Umbongo ngokumanyana kwamaAfrika

MaAfrika, maAfrika, ndiyakhuza, maAfrika

Mlisela nomthinjela womzi waseAfrika ndiveni

Khanizibaze okomvundla niphulaphule

Imbongi ayinatyala ibhodla okuphakiweyo

Nanku umba, nantsi inyewe, nanku umdla-mzi

Safa sibulalana singamaAfrika ngenxa yobuzwe

Aphela amathemba, atshona amalanga, siphathana kakubi

Wawa umAfrika ewiswa sisandla somnye

Waxatyelwa umkhuluwa exhelwa ngumniniwe wakhe

Kubi abadala bayabuza iZenobani, omnye uyaphendula: IzenoFobiya?

Kaloku esikwaziyo kukolula isandla kwabamhlophe sixolele

Sizincutshe ekubulaleni abantakwethu, andithi?

Bawele icingo bezobhenela kuthi, njengoko nathi sasenjenjalo kucinezelo lwethu

Kodwa sabandulula, sibabhula, sibajonga ngeentshiya ezimnyama, sibafungela ngophakathi

Lo nto ibhadlile le nto ingumYurophu iphinda ikhomba umnwe apha kuthi

Ithi bajongeni, zizilwanyana kodwa aba bantu, ngoku bayaqwengana

Ndiyanibongoza maAfrika masiyekeni ukubulalana

Abasetyhini nabathanda isini sinye 

Namanye amaAfrika ezinye izizwe masibambisane nabo

Singabatyesheli ecaleni sithi sithi sodwa amaAfrika okwenene

Oodade nabantakwethu bakwamanye amazwe masisebenzisane nabo

Amaqaba singawadeleli, amahlwempu neenkedama singawalibali

Umlisela nomthinjela simkhumbule.

Masingavumini tu ukuthelekiswa ngabasemzini

Sonke thina bantwana bomgquba singabantwana beAfrika 

Ngoko ke kumele sibambisane

Ingcuka izirhuqile esibayeni iinkomo zobaw’ omkhulu

Masibengamakhalipha, ingqondi sizibuyise ngobulali

Siqondane notshaba olujongene nokusahlula

Lusihlula-hlule, lusabe, lusoyise

Masiphaphameni simanyane

Hleze sivuke nathi sesingabathinjiweyo kwelo yis’ omkhulu

Masazini ukuba akukho esinokwenza sisodwa

Kodwa sikunye, siyimbumba yaseAfrika, umkhosi wabantsundu soba lulutho

Mvumeleni ke uMbo nomXesibe abe ngomnye wethu

MKhululeni uMnguni noMSuthu abe sisizwe esinye nathi

AmaMpondomise, maka mise iimpondo enjenje ukulungisa

AbaThembu mabavusele isazela kumaAfrika onke, njengabesithembu

UZulu makakhulule amandl’ ezulu asixhobise

AbaThwa mabasiqondise iindlela ezithe tye zasemandulo

Masikhumbululeni ukuba singamaAfrika, siphuma sizalweli sinye sonke siphela

Ugqibile ukuyinabisa umzululwana kaJada indaba, yena, sethethile, 

Sitshilo isizukulwana sikaSibiside, uMalanganga kaMnguni kaAfrika

Sathi amaAfrika makamanyane ukususela ezantsi ukuyakutsho emntla-Afrika

UJola uwaphosile amazwi kwabandlebe zivaya

UJolinkomo, uNgwanya, UMphankomo, uQengeba 

Ugqogqi iindlebe ezimomeneyo bubuthulu

UMfaz’ obele lide oncancisa nangaphayo komfula,

Uqhuqha inkwethu emehlweni wamaAfrika

Kukuni ke ukuba niyakuva okanye nizenze izithulu

Kukuni ke ukuba niyakubuya nibone, okanye nozenza iimfama

Kukuni ukuba nakungamhoyi uNjuza, uS’thukuthezi, uHakaha uHodoshe 

Lo uthandwa mhla kukubi, uyithethile ebeyithunyiwe

Livumeleni ke ithole loMthwakazi lihle, nehlombe limkile

Ndisatsho: Imbongi ayinatyala ibhodla okuphakiweyo

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Umbongo ngothando lwesini sinye

Gqaba gqaba!

