uMthunywa
Pathisa Nyathi
Nansiyan’ indonsakusa
Empumalang’ iyamanyazel’ iyacwebezela
Isine yabhejel’ ukusa njengomfana loya
Ithukuthel’ ilum’owangaphansi
Iginqe shish’ ibizabalaza
Ibindana lesilo busuku
Ubusuku bonke
Ukhathel’ umgobho kawulankani,
Umbuso waw’ ujiyelwe sakusoma,
Sanganekwan’ akade beyeth’ ingelasiphetho
Bakhathel’ labakhaphi bawo
Badangele ngengqwele ebizibul’
Izitshay’ isifubakazi
Onkukhu, omvundla labozikhova
Umkhunkuli mtshayel’ ujiyelwe
Kazi’ uyokuthini ubusuku buhlehla nje,
Ngobusuk’ obehlulwebabekw’ intonga
Sondela ndonsakusa
Buze butshed’ ubusuku
Obekade busihlezi amadundulu
Izw’ imvokloklo ecace kla
Efuze eyamaja ezolo ekwaluseni
Izw’ embilini yakho
Ikutshotshozel ikuqumbaqumba
Wen’ owavusa akaMthwakaz’ izwe lisakhile
Aphundlana lokhasay’ awuxothse ngolwemhlophe nke
Akhithik’ amajaha phezulu kwabomkabo
Agijimel’ impalane ngesivinini sesipheph’ inkanyamba
Adobh’ izijula-mdikadik’ ocibi tshel’indod’ ingadikizi
Adobh’ inzala eciba njengenzala yokufulela
Adobh’ usiba masibathel’ eqond’e mgwalweni waMabula
Utshil’ uMkhithika kaNkolotsh’ umlawuli wamabutho.
Itshilo imemezi nkanyezi
Sobohla manyosi
Kad’ usidl’ ukhomba ngophakathi
Eminye ibambe iqatha lamafuth’ omnono
Ungazi cala lamuntu
Icala celen’ ngob’ ulizwa ngabafana bembuzi
Sibomvu lebhu ngitsho lasemnyameni okhasayo
Isibhongel’ egogweni
Ihuba sahutsha kungekh’ onakayo
Amath’ engakomi buzaqonda kogoqanyawo
Baziwe ngenganekwane
Kuthiwa kwakukhona
Abasithwalisa ijogw’ elilamansumpa
Abasidl’ imbuya ngoluthi
Basihlal’ amadundulu baklolode
Badl’ okwethu
Badl’ okwabo
Baze badle lemizwa yethu
Kubus’ eyab’ intando-busuku
Bengabon’ ubusuk’ obuvalelisayo
Zikhali l zom’ izingane
Zakhala kwavel’ imidlambulo
Zikhalela ban’ engekho ozwayo?
Nank’ iziqu zigcik’ ezabo
Kakh’ ozway’olozwelo
Uchuku lwabo ngumnakwabo busuku
Lugiya luzembe
Luzembe luntele ngengoma yobusuku
Phuma ndonsakus’ ulahl’ ingubo yobusuku
Uphel’ umqand’ ojiyis’ imikantsho yamathamb’ ethu
Halala halala
Woza ndonsakusa
Kudons’ ukusa Kuhudul’ ukusa
Kutshed’ umnyama lo
Ungqikaz’ umnyama lo
Khuph’ imigoqo le
Esesangweni lesibaya sobumnyama
Tshotsholoza ndonsakusa
Wena mhlengi wezintandane
Engcwabeni labafileyo
Kuyoveli impilo eyenamileyo
Sonke sidle sisuthe
Kungabikho incindezelo yohlanga
Encindis’ abanye yalel’ abanye
Phuma ngungqul’ madol’ abomvu
Enzipho ngomavula kuvaliwe
Omlomo wakho yincukutho ebomvu gebhu
Uhwithe amatshiyan’ obusuku obukhasayo
Ingabikho lanini inzalo yobusuku
Siphefumul’ umoya okhanyiselwe lilanga
Sikhothwe amanxeb’ obusuku zinsaba zelanga
Silonde kutsh’ injongo yenkanyiso
Engayikufitshazwa futhi
Ngumnyam’ obus’ ebusuku
Phuma msindisi
Phum’usisindise
Sisinde ethuthuveni lwesihogo
Usenyule emlonyeni walesi isilwane
Son’ esizimboze ngengubo yemvu
Belo ngaphakathi yisilokazi sobusuku
Esimazinyo zingavula ezivova elibomvu
Son’ esinhliziyo imnyama khaca
Phakathi kwayo ivova iminyambozi yelibomvu klebhu
Isilokaz’ esiqende inhlanyelo kazulu
Kwagelez’ izimpophoma ezibomvu gebhu
Aman’z ziwes’ elwandle okunatha khona
Amazimu atshwama ngegazi labantu.
