Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Okuphakathi
- Isingeniso
- Introduction
- 1 NgePhasika
- 2 Inkelenkele yakwaXhosa
- 3 Ukhamba lukaSonkomose
- 4 We moya!
- 5 Inqomfi
- 6 Impophoma yeVictoria
- 7 Woza Nonjinjikazi!
- 8 Khalani maZulu!
- 9 Umcabango wasekuseni
- 10 Sengiyokholwa-ke
- 11 Cula ngizwe!
- 12 Ma ngificwa ukufa
- 13 Ngizw’ ingoma
- 14 Ithongo lokwazi
- 15 UShaka kaSenzangakhona
- 16 Ngomz’omdaladala kaGrout
- 17 Phezu kwethuna likaShaka
- 18 Aggrey we-Afrika
- 19 UNokufa
- 20 Isenanelo eminyakeni engamashumi mahlanu
- 21 Wena-ke uyothini?
7 - Woza Nonjinjikazi!
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2022
- Frontmatter
- Okuphakathi
- Isingeniso
- Introduction
- 1 NgePhasika
- 2 Inkelenkele yakwaXhosa
- 3 Ukhamba lukaSonkomose
- 4 We moya!
- 5 Inqomfi
- 6 Impophoma yeVictoria
- 7 Woza Nonjinjikazi!
- 8 Khalani maZulu!
- 9 Umcabango wasekuseni
- 10 Sengiyokholwa-ke
- 11 Cula ngizwe!
- 12 Ma ngificwa ukufa
- 13 Ngizw’ ingoma
- 14 Ithongo lokwazi
- 15 UShaka kaSenzangakhona
- 16 Ngomz’omdaladala kaGrout
- 17 Phezu kwethuna likaShaka
- 18 Aggrey we-Afrika
- 19 UNokufa
- 20 Isenanelo eminyakeni engamashumi mahlanu
- 21 Wena-ke uyothini?
Summary
Woza wena Nonjinjikazi!
Woza mshikishi wendlela,
Wen’ olunyawo lumbaxambili,
Lwalukwe zisinga zensimbi
Zikhwela, zeqana, zehlana
Phansi naphezu kwamathafa;
Wen’ owathath’ obabamkhulu
Wababhungula nakalokhu;
Sathi sibabuza waziba,
Washushubeza ngejubane
Sengath’ uvalwe nezindlebe,
Utshobele unotshobela.
Waleth’ izihubahubane
Zazovukuz’ umhlaba wethu,
Kunamhla sibon’ amagquma
Amhlophe njengezihlabathi
Zemisinga yamanz’ olwandle.
Bheka nakhu ngihlezi phansi
Kwexhib’ abaphumula kulo
Okade ubaginge bezwa.
Ngibuka ngasempumalanga
Lapho kusuka izikhatha
Zentuthu nothul’ olumhlophe,
Ziqubuka zisho phezulu.
Kumnandi ukuba sendaweni
Enjengalena laph’ ilanga
Seliyoshona liyinhlamvu
Yomlil’ obomv’ ukhanya
Kwanga uvivi lokusa.
Ngiyalibona leli langa
Eliphelezelwa ngamafu
Akhanyis’ okwensimb’ ebomvu
Ivutha phakathi kwelahle –
Linendingilizi yomqhele
Ocwebezelis’ okwegoli
Lawo babamkhul’ e-Afrika.
Shona langa lemihla yonke,
Wen’ owanqab’ ukukhanyisa
Kithina sizwe sikaMnyama
Imfihlo yomtapo wegoli
Engilibona licebisa
Izizwe nezinxa zomhlaba.
Thina bakaMnyama sibuka
Sikhex’ izindeb’ ezinkulu.
Sondela sikhathi somnyama!
Nakho sengizwa namagekle
Akhalis’ okotokoloshe
Becwil’ emanzin’ oThukela.
Ngizw’ abaVenda nabaTshopi
Behay’ amahubo
Okuchwensa kwezithandani
Ziklabile njengezimazi
Ezimalunga nezimpemvu
Ezinkangala ze-Afrika.
Ngiyezwa kuduma naphansi,
Izinyawo zisikaz’ ize,
Zingikhumbuz’ oMameyiguda
Ngasezigcawini zeTheku.
Ngiyezw’ amahub’ ahlukile
Kwawezizwe zaseMfolozi.
Suka wena Nonjinjikazi!
Mus’ ukusondela masinya,
Ngisathathekile manjena.
Sengathi ngabe ngicashile
Phakathi kwamahlang’ akithi
Agcwel’ ummbila namathanga,
Ngingenakuthikamezeka
Yilezi zixuku zabantu
Ezidlula zixokozela.
Ngizibon’ ilanga liphuma,
Ngazibon’ ilanga lishona.
Kobamnyama kuse zidlula.
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- Inkondlo kaZulu , pp. 29 - 32Publisher: Wits University PressPrint publication year: 2021