inkondlo

Soyicel’ Ivuthiwe!

Bayahlangahlangana, Bafakan’ imilomo. Izandla ziklabela buthule; “Siyoyicel’ Ivuthiwe!” Baboph’ amanqin’ enyathi ‘Ze bethweswe’ iminyezane; ngokuhlub’ udlub’ ekhasini: abasiki bebund’ uqobo! Bayoluthez’ olunenkume Ngokugiya ngethambo likaSichwe Qeda bazisikele kwelinonile. Bayohlukahlukana Bakhal’ ungokhala. isikhuni sesubuya nomkhwezeli!   Brief Overview This poem is written by Thenjisiwe Gcaleka, sharing her views and discontent about gossipers bad-mouthing one her friends, … Read more

Izinkondlo neZibongo zika J.L. Dube

Uma izenzo zakho zingezobuqhawe ngokwesiZulu, uphiwa Izibongo ezitusa amagalelo akho, kokunye kuze kulotshwe izinkondlo ngawe. Kuleli khasi siveza ezinye zezinkondlo ezibhalwa zitusa ubuqhawe buka Langalibalele Dube ongumsunguli wephephandaba iLanga. Lezinkondlo kanye nezibongo zabhalwa ababhali abahlukene, zizohlukaniswa ngababhali bazo. Ebhalwe uNomleti: 24 April 1903   INKOSI EYAY’TAND’ABANTU “Inkosi isiwele e Joridane” Kwash’u Hanna unina ngeliny’ ilanga: … Read more

Thando

Thando vela ngamandla. Intando yakho mayigqame manje. Sondela ezweni. Isimo somhlaba sibiza isisombululo esingalethwa nguwe kuphela.   Thando, dlinza uhlale esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi, Ubuse umhlaba.   Inhlonipho iya ngokunyamalala. Amanyala ayanda, Ihlazo liya ngokujwayeleka. Ukuthula, uzwelo nokuzwana sekwaguquka amaphupho andizela phezulu kubantu njengokhozi.   Awu! Ngeke, Phela! Vela manje, Thando.   Nakuba ubumnyama bukhungatha umhlaba, … Read more

Ngiyiqhawe le Mpilo yami!

Kulonyaka ngidela konke ukuzenyeza, Ngithabatha ithemba, inhlonipho, nokuzimisela njengomphako wendlela yempilo yami. Yebo, ngizoyihamba le ndlela yempilo ngendlela engibona ingilungele.   Wena omubi ngiyakuxwayisa ngithi deda kweyami impilo! Kanjalo nje, nami ngiyadeda kubantu abakhafula ubumnyama ngamazwi, Ngiyasondela kuwe Mdali, ngithi iba nami Nkosi. Amandla nobungcwele kungokwakho. Ngiyavuma, ngiyakwamukela konke okuhlose ngempilo yami.   Nginomthelela omkhulu … Read more

Nkosi Gumede – Bangiphica Ngenganekwano

Nali igagu lamagama uNkosi Gumede. Ngezansi kuqoshwe inkondlo yakhe kodwa kulabo abangenakulalela bangafunda la: Bangiphica ngenganekwano, Bangigoba ngisemanzi Ngifunda ngokuqonda, bangilusa ngisephansi. Indlela, ngakhula ngakhomba Ngamemeza ngezisho Kwasabela izaga Nganikela ngephimbo, kwasa ngokumnyama, Ngafumbatha ngobuciko, ngabhodla ngokukhanya.   Bakhala ngenhlanhla, Kwathiwa kanjani? Ngoba injubane esuke kuqala kunomfana, Bamukala ngokhamba kwathiwa angani nembiza yaphuza ukuhamba!   … Read more

Lerato Sokhulu – Our Monsters

ULerato Sokhulu uyimbongi ezinze eThekwini ngokuhlala. Kungashiwo nje kugcwale umlomo ukuthi ubudlelwano bobuciko noNkosazana Sokhulu bunesisekelo sentando. Kwazise phela ukuthi lentokazi iphinde isebenze njengomsakazi kwesinye seziteshi ezinkulu kwaZulu-Natal, ingumlingisi iphinde ibe futhi umbhali. Wena ofunda le ndatshana, awuke usondele ulalele le ntokazi ishaya inkondlo ngolimi lasemzini lapho khona ixoxa ngendaba ethinta intsha eningi yaseNingizimu Afrika. … Read more