Mandigqabazelise nje ngala magqabantshintshi

Ndithi alukho usana olungenanina

Mandigawule ndiwarhuqa, mawethu

Sizwe sakwantu, nina nimbal’ omdaka

Nzala kaNtu, ntsana zabantsundu

BaNguni sizukulwana saseAfrika

Ewe kaloku nini amaAfrika okwenene

Nangona umhlaba nawuhluthwayo

Mvaba ngemvaba zomzi waseAfrika

Sizukulwana sikaPhalo: maXhosa, MaGcaleka nani booRharhabe

BaThembu, BaThwa, maMpondo namaMpondomise

MaGqunukhwebe, MaMfengu, MaBhaca naMaBomvana,

MaHlubi, BaMbo, sizukulwana sikaSenzangakhona

NinabakaMoshoeshe, nanibakaMzilikazi

Nina nonke nisesinyini saseAfrika nasemntla-Afrika

Ndivumeleni ndityatyadule

Ndenjenje ukuzityand’ igila

Imbongi ayinatyala, ibhodla okuphakiweyo

Iphina na intaka exhwith’ uboya bamantshontsho wayo

Ithi yakha umzi?

Silwane sini esithi sivukele inzala yaso sithi silwa umzingeli?

Ke ..., nto enaniyibona phi le niyenzayo?

Masikizi mani laa nizimise ukuqhuba ngawo?

Nanikhe nayivaphi into yokubulala umntu ngenxa yothando?

Nithi ukuthanda isini esinye asisubo ubuAfrika

Kodwa ndiyabona ukubulula nokudlwengula bubo bona, andithi?

Xa iintombi zenu niziqwengwa okwexhalanga,

Nithi udyakalashe makathini?

Niyimele into yokuba luhlazo ukubona amanina embatha ngangubo nye

Nithi nidlwengula ezintsana ngenxa yokuthando isini esinye

Aniboni tu ukuzichana kwenu kubhontsi?

Ayaphi na amanina azokuzilela ooPhumeza Nkolonzi nooSihle Sikoji?

Isihlwele sona siyasiva isikhalo sabo oo Disebo Gift Makau

Khanimeni ndibuze: Aniyilahlanga indlela kodwa?

Nto naniyiva ngabani le yokungcungcuthekisana?

Hayini maAfrika ndiyanqanda,

Khaniyikhele umkhanyo noko le nto?

Nigrenyana nje, ningagqibani!

Kuya kuphela nini ukudlana izithende kulo umzi wamaAfrika?

Kuyakuphela nini ukunukana silusapho lwamaAfrika?

Lo wethu umzi nithi uyakuze ume kwisini na?

Ewe ukufa kusembizeni.

Kodwa umqomi wayo sanukuvuma ukuba ibenini!

Ezinye intlanga zenza intlekisa ngani

Ziyabizana zithi: bajongeni ooxam bayaphaxulana

Nanikhe nababona na abasemzini bezikhohlakalele iintsana zabo?

Ndiyanikhuza ngoba abaMhlophe bayagqumana umhlane

Babumbene okwedongwe, bekhusela iintsana zabo:

Ke nina noyiswa yintoni ukubambana noba anivisisani?

Olona tshaba nilubonayo, kukubona amadoda kumandlalo mnye na?

Lisebenzile iqhinga lomtyholi apha kuni.

Oyena mgqiba mzi nimvayo kukuthandana kwamadoda, andithi?

Iinkomo zobawo zamnkiswa kukubona amanina ethandana, kwisini?

Imihlaba yaxuthwa kuba kwabhentsiswa le nyewe, yaveziswa esihleni?
Ewe kaloku kwantlandlo le nto ibisenzeka
Qha into yokuba kungathethwa ngayo, ibe yimfihlo, ayiyisusi tu kwimbali

Yhe utshaba lunididile, luniphixanisile lanishuya niqwengana

Lona lizandla sizumsulwa, oko phezulu

Asilulo na oluzengodlame lanifundisa ukubulalana xa ningavumelananiyo?

