye ubugovu, siqaphele
ubuhwaba. Siyezwa iNkosi ekucineni kwendaba isithi, kusafanele sizibekele
inotho yasezulwini singabi ngabanothe lapha emhlabeni kuphela kodwa sinothe
kuNkulunkulu.
Kuyini
ukunotha kuNkulunkulu? Yikungaphiki ngokwemhlabeni kuphela ngoba
kungokudlulayo. Kumele umuntu abe lobudlelwano obuhle leNkosi. Ukuphila
ngezindlela zeNkosi lokwenza intando yeNkosi yilokhu ukuthi ngingabi yisihwaba,
ngizinakekela mina zwi. Kusamele ngiqaphele ubuhwaba. Kusafanele nginakekele
abanye abantu, ngibelomusa, ngisize abahluphekayo. Inotho enhle yile esebenza
ukwenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni. Notha ngokwabelana labanye okuhle
olakho. Uphe ngentokozo. Wenze omunye ohlulukelweyo abobotheke. Uvakatshele
njalo uthandazele abagulayo labasosizini. Kunengi ongakwenza. Kuphela qaphela
ubuhwaba!
Barbara Nkala
***
Kwanele okwalamhla Mthwakaz’ omuhle. Kuhle
ukuncokola lawe kulesisigcawu. Ngesakho lawe. Khululeka sizwe ukuthi wena
uthini. Awukho umqondo omkhulu, awukho omncane.
Sonke siselimeni lokukhuthaza lokuphakamisa
ulimi lwethu. Hlaba eyakho lawe indima ngo2020.
Ukhumbule phela ukuthi esalela muva ithiwa
xhaka yizinja.
Ngiyalithanda, njalo ngiyabonga!
Gogo Nkala
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