E! Sesizwil’ imiloz’ emnandi,

phezu kwalokho

Esingakayizwa injengompe luconsela

Phezu kway’ indimi. Tshiloza

nyoni yamahlungu!

Noma engekho okubonayo ngimi njengesela

Ngibek’ indlebe kuwo wonk’

umlozi wezinhlungu

Ezizwiw’ umoya nomphefu-

mulo wedwa wakho.

Tshiloza uzixinge njalo nyoni yesikhotha!

Dweb’ umoya lowo uwudamuz’ okwamanzi,

Weluk’ intambo ende uyobona amakhosi –

Iyilokh’ isuke phansi, ngaphandle ingaminzi

Odlebeni lwabaqaphele ngob’ uyiposi

Elizula, lizule, libuyele kuz’ izikhotha.

Wen’ ozalel’ amaqand’ ambal’ ohungqu,

Uwathukuse ngaphansi kwezidindi

La kungekho khona xamu nom’ imamba;

Ucule ngaphezul’ uwamis’ isibindi,

Ushikiz’ oNhloyiye bangawenz’ igungqu

Laph’ usayobamb’ oNon-

teth’ uqed’ ukulamba.

Usho ukuthini lowo mbala ongasuki?

Ngisho lelo chaphaz’ elibomvu engileni!

Ubani okucibe ngemicibishol’ emibi,

Ley’ eyabonwa kubaThwa behlel’ edwaleni?

Yiy’ inyongo yakho yokukhomb’ amalangabi

Angahwamula lab’ abangakholwa umluleki.

Ma uthi ntenene phambi kwalowo oyindlela,

Bathi abadala izindaba zimi kahle.

Yeka kulowo enilandelene kuye nidweba,

Niqhekeze amaphiko nenz’ umlozi kuhle

Kwezinsingizi lizophendula. Lubi lolo daba.

Uyabhulela nyoni ndini, yeb’ uyabhulela!

Ukuba nguwe ngingefise. Bhek’

okweth’ ukwenza!

Njengonogwaj’ olal’ ebhek’ ingozi, sisebenza

Siqongelela njalo ngekusasa funa ngabe

Ukufa ubuthongo ngokuzuma, ungenqabe,

Ufunyaniswe ungembethe. Thina sintu silwa

Impi yomphefumulo engapheli noma ulwa.

Suk’ uphele phambi kwami

Funa ngimpampe nami nawe

Ngizwa nant’ udlingozana.

Noma ngimi kude nawe

Kukhona njalo umoyana

Wen’ olokh’ unawo kimi.

Yiwo lowo moy’ ohlupha

Amagumbandlel’ omhlaba,

Uwafumanise njalo

Emi ephelelw’ indaba,

Kant’ afun’ amalungelo

Wena ungenakuwapha.

Nant’ ilanga selishona.

Nawe shona njengomlozi,

Udedel’ abazingeli

Bon’ abangasab’ ingozi,

Nabuthongo bengozeli;

Ngisho impi kaSiyana.

Beka phansi isigwingci!

Nant’ uphondo lomzingeli

Lukhalel’ abanjengawe.

Ungakhohlw’ abazingeli

Bon’ abangeluthwe uwe

Bengenzis’ okwabakhwingci.

Akumful’ ongahlokomi,

Akundlel’ ingayi khaya.

Nami ngifundise leyo

Nhlokomo yokuy’ ekhaya,

Ngazi nami wen’ okwaziyo,

Ngingaphez’ ukuba umhlokomi.

Njengoba ngibek’ indlebe nawo

wonk’ umhlaba,

Nolwandl’ olugubhayo, namaza,

naw’ umoya –

Sekuthe khemelele nakho kubek’ indlebe,

Kudingiswa ongandile umlozi lowaya.

Nom’ inyang’ inganethisa umhlaba kube

Izintingo zayo qwi, wen’ uyibek’ inxeba.

Akekh’ owaz’ ukuth’ uyinyonini, noma nje

Ongase aqhamuk’ akufanise nalutho nje.

Ngikufanisa njengoShuphe noPhinsuthi,

Ngikufanisa noCaluza noCele ngithi:

Wena wedwa bangekwed-

lule. Bonke laba funa

Bakhwel’ imiqangal’ ukwahlula bekufuna.

Unjengentomb’ engenasoka elel’ igquma

Ith’ ithulis’ unembeza lapho iziguma

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ngoba iseyodwa.

Ukuntela nokuklolodela ngeke kodwa

Kuyinik’ ukujabula. Ngabe nemicabango

Yakho nayo iyefana, wen’ ongazi mbango?

Umlozi wakh’ udlul’ abango-

mel’ intomb’ empofu

Elandelw’ ifunw’ abacebile nabampofu.