POETRY CORNER: Uhambo lwemfihlakalo by Lucy Impondokazi

Ke ukuba kubi emehlweni enu,

Ukumkhonza uYehova zinyuleleni owenu,

Eniya kumkhonza namhla ngokwenu!

Ze nikhumbule ukuba mna nendlu yam;

Siyakumkhonza uYehova;

Etsho echiza esingela ehamba.

 

Ndimlandela ndimbamba!

Ndifuna acacise ngakumbi angahambi,

Asukwe ngumsindo xa ndimbamba!

Asikaze ukundibamba;

Okunga uzandibetha ngempama!

Azibambe okunga ufuna nokundanga,

Ahlale phantsi nasebusweni engasemhlanga!

 

Ahambise endiyala,

Athi impumelelo luhambo lwemfihlakalo,

Oluqondwa ngabo bazi imfihlakalo,

Kuyenzeka ibekwe phakathi kwabantu abathile;

Ngenjongo zokufundiswa intobeko,

Intlonipho ubuntu,

Nokuhlonipha abathile,

Kuyingqiqo nokukuqonda,

Oku akutyhilelwanga nabani;

Yilo nto kubalulekile ukuhlonipha abantu,

Ungabajongeli phantsi.

 

Xa ungenanto ongayifunda kubo okungenani,

Jonga isakhiwo sabo,

UMdali uthetha kakhulu ngendalo yakhe;

Kodwa ukumva kudinga abaqiqileyo,

Ndilahleke ngakumbi kobo bumnyama buzingisileyo,

Okunga ndivalelwe enkrotyeni yabachutyiwe;

Bodwa,

Ndimbuze uthini?

Kanjani?

Athi ninjalo ke nina  ngokuba neendlebe,

Kodwa ningeva;

Nijamile nangamehlo ningafuni kubona,

Abanye benu kudala basikelelwa;

Kodwa izinto zabo zibanjwe ngabantu,

Abajongela phantsi,

Batsho nokutsho ukuba ababaphiwanga.

 

Ngamanye amaxesha,

Ukuphakama kwakho;

Kudinga wehlele ngasezantsi,

Ulande izinto zakho,

Mntanam yazisa abantu!

Le ndlela ohamba ngayo,

Idinga abazithobayo,

Hay abazikhukhumezayo,

Kanti imvelo,

Ibasikelela ngakumbi abazilibalayo,

Bakhumbule abanye;

Kuba sonke kulo mhlaba,

Siphathiswe izinto zabantu,

Dedela izinto zabantu,

Wamkele ezakho.

 

Ndizibuze ngaphakathi kanjani,

Ndingakawuvuli ubesecacisa kanjani,

Athi mamela uhlalutye;

Kuyenzeka umntu ofileyo aphile nawe ungamboni;

Uhleke naye uveze olukugqibela;

Kanti wenze la nje wena,

Wafa kudala ngaphakathi,

Qho xa ehleli yedwa;

Uphila kwelabafileyo,

Qho xa ezakuphumela ngaphandle,

Ulwa naye uqobo,

Ezama ukuzibuyisela kwabaphilayo,

Ukuze amkeleke,

Mntanam yazisa abantu,

Unzima umthwalo,

Abawuthwele ngaphakathi,

Kungekho nongabathwalisa.

 

Lucy Impondokazi

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