U HINTSA.
Zifikil' ii mini! zifikil' ii mini!
Zifikil' iimini zokukhunjulwa kuka Hintsa.
UHintsa lo ngoka Khawuta ka Gcaleka,
UGcaleka lo ngoka Phalo ka Tshiwo,
UTshiwo lo ngoka Ngconde ka Togu.
Ulifincil' ikhulu leminyaka wafayo,
Koko usatheth' iint' ezinkul' ezizweni zomhlaba
Kuba kaloku thina kwa Xhosa,
Sigwetywa ngovuko lwabafileyo.
Iyaf' indod' ibuy' ivuke,
Ivuk' indod' iz' ibuy' ife,
Zakufik' iimini zokuthetha kwamathambo.
Zifikil' iimini zesirhorho so Nobutho.
ngu Gangath' ilizwe Libe ngu mgangatho,
u Mamnkeli wezizwe ngezizwe,
ikhaya leentlanga ngeentlanga;
Uyise weendwadunge ngee ndwadunge.
Mbongen' uHintsa zizwe zomhlaba!
MaBhilitani nithe cwaka ngani na?
Nina ma Mfengu?
MaBomvana ningaba niyalibala?
Nani be Suthu base Qhudeni,
Ningathi cwaka na mhla ngo Hintsa?
Mhla kuthethwa ngaye, mhla ngeemini zakhe?
Phendula mfondini wase Mafukweni!
Andithethi nto ngawe wena wakwa Tshiwo
Kwa Ngconde kwa Butsolo Beentonga,
Nina zikrwalaxu zamadoda;
Kwa zinja ziyaluma ziyavungama,
Ziya busa nhazo ngokukhonkotha;
Kuba zithi hawu hawu xa zibon' umnt' ozayo!
Nina bakwa Ntsinga ka Nomagwayi wase Mbo;
Nina ma Bandla asekuNene,
Zifikil' iimini zomfo ka Khawuta,
Zifikil' iimini zesi rhorho so Nobutho.
KUNI MA BHILITANI:
Nina magwangq' ako Nibe,
Nkomo zilwa ngezulu,
Zimnqay' ubanjwa ngazibini;
Uphum' imisi nemililo yengozi,
Mnqay' ungazulu ligqekreza,
Ong' uyalatha kant' ugqibile.
Wonakalis' umzimba nomxhelo.
Khe ndamdel' umlungu ndithi yinkwenkwe;
Kant' umlungu yindod' ukuqhelil' ukuphendula.
Kant' umlungu yindod' ukuqhelil' ukubuzela.
Anixhomelananga makhwapha noHintsa;
Anibangisananga ngamida naye;
Aninyathelananga nakoo bhontsi;
Anibambelananga nanqala.
Liphin' ithaf' enikhe nadlala kulo?
Nokuba ngummango nokuba lihlathi?
Asikwa nguye na ozithobe wali xhwane?
Ixhwane lombingo ledini lesizwe?
Umnikelo wakusasa nowangokuhlwa.
Zath' izinci zakhe zathozama,
Zalal' umlala kany' emva kwakhe.
Ngoko mbongen' uHintsa maBhilitani!
Thethani kamnandi ngezenzo zakhe!
Ngezenzo zakhe koo Shaw noo Hagile.
Ngezenzo zakhe koo Elefu (Allyf) noo Lampulawo (Lamplough);
Nifundis' izizamva ngoxolo,
Neentlanga' eziphantsi kwenu,
Zilenze likhul' igama lakhe,
Zilandel' amawak' alishumi,
Abekwe nini tanc' esandleni,
NgoHints' owatheth' ese Gcuwa
Wamnkel' iLizwi neMfundo.
Wahlamb' izizw' ezinee mvanya,
Wayigqibel' inteth' ese Nqabarha,
Waqoqosha waphetha wee' cwaka,
Asaba saphind' ukumbona.
KUNI MANGWANE:
Zatsho kabuhlung' eMbholompo,
Zatsho' emantlok' oMthatha!
Mhla waphel' uNomgogwana,
Unomgogwan' omkhulu weMfecane.
U Hintsa ulilelwe ngaba Thembu,
Bathi nceda Bawo safa iMfecane iphezu kwethu, izigqibile nezizwe!
Sisuke semnka isirhorho so Nobutho,
Senza u mpongampo we khwelo,
lawel' imilamb' enamagama,
Limemez' izinja zaso.
Zeza zigqajula zigqakadula, zikhuphe neelwimi kukudinwa.
Zikwalapho nezako Nibe,
ImiNgcangathelw' emhlophe yako Qina ka qonono,
Zamgodus' u Matiwane no Nina.
