Gogo Nkala Newsletter 12/20

 Martin Mlilo

Siyahlangana njalo lamhlanje esigcawini sethu lesi Mthwakaz’ omuhle! Umhlaba wonke wethukile. Uhlahl’ amehlo ngesilo lesi esesifohlele phose kuwo wonk’ amazwe omhlaba siding’ esingamdlavuza. Izibhedlela thile zigcwele swi. Bathintitheka samahlamvu ekwindla abantu. Bayaqhululeka emazweni azithembileyo ngabodokotela lemithi. Pho thina esilezibhedlela ezigulayo sophephelaphi na?

            Lalapha kwelakithi kuthiwa sebebekhona ababonakale belayo ivayirasi le eyekhorona. UMongameli wezwe usekhulumile. Labezempilakahle ezweni, lamabandla ethu, bonke bayaxwayisa. Lalela, uzwe, wenze, usizakale wena labakho. Lamhla imbongi yethu esiyijwayeleyo uMartin Mlilo uyavunguza ngale indida etshayisa ikhanda ithuthumelise izizwe. Bala uzizwele. 

INDIDANE

Umnyak’ uthwas’ isifazane sililizela!

Isilisa sitshaya invokloklo!

Sigiya, sisina sijabulel’ umnyak’ omutsha,

Sazigqiba zambil’ inyanga

Dedelele, zehla izihlathi

Wangen’ umbhuqazwe

Yisilo sekhorona lesi.

Saqala sathi kumbe

Sikuzwa ngengungwana

Bekumintaminta emswakazweni

Kant’ usithukuzele ugab’ ethuthwini

Wena mbabazan’ umahaqaza

Namhlanj’ usuzihlanganisil’ impondo zakho

Izizwe lezizwana zipheth’ amaphaphu ngezandla

Zitshon’ emnyameni ngalo leli ihobahoba

Elihohobel’ izizwe zonke.

Saqala sikuzwela kubomakhelwane

Namhlanje ungenil’ ezweni

Ufana lenhlendl ‘ezibukhali wena mbhuqazwe

Namhlanj’ isifazane sigaxe imicwazi

Ngaso lesisifo somhlaba

Uzulane lolu, luzula luzingela olungamngxavuna.

Lumqobaqobe, lumabel’ amagenga.

Besukuzwela komakhelwana

Namhlanj’ ungenile ezweni

Inhlendla zakho zibukhali, zifana lensingo

Zihlaba zitikitele njengodonsi

Ugwaza ngemkhont’ engabonwayo

Wena ndidan’ eyadid’ abanengi

Wena khorona vayirasi.

Ngesab’ isivinini sakho

Unyenya silibele sibon’ usuphakathi

Ngokuphazima kweso suwuhlanganisil’ umhlaba

We khorona vayirasi

Yilif’ elimnyama lel’ elimboz’ umhlaba wonke

Wenze izizwe zaguqa ngamadolo ziqhaqhazela

Lamhla zibhazalele ngezisu zilabhela

Izibhedlela zigcwele swi emazweni

Izinkulungwane zabantu usuzemuke impilo

Luyadingakala usizo

Siyalukhalela sonke jikelele.

Makholwa, qinani edolweni

Litshay’ ucingo lwaphezulu

UMninimandla nguye ihawu lesiphephelo sethu

Lina bodokotela, lani bogosa bezemfundo

Bongqongqoshi bezempilo

Sebenzani ngokuzikhandla

Kayihlom’ ihlasele’ idudulw’ impi yekhorona

Ifuzile lay’ umzala way’ ukhorela.

Ziphathamandla zemibuso

Kayivalw’ imingcele lezikhumulo zezindiza

Law’ osunindelwe igcikwane lekhorona

Yeka ukuba liqil’ elilamehl’ esiphundu

Mus’ ukuligodla, akuyon’ into yokugodlwa

Yan’ emtholampilo

Ilizwe liyadunguzela, akusimdlalo

Yinsindabaphendule le, sizoyibika kolobani?

