Isolezwe

UMotshekga uvula umgubho weNatu

- MHLENGI SHANGASE

IUkuhlwa

Kancane, kancane izwe linindwa ngomsizi,

Linindwa yisandla esikhuluka­zi,

Sekubonaka­l’ imisebe yokugcina, Izwe libukeka libhujiswa; Isigax’ esibomvu siyawa Izwe lisala liyinkedam­a Selihaqwe ubumnyama bodwa. ZOVULWA nguNgqongq­oshe weMfundo eyisiSekel­o uNkk Angie Motshekga ingqungqut­hela yenyunyana yothisha iNatu ehambisana nomgubho weminyaka engu-100 yasungulwa le nyunyana.

Le ngqungquth­ela yezinsuku Imisebe yentokozo ingumsizi. Izwe lihlotshis­wa zinkanyez’ ezishoshay­o,

Imizi izungezwa ngamalulwa­ne,

Abathakath­i baphuma baphelele, Izikhova nazo ziyaphuma Novalo lomnyama nalo lwande, Amaphaphu naw’ ayaphakama,

Umbuso womnyam’ usufikile: ezintathu, iqala ngoMsombul­uko ozayo eNyuvesi yaseZulula­nd, oNgoye.

UMnuz Allen Thompson, iphini likamengam­eli lale nyunyana, uthe kule ngqungquth­ela kuzokhethw­a nobuholi obusha.

Uthe umgubho weminyaka engu-100 kwasungulw­a le nyunyana ufika ngesikhath­i lapho izwe ligubha impilo kamengamel­i wokuqala wentando yeningi, uDkt Nelson Mandela, kanjalo nesishosho­vu esalwa nobandlulu­lo uMama Albertina Sisulu.

“Njengoba inyunyana yasungulwa ngo-1918, isidlule ezivunguvu­ngwini eziningi. Kubenze basibiza ngeziqhaza, Kwabenza basibiza ngamaqaba;

Azisekh’ izintomb’ ezizigqaja ngomlando nesiko lazo kwethu. Akusenani Zovela mhla kuhub’ uNomkhubul­wane. Snembali Simelane

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 ?? Isithombe: MOTSWARI MOFOKENG ?? IPHINI likamengam­eli weNatu, uMnuz Allen Thompson, uNgqongqos­he weMfundo eyiSisekel­o uNkk Angie Motshekga, ozovula ingqungqut­hela yale nyunyana nomengamel­i weNatu uMnuz Siphosethu Ngcobo
Isithombe: MOTSWARI MOFOKENG IPHINI likamengam­eli weNatu, uMnuz Allen Thompson, uNgqongqos­he weMfundo eyiSisekel­o uNkk Angie Motshekga, ozovula ingqungqut­hela yale nyunyana nomengamel­i weNatu uMnuz Siphosethu Ngcobo

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