Phumula Duma Pewa: Qhawe ngosiba
Ngiyalazi ilanga malintwela
Ngiyalibuka lishanel’ ubumnyama
Libingelelwa zintaba namathombonkala
Limoyizelelwa ngamafu elidedela
Lifilizelwe zinkanyezi zilidedela
Lihlek’ usulu utalagu
Lithubelez’ amahlathi enganakubaleka
Linyobozelelwa yimifula yewukela
Libingelelwa ngamazolo azowohloka
Kaningi langa lokukhanya
Ngawe simamatheka semukeliswa
Samukeliswa uDuma kwalilizelwa.
Ngiyalazi ilanga malintwela
Yilokhu ngavula amehlo
Langikhombis’ ubaba nomama
Langibukis’ abafowethu nodadewethu
Langigabisela ngesibhakabhaka gabi
Langibukela ngibuka ngingacwayizi
Ngikhungathisw’ ubunyoningcwe bempilo
Inyoni ezalwa ingenampaphe
Maduze ihlotshiswa ngemibalabala
Duma ndodana sewungaka
Siyavuma unguchwepheshi wosiba
Okubhalayo kakuzibeki kakulibaleki.
Sengiyalazi ilanga malintwela
Lisishiya nengcabayi yokugabavula
Uyothi wabonani mhlayonke
Mhla ukhaphuzelis’ iqhawe
Umlunguzu kalunguz’ uyafula
Ufule kwezemfundo wacokofula
Ucokofule kwezokuloba wayindwele
Wayindwele kwezikaNtu wagogoda
Wacikozis okweNgisi ungancengi
Uwatshena kwezikabhoq’ unganqikazi
Wagogoda wayifund’ wayigubukula
Wayigubukula ngosiba nangesiNgisi.
Sengiyalazi ilanga malintwela
Lithwasis’ ezikaNkotheni amakhonokhono
Lifumbathis’ eze-Afrika umqondoqondo
Ufane nothelwe ngezibonkolo
Sebembes’ ukucwasa ngocwaningo
Walupetula basala benkemile
Balilobizel’ ikhonokazi likaMvelase
Wavumbulul’ umbhobe kwabakwenzayo
Bakhala bayiyitheka intshoshozelo
Mvukuzane umavukuz’ amaqiniso
Iyasibuk’ imisebenzikazi yakho
Isiqhomozelele ihlab’ usentu.
Sesiyalazi ilanga malintwela
Linokusikhangeza sigiye siqephuze
Linokusephuca silile sidangale
Kasisabalisi kasisakududi kufa
Sidumis’ uMdali ngoDuma
Nsizwa yezinsizwa nhliziyonhle
Ngubani ongathi awumthonyanga?
Kuwe akunakuhwalala akunabusuku
Izifiso zakho zisazontwela
Amaphupho akho asazontwela
Lapho usunomama kusazontwela
Lapho usunezingelosi kusazontwela.