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GIYA MTHWAKAZI
Mthwakaz’ omuhlehle, kulezi insuku sihlezi manzonzo. Umhlaba wonke uyakhala ngesifo esesingene satshakaza sachithachitha satshayanisa abantu ngamakhanda. Kungene umkhuhlane weKhorona. Uyathanyela nje lapho ongene khona. Okubi yikuthi uthathelwana lula nje emoyeni wonalo esiwuphefumulayo kunye lekubeni abantu babe seduzane duzane. Akusaxhawulwana ezindaweni thile. Kwamanye amazwe abantu abasavunyela ukutshakala phandle kwemizi yabo. Izikolo zivaliwe. Akusayiwa emisebenzini loba emacaweni. Izindiza sezimisiwe ukuphapha zithwele bantu abayale lale ukuze ungamemetheki ngabo labo abayizihambi. Umnotho welizwe linye ngalinye lawo usuqhula ngoba abantu sebephila ngokuthenga izinto kwabanye kwamanye amazwe. Abezemithi bayaphithizela bazama ukudinga umuthi onganqoba lesisilo.
Nkosi yami! Lokhu kuswela imithandazo ngoba uMdali nguye yedwa owanelisa ukusinqoba lesisilo ngoba wazi konke, ubona konke, ulamandla wonke, njalo usendaweni zonke. Angasigadla kanye silalise umhlonga sitshabalale lesisilo. Emazweni amanengi akithi kwele-Afrika siyakuswela kakhulu ukungenela kweNkosi ngoba asilakho ukuzilungiselela esikubona kwamanye amazwe ukuze silwisane lalesisilo seKhorona. Njengakithi eZimbabwe, oDokotela abanengi baxotshwa. Lemithi ayikho ezibhedlela. Izolo lokhu, omunye wabantwabami ulaluke esibhedlela ilanga lonke, kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwahlwa, waze wabonwa ngudokotela omuphe umuthi ngehola letshumi kuhlwile. Hawu! Kuyini nje lokho batayi! Imbongi zithini ngalesisilo?
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