Aniboni na ukuba sithelekisiwe omnye nomnye?

Bona bayabulalana na, khanizibuze?
UMelika uyamvukela uMyurophu?
Iintlanga ezihluthe ubutyebi bethu, ingaba ziyazingelana na?

Njengokuba nitshabalalisana; ningalibali ukuba bona bayakhana

Ngoku ke thina kutheni singenakusebenzisana?

Ukungaboni ngaso linye akutsho ukukhuphana iliso

Ndithetha bukhali ndenziwa yintlungu
Ndinitywatyusha nje ndenziwa kukunithanda
Ndiyanithanda maAfrika nonke niphele
Njalo ngokwahlukana kwenu, ningabasekhaya, eAfrika
Imbongi ayinatyala ibhodla ekuphakiweyo
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iIntersectionality lena yeyaseAfrika, sithi ukuyibiza buBuntu

Gqaba gqaba!

Mandigqabazelise nje ngala magqabantshintshi

Ndithi alukho usana olungenanina

Mandigawule ndiwarhuqa, mawethu

Sizwe sakwantu, nina nimbal’ omdaka

Nzala kaNtu, ntsana zabantsundu

BaNguni sizukulwana saseAfrika

Ewe kaloku nini amaAfrika okwenene

Nangona umhlaba nawuhluthwayo

Mvaba ngemvaba zomzi waseAfrika

Sizukulwana sikaPhalo: maXhosa, MaGcaleka nani booRharhabe

BaThembu, maMpondo namaMpondomise

MaGqunukhwebe, MaMfengu, MaBhaca naMaBomvana,

MaHlubi, BaMbo, sizukulwana sikaSenzangakhona

NinabakaMoshoeshe, nanibakaMzilikazi

Nina nonke nisesinyini saseAfrika nasemntla-Afrika

Ndivumeleni ndityatyadule

Ndenjenje ukuzityand’ igila

Imbongi ayinatyala, ibhodla okuphakiweyo

Iphina na intaka exhwith’ uboya bamantshontsho wayo

Ithi yakha umzi?

Silwane sini esithi sivukele inzala yaso sithi silwa umzingeli?

Ke ..., nto enaniyibona phi le niyenzayo?

Masikizi mani laa nizimise ukuqhuba ngawo?

Nanikhe nayivaphi into yokubulala umntu ngenxa yothando?

Nithi ukuthanda isini esinye asisubo ubuAfrika

Kodwa ndiyabona ukubulula nokudlwengula bubo bona, andithi?

Xa iintombi zenu niziqwengwa okwexhalanga,

Nithi udyakalashe makathini?

Niyimele into yokuba luhlazo ukubona amanina embatha ngangubo nye

Nithi nidlwengula ezintsana ngenxa yokuthando isini esinye

Aniboni tu ukuzichana kwenu kubhontsi?

Ayaphi na amanina azokuzilela ooPhumeza Nkolonzi nooSihle Sikoji?

Isihlwele sona siyasiva isikhalo sabo oo Disebo Gift Makau

Khanimeni ndibuze: Aniyilahlanga indlela kodwa?

Nto naniyiva ngabani le yokungcungcuthekisana?

Hayini maAfrika ndiyanqanda,

Khaniyikhele umkhanyo noko le nto?

Nigrenyana nje, ningagqibani!

Kuya kuphela nini ukudlana izithende kulo umzi wamaAfrika?

Kuyakuphela nini ukunukana silusapho lwamaAfrika?

Lo wethu umzi nithi uyakuze ume kwisini na?

Ewe ukufa kusembizeni.

Kodwa umqomi wayo sanukuvuma ukuba ibenini!

Ezinye intlanga zenza intlekisa ngani

Ziyabizana zithi: bajongeni ooxam bayaphaxulana

Nanikhe nababona na abasemzini bezikhohlakalele iintsana zabo?

Ndiyanikhuza ngoba abaMhlophe bayagqumana umhlane

Babumbene oko dongwe, bekhusela iintsana zabo:

Ke nina noyiswa yintoni ukubambana noba anivisisani?