Ivuk’ ubhejazan’ ikhorona

Ihlasel’ intshantshu

Isigodlo semigcozo, i-Tshayina.

Xwaya izixwayiso uxexebule isilo

Xwaya ukuba semaxukwini abantu

Xwaya ukuxhawulana lobanibani

Val’ umlomo wakho ukhwehlela

Geza izandla ngomlola njalonje

Gcina amanzi ahlanzekileyo ube usithi mothu

Landela izicebiso zonke zabempilakahle.

Mthwakaz’ omuhle, kasimanyaneni

Silwe lalo lel’ igcikwane lekhorona.

Kutsho min’ uMlil’ uJamatani

Impangel’ inyon’ engahlalw’ ekhanda

Isihlal’ esikhulu somngomangoma

Esehlul’ abakhona

Ngiphum’ eNkay’ eGwelutshena

Yimi lo!

Martin Mlilo

SIXOXA NGENGXAKI ZABATSHA

Siyabonana kulesisigcawu munt’ omutsha! Ngithemba izinhlelo lezi ziyakusiza. Silokhu siphezu kwazo ingxoxo eziphathelene lengxaki zabatsha. Lamhlanje abangane benu bacacada ingxaki le edalwa yikuswelakala kwemisebenzi. Ezweni lakithi lapha kuthiwa abantu abaqatshwangwa abangelamisebenzi, bayi 84%. Banengi-ke abazizamela impilo ngezindlela ezahlukeneyo, abaziqatshayo. Abatsha abanengi bayaqeqetsha baphumelele, bathole lezicoco zabo ezinhle. Kodwa, iImisebenzi mpu, sebeqedile. Lokho kudala izingxaki thile. Akesizwe ukuthi bathini osowenu ngale ingxaki. Wena usithini? Ingaqedwa njani ingxaki le?

GIYA MTHWAKAZI

Nanzi-ke ezinye imbongi zakwenu engizethula kini lamhla. Ezinengi lamhla ziyabubula zisindwa yizigemegeme zalo umhlaba ohlabayo. Okwehlula amadoda kuyabikwa, ikanti injobo enhle ithungelwa ebandla. Bala uzizwele ngoba ukutshelwa yikuncitswa qotho. Cabanga ngabakutshoyo. Wena uthini?

Nokubonga Mpofu

SIYOPHEPHELA KUBANI?

Kwenzenjani?

Sengathi sokugoqwanyawo

Zaphela izizwe ngemikhuhlane

Imikhuhlan’ engekaphekiyo

Efika ithanyele nje

Bayakhala, yizililo ezingapheliyo

Kekho onganceda omunye

Konakale ngaphi bo?

Uph’ uSomandla nxa kunje

Kuqale kusachithwa igazi

Sathi, yebo sikubonile

Yangena yona le abathi

Yi-ebola, baphel’ abantu

Bechitheka nje besifa

Sampukan’ eziwel’ echagweni

Zinsuku zokucina na?

Yizo lezizibonakaliso na

Yikupheleliswa kwemibhalo

Eyalotshwa encwadini engcwele na?

Ufikile usayikloni Idai

Watshiy’ abantu bekhakhamele

Bengazi ukuba baqonde kuphi

Ziyakhala ezimathosi izizwe

Ngayo ikhorona vayirasi

Esivuke uTshaka emphakathini

Abantu abasakwaz’ ukuxhawulana

Abantu sebevalelwe phakathi

Izikolo zivaliwe lemisebenzi yamiswa

Lamazwe athenjiw’ ayaqhaqhazela

Ngoba bengaz’ ukuba benzeni

Imali ayisebenzi

Abaqeqetshileyo ngezemithi

Labo abakwazi bamatasatasa bedinga

Ngubani ozosikhipha kul’ inyakanyaka

Somandla sikhala kuwe.

Nokubonga Mpofu

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 Sharon Sibanda

MHLABA AWUSUTHI

Kungeneni kwabatsha?

