Saturday 13 August 2016

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

Ngu: SNLV kaJolinkomo

No comments:

Post a Comment