Sajong' eMpum' isifombo sika Masumpa!
Semnka sincamile sisithi, "Hay, ubuNguni!
Wath' unina "Ngangikuxelela mntan' ami, Ngathi nabafileyo Bayavuk' eBuNguni."
Wasal' uThunyisw' ezalelwa kwa Hintsa,
Kuz' abe yinganga yase Bunguni.
Onk' amabanjwa athwalwa ngu Hintsa,
Wahamba lula owase Bhilitani.
Konk' oko kwathwalwa sisirhorho,
Sis' esatyisa sondla, sanqaka;
Kwaphum' amanene namanenekazi;
Kwadudwa kwendiswa kwayola.
Wenz' izinhanha zamaphakathi kwakuni;
Nanamhl' asazathuz' ezinkundleni,
Asacebis' amacebo emaBhungeni.
Mbongeni ma Ngwane unyana ka Khawuta.
Sibongen' isirhorho soNobutho.
"Ngwan' ephantsi siyakumlandela!"
Ngamawak' alishumi labanempondwana."
KUNI BA-THEMBU:
Tarhuni mabandla ka Zondwa,
Lusapho luka Hala luka Madiba,
Nani ma Qwath' amahle nama Gcina.
Lent' indoda ivunywa kwakuba phina?
Asithi n' uNdab' uzek' uBhede?
Waxunyw' ebukhwen' ukuze nimqonde?
Echithwe zingxabano zenu,
Weza kwa Rharhabe izinci zethu.
Naqal' ukumqond' int' ayiyo.
Wemnk' egqakadula mhla namphuthuma,
Wayeze limnyama li mkhohlile.
Eka Nongxokozelo masiyishiye,
Yeyabantu nobakhozi babo.
Hay' kodw' intaba ka Mantentente!
Shwaka emini besibasukela!
Hayi kodwa umfundis' uHagile,
Weza noxolo besifun' uxolo,
Siluwelele imilamb' enamagama.
Tarhuni mabandla ka Bhomoyi!
Id' ivunywe nini n' indoda kowayo,
Ikhutshelw' amawak' alishumi enkomo?
KUNI MA-BOMVANA:
Ivela kude kakhul' imbali yenu,
Imbali yenu no Sorharhoba.
Uzigodlwana zemaz' endala, Zingalal' endle kunyembelekile.
Niyakundiva kakuhle ke nina,
Nindive kamnandi kanjalo,
Ndakuthi khumbulan' imihla,
Nyakana kwaf' uNgqungqushe,
Lafingiz' amafu lonk' elakwa Ndayeni,
Lakwa Mkhondwane, kwa Hlambangobubende.
Aqul' amaqhaji eniqulela,
Amnyam' amehl' enu linikhohlile,
Kway' ukufa kunirhawule macala.
Akavelang' eloxeshan' uZanzolo?
Wakhanyis' ubumnyama Bagxothwa,
Wolula iphikw' elide nazuz' umqolomba?
Zehl' izibilini zaphel' izingqala?
Aqal' amaxhegw' enu anibalisela?
Anenzel' iintsomi namangqubakazi!
Waqal' umlisela wabongisela,
Nomthinjana wenz' izango zeengoma.
Mhla ngemini embi mhla ngo gqumgqekre!
Mhla zavel' izizwe zaman' ukunqanuka,
Zaqula zagqiba zanqen' ukusuka,
Zicelwa Bukhali ngabakwa Ndayeni,
Zithenjisw' ezikhul' izithabathaba,
Wanqen' uNgubengcuka namaNgolothi,
Anqen' amaBhac' ukuphuthuma!
Anqen' amaXesib' ukuzixhokonxela.
Yayi mbondembonde kwelakwa Nyawuza!
Axhob'efohlel' amaqhaji namhla!
Zaye zim' indwalutho zika Zanzolo,
Zimi ngokwenkabi zakowazo
Ziqul' iintshuntshe nama krwana (imikhonto),
Zisimelela nge ngo mncam,
Zivum' iGwatyu noSidyume,
Zijong' int' ephandl' iliso lakhe,
Elo liso linga gqange lomlilo.
Ngoko lusapho lukaGambushe Komkhulu!
Bantwana Bomz' omhle ka Jalamba!
Babaliselen' oonyana ngezo ziganeko.
Abemkhul' uZanzolo kwelakwa Bomvana.
Uhlwath' olumadolo luka Khala!
Ofanelw' ukubongwa nethambo lakhe!
Amawak' alishumi angabi ntoyanto.