Kungcwatshwa mihla lamalanga

Mhlaba awusuthi

Mhlaba awunoni

Ngisethukile phela

Izolo lokhu bekungcwatshwa

Untanga uRaymond

Kwalandel’ uHlanganani

Ngethukile, angizenzi.

Kungeneni kwelakithi?

Uma ngabe ngiyaphupha

Ngicela ukuvuswa

Libi leliphupho, liyangethusa

Zimu bani olwangena esigabeni seKezi?

Eminyakeni embalwa eyedlula

Baphel' abafoweth' abahlanu

Besiza kwelika Mthaniya

Sithe sisapholis’ umoya

Abantwana besikolo baphelela kuMazayi ngemota

Sophephela ngaphi?

Asiphephanga thin' intsha yalamuhla

Sadlani kabana kul’ umhlaba?

Sifelani kanti?

Sisathi sikubonile …

Lwangen’ uzimu koNkiwani

Ahamba amajaha amabili

Ngasikhathi sinye

Sasala silemibuzo

Engelampendulo

Saphela kangaka kwenzenjani?

Layizolo bekufiwa kanje yin?

Ngiding’ impendulo, ngididekile

Ngididwa yikufa kwalamuhla

Kumbe yikufa okuze lathi.

Okunje kuyasethusa, asikujwayeli

Lalani kahle bafowethu

Liyibekil’ induk’ ebandla

Besesifikil' isikhathi senu

Libiziwe lasabela

Lasitshiya silemibuz' engela mpendulo

Sisele, kodwa siyimhlanga

Sidlel’ evalweni, alisekh' ithemba

Solilandela noma yinini

Akusekh’ ukuphephe kulelizwe

Safa saphela singagulanga

Kwachithek’ igaz’ ekungeneni kwelakithi?

Zimu bani?

Yaphel’ intsha, safa zingozi

Kungeneni kweleKezi?

Siyaphela bontanga limukani

Zijikil’ izinto, sifa sibancane

Sitshiya abantwana bebancane

Sifa sitshiya abazali bethu besithanda

Sifa kuchithek’ igazi, kwenzenjani?

Umhlaba awujayeleki, awusifuni

Mhlaba sewantshintsha

Umhlaba sulabanikazi

Umhlaba suhlaba

Lilale ngokuthula bafowethu

Lilale ngoxolo bontanga

Solilandela maduze

lsikhala elisitshiyileyo asivaleki

Silikhumbul’ insuku zonke

Ngoba phela belithandeka

Kumndeni yenu lasemphakathini

Lalani ngokuthula maqhawe lamaqhawekazi

Liyibekile induku ebandla.

Sifa sitshiya amandla ethu

Kusala amanxiwa kuphela

Ukuphumelela kwethu

Kusidonsel’ egodini

Waphumelela, subizwa yikufa

Bontanga, limukani siyaphela

Sifa nje sifel’ amandl' ethu

Kungeneni kwelikaFuyana

Izol’ esaphila bekungekho lokhu

Kwakhothama yena zajik’ izinto

Sifa njengempukane

Saphela sibancane kwenzekeni?

Namanje ngisabuza konakale ngaphi?

Siphambanise ngaphi siyelungisa

Ngoba lokhu kuyasisinda kakhulu.

Sharon Sibanda

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Victress Mathuthu

ASIXABEN’ ASIXOXE

Asixox' asixabene,

Nxa usunxenx' uhambela kude,

Uth' angixubaniseni?

Ngixubhe ngani?

Ukuth' uxol' ungaxakeki

Ngoba lami sengixaxekile,

Nxa sesixakeka sonke

Pho nguban' oyosal' engaxakeki

Ngoba bekuyith' ebesingaxakekanga!

Laba kade bevele bexaxekile

Sebezaxokozela baxakeke bengaxoxi!

Asixaben' asixoxe,

Nxa ungasaxoxi lexox' eliyimi

Ixox' eliyimi lizaxoxa lobani?

