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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Kahle hi Maribye


Epompini i mpfendze-mpfendze
Nkwetlembetano wo 'ku kangatela mina' i tshamelo maxelo
Ta tolana loko u rhangelela va mina vana
Loko ndzi rhanga a ku cincaniwi
Rhanga wena u ta ku mihlolo a yi dyiwi

Ebolweni ku dyiwa yo mphesa-mphesa
Nkwikwirimba a wu sali ebiribirini!
Ndzi nghena nawo
Loko wo ndzi khudlunya kumbe ku ndzi rhikinya
Hi ta tlulana milenge, a ndzi zi ndzi ku yoo!

Exikolweni mpfilu-mpfilu a nga ha ri rigumu
Nkhensa loko wo mirisa xanga xitsalu milenge
Ndzi nga swi lemuki
Handle ka swona ndzi nga ku fumbutela
Exikarhi ka vadyondzi-kuloni ni vadyondzisi
Loko mhe ndzo, hi xihoxo,
Xa wena xitsalu exikwhameni nghenisi
Ku humesa xona swi ta lava Steve Tshwete
Kumbe Charles Nqakula hi vutswatsi

Exitokisini hasa-hasa ahehe!
Nhamu hi tshovela le kule le, loko u tiendla wena
U ta ri chovha thawula wa hemba
Xitina xi ta hundzuka riqingho ra le nyongeni
Loko u pfumala 2-stina
Nkarhi va tisaka tiboncisi hi vamakwerhu
Na leswaku vana va munhu va tsemelana nhloko ya njiya
Wa swi tiva
Ndzelo hi rhanga hi ya wena
Loko hi vona tshaku ndza yimba:
'Timbilu muni doko, va dya swa vona doko...'
U kondza u lan'wa
U etlela hi mbhukwana
Xi karhi xi buba xivambalana

© Bantsi Makhandeni/2004


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