Umntu Wakwantu
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Umntu Wakwantu
Umntu, umntu,umntu!…Ndingumntu wakwantu ndizalwa ngabantu bakwantu ngobuntu babantu bakwantu!
Ngomoya wembeko nentlonipho ndithi molweni sanibonani,dumelani,abusheni,thobela, dimatsheroni,nda!!!
Ndithi ngomoya wothando nomanyano, mna ndingumxhosa, ndingumzulu,ndingumsuthu, ndingumtswane, ndingumpedi ndingumndebele, ndingumvenda,ndingumswati ndingumtshangane, ewe ndisenguye uRasta!
Ndithi ndisisizukulwane sokhoko bethu abo baphuma pha kumlhaba wakwantu embindini we Africa, ewe pha entliziyweni ye Abyssinia.
Ewe nditsho ona amaqaba embola awayedume ngento zokulunga nokufunda imbeko nentlonipho, nempucuko.
Ewe ndikho ndikho nje ngoba nabo bakho bakho nje!
Ndingumntu wakwantu ndizalwa ngabantu bakwantu ngobuntu babantu bakwantu!
Ewe ndithi ndinje ngoqongqothwane igqikra lendlela elidume ngento zokulunga, ewe ndinguzimele geqe, ithole leduna lomthonyama.
Inkunzi abayihlaba ingekahlabi.
Umakade enetha engenabhatyi.
Ewe ndingumafunga engajiki.
Ndiyilandluvu eyandlovelwa ngabakwandlovu isiya emgungu ndlovu yaze yabuya yayindlovu endlovayo phakathi kwezinye iindlovu.Nditsho leya kade beyifuna bengayi fumani.
Ngoba iindlela endizihambayo zinameva, amagada ahlabayo, amahla ndenyuka. Ndiwela imilambo neengxangxasi, ndidlule nakwimiqolomba ehleli izihange. Ndihlala ndiphumelela ngamaxesha onke ngoba ndihamba nabantu bakwantu.
Ewe nditsho bona oozikhali abazeka intombi yasesithathwini kona ukuze nam ndiphile apha ebantwini.
Ewe kwangexesha lamandulo neyam inkaba yaqhalwa apha ebhayi emambozana.Njengabanye ababhali, iimnvumi, iincaphephe neencula buchopho ezihleli kweli lasemzantsi.
Ewe kaloku ndiyilankosi ethandiweyo ngamakhosikazi ngoba nam ndiwathandile ona! Ewe ndingumlomo kabawo kulomboko.
Ngobucule ndiqula ngentonga zomlomo.
Ndifunda lutho kumasiko abazali bethu kona ukuze ndivuselele iinfundiso zokhoko bethu, kubechosi kubehele.
Ngalamazwi akwantu ndithi camagu!
Ndingumntu wakwantu ndizalwa ngabantu bakwantu ngobuntu babantu bakwantu!….umntu, umntu,umntu!!!
Translations
This is an autobiographical poem. Sipho is very revealing in this poem, he gives us a glimpse into who he is and the life he has lead so far. He spares no detail, he feels free to share his life experiences, because as he puts it, ” we are all beings trying to navigate through this life”.
Umntu, umntu,umntu!…Ndingumntu wakwantu ndizalwa ngabantu bakwantu ngobuntu babantu bakwantu!
Ngomoya wembeko nentlonipho ndithi molweni sanibonani,dumelani,abusheni,thobela, dimatsheroni,nda!!!
Ndithi ngomoya wothando nomanyano, mna ndingumxhosa, ndingumzulu,ndingumsuthu, ndingumtswane, ndingumpedi ndingumndebele, ndingumvenda,ndingumswati ndingumtshangane, ewe ndisenguye uRasta!
Ndithi ndisisizukulwane sokhoko bethu abo baphuma pha kumlhaba wakwantu embindini we Africa, ewe pha entliziyweni ye Abyssinia.
Ewe nditsho ona amaqaba embola awayedume ngento zokulunga nokufunda imbeko nentlonipho, nempucuko.
Ewe ndikho ndikho nje ngoba nabo bakho bakho nje!
Ndingumntu wakwantu ndizalwa ngabantu bakwantu ngobuntu babantu bakwantu!
Ewe ndithi ndinje ngoqongqothwane igqikra lendlela elidume ngento zokulunga, ewe ndinguzimele geqe, ithole leduna lomthonyama.
Inkunzi abayihlaba ingekahlabi.
Umakade enetha engenabhatyi.
Ewe ndingumafunga engajiki.
Ndiyilandluvu eyandlovelwa ngabakwandlovu isiya emgungu ndlovu yaze yabuya yayindlovu endlovayo phakathi kwezinye iindlovu.Nditsho leya kade beyifuna bengayi fumani.
Ngoba iindlela endizihambayo zinameva, amagada ahlabayo, amahla ndenyuka. Ndiwela imilambo neengxangxasi, ndidlule nakwimiqolomba ehleli izihange. Ndihlala ndiphumelela ngamaxesha onke ngoba ndihamba nabantu bakwantu.
Ewe nditsho bona oozikhali abazeka intombi yasesithathwini kona ukuze nam ndiphile apha ebantwini.
Ewe kwangexesha lamandulo neyam inkaba yaqhalwa apha ebhayi emambozana.Njengabanye ababhali, iimnvumi, iincaphephe neencula buchopho ezihleli kweli lasemzantsi.
Ewe kaloku ndiyilankosi ethandiweyo ngamakhosikazi ngoba nam ndiwathandile ona! Ewe ndingumlomo kabawo kulomboko.
Ngobucule ndiqula ngentonga zomlomo.
Ndifunda lutho kumasiko abazali bethu kona ukuze ndivuselele iinfundiso zokhoko bethu, kubechosi kubehele.
Ngalamazwi akwantu ndithi camagu!
Ndingumntu wakwantu ndizalwa ngabantu bakwantu ngobuntu babantu bakwantu!….umntu, umntu,umntu!!!
Translations
This is an autobiographical poem. Sipho is very revealing in this poem, he gives us a glimpse into who he is and the life he has lead so far. He spares no detail, he feels free to share his life experiences, because as he puts it, ” we are all beings trying to navigate through this life”.
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