Ocabang' ukuthi kusixabanisile

Asikuxoxe sikuxazulule

Phela thina sobabili singabaxazululi

Asimding' umxazululi

Ukuxazulul' okusixabanisayo!

Ngob' umxazululi

Uzasixakekisa sixakekile,

Vele laye uzixakekele

Angith' uxakwa yikungaxoxi!

Asixox' asixabene

Lab' abavele bengaxoxi

Bebexoxa ngathi nxa sixoxa

Beth' oxamu baphaxulene;

Sebexokozela sesixabana,

Baxakwa yikuxabana kwaboxamu

Baxakekil' ukuthi sixatshaniswa yini?

Baxoxelan' ingxoxo bexamalazile,

Bethi sixatshaniswa yikuxoxa.

Baxakekil' abaz' ukuth' asixabene!

Asixaben' asixoxe.

Asibahlabekis' omahlalel' ingxoxo

Bahlezi behlel' ukuhlephuka kwethu

Bahle bahleke bahlephuke

Bakhohl' ukuthi bayahlupheka,

Ngokuzihlupha ngokungasaxoxi kwethu

Asihlehle singahlal' esihlahleni somhlohlo

Ngoba basihleka behlezi kuso,

Behlahlel' indaba yokungasaxoxi

Kwamaxox' ayithi!

Abahlebe, bahleke, bahlahlele, bahlaziye,

Kodwa thin' asixaben' asixoxe,

Nxa kukhon' ocabang' ukuthi kusixabanisile,

Asihlal' esihlahleni somsehla sikuxazulule,

Ungakhohl' ukuth' asixaben' asixoxe!

Victress S Mathuthu

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 Sukoluhle Moyo

NGOWETHU SONKE

Okwami kubuhlungu,

Okwami kuyadanisa,

Ngathi ngivul’ amehlo,

Ngawavulela phakathi kwelitshe

Lembokodo.

Uthando lomzali kangilwazi,

Olwabangane kangilwazi,

Ngitsho lolwabafowethu,

Ngiludweba phansi,

Luphetshulwe ngumoya.

Engikwazi ngikuqonda,

Lulaka lodwa zwi.

Engikwaziyo yikuphathwa

Njengesichaka.

Ngempel' angazi ngonani.

Lube ngiyazi,

Ngabe sengalikhokh’ icala lami.

Kambe ngachitha elikaban' igazi?

Okwami lomhlaba besekungehlule,

Ngingene kuwuphi ngicatshe?

Bengivum' ukudlisw’ imbuya ngoluthi

Ukuphathwa luklubhu yimpilo.

Pho okwami kuyaphela nini?

Ngethesw’ amacala engingawazi,

Kube yimin’ engingalungang’ emphakathini.

Ngizibuza njalonje, ngonani?

Ngizibuza ngiziphendule ngidideke

Hayi, angilaz' icala lami.

Abaziyo kabangisize,

Sengavakatshel’ abomoya lutho,

Ngabhod’ izangoma lutho,

Ngitsho labeluleki bengqondo lutho,

Ngaphetha ngokuya kuMdali.

Zinyembezi qha kimi,

Yimpophom’ engapheli manzi

Ngonani emhlabeni?

Amehl’ ami akhangele kuwe Mdali.

Ngaguqa ngabika kuy’ uMdali,

Ngezwa kuphakam’ iyez’ elimnyama

Inhlungu zathi dedelele

Bamangala bathi, “Nguye lo?”

Zatshovan’ insuku ngisebenza gadalala

Angamnak’ onginyonkolozayo

Ngagcik’ indlebe zami koklolodayo

Ngoba ngithemb’ ithemb’ elinguMdali.

Besengididekile, sengikhanya ngentamo

Besengibizwa ngocigo

UMdali ngowethu sonke

Unakekel’ isihlupheki lesicebi.

Ukungazi kufana lokufa bo,

Kadeke ngangigiqik’ esilotheni

Kade-ke ngabhixwa ngodaka

Lube ngangisazi,

Lube kwangilungela kadekade.

