Themba lam
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Themba lam
Langa lam elimhlophe,ngubo yam ebomvu,mthi wam womdiliya. Undinxilisa intliziyo,undikhanda ubuchopho,undilahla iingcinga. Mhla ndava kuthethwa,kusithiwa,izulu livumile ngam nawe. Umhlabathi uxhentsa nathi sobabini.
Elam ithembha ndilijulile,lagangwa nguwe. U-ewe umkhuphile,njonga ngoku,sesinjenje okwee ntaka zibhabha emajuku jukwini.
Kaloku,ndithe ngo nkqo nkqoza kakhulu. Ndavulelwa,kwathwa mandi ngene,ndizinzw,ndijonge kuwe,ukuba uthando luthandwa kanjani.
S’botshwa sam sentliziyo,mdiliya wam obomvu wena uchithele umphefumlo wam ngemincili. Wathatha isandla sam sesbini,kwaphothana iintliziyo,kwavuma uthando.
Umoya wam umbambhile,esandleni sakho undigcinile. Nobasendi hambha ndingazazi,amehlo am uwaphandlile…
Ndibona wena wedwa,ndifuna wena wedwa,ecamkwam sisedwa. Simanyanee novuyo.
Sihambhe nemini,sigqunywe bubumnyama bezulu,sikhanyise inkwenkwezi,sifezekise amaphupha. Njengobo awethu afezekile.
Ndikubeka phezulu,phambi koTHixo ngoba ndisithi,ndifuna ubanawe. Yena uthi,uluthando,mna ndithi.. NDikuthandile!
Translation
Themba lam means my hope and this poem is about the leap of faith we all take when falling in love. “Love is hope… As you stand outside its doors, it turns into courage. That moves you to touch, what it can handle and opens itself to you as a gift.”
Langa lam elimhlophe,ngubo yam ebomvu,mthi wam womdiliya. Undinxilisa intliziyo,undikhanda ubuchopho,undilahla iingcinga. Mhla ndava kuthethwa,kusithiwa,izulu livumile ngam nawe. Umhlabathi uxhentsa nathi sobabini.
Elam ithembha ndilijulile,lagangwa nguwe. U-ewe umkhuphile,njonga ngoku,sesinjenje okwee ntaka zibhabha emajuku jukwini.
Kaloku,ndithe ngo nkqo nkqoza kakhulu. Ndavulelwa,kwathwa mandi ngene,ndizinzw,ndijonge kuwe,ukuba uthando luthandwa kanjani.
S’botshwa sam sentliziyo,mdiliya wam obomvu wena uchithele umphefumlo wam ngemincili. Wathatha isandla sam sesbini,kwaphothana iintliziyo,kwavuma uthando.
Umoya wam umbambhile,esandleni sakho undigcinile. Nobasendi hambha ndingazazi,amehlo am uwaphandlile…
Ndibona wena wedwa,ndifuna wena wedwa,ecamkwam sisedwa. Simanyanee novuyo.
Sihambhe nemini,sigqunywe bubumnyama bezulu,sikhanyise inkwenkwezi,sifezekise amaphupha. Njengobo awethu afezekile.
Ndikubeka phezulu,phambi koTHixo ngoba ndisithi,ndifuna ubanawe. Yena uthi,uluthando,mna ndithi.. NDikuthandile!
Translation
Themba lam means my hope and this poem is about the leap of faith we all take when falling in love. “Love is hope… As you stand outside its doors, it turns into courage. That moves you to touch, what it can handle and opens itself to you as a gift.”
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