AMASHUM’ ASITOBA ANESITOBA

Aye ngamshun’ asitoba anesitoba awaye
Bute ngokunqaba ekuselek’ emhlambini.
Kodw’ enye yayipandle kwinduli kude,
Kude namasang’ egolide;
Kud’ ezintaben’ eziluqayi bugxwayiba
Kude no-gcin’ olukutantamisa lo-Malusi.

“Nkosi, Unaz’ ap’ e-Zako amashum’ asitob’ anesitoba;
Azanele-na Kuwe?”
Koko u-Malusi wapendula: “Enye ye-Zam
Imke yalahleka Kum;
Nakub’ indlela ibugqagal’ inyuka,
Ndiy’ entlang’ ukuy’ kufun’ imvu Yam.”

Kodw’ akuk’ owabakululw’ obesazi
Ubunzulu bamanz’ awelwayo
Nobumnyama bobusuk’ eyacanda bon’ i-Nkosi
Pambi kokufuman’ imvu Yay’ ebilahlekile.
Kud’ entlango wev’ isikalo sayo,
Yayi yoba ingen’ akuzinceda seyisifa.

“Nkosi ngawanina lamacapaz’ egazi kul’ indlela,
Awenz’ umkond’ entabeni?”
“Apalazwa ngenxen’ obelahlekile,
Pambi kokub’ u-Malus’ ambuyise.”
“Nkos’ izandl’ ezi Zako zigcabe zadlavuka ngani-na?”
“Zihlatywe ngobusuku ngamev’ amaninzi.”

Kodwa konk’ ukucand’ intaba ezirazulwe zindudumo,
Nokunyuk umqonga ozingxondora,
Kwavakala lunqangazo kwi-sango le-Zulu
“Vuyani, Ndiyifumen’ imvu Yam!”
Nezitunywa-zezulu zavuma zingqong’ itrone
“Vuyani, kub’ i-Nkosi ibuy’ ine Yayo!”KMW 79.1