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KUNGAN'UKHETH'UKUNGSHIYA KULOMHLABA WOSIZI

IMPILO AY'KAZE YABA NOMUSA KIMI,
SELOKHU WAKHETH'UKUHAMBA WANG'SHIYA,
WANG'SHIYA NGEMBETHE INGUBO EYODWA NOSIZI,
MIHLA NAMALANGA,
NGINOK'BUK'ISTHOMBE SAKHO ZEHLE ZILANDELANA, NGIKHUMBULE,
IZIFISO NEK'SASA EBESIZ'MISELE NGOKULAKHA,KEPHA MANJE,
KONKE SEK'SHABALELE STHANDWASAMI KUNGANI?.

KUNGANI UKHETH'UKUNGSHIYA NGEDWA KULOMHLABA WOSIZI.

SENGAPHILA NGEZINYEMBEZI NOSIZI,
NG'BUYE NGIZ'DUDUZE,
NGITHI HLEZE KONKE KUYIPHUPH'ELIBI,
MANGIVUL'AMEHLO NGIZOK'BONA UMAMATHEKA,
KODWA NOMDALI AKABANGA NEQINISO KIMINA,
UBENGAK'THATHA KANJANI ANG'SHIYE MINA NGASALA NG'HLUPHEKA.

WAVUMA , WAHAMBA NAWE WAJUBALALA WANGAB' USABHEKA NASEMUVA,
KODWA USENZA KANJANI KUMINA ESINJENA ISIHLUKU?,
WASHIYA MINA WAKHETH' UK'SHADA NETHUNA,
NGIYE NGISWELE NAMANDLA OK'NYATHELA,
NGIZ'THOLE SENGIGUQE NGEDOLO NGIQALEKISA IZETHEMBISO,
NGIKE NGITHUK'THELE ,NGIKMEMEZE UNGASABELI MAQEDE NG'FUMBATH'INZONDO,
OKUNGENANI SINIKE ITHUBA LES'BILI UBUYE UZOLANDA NAMI ZE NGIMLANDELE HLEZE S'QHUBEKE NANGALE KWETHUNA.

USNETHEMBA UMHAYI
EYAMANGWANE LE.

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