Besengikhathele

Ngokubhaxulwa njalonje,

Ngokuba manephunephu kwabanye,

Ngingazi loba ngizasiphutsha isikolo,

Kodwa abanguliwe ameva lamhla

Ngempel’ uMdali ngowethu sonke.

Sukoluhle Moyo

UMUSA WANSUKU ZONKE

Ungena Ngokwaziwa

Ezindaweni ezinengi empilweni esiphila kuyo, akusaphongungenwa nje. Ungena ehofisini thile ukuthi ulungiselwe amaphepha athile loba okunye okuthile ngoba usaziwa. Nxa ungaziwa, nguwe nguwe. Uzahlezi ubukela abafika ngemva kwakho belungiselwa bahambe, wena ulokhu unyonyoba emzileni ufolile. Abanye bacina bekhupha izimali bebhadala ukuze baphiwe ithuba. Akukuhle lokho. Abantwana balabo abaziwayo bathola izindawo zesikolo lakumanyuvesithi ngoba abazali babo besaziwa. Bayaphapha baye emazweni ngoba besaziwa. Lemali bayithola lula ngoba besaziwa. Wena-ke ongaziwayo?

            Ibuhlungu indaba yokukhethana ngokwazana. Kodwa, musa ukubila ngaphakathi unxaphe. Ukwaziwa kwalapha emhlabeni yinto eyedlulayo. Ikhona indawo eyinqaba okufanele ukuthi ubani lobani azikhathaze ngokuyangena khona. Kusezulwini. Imibhalo iyasitshela ukubana umhlaba lo ayisilo ikhaya lethu. Ikhaya lethu lisezulwini. Ezulwini akungenwa ngokuthi sazi bani walapha emhlabeni. Kodwa lakhona ikhona iNdoda yaseNazaretha. Awungeni ezulwini ungayazi leyo Ndoda. Isimanga yikuthi ayilakhetho. Ayilasinothi, ayilamyanga. Ayilasifundiswa, ayilaqaba. Ayilamuntu omnyama loba omhlophe. Ayilakuthi ukhuluma luphi ulimi loba ungumhlobo bani. Indoda le njuJesu Khristu.

            Embhalweni walamuhla sibona uJesu esitsho ukuba unguMalusi njalo ulisango lezimvu. UMalusi uyazinakekela izimvu zakhe. Nxa sezingena esibayeni, ulisango lazo. Uthi, “Mina ngiyilo isango; loba ngubani ongena ngami uzasindiswa. Uzangena, aphume, afumane idlelo” (uJohane 10:9). Isango leli yinsindiso. UJesu Khristu yindlela lesango lensindiso. Sithola ukugcinakala lokuvikelwa nxa singena ngoKhristu.

            Uyamazi na uJesu Khristu? Uyakwazi ukubana wahlupheka wabethelwa esiphambanweni ukuze ubani lobani asindiswe? Sonke sifinyelele embusweni wakhe ezulwini ngaye. Kakhethi muntu. Insindiso ayithengwa ngemali. Iphiwa ngokukhuleka. Nxa ungamazi uJesu, mdinge khona manje. Mfune ukuze usindiswe. 

Ingoma:       Mfun’ uJesu uMsindisi

                        Nguye owakufelayo

Nxa umfuna uzomthola

Usindiswe namhlanje.                   

Barbara Nkala

           

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ISAZISO

Ngifisa ukukwazisa ukuthi sesicele ukuvuselelwa kokubalwa kwezingwalo emsakazweni. Lokho lakho kuyaluphakamisa ulimi lwethu. Sizaqala ngokulibalela ugwalo oluthi, THAPH’ ULUJU, Indatshana Ezimfitshane, Ilifa Lakho. Sizakwazisa ukuba lokhu kuqala nini. Kodwa nxa kuqala kuleliviki, kungabe kubalwa kuRadio Zimbabwe, umsakazo wabantu, ngoLweSihlanu emini ngehola lesithathu, nxa iNkosi ivuma.

Sehlukana lapha lamhlanje 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