BAKAMNCINA

Ngendzabuko bakaMncina bakanye nebakaMkhwanati, Shiba kanye naboMalambe. Kuyaye kutsiwe beSutfu, lokungenteka kube liphutsa ngobe kadzeni lonkhe leli lakaNgwane kusuka eLusutfu kuya eNkomazi, kuya kuboNgwenya, boKupheleni, boMotjane naboMalolotja kubheka kuboNhlazatje, boTjakastad naboStingidolobha. Lonkhe lelo lalakhe tive letatikhuluma tilwimi letihlobene kakhulu nesiNdebele. EmaSwati-ke naleto tive abetibita ngebeSutfu.

Kutsiwa lesibongo sachamuka ngekutsi sive sakaMncina sasitsi nasivunula, bagabe lugogo lwenyamatane lamkhonweni kusuka engcoseni kuya esihlakaleni, lolugogo luvale wonkhe umkhono. Bakubita ngekuqina noma kuncina ngalolulwimi lwabo. Kwatsiwa boMncina, bantfu labancinako.

Bebakhelene naboMagagula baMnjoli bakaMncina, bakhe eDlangeni, eMdzimba, kuleli lakaGama lamuhla.Nome kungacaci kahle kutsi bebakhontile yini kumaTfombeni.Sekutsi mhla Somhlolo achitsa Mnjoli, inkhosi yebakaMagagula, nabo bakaMncina sebayachitseka emakhosi abo ayabaleka. Kutsiwa abheka kuMalutha.

Labanye kepha bakaMncina kababalekanga, babhaca eMdzimba, kulemitsandza legcwele khona. Sebayamenyetwa-ke nakuphela imphi, bayaphuma emitsandzeni bayakhontiswa kaNgwane. Sebakha umuti khona lapho eMdzimba, kwakha umnumzane lokutsiwa nguMabaleka, wakhona kaMncina, babukwa yindvuna yakhe Somhlolo, uSokhukhuza wakaHlophe. Nabo nje labatalwa nguye uSokhukhuza batikhulu kaLamgabhi. Abakhile alimile, afuyile, asebenta loMabaleka, asebenta kushuka tingogo. Nako uSokhukhuza anemkhuba wekutsi uma atenekile Mabaleka letingogo, asuke ayotiba yena.

Kamuva bakaNgwane sebahlushwa timphi takaZulu. Soyasuka uSokhukhuza utewubuta kuye Mabaleka kutsi kute yini lamatiko lonemutsi wemphi. Nguye lolatiko phela Mabaleka lonkhe lelive, nekuma kwalo. Mabaleka wamlayela bakaGama, latsi batiwa bakaMaseko kutsi bakhephi. Nako Sokhukhuza aya kumaNgcamane lamyalela laba bakaGama phasi kuMawelawela. Sewubuya nabo uSokhukhuza bakaGama beta enkhosini. Kutsiwa abayokwenta lentfo yabo phasi eLuphongolo ematubukweni lapho yakaZulu iwela khona nayita kaNgwane.

Akasekho uSomhlolo lapho, sewakhotsama. Watsi nakakhotsama wabekwa lapha eMdzimba emtsandzeni. Sekutsi nakuphela kuvuna likwindla, sewuyatsatfwa nakuya kudze kudze eMbilaneni lapho emakhosi akaNgwane abebekwa khona, abengakabekwa eMdzimba. Phela ngesiSwati sidvumbu sasingawuweli umfula ehlobo, kwakutila loko ngoba kutsiwa litawugcoba kuphele kudla emasimini. EMdzimba kucale ngaLudvonga wesibili kutsi emakhosi abekwe khona. Lapho abekwa khona uSomhlolo sekuba yindzawo lebalulekile. Sekuyababelwa nekubabelwa, umilo akufuneki ufike khona. Kubabela uSokhukhuza, ngumsebenti wakhe.

Sebalandziwe bakaGama le kuMawelawela, babekwa eMdzimba nabo bakhelana naMabaleka. Bakhile, sekuhlasela indlala lenkhulu, ivimbetela lonkhe live. Mabaleka ndzini loku ulimile nje unetilulu temabele, unetingungu letigcwele sancoti. Sebayasuka bakaGama bayokhala kuSokhukhuza, kutsi Hlophe safa yindlala. Utsi uSokhukhuza loku nami ngite lutfo, sitawutsini. Batsi boGama sitibonile tilulu taloMsutfu, tigcwele, unawo emabele. Soyasuka uSokhukhuza uhlomisa imphi yakakhe, lamajaha akaHlophe, nalaba bakaGama. Utsi ningagwazi muntfu ngoba akusiyo imphi lekhishwe yinkhosi le, uma kungachitseka ingati nawo emasondvo enyatsi enhloko kitsi. Iyaphuma-ke imphi ebusuku iyovimbetela kaMncina eMdzimba. Kutsiwe bafike nje babhule emahawu. Nembala nayifika kaMncina, iwukake umuti waMabaleka. Bhu bhu bhu emahawu! Nabavuka bakaMncina, hhawu yimphi! Nako babaleka babheka enyakatfo baze bawele iNkomazi. Nabewele iNkomazi iyabuya imphi. Sekutsiwa yakhani lapho boMncina.

Mabaleka utele Mfundza lotele Zikhotheni.

Ukhona lomunye wakaMncina, Ntantela lesingati kutsi abetalwa ngubani. Kutsiwa abeyiNyatsi ngekubutseka. Nemphini yaseMshadza, mhla kuhlaselwe Sekhukhune wahlabana. Yena-ke Ntantela wanikwa lela laseDwaleni kutsi alibuse.

Lelinye live laboMncina, uSomhlolo wakha umuti weMbelebeleni , wabeka khona inkhosikati uLaMncina, letele umntfwanenkhosi Mantintinti, lotele Mtfonga. EMaphalaleni khona kwakhiwa waseMaphalaleni, kaLaNdwandwe, uLaDzindzibele. Lonkhe lelo lalilakaMncina.

BakaMncina batila lunyawo lwenkhomo.

TINANATELO
Mncina.
Mkhwanati.
Mafuyandvuna.
Ginginini.
Nyawonkhulu.
Bikatana.
Wena wachamela esigodzini setjwala,
Wanyenyela Mkhwanati.