Category: Izibongo zamakhosi
Izibongo zeNkosi uCetshwayo
Uzulu laduma obala,
Lapho kungemunga kungemtholo.
UHlamvana bhula mlilo;
Ubaswe uMantshonga benoGqelemana.
Inzima lemnyama,
Engabubende bezingonyama,
Ibiqhutshwa uMseleni benoNgalaza;
Bathi ifanele ukuyosikwa izihlangu eMkhweyantaba.
Bathi: iyekeleni ubumnyama bayo buyasabeka;
Ifanele ukuyawucela imvuka kaNkosinkulu.
Unqabelabantu ukudonsa;
UManzâ aphuma ezimbotsheni zoMtshezi.
Isiguqa esizifulele ngamahlamvu,
Enqabeni kwaDludluma kokaMsweli.
Umsindo okuNtilingwe ngowani?
Ubangwa abaseNtengweni nabakwaKhinya;
Uxokozelelwe abaseNtengweni nabakwaKhinya;
Baxokozelela indlondlo yakokaTshana
Bathi: Ndlondloni lena
Engabhuli amaphiko?
Zonke izindlondlo ziwabhula amaphiko?
Ozingelwe izwe laseNhlungwane;
Amakhe amakhaba emile ezixexeleku.
Thambekeka wena owaliwayo;
Thambekeka wewuse iNtambanana;
Uyewuse nangezinyembezi.
Mhla eyodabula kwaNgxangaza;
Abafazi bakwaNgxangaza bazolala esibayeni njengamathole
Kazi amathole azolalaphi?
Uye wadabula kuMlaba
Obezalwa nguKhwani;
Wafika wamnika inyanda yemikhonto;
Ethi: MntakaNdaba uze ubagwaze nasemehlweni.
Inyathi kaNdaba
Empondo zimakhenkenene
Bayivimbele ngamaphandâ emkhonto,
Bethâ uMlathuze kayikuwewela;
Ithe isiwuwela, yawuwela ngamakhandâ amadoda
Watshikizela uMatshikizela omnyama;
Edondolozela ngenhlendla yakhe ebimathatha,
Impi yakhe eyoyibuthisâ eNdliwayini,
Wazihlaba kanye namatholâ azo
Kwathiwa ziyeke lezo MntakaNdaba
Ngezikanyokokhulu
NgezikaLangazana.
Watshikizela uMatshikizelâ omnyama
Edondolozela ngenhlendla yakhe,
Eyoshona ngesikhala
SikaMpehlela noMaqhwakazi;
Eya ngoNohadu obezalwa ngoMsweli
Uyawukhokha umnyatheliso,
Iqabi lakwabo lezinkabi, elimpunga.
Uya ngoMphepha obezalwa uNdengezi,
Uyalikhokhâ iqabi lakwabo
Elimnyama lezinkabi;
Uya ngoGawozi obezalwa nguSilwane,
Uyawukhokha umnyatheliso
Iqabi lakwabo elinkone lezinkabi.
Watshikizela umatshikizelâ omnyama
Edondolozela ngenhlendla yakhe
Eyoshona ngesikhala samahlathâ amabili;
IShowe kanye neDlinza;
Eya ngoSikhonyana obezalwa uNgqungqulu;
Uyawukhokha umnyatheliso
Iqabi lakwabo elixubâ imbala.
Isilo esimaduna sakokaTshana,
Esikhangelâ abantu baduka nolwandle,
Nanamuhla basadukile.
Esimenyezwe nguMzili ezalwa nguSiniswayo,
Wathi ningayihlabi leyondlovu,
Ukube niyahlabile kobe niyibangile,
Iyawuvusâ imlandâ emdala
Eyayinzawo ngawoyihlo.
UHlohloloza ngendlov; enohlanya;
Indlovu ethe imuka
Babeyixokozelela.
Uzitho zimagwegwe,
Ngoba zigwegwâ abakayise.
