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17 - UMamina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

B. W. Vilakazi
Affiliation:
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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Woza Mamina,

Woza selul’ izinyawo siye laphaya,

Laphaya la kulihlane khona,

Lapho kuvuk’ imithombo yamanzi

Ematisa amadwal’ aluhlaza

Abushelezi ngenxa yesilele.

Musa Mamina,

Phuma sengathi uyokh’ amanzi,

Uthwal’ igobongo wehlis’ umfula.

Uyofika sengiphansi kwezidoni,

Zithelile sezithe yeyeye,

Zimnyama zijuz’ umpe.

Woza Mamina,

Uth’ uwedwa ub’ umpilimpili.

Ezakh’ izindlela zinakaziwe,

Zihlunyelwa yizimbali

Oqhamuka zikhothame ziwe,

Zigebis’ amakhand’ enhlabathini.

Ngime Mamina,

Ngibuk’ utshan’ eceleni?

Ngibuzwa bunkwela, kukhal’ udwani,

Lukubingelela mntanenkosi,

Nemvunge ngizw’ iwakazela nakude

Ngezibonakaliso nemibal’ eminingi.

Woza Mamina,

Uyinkosikazi yenhliziyo yami wedwa,

Uwedwa ekujuleni komphefumulo

Wam’ okungaziwa; unjengobhaqa

Olukhanya luxosh’ umnyam’ exhibeni;

Uwedwa njengomkhumb’ untwel’ olwandle.

Uphi Mamina?

Ngiyakucinga ngikuphuthaza,

Izandla zami zibamb’ umoya nobala.

Unjengesiboshwa, ukinatelw’ enhliziyweni

Yomphefumulo wam’ ongathi nyiki.

Unyakaza ngikuzwe, uphefumule ngizwe.

Woza Mamina,

Ngiyawubon’ umzimba wakh’ usuluza

Njengohlanga ludlaliswa amanzi,

Nekhand’ elincane elintamo

Njengembumbulu yemamba yehlathi

Ihub’ emagatshen’ ingabonwa.

Yebo, Mamina,

Laph’ unyathela ngikubuka

Ungikhumbuza phansi kwaNongoma

Laph’ izintombi zingazalwa,

Ziqhibuka phansi njengamakhowe.

Mamina Mamina,

Usuzinikela kimina ngempela.

Lokhu kuzinikela kwakho kimi yimfihlo,

Kwaziwa nguwe nami, ngikufanisa

Nobuhle bemiqumb’ eqhuma

Kusihlwa yangiwe ngamathons’ amazolo.

Qhabo Mamina,

Akumazolo nabusuku bodwa.

NoNomkhubulwan’ ukuzwile

Ngephunga lamakh’ elikulandelayo,

Wakwengula ngesiphuku sakhe,

Wakulandela wakulondela mina.

Woza Mamina,

Wangibuka ntomb’ enzimakazi

Ngajiyelw’ ukuba ngiyoshonaphi,

Kwaxeg’ amadolo zaw’ izikhali,

Ngangenwa ngumunyu okwesilokazana

Abasifihl’ enhliziyweni bath’ uthando.

Hhiya Mamina,

Ngizozula ngibuye ngithini

Ngoba ngivukwa yikhamb’ okohlanya?

Ngihlanya ngihamba ngingenabhungane,

Ngihawula ihungulo lamangwe,

Ngidakwa yimunyamunyan’ okwenyoni.

Manje ngishay’ inkondlo,

Ngiyayilandelisa nomoya,

Ngiyifafaz’ igcwal’ ingime,

Yengam’ ilanga liphuma,

Izinze njengamathunz’ ehlathi

Aguquka eshalazel’ ilanga,

Liwacinge lize liyoshona.

Mamo! Nami ngiyakucinga, Mamina,

Ucash’ esikhotheni somlalane;

Umlalane ngumphefumulo wami;

Kant’ uyazizulela phakathi

Ucosh’ umsobo nembuya nowowoza.

Akunkondlo yamahawu namawisa;

Ngithi ngivumel’ igekle lakho

Engilizwe likhala kwelikaShaka,

Ngezwa ngalalela ngasengazi,

Ngabon’ izindebe zakh’ ezimnyama

Zilimumeth’ igekle likhala,

Lingikhumbuz’ ombalane behlathi.

Kwanga ngabe lidlalwa yinhliziyo

Yon’ equketh’ imicabango nozwelo.

Usungenze ngabangaka ngothando,

Kwabangath’ angiyen’ okaZulu

Phakathi kwenkatha kaSobantu.

Unginik’ umgqik’ ebandla,

Ngazibuka ngiphakathi kwezimbongi,

Izinxeleha zingengelez’ ekhanda,

Naphakathi kwamasok’ angenakufa

Ezizukulwaneni zezizukulwane.

Ungenza ngilunywe ngamatekenya,

Ngibhedle njalo ngingahlali ngithule.

Ngivumele ngang’ imiyeko

Engiyibon’ idilik’ ekhanda lakho,

Ekufihl’ ubuso ngingabuboni,

Kuphela ngibone kukhanya izimbulunga

Zamehl’ omthakathi kaNtandose.

Ungibuke ngakhophoza ngayintshalantshala,

Kwaphenduka min’ intombi

kanti ngiyinsizwa,

Ngayomem’ impi kaSonkomose,

Yangihlomis’ ihawu neziqhova zentshe,

Ngeza sengisephuzela ngagadla.

Ngikutshath’ emhlane wezimbabala,

Ngikukhethel’ ezizibhelumhlophe,

Ngath’ emnqoka ngabek’ unkonka.

Ngikuhlalisil’ esihlibhini sengca,

Ngaseluka ngomhlanga uphicwe nembubu,

Ngakushiya nokhamba luqhilik’ amasi,

Ngagqizis’ izinyawo zakho ngovovo.

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Amal’ezulu , pp. 55 - 64
Publisher: Wits University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • UMamina
  • B. W. Vilakazi, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
  • Book: Amal’ezulu
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  • UMamina
  • B. W. Vilakazi, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
  • Book: Amal’ezulu
  • Online publication: 01 September 2022
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