Wolemba Ngam Emmanuel, World BEYOND War, September 20, 2020

NKHONDO ZOSANGALATSA

Mafunde amphamvu othamanga
Ogwira ukapolo atafika kumtunda. Chombo Chinasweka
Tsoka lankhanza, kumangidwa ufulu

Wotopetsedwa ndi magombe amchenga owala
Kukula kwa nkhalango ya namwali,
Anapeza miyala yamtengo wapatali, zitsime za mafuta
Oukirawo anamenya nkhondo yogonjetsa.

Atakakamizidwa kudziko lapansi ndi mphamvu yaubwana,
Kutengera ndi kudzikonda kwa amuna akulu-akulu
adalemba chigawo cha satellite cha Lilliput.
Anamukakamiza kulowa mdzakazi.

Kakistocracy ya Monarchical idayikidwa.
Amalimbikitsidwa ndi chikwapu,
Kukhazikitsa ulamuliro wamantha
Kutsokomola ziphuphu zonunkha

Lilliputians, osandulika manja,
Kuyikidwa mwachipongwe ngati opanda ubongo
Kunyozedwa chifukwa cha komwe adachokera, chilankhulo komanso
Makulidwe ochepera, opatsidwa mwayi wachiwiri.

Amfumu kuti alamulire kwathunthu, kukhazikitsa,
Nkhondo zofananira m'malo angapo.
Kuledzeretsa m'maganizo, maphunziro abodza
Kupaka unyamata ndi sosi laumbuli,
Kulepheretsa kuwunika kwa mbiri yakale.

Kuwerengedwa kugwetsa nyumba ndi mabungwe,
Izi zidapangitsa Lilliput kutchuka komanso kunyada.
Siphon wa zitsime zamafuta zolemera, kusiya anthu akumva ludzu
Ndipo ali ndi njala. Chipululu chosokoneza chifukwa cha
Kufunafuna nkhalango ya namwali.

Zokhumudwitsa za Pent-up, zoyatsa moto,
kuwononga mikangano yosatha,
kugwedeza maziko osalimba a lotayirira
Mafumu osalamulirika.

Kukonzekera m'nyumba yasiliva
King chifukwa chamvumbi amamasula
Kumenya koopsa kwa anthu osudzulana.

Satellite idasinthidwa kukhala nkhondo.
Makina ankhondo amaphatikizira nyimbo zachisoni monga iwo
kumeza miyoyo yomwe ikuthawa. Kulira
Za ululu womizidwa ndi kugunda kwake.

Mbalame zosungidwa zimaphulitsa mabomba ndi zipolopolo.
Zolanda zaunyamata, kugwiririra, kupha komanso kuwotcha midzi
Magulu ankhondo amabzala tsiku lililonse
Mikangano imakula
Chiwerengero cha omwalira chikukwera
Ulendo wopita kumwazi wamagazi,
Dziko likuwonera movomerezeka mwankhanza.
Mawilo opita patsogolo amayimirira.

Ngam Emmanuel ndi wolemba ndakatulo, wolemba, wolimbikitsa chilungamo chandale, komanso mphunzitsi kusukulu yasekondale ku Cameroon. Ngam adamaliza maphunziro awo ku Higher Teacher Training College ndi Diploma mu Ziyankhulo (Chifalansa ndi Chingerezi).