UJininindi omnyama,
Ongabubende bezingwe nobezingonyama.
Ongangamabuya eziziba zolwandle noThukela,
Usakha lukhalweni enhlanganisweni
Lapho kuhlangana khona imifula,
Kanye neyabafo kanye nabafokazana.
UGaqa libomvu lawo Bathonyile,
Isibuko sikaMaphitha benoNzibe,
Ebebezibuka ngaso beya kwaNkosinkulu.
Ohlathi limnyama;
Limnyama konke nemizi yalo.
Ebelinjengâ ebelilalâ izindlovu
EzikuMakhehle.
IGwalagwala likaMenzi,
Elisukâ eNtumeni kwabhejâ iShowe
Kwaze kwaye kwabhejâ uThukela.
IZulu elidumâ eNdulinde phezulu,
Laduma lazithathâ izihlangu zamadoda,
Indaba yenziwe uManqina obezalwa uNkontshela,
Uyena othathâ izinkomo zaseMangweni,
Waye wayozithela ndawonye
NezaseMkhweyantaba,
Ngobethathe uNxaba kaMkhono,
Isiziba sikaHamu, benoZiwedu,
Esibhukudisâ izihlangu zaseMkhweyantaba
Ilanga liyoshona.
Abantu baseNtengweni,
Ngiyabesaba ngibasolile,
Bazibukulâ itshe linemamba
Imamba yathâ ukuvuka yangenâ ehlathini,
Ihlathi linembube,
Yamaphulâ ubusongelwe kaNongolaza.
UMthunduluka ovuthwâ eNdulinde
IZigqoza ziyawulabalabela,
Udlâ uNomsimekwana
Obezalwa nguBikwayo
Wamshaya phansi koludumayo eziqungeni,
Akwaze kwaba ndaba zalutho.
Wamudlâ uSgombe obezalwa uMatshana
Ngaphesheya kukhona abamhlophe
Uze uyesabâ imlandemdala;
Eyayenziwa ngawoyihlo.
Udunuselâ uNdi kanye noKhahlamba.
UMagwazâ eguqile njengethole.
USinikinikini singamashobâ oSuthu.
Ubhukudisâ abantu bengathandi ukubhukuda
Ngobâ ebhukudisa amadodâ amadala,
Ngobâ ebhukudisa uNongolaza ezalwa uNondela,
Wabhukudisâ uThemana obezalwa uNohaye,
Wabhukudusâ uMgebisa obezalwa uJokwe,
Wabhukudusâ uMatshekana obezalwa nguMaqhoboza.
UMamba yeVuna
UMaqhumusela
Ethâ ukuvuka yadlâ abakayise
Wadlâ uMbheduka kwabakayise,
UMbheduka njengesona,
UPhaqa njengelanga;
Inyathi yaseNhlakanhlakeni,
UKhwani liyasikwa liyahluma,
Ngengxenye linguPhunga,
Ngengxenye linguMageba.
Amakhubalâ adliwa nguyena kwabakaMpande.
Wadlâ uNtshokweni obezalwa uMpande,
Amakhubalâ adliwa nguCetshwayo kwabakaMpande.
Wadlâ uMantantashiya obezalwa uMpande,
Amakhubalâ adliwa uyena kwabakaMpande,
Wadlâ uSomxhwana obezalwa uMpande,
Amakhubalâ adliwa uCetshwayo kwabakaMpande.
Wadlâ uMdumba obezalwa uMpande,
Amakhubalâ adliwa uyena kwabakaMpande.
UNonzila ukudla kwamagwala.
Amagwalâ adlâ ububende.
ULanga phumâ endlebeni yendlovu,
Nyakambe liyophuma kweyengonyama.
Impunzi kaNdaba
Bayibambe ngandlebende
Phezu kukaLangazana
Yadlumuluka yadlâ amadoda.
UGuqabadele!
INhlambamasoka! (Yibinda Nkosi!)