Thursday 29 September 2016

It is still Heritage month, right? Now read this

Azibuye emasisweni

Ng'bolek' indlebe maNdebele
Naku ngpheth indaba
Phamb' kwabomma nabo baba ngyazbika
Ngiz'bika nje ngfun' ukthula nas'
indaba
Haye kuthiwe az' buye emasisweni
Nanje ngbeth isandla phez' kwesinye ngyarabhela
As'buyelen'  emva sithath' indlela yabobamkhulu
Ngombana vele indlela ibuzwa kwaba phambili
Isintu sithi umuntu akalahlwa
Injalo ke nemvelaphi yomuntu ayilahlwa
Kazi imvelaphi yomuntu iligugu
MaNdebele,Nzunza no Manala
Lento ay'gijimeni mbala s'buye asisweni
Siy'rage nges'khethu s'ngaqal' emva
Nenge sing at kbit I hung a bukhethu s'tjhinge phambili
Mbala nakuyipoto singay'vuthisa
Isintu sithi akunaqili elakhe laz'khoth' emhlana
Sis'tjhaba s'yathlogana
Nzunza no Manala
Az'buye emasisweni

Poem written by Thembisile Mkhatshwa

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