Literary Competitions

IZIGIGABA ZECOVID-19 LODONSI LWAYO Ichithamuzi

Kwakuphakathi kwamabili, umama lobaba bekade bethethisana. Mina ngangisuke ngajumeka, ngathi nxa ngiphaphama ngezwa umama uyakhala. Ngathuthumela, ngesaba. Nganyenya ngasondela esivalweni sekamelo ngifuna ukulalela. Yimi lowo ngiyinamathisela nama indlebe esivalweni sekamelo labazali bami, ngamuzwa umama ekhala, ekhala ethethisa ubaba ethi, “Hi-hi-hi-hi, bulala nxa ufuna ukungibulala, kodwa iqiniso ngikutshelile.” “Liqiniso bani ongitshele lona wena?” Wabhavuma ubaba ngezwi…

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Literary Competitions

IZIGIGABA ZECOVID-19 LODONSI LWAYO

“Kanti iyabe ivele iyindoda bani esingatshona inguMbongendlu? Kanti iCovid leyo ngeyakho wedwa yini abantu bonke begula behamba nje? Okwakho sokumangalisa ngani pho? Kambe kulendoda esingatshona ithe khuzu kokuyizindlwanyana khonokhu inyanga yonke? Abantwana sebeswele lokuthi baxoxele ngaphi izindaba zabo. Angithi ukuhlala endlini lokhu yikho okwenza ubone lamanga lawa?” wayekhuluma umkamnewethu uMaSibanda  entela, esendlini yabo yokulala kodwa ezwakala langapha…

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IZAGA

IZAGA Umntwana Ongakhaliyo Ufela Embelekweni

Isaga esithi, Umntwana Ongakhaliyo Ufela Embelekweni sande ukutshiwo nxa, kukhuthazwa ukuba umuntu kumele akhalaze ngolutho oluthile aluswelayo kukhuthazwa ukuthi umuntu kakhulume angathuli nxa kulento emphatha kubi loba emlimazayo kukhuthazwa ukubana umuntu kumele angafeli ngaphakathi ngolutho oluthile angalimukisa ngalo asizakale. Kudala lalamhla lokhu, omama bande ukuthi babelethe abantwana emhlane, ikakhulu insane. Umama ongalaye ongamsiza emzini wakhe,…

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Inganekwane kaGogo

INGANEKWANE Ubunyonyo loNtethe

Woza Uzokuzwa Mngane… Indaba yethu yethiwa nguGOGO uBARBARA NKALA Namhla bangane bakaGogo ngiliphathele inganekwane kaBunyonyo loNtethe. Kuthiwa laba babezwana kakhulu. Babehlala bedlala bonke ezokukhwenyeza lokweqayeqa, bayedinga izithelo lokudla okumnandi bebonke, bazitike izisu zibe bomvu. Basuke baye emthonjeni bayenatha amanzi babe sebevalelisana sebesiyalala. Kwakulomahluko owodwa phakathi kwabo. UBunyonyo kwakusibakhona izikhathi lapho ayengelaso isikhathi sokudlala, esithi kusamele…

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DEVOTIONALS

Ngaphetsheya Kwengcwaba

Kulombhalo eNcwadini othi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi lowo owezwayo amazwi ami amkholwe lowo ongithumileyo ulokuphila okungapheliyo njalo kazukulahlwa; usechaphile wasuka ekufeni waya ekuphileni” (uJohane 5:24). Impilo yisipho esimangalisayo esivela kuMdali, uNkulunkulu. Kodwa yonke impilo ilesibanga. Umuntu kaphili okungapheliyo lapha emhlabeni. Omunye uphila okwemizuzwana nje elusane, afe eyingane engakamunyi lakumunya. Omunye aphile aze athathe kumbe ende. Omunye njalo…

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