Izithakazelo Zakwa Mbatha

• Mbatha, Shandu ka Ndaba
• Gumbi Lama Gwala
• Sontshikazi, Mthiya othiya ngenkomo abafokazana bethiya ngamahlahla
• Ndabezitha!
• UShandu ubengengakanani,
• ngoba entendeni yesandl uyenela
• Nasothini lomkhonto uyahlala athi cababa,
• Mazalankosi!
• Mavungama!
• Mathabathanyawo!
• Makhabaluthuli!
• Makhub’anothuli!
• Nina benyathi emnyama kansele
• uShandu owalima insimu eyilimela izinyoni
• Zase zimbonga zathi tjiyo…tjiyo…tjiyo!
• uBhabha ku Gwaza
• uNkentenkente olwakhela izintaba zeNhlazatshe
• Kwaze kwaphuma abafazi bengabhincile
• bathi, ingabe lolunkentenkente lunkenteza lwenzani,
• uShandu ongayimbathi ingubo oyimbatha ngokusibekela kwelanga,
• Wavala ngehhemu emizini yamadoda
• uShandu omuhle ngamazinyo akhe;
• uZihlabathi zoLwandle;
• Ebe emkhulu engangezulu
• wena ka Magizagiza;
• Mulamlankunzi zidedele zibulalane;
• Shandu uyiNkosi eyabonwa nawu Shaka ka Senzangakhona;
• Yena abathi usi Shaka ka shayeki,
• Wathi Shandu ka Ndaba uyiNkosi,
• Futhi uyohlala uyiNkosi;

Lalela ngizihaya kamnandi izithakazelo zakwaMbatha

Abanye bathi:

Mbeje, Mndaba, Mlotsha,

Magwaz’aphindelele njengezulu,

Mavungama!

Wena owavungamela uMvelase evela eNyandeni;

Dladla, Mpembe, Mhlophe, Gadlela, Dwala…

Mgabadeli gokugabadela inkundla kwa Bulawayo; Mgabadeli ngokugabadela izinkomo zamadoda;

Wena owaMbatha isikhumba seNyathi uZulu esahambaze!

Wena owaba ngu Ndabezitha! kuqala!

Baze bazama ukuthatha iziBongo zakho ngamaqhinga;

Wasala uzisebenzisa njengoba usazisebenzisa namanje;

Manyosi wena owadla intondolo yembuzi yonke wayiqeda ilanga liphuma waze wehlisa ngomhluzi wayo;

NDABEZITHA!!

NDABA KOMKHULU!!

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