Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Okuphakathi
- Isingeniso
- Introduction
- 1 Ugqozi
- 2 Imbongi
- 3 Umthandazo Wembongi
- 4 OKomhlaba Kuyadlula
- 5 Imfundo Ephakeme
- 6 Wo, Ngitshele Mntanomlungu!
- 7 Yin’ Ukwazi?
- 8 Wo, Leli Khehla!
- 9 Ukuhlwa
- 10 Inyanga
- 11 Ukuthula
- 12 Nayaphi?
- 13 Ngoba ... Sewuthi
- 14 Izinsimbi zesonto
- 15 KwaDedangendlale
- 16 Imifula Yomhlaba
- 17 UMamina
- 18 NgoMbuyazi Endondakusuka
- 19 Ezinkomponi
- 20 Sengiyakholwa
2 - Imbongi
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2022
- Frontmatter
- Okuphakathi
- Isingeniso
- Introduction
- 1 Ugqozi
- 2 Imbongi
- 3 Umthandazo Wembongi
- 4 OKomhlaba Kuyadlula
- 5 Imfundo Ephakeme
- 6 Wo, Ngitshele Mntanomlungu!
- 7 Yin’ Ukwazi?
- 8 Wo, Leli Khehla!
- 9 Ukuhlwa
- 10 Inyanga
- 11 Ukuthula
- 12 Nayaphi?
- 13 Ngoba ... Sewuthi
- 14 Izinsimbi zesonto
- 15 KwaDedangendlale
- 16 Imifula Yomhlaba
- 17 UMamina
- 18 NgoMbuyazi Endondakusuka
- 19 Ezinkomponi
- 20 Sengiyakholwa
Summary
Olukaban’ ulim’ olukhuluma
Lunyakazise imithambo
Yezinhliziyo neyamakhanda
Ezilwane nemithi nenhlabathi;
Okhulumela kude naseduze,
Kodwa kuvele kufane;
Okhuluma ngivuka nanxa ngilele,
Nokho ngivele ngimuzwe?
Olwembong’ ebongel’ abangekho,
Nelembong’ ebongela ngisezwa.
Ngizw’ ikhuluma phans’ entshonalanga
Laph’ imililw’ ebomv’ iqhamuka khona,
Nalapho kungephuzela khona
Amalangab’ omnyama nokwesaba,
Nalapho kuphuma khon’ uqwembe
Lwembes’ umhlaba ngezinkanyezi
Eziqakamba ngivuke ngigozobale.
Mbong’ ubong’ umhlab’ usakhasa,
Wakhula won’ umhlaba wema,
Wadlubulunda ngaphambili,
Kodwa wena Mbongi walikoza
Ngokubonile nokuzayo,
Ubikez’ abaphansi bamathongo
Abakuthume ngolimi,
Thina sikhuluma ngekhubalo.
Konje ngabe yim’ engikhulumayo,
Noma ngabe nguwe Thongo likaMbongi?
Ngabe ngizwe kahle noma
ngiyahlongozelwa?
Ngingakazalwa umhlaba wawungenandlela;
Ungaziwa, ungaqondakali, ngawubamba.
Ngizwe umemeza, Mbongi, phambi kwami,
Wangihola ngodondolo ngin-
gaboni, ngabona.
Ngidedele ngibonge, ngivul’ indlela nami
kwaMhlaba.
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- Amal’ezulu , pp. 3 - 4Publisher: Wits University PressPrint publication year: 2021