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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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