Olona tshaba nilubonayo kubona amadoda kumandlalo mnye?

Lisebenzile iqhinga lomtyholi apha kuni.

Oyena mgqiba mzi nimvayo kukuthandana kwamadoda na?

Iinkomo zobawo zamnkiswa kukubona amanina ethandana, andithi?

Imihlaba yaxuthwa kuba kwabhentsiswa le nyewe, yaveziswa esihleni?

Yhe utshaba lunididile, luniphixanisile lanishuya niqwengana

Lona lizandla sizumsulwa, oko phezulu

Asilulo na utshaba oluzenodlame lokubulalana xa ningavumelananiyo?

Aniboni na ukuba sithelekisiwe omnye nomnye?

Bona bayabulalana na, khanizibuze?

Njengokuba nitshabalalisana; ningalibali ukuba bona bayakhana

Iintlanga ezihluthe ubutyebi bethu, ingaba ziyazingelana na?

Ngoku ke thina kutheni singenakusebenzisana?

Ukungaboni ngaso linye akutsho ukukhuphana iliso

Esikwaziyo kukolula isandla kwabamhlophe sixolele

Sizincutshe ekubulaleni abantakwethu, andithi?

Bawele icingo bezobhenela kuthi, njengoko nathi sasenjenjalo kucinezelo lwethu

Kodwa sabandulula, sibabhula, sibajonga ngeentshiya ezimnyama, sibafungela ngophakathi

Lo nto ibhadlile le nto ingumYurophu iphinda ikhomba umnwe apha kuwe

Ithi bajongeni, zizilwanyana bayaqwengana

Ndiyanibongoza maAfrika

Abasetyhini nabathanda isini sinye

Namanye amaAfrika ezinye izizwe masibambisane nabo

Singabatyesheli oodade nabantakwethu, amaqaba singawadeleli

Amahlwempu neenkedama singawalibali

Umlisela nomthinjela simkhumbule.

Sonke thina bantwana bomgquba singabantwana beAfrika

Ngoko ke kumele sibambisane

iIntersectionality lena yeyaseAfrika, sithi ukuyibiza buBuntu

Ingcuka izirhuqile esibayeni iinkomo zobaw’ omkhulu

Masibengamakhalipha, ingqondi sizibuyise

Siqondane notshaba olujongene nokusahlula

Lusihlula-hlule, lusabe, lusoyise

Masiphaphameni simanyane

Hleze sivuke nathi sesingabathinjiweyo kwelo yis’ omkhulu

Masazini ukuba akukho esinokwenza sisodwa

Kodwa sikunye, siyimbumba yaseAfrika, umkhosi wabantsundu soba lulutho

Mvumeleni ke uMbo nomXesibe abe ngomnye wethu

MKhululeni uMnguni noMSuthu abe sisizwe esinye nathi

AmaMpondomise, maka mise iimpondo enjenje ukulungisa

AbaThembu mabavusele isazela kumaAfrika onke

UZulu makakhulule amandl’ ezulu asixhobise

AbaThwa mabasiqondise iindlela ezithe tye

Masikhumbululeni ukuba singamaAfrika, siphuma sizalweli sinye sonke

Ugqibile ukuyinabisa umzululwana kaJada indaba, sethethile,

Sitshilo isizukulwana sikaSibiside, uMalanganga kaMnguni kaAfrika

UJola uwaphosile amazwi kwabandlebe zivaya

UJolinkomo, uNgwanya, UMphankomo noQengeba ugqogqile iindlebe ezisithuli

UMfaz’ obele lide oncancisa nangaphayo komfula, uqhuqhile inkwethu emehlweni

Kukuni ke ukuba niyakuva okanye nizenze izithulu

Kukuni ukuba uNjuza, uS’thukuthezi, uHakaha uHodoshe nakungamhoyi

Lo uthandwa mhla kukubi, uyithethile ebeyithunyiwe

Livumeleni ithole loMthwakazi lihle lingene esidlangalaleni

Imbongi ayinatyala nangoku ibhodla okuphakiweyo

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