Amawak' alishumi abanamev' entloko,
Silapha nje kweli Xhorha kungaye,
Nanamhl' akukabi ndaba zalutho.
KUNI MABANDLA KA ZULU:
Yaatyapha kambe iminyanya,
iminyanya yakowenu kwa Senzangakhona;
Kwa Phunga kwa Mageba komkhulu,
Iminyany' akwa Zulu ka Malandela.
Yatyaph' ukunimisa ningeka gabadeli nibon' iliso lika Zanzolo.
Beniya kwenz' inxetyan' elingeni,
Elingange lengwe endlovini,
Eliya kuphola ngalusuku lunye.
Ebeyintonin' umphathi mikhos' e Kumkanini?
Wayengayi kuz' aphind' awel' uMfolozi,
Wayengayikuz' aphind' awubon' uMzimkhulu,
Wayeya kugqibelis' ilanga no Thukela,
Ngekungekho sizwe sakwa Zulu.
Nani mbulelen' uNkulunkulu onophul' eziko lo mlilo nizoja,
Nixel' uvivingane luzitshabalalisa.
Wanikhup' ezinkalakahleni ze bhubesi,
Wanenz' isizwe nohlanga olukhulu,
Naduma nacand' izizwe ngezizwe,
Nade nanga seningangaye no Phalo.
Makabulelw' uNkulunkulu kwa Zulu!
Abe mkhul' uSishak' asishayeki,
Ulembe leq' amany' amayembe,
Nisibalisel' isizukulu ngo Hintsa.
Simlize ngeenkulungwan' ezilishumi zezinkomo.
KUNI MA-MFENGU:
Utshaba luka Hintsa malube lutshaba lwenu!
Isihlobo sakhe sibe sesenu.
Nditsho lula kuba nin' abaziyo,
Nanivel' eMbo mini nafika,
Emantlok'oThukela no Mzinyathi,
Naashiy' ingxokolo yase Nkandla,
Naashiy' iintab' ezintle zeSandlulube
Naabhungca ekrelen' eMhlathuze;
Naphakathi kweentuph' eMphanza!
Nafik' ezizweni zanibhebhetha!
Bath' abaThembu "Hayini niza no Tshaka!"
Ath' amaMpondo "Dlulani nathi sizinikele!"
Zakhal' izizwana zatsho nge nzwinini!
Wath' umnt' eBuNguni!
Wath' umnt' eBuNguni, Kulaph' usizo lukhona,
Usizo lwembacu nee mfaqala,
Yiwani nijong' eBuNguni!!
Ngenkolo najonga, ngenkolo nasinda!
Nafikel' ekhay' eBukumkanini,
Nakhutshw' udaka, nengca, nemithi.
Nafakw' amasi, nenyama, nokutya.
Nadla nahlutha na hlamba-hlambeka
Zalibalek' iimini zo thuli nomkhonto.
Senqwadalala sem' iSishaka,
Amabandl' eMbumbul' ecim' umlilo.
Acinga kabini kathathu,
Ecinga ngokunzulu kanjalo,
Athumel' umthunyw' eBhilitani.
Ezam' icebokaz' elikhulu,
Kub' iSishaka sasibona kamhlophe ukuth' oko mkhont' akakulungelwa.
Iingqondi zawo zaziwaxelela, Izilumko zawo zaziwacebisa,
Zisith' uBuNguni yintabalala yolwandle,
Oweyela khon' akaphindi abuye.
UBuNguni ke ngu Zanzolo ka Khawuta,
Int' enezithanga zobu kumkani,
Int' enama Ndlutsha nama Jingqi,
Int' enama Mbombo nama Tsonyana,
Int' enama Gojela nemi Ngcangathelo,
Amabandla ka Ngconde weentshaba.
Amabandla ka Butsolo Beentonga.
u Shaka uthumel' izithunyw eBhilitani,
Kwa kwawa koweth' ako Nibe,
Oo Qhina ka Qhonono bemi Ngcangathelo,
Wathi Velani nina ngase Ntshona, Thina sivele ngase Mpuma,
Umhlaba yoba ngowenu, Inkomo zoba zezethu!
Weva ngempuml' uQhina ka Qhonono,
Wayiyek' ingako ingenampendulo.
Sancam' iSishaka sika Senzangakhona,
Sancamela ku Khukhulela ngoqo.
Imfazwe yomtwana, yexhego, yeqhaji!
Kuz' amakowaso asigwaze ngasemva.
Yonwabani ma Mfengu nilibandla lika Hintsa.
Nakuman' ukumkhumbula nakulungelwa!
Hlez' ifologu lininikel' umva.
