Izinkondlo: Sthandwa sami sokuqala

Phambi kwesiphambano seliba lakho ngiguqile,
Inhliziyo yami izokwelila nami njengoba nami ngizilile,
Amehlo ami azokwekhala nami njengoba nami ngilila,
Ngiph’ indleb’ ngikubhalele nayi nkondlo,
Njengoba wangishiy’ emhlabeni.

Kwathi lapho ngiqala nje ngizu thando,
Wabu usungishiy emhlabeni,
Wangizwis’ ubumnandi bothand’ empilweni,
Sengith’ ngiyaqala ukunambitha,
Wabu suyash’ umthombo,
Wavel’ wanyamalal’ esikhaleni,
Wahamb’ ungasashongo sithandwa sami,
Wangishiya ngingenaban’ othandweni,
Ngizomtholaph’ oyofana nawe,
Njengoba nawe ubunguzinyobulala,
Othandwe ilenhliziyo yami,
Kepha wena usungishiyile,
Bekuth laph’ umi phambi kwami,
Ufane nesibuk’ esileth’ ithemb’ ekuphileni kwami,
Ngith’ mangizibhek’ emehlweni akho,
Ngisibon’ isizath sokuphila kwami emhlabeni,
Ubuyisizathu sokujabula emihleni yokuphila kwami,
Bengigeza ngibe muhle ekuseni,
Ngazi kahle ukuthi lizothi laphakama emini,
Ngiyobe sengikubonile phambi kwami,

Kepha namhlanje seliyoshona ilanga ezintabeni,
Sengisele ngedwa esithubeni,
Ngihamba ngiwa ngivuk’ emagqumeni,
Ngikubheka ngikucinga emakhoneni,
Ngiphuma ngizula ngijubeleza emgwaqweni,
Lutho angikutholi emhlabeni,
Namhlanje ngisele ngingendw’ ezweni,
Nginqamul’ amahlath’ emazweni,
Ithemba lami lindizile laya kowabadala,
Umdlandla usungiphelele nasemandleni,
Kuthi angihambe ngivele ngiyozilahla emhosheni,

Uthando lwethu luhambile layogeleza ezihosheni,
Ngibuk’ amanzi egelez emfuleni,
Ngith’ mhlampe ngizokubona umile,
Kant cha uhambe ngampel’ emhlabeni.
Ngiyathemba ngizokuthola naphezulu emazulwini,
Ngivuke ngikubheke nasemaphusheni,
Ngikuphuphuthe emashidini,
Lutho awukho embhedeni,
Zibuyi insizi zasekuphileni,
Zokuthi wena awusekho emhlabeni,
Kushuth mina sengisele angisenay’ ozokwelamel’ esifubeni,
Akasekh’ ozohlal’ enhlizwiyeni,
Esami isithandwa sokuqala sibajulele,
Uthando lwami lunyamalele,
Angisenay’ umthulisi wenhliziyo yami,
Akasekh’ umduduz’ womoya wami,
Usuyohamba kahle uye kwabadala,
Sesiyobonan phezulu kwelizayo,

Namhlanje ngizobambelelaphi,
Ngizokhalela kubani manje,
Ngizomemeza bani kuvume bani na,
Uban ozongengama
Uban’ osezongibambel’ isibani na,
Ngizothanda ban’ ebuhleni nasebubini,
Uban’ osezothembela kim nam ngithembele kuyeni,
Ngizoqala ngibhekeph ze ngimthole,
Njengoba naw ubungowok’ qala empilweni yami,

Manje ngiyasaba okungehlele,
Mengikacbanga kudabuk’ inhliziyo,
Ngith’ ngiyaziqinisa kufiphale amehlo,
Namhlanje kwamin’ sengifana nofileyo,
Kwamin’ angisenal’ ithemb’ lokuphil’ emhlabeni,
Ebengiphila naye ungidukele,
Obemuhle emehlwen’ ami unyamalele,
Amathemba afiphele,
Ngizolitholaph eliny ithemba lam njengoba naw ubungelokuqala,

Besidlala sikhohlisana sobabili,
Emaphusheni besizophumelela sobabili,
Aphelile amaphupho okuthi uzoba umama ngibe ubaba,
Angisakufakanga nanendandatho emnweni,
Ukufa kungihlwithile ngingakakadeli,
Kuningi ebesingakakunaneli,
Nenhliziyo yam ibingakadeli,
Kepha ngokoMdali okwethu bese kwenele,
Yize mina bengingakadeli,

Pho mina ngizokufanisa nobani njengoba wena ubungowuqala,
Amehlo ami angek’ akwaz ukudlulisa isithombe sakho,
Inqondo yami soze yakwazi ukudiliza inkumbulo yakho,
Ke nenhliziyo ayisoze yaxola,
Kwamina angisoze ngamthola,
Oyofana nawe,

Naphambili angithembi uzomthola oyofana nami,
Njengoba ngimile laph’ elibeni lakho,
Ngiyethemba ukhona kuzi zinkanyez eziphahl’ esibhakabhakeni,
Nginethemba futhi nenkondl uyayizwa laph’ okhona,
Akekho omunye ebengizombhalela yona,
Ngoba wena ubungowokuqala nowokugcina kweyam’ inhliziyo,
Ntomb yam yokuqala.