Iziphiciphicwano Ezimayelana Nezitshalo
Iziphicaphicwano ngenye yezindlela zokudlulisa kolwazi ngabantu abadala ababedlulisa ngayo kwabasakhula. Lokhu kwakwenzeka ngesikhathi lapho wonke umuntu ekhaya eseqedile imisebenzi abekelwe yona ekwakujwayeleke ukuthi kube yisikhathi santambama lapho umndeni usuhleli uzincokolela wothe umlilo. Umuntu wokuqala okunguye ophicayo uqala ngokuthi ‘ngiphicaphica…’ bese kuthi lowo ophendulile kube nguye othola ithuba lokubuza ngokushintshana.
Ngiphicaphica…
Ngomuntu wami othwele isambulelo esimhlophe: ikhowa
Ngentombi yakwethu abayiphenya isidwaba bese beyipheka: umbila oyifutho
Ngomuntu wami othi nyelenyele kazi ngiyozalela kuphi: ibhece
Ngezinkabi zona zimile kodwa inqola iyahamba: uthango
Ngesibhamu somthukuso: ubhatata
Ezimayelana Nezilwane
Ngenyoni ezalela ofukwini: intwala
Ngosikaza usuthu nomadlakazi: unwabu
Ngomnumzane ozondana nelanga: isikhova
Ngomama wehlathi ozenza ikhehlana: inkawu
Ngesitimela sentaba: ishongololo
Ngesitimela sami esingenamasondo: inyoka
Ngentokazi emabalabala egcogcoma ezimbalini: uvemvane
Ngomuntu othi uma ngike ngamubamba ngingamane ngifele kuye: izibonkolo
Ezixubile
Ngesalukazi sami esithi singabona abantu besesikhihliza amagwebu ngenxa yenjabulo: Utshwala lwesintu
Ngezinsipho ezizeneka zona ziphinde zizibuthe: Izinkanyezi
Ngamakhosi ami abusa ngokudedelana: Ilanga nenyanga
Ngoboya eboyeni, Wo! ayive imnandi lento: Ubuthongo
Ngomama ozala ngezimbambo: Ivovo
Ngomuntu ohamba ebuza ethi iphi indlela nansi indlela: Isinene nebheshu
Ngemizi yami emibili eyakhe ngaphansi kwehlathi elimyama: izindlebe
Ngemizi emibili eyakhe ngaphansi kwentaba: amehlo
Ngomakoti wami okuthi lapho engena emzini, afake ezimhlophe, bese efika esina athi uma eqeda aphelele emahlweni: Ikhandlela
Ngezimbambo zezwe: Uthayela
Ngomuntu ohamba ngonyawo olulodwa kuthi lapho ema, ame ngezinyawo ezintathu: Ibhala
Ngebhodwe elipheka lingatheliwe amanzi: Ipipi likagwayi [inqawe]
Ngogogo ohlezi esiceshini nobhoko lwakhe: Ugogo yinkomishi, isicephu yisoso, ubhoko yithisipuni
Ngomahlala ngekhanda abanye behlala ngezinqe: Ithoshi
Ngomuntu oma ngoba esuthi, nxa elambile ulala phansi: Isaka
Ngenyoka edla ngomhlubulo, inhlanze ngomhlubulo: Isitimela
Ngensimu yami elinywa ngezandla ivunwe ngamehlo: Incwadi
Ngomama uyasuza ingane ziyabaleka: Isibhamu nxa sidubula
Ngesitimela sentaba: Ishongololo
Ngomuntu wami othi angaphuza lonke igazi lakhe ebesefa: Isibani sikaphalafini
Ngesitimela sami esingenamasondo: Inyoka
Ngensizwa yami egiya iphethe umshiza nobhoko: Iwashi nezinti zalo zombili
Ezimayelana Nemvelo
Ngensizwa yami efaka izigqoko zesiliva, kuthi kungaqhamuka inkosi yazo zizikhumule izigqoko: Amazolo
Ngomuntu omfica edla, angakuniki lutho akuyeke uzithathele: umfula
Ngamabutho ami agiya ngenkani impi ilwa: Amathonsi emvula ngenkathi liduma
Ngenkomazi yami ethi ingakhala bese izisenga: Izulu
Iziphicaphiwano Ezinde
Ngabantu bami okuthi lapho bejabulile bavunule ngemijiva eluhlaza, kuthi lapho bejabhile bavunule ngezimhlophe ezimthuqasi
Impendulo: Utshani bujabula ehlobo bubebuhlaza bujabhe ebusika bubemhloshana
Ngezinkomo ezimhlophe zonke futhi eziyinqudulu zonke zidla ehlathini elimnyama
Impendulo: Izinkomo yiminoyo ihlathi yizinwele
Ngamadoda amabili, amadoda ayasabana ahlale cingana njalo kodwa awaficani
Impendulo: Ilanga nesithunzi
Ngamabutho ami athi lapho esina ashaye uhele, onke avunule ngamavokolo amhlophe kanye namashoba amhlophe. Lamabutho ayagiya imini nobusuku awaphumuli
Impendulo: Amanzi empophoma adilika phezulu emhlophe futhi angathi angahlala phansi kudaleke inkungu emhlophe
Ngabantu bami abamemanayo babebaningi beyobhukuda bathi bengakafiki emfuleni bathi, ngeke sibhukude umngani wethu omkhulu engakafiki
Impendulo: Abantu bami izingubo ezizowashwa, umngani insipho
English Summary:
Riddles are part of Traditional Literature
By: Nelisiwe Hlongwane