Nakumphatha xa niya kwa Thixo,
Engumntu ka Thixo yena ngokwakhe.
Waba likhaya ngeemin' ezimbi,
Waba lixhatha ngemihl' enzima,
Luhlwath' olumadolo luka Khala,
Ngu Zanzolo elibizwa ngasemva!
TARHUNI MABANDLA ASE KUNENE (Ma Rharhabe)!
Sitsho kuni mabandla ka Rharhabe!
U Haam-Haam ka Sitsheketshe!
U Sambatha ziimfutshane kanti zomlingana,
Kub' ezinkul' ethi zimfihl' amadolo.
Ngwevu zase Mnqaba ngu Gquphu no Qabaqaba; Sasingaze ngamfazw' eMalinde,
Izwe lalimagad' ahlabayo,
Ndandize kugangatha lona,
Ndandize kulungisa uNgqika, ndimbuyisele endaweni yakhe ekwakubonakala ukuba uyayilibala,
Ndemnka zilungil' izinto,
Ingqina neNtaba ka Ndoda.
Uthi oka Lose (Ross) yenzan' isi Khumbuzo,
Oka Lose nditsho' uZam' ukulungisa!
Wayesitsh' uBusobengwe ngesiqu,
Inkos' emhlophe yakwa Gcaleka.
Bathi dibana Mfengu nom Xhosa!
Nenz' esika Hints' isi Khumbuzo.
Nenz' isihikahika sohlanga,
Angaz' alityalwe kwa Xhosa,
Lingaze lif' iGama lakh' elihle,
Elibhalwe nasezincwadini zabelungu.
Tarhuni bafondini basemlungwini!
Nenzela ni na ukusifudumeza singamaxhego,
Amaxheg' amaXhosa afun' ukuphoziswa.
Tarhuni zizwe ngokuni khankanya!
Akungandelelo, kungenzukiso.
Lomfo ka Khawuta makabe nomhla wakhe,
Alizwe yi Afrik' iphela,
Kub' umlung' imfunde ngaye,
Zazuz' izizwe, wahliniveka yena.
Ngoko masenz' uqilima nge Mfundo,
Masenz' uqilima ngeze Ntlalo,
Masenz' uqilima nge Lizwi,
Sibe ke ngolohlobo sikholis' uZanzolo,
Ne Nkosi yakh' eziQu ziThathu.
Ahlal' esijongil' eNyangweni,
Kub' asibantu bafayo thina ma Xhosa.
Wasingqinela nom Hlekaz' uMesiya,
Wath' uThix' aka Thixo wabafileyo, Akufiwa akwendiswa Kwelo Zwe lakwa Mendiswa ! ! ! "
Ncincilili ! ! !
INKCAZELO EMFUTSHANE
Zijikil' iimini: Iminyaka ngo 1935 iyakuba likhulu uHintsa wakhothama.
Ngovuko Lwabafileyo - Yinkolo endala leyo yama Xhosa uvuko lwabafileyo engadibananga nankolo yabu Krestu; amaXhosa ayesoloko ekholelwa ekubeni umntu uyaphila, abhubhe aze aphinde azalwe kwakhona (reincarnation).
Magwangq' ako Nibe - u Nonibe ngu mnka nkosi u Ngqika wasexhibeni; ukutsho oko u nina ka Tyhali. Athe amaNgesi akufika kwa Lwaganda, wawanikela kuloo Nkosikazi ingu Nonibe ukuba awagcine, awondle. Kwathwa kengoku loo maNgesi angamaBandla ako Nibe.
Zilandel' amawak' alishumi - Kwisi Khumbuzo esifanelwe kukwenzelwa uHintsa, ama Britani afanelwe kuku khokela ezinye izizwe neentlanga.
Isifombo sika Masumpa - Kuthiwa iNkosi yamaNgwane u Matiwane eyalwa no Hintsa ngo 1827 e Mbholompo eMthatha, yaza yoyiswa ngu Hintsa; yayisisi qololwane sesi fombo.
Ngangikuxelela - Phambi kwelo duli lase mbholompo ngonyaka ka 1827; Unina ka Matiwana wayengamvumeli ukuba eze kweli cala kuba izizwe zase Mpumalanga zazisoloko zinee ngcamango ezi ninzi ngeli lizwe lase Bunguni (emaXhoseni).
uThunyiswa - Le yeyona ncam yama Ngwane; izelwe emva kwelo Duli lase Mbholompo; kwathiwa ngu Thunyiswa kuba u Matiwane wayesithi "asoyiswanga sisuke sathunyelwa ngaba Thunywa".
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