NguStephen M. Osborn
'Kwinkulungwane eyadlulayo ngolu suku lwangaphambi kweKrisimesi
Izulu laba ngathi liyawavumela amajoni ukuba ahambe
Nokuba babeke imipu yabo ecaleni, kwaye kubuhlobo bakholwe.
Iingoma zeKrisimesi zazingxola kulo mhlaba uqhushumbayo
Elambile kwaye ediniwe, omabini amacala aphupha ngekhaya kunye neziko
Ephakama kumjelo wakhe, iJamani eselula yangena kwelo Lizwe Labantu
Ezandleni zakhe kwakukho umthi weKrisimesi okhanyise ikhandlela, ingoma yakhe yayibusuku obuzolileyo.
Sekunