NdingumAfrika eAfrika na?

NdingumAfrika eAfrika na?

Ndizalelwe eAfrika, ondizalayo naye wazalelwa apha eAfrika

Lomnombo wobuAfrika wenjenjalo ukukhenketha kumacwecwe embali

Mbali leyo eyacinywayo, yafinyezwa, yenziwa mfiliba

Kusiliwa obu buAfrika bam

Bubo obu Afrika obungenanto, ingako, ibonakalayo namhlanje

Ngoba: NdingumAfrika eAfrika,

Ndizalelwe eAfrika, ondizalayo naye wazalelwa apha eAfrika

Ezalwa ngozelelwe eAfrika, kube njenjalo ukuyakutsho kwintsusa yehlabathi

Kodwa akukho nanye into eyeyam eAfrika

Sendimana ndiduda, ndigqushalaza, ndizabalaza, nditsholo ezantsi ukuba

NdingumAfrika eAfrika, Ndizalelwe eAfrika,

Ondizalayo naye wazalelwa apha eAfrika

Kodwa kucace gca, ukuba, akukho nanye into yaseAfrika ekumel’ ukuba ndibenobango kuyo

Andinamhlaba tu kweli laseAfrika, nakulo lonke elimiweyo,

Andinazambiwa, nasinye, ngoku zombiwa apha eAfrika, kodwa ndiyomba

Ndiyombela, hayi kuba ndinenkenqe yokhokho bethu, ooNtsikana ababeyombela

Ndombela isizukulwana salowo iquza lakhe lisentanyeni yam

Sona isikade simile: Andinayo nanye into eAfrika

Ndiphila ngamatorho, ngokungqiba kwabasemzini,

Ndiphila ngokuyekelelisa intloko, ndijingise inyeke,

Ndomelwe yimatha, kuba kubi akukuhlanga tu, kwaphela

Kodwa: NdingumAfrika eAfrika, Ndizalelwe eAfrika,

Ondizalayo naye wazalelwa apha eAfrika, Ezalwa ngowazwalelwa eAfrika

Nto leyo ndingaziyo nokuba lilishwa nokuba lithamsanqa na

Ngoba amaAfrika ayakhasa kulo lonke elimiweyo

Ukususela eKapa ukuya kuqhina eKhayiro, Ukuphuma eMelika ukuyakutshona eNyuzilanti

Akukho kuphumla kubukhoboka bamaAfrika, nalapha eAfrika

Nalowo ufumene itarhu lokuba phantsi kwedyokhwe, ngokuqashwa,

Ubulela isonka nje, akukho nto ingako, kaloku ubucaka bobaphakade, ndiyabona

Othe waba ufulathelwa ngamawabo kwaphela, uxel’ ukhetsha ukudla amantshontsho ezinye iintaka

Naye eyintaka phofu, Akacingi tu ukuzingela ezinye izilwanyana,

Ingenguye wenzeni, ibubungozi amelana nabo xa axhumela irhamncwa nenzala yalo

Yho! Sofa siqhankqalaza.

Xa sicinga kuyalunga kuyonakala; Xa becinga kuyonakala bayalungelwa

Linzima igqirhwa elasithakathatyo

NdingumAfrika eAfrika,

Ndizalelwe eAfrika, ondizalayo naye wazalelwa apha eAfrika

Kodwa ndingoyena mntu ungaziviyo ndisekhaya eAfrika

Ndihlala ndizibamb’ umzimb. Mhlaw’mbi ndingowasemzini apha.

Kumele ndibesimilo simbi ukuze ndamkeleke kule Afrika kaloku

Kumele ndithethe lwimi lumbi, ndinxibe sinxibo simbi, ndinqule thixo umbi,

Ndizimase masiko wambi, ndifunde mfundo imbi, ndamkele kuphila kumbi

Ndikholwele zizinto zimbi. Ndamkele ukuba nembali ethile.

Ndithetha-thethane, ndingazula-zuli kuyo yonke indawo

Ukuze ndibenako ukuvunyelwa ukuphila eAfrika, ngokwasemthethweni noko

Tyhini kodwa uxhelekile umoya, wonzakele umzimba wam,

Udandathekile umphefumlo wam, nengqondo yam ixinezekile

Ngoku ungaba naso njani isibindi sokuthi kumele ndiqinise ukusebenza ndophila?

Bubugqi bantoni obu ubushumayelayo bokokuba intsokolo yam yenziwe kukonqena kwam?

Izinto zodlala azaziwa ndiyabona. Inxeba lale ndoda ingumAfrika yintlekisa!

Kodwa kuthiwa mandibe ngumntu woxolo, anditsho?

Kodwa ndiyayalwa, mandingazilweli utshaba lwam, akunjalo?

Tyhini, bendiba ndiyingqondi kanti ndisisiyatha.

Bendibasendikhanyiselwe kanti ndiyabula kwisitho-thoko sobumnyama.

Lento kuthiwa lutshaba, iyabhanxa!

Indithengisele amaphupha, ndayinika ukuphila.

Imbongi ayinatyala. Ibhodla ekuphakiweyo. Rhabula apha ke wena, ungafinci.

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18/08/16 20:30

Isikhalo somont’ omnyama

Kuyo ‘zo kube nini sikhala na?

Isikhalo somont’ omnyama yingoma kusini na?

Isingqala sentsana zaseAfrika ingaba ligubu, kubani na?

Iinyembezi zokhokho bethu zigxizela kumlambo iNayile yini na?

Nisohlula-hlule, umntu nomntakwabo, nisithelekisile

Nasaba nasenza abenu singamathole eAfrika

Nasifundisa ukungabon’ ubuntu bomnye umAfrika

Kodwa sihlale sibona abasemzini njengabantu

Kunamnhlanje iilwimi zasemzini zilwimi zeenkobe

Iilwimi ezingamakhulu zaseAfrika zithathelwa ingqalelo

Zibekelwe emva kwezabaphambuki abasuka basicinezela

Akukho ntsana inokuzuza imfundo ingaz’ulwimi lwaseYurophu

Imbali yethu yenziwe yabhanga ezikolweni, sifunda eyezinye izizwe

Ababhali bomthonyama benziwe inkunkuma, bagqwaliswa

Bona abeentlanga bayagqama,bangamagqala neentshatsheli zolwazi

Hayini maAfrika! Hayini!

Oothixo nezinto zethu ezingccwele zitshabhisiwe

Zeziwa ezoMtyholi, ezesi”mnyama”, zathiya

Abantu beAfrika balahlekisiwe kodwa!

Sanikwa iinkolelo ezingangqinelaniyo nathi

Laqhekezwa usapho ngoothixo basemzini

Uyalila uQamata apho akhoyo, ulilela usapho lwakhe

Eyona nto ayingcwalisile ibulalelwe yinkolo

Kubi, kunzima, emazweni ethu kuyasokolwa

Imibonekiso yaseNtshona ixhonywe kwiinkundla zethu

Uqhanqalazo lwabafundi luwele kwiindlebe ezisithulu

Banicelile benibongoza ukuba nothule imiqingqwa

Yhini! Kwelixesha sivumelanayo ukuba uRhodes wasicinezela

Singanabo na abantu abathatha iqhayiya lokummisa entla?

Imigodi eyombelwe thina ngamangcwaba kuphela

Imigodi yegolide yombelwe izizukulwana zabamhlophe

Ubutyebi bethu buthathwa sijongile

Siyancedisa nathi ukuyisa ngaphesheya imali yethu

Sisebenza nzima ukuze ezinye iintlanga ziphumelele

Akukho namvuzo nasebelo sibonakalayo kubucaka bethu

Tyhini! Le nto inguMyuroph’ ibhadlile

Isuke lee yazosiphatha kwimizi yethu!

Ndiyanqanda. Ndiyakhuza. Ndiyanibongoza.

Musani ukuvuma ukuba ngabantu abangenaxabiso

Musani ukuvuma ikati irhuqelwe eziko nikhona

Phaphamani ziyaphela iinkomo zoyihl’ omkhulu ebuhlanti

Vukani nibulale ingcuka le igqiba imfuyo ekhaya

Isibaya siyaphela nilibele kukuzimasa isidima soBuntu

Nakuzigqibela nisithi ningabantu nothuke niyimipha

Niyayazi ukuba ichutyiwe emva koko iyalahlwa

MaAfrika masilweni, silweleni ubutyebi bethu!

