Giya Mthwakazi

Ubuntandane buyangizulazulisaUbuntandane buyangigqilazisaNgiyogqilazwa kuze kube nini Nkosi?Siyafika nini esam’ isikhathiSokuphumula kwezam’ izinhlungu? Min’ uzangithata mhla kutheni kul’ umhlaba?Njengob’ uBaba sowamthatha,Lami ngiyolala ngedwa zwi ngaphansi komhlabathiUtshani, inhlabathi kunye lezihlahlaYikh’ engizavusana lakho amavuku kuphela zwi. Walala yedwa zwi uBabaNgaphansi kwesihlahla somgwadi,Lami ngiyolala ngedwa zwiNgingabi ngisezwa lelizwi lonyenyezayoNgilele ngaphansi kwesomkhemeswane. Ngiyokhulumisana lebhokisi lamiLobhayana engizangcwatshwa ngalo.Angazi langabe ngiyobe ngiyibonile…

Lang’elihle Mthwakaz’omuhle! Siyabonga ukuhlangana njalo kuleli iviki singabaphilayo. Sigcinakele emuseni weNkosi owansuku zonke. Ngithemba inhlelo lezi ezikulesi sigcawu ziyakusiza mhlobo wami. Siyalangatha ukuzwa kuwe. Lapho ongezwisisi khona, uvunyelwe ukubuzisisa ukuze sonke sinyathele nganyawo lunye sisiya phambili. Lamhla silembongi ezimbili ezigiya phambi kwethu. Phela, izinkondlo zisifundisa ukuphila. Zenza siwuzwisise njalo siwuhloniphe umhlaba lo esiphila kuwo. Zenza…

Kuviki elidlulileyo ngikhulumile ngenye yezimbongi ezisakhulayo, uMethembe Mathuthu owethula inkondlo yakhe elombuzo okusamele uMthwakazi awuphendule. Liyabuza ijaha lakoMathuthu lithi, uthuleleni uMthwakazi izinto zisonakala.  UMethembe Mathuthu ngumfundi esikolo seSizane lapho enza khona lezizifundo ze ‘A’ Level: Ndebele Language, Ndebele Literature, History leReligious Studies. Ake uzizwele ukuthi ligiya lisithini ijaha, ngoba ukutshelwa yikuncitshwa. Zizwele, ube usuphendula.  …

Mthwakaz’ omuhle, kuyole iviki iqala bekukhunjulwa amaqhawe azimisela ukuya ekulweni, elwela inkululeko yalelilizwe. Laligqilazwe ngabelungu okweminyaka eminengi. Kodwa amaqhawe akwelakithi ama isibindi, athi okungayisikufa yikuphi, azimisela ukuya emahlathini esiyalwela ukulikhulula ilizwe ekugqilazweni. Lachitheka igazi, afela emmangweni amaqhawe akwelakithi amanengi kakhulu. Kodwa, ukuzinikela kwawo kwenza saba yisizwe esikhululekiyeyo, ekugqilazweni ngabezizwe.      Kodwa-ke, enkonzweni yesiKhristu, Ikhona…

NGISAKHUMBULA NgisakhumbulaNgikhumbula siklekl’ indlebeZiklezuka zibe yibubendeBesigeza ngenkunzane sigcobe  ngomfuma,Uhlofu besingaluzw’ ukunuka,Ngisakhumbula ngaleziya nsuku. Besixegwa, sixeg’ inkom’ ekwaluseniBesixegwa sibe yiziduli zendunduma ngendumaKungabi ndaba zalutho;Besixeg’ izinja, sixeg’ inkomoSiselusel’ ezinangeni. Besizingela,Inyam’ ibiphekwa ngomhluzi wenyeImikhomb’ isenanaLesisu somhambi besingangenso yenyoni;Besisidl’ uhayezi, siqhobe logume, sikhoth’ ukhotheBesichatha ngamakhambi sidle izadenda,Siphunge umnungwaneSiphila ngomgugudu,Besingaz’ ukuth’ inhlavan’ iyagulisaNgisakhumbula ngaleziya nsuku. Besitshuk’ izikhumbaNamhlanje sithi indoda libhetshu…