Imbongi ayinatyala, ibhodla ekuphakiweyo. Rhabula apha ke wena, ungafinci

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Mnt’ omnyama

Uyingweletshetshe, iqhawe, ikroti, ingonyama nomoyisi, mnt’ omnyama.

Wena onobumnyama obothus’ ilanga bukhuphe ithunzi elinesithozela

Mnt’ omnyama, uphi onjengawe?

Ungoyena mntu ndimaziyo womeleleyo!

Waadlula emlilweni wocalucalulo.

Usilwa ugqushalaza uxel’ isikhukukazi sibona ukhetsha ezoqwengw’ amantshontsho.

Sithi aba simile namhlanje ngenxa yokunikela ngobomi bakho,

Ngenxa yokuzincama kwakho wafela isizukulwana sethu

Ewe nina babenibamba, benithimba, beningcungcuthekisa,

Nina babenihlaza, nirhuqelwa isidima eludakeni

Nina bookhokho bethu,

Enani tambata ngenyawo nisilwa amabhulu namangesi

Nditsho nani bantu bethu bomoya,

Enabulalelwa ukudlulisa imiyalezo yabaphantsi

Ewe, nina magorha ethu enalwelwa isizwe sakwaNtu

Babenizingela njengezilwanyana.

Benixhokonxa, benikorhola, benithuthumbisa

Kodwa naphila kunjalo!

Mfihlelo ini enaninayo?

Ayingawo amandla omonde, nethemba?

Nijonga ukuba ingomso liniphatheleni

Asikuko na ukukholwa ukuba zonke izinto zobuya zilunge?

Sitsho amandla okuqhankqalaza, ningavumi ukucinezelwa ezweni lenu

Ewe amandla okuba nesibindi sokubamba iintlangano zokupolitika,

Nina nabamb’ ibhazuka yaseRashiya, nevolovolo laseTyhubha!

Naba namandla okuvisa utshaba intlungu ekudala nani niyiva

Nalulwa, naloyisa, nalupha nxolo olwalungabafanelanga, ngoba ningabantu bobuntu

Bubo ke obo ubuthixo benu, Bantu, nzala kaNtu

Ke? Ayinini ookhokho bethu na?

Anizizo izinyanya zethu, kwisini na?

Asililo igazi lenu elibaleka emithanjeni yethu na?

Ingaba asizontsana zenu yini na?

Kanti asisiso isizukulwana enasilwelwayo thina na?

Ngoko ke. Sinawo nathi lo mandla nani nawo

Sinabo ubugorha nobukroti enaninabo!

Nathi sinaso isibindi enaninaso!

Kwaye siyifumene inkululeko  enayilwelwa!

Sikhululekile kumatyathanga namaqhina kaBotha

UVelavuthe akaphumelelanga tuu kwaphela

Nina magorha ethu

Lo nto ke sithe chatha ukuba nezixhobo kunani booyisekazi

Utshaba sisalulwa nanamhlanje

Intlupheko, ubuqaba, ubuqhophololo, ubusela, impatho mbi yabasetyhini

Silwa neziyunguma ezigqiba ulutsha lwethu

Iindywala, iziyobisi, ubundlobongela nobugwinta

Silwelwa imfundo efikeleleka kuluntu lonke

Ukuvulelwa kwabantu bonke amasango amaziko ezempilo

Sigwayimbela ukuvuzwa kwabantu ngendlela eyiyo eluxilongweni

Siqhanqalazela amalungelo abantwana, eenkonde neenkondekwazi

Simela abantu abayimilwelwe, umlisela nomthinjana

Iintsana ezingenako kuzilwelwa, siyazivikela kububi balo mhlaba

Sisebenzisa amandla enasishiya nawo, sithatha apho nayeka khona

Ekugqibeleli kuzakuvunywa ukuba iAfrika likhaya.

Ikhaya lawo wonke umntu ophilila kuyo!

UMzantsi Afrika yabo bonke abantu abaphila kuyo, abantsundu nabamhlophe!

Imbongi ayinatyala, ibhodla ekuphakiweyo. Rhabula apha ke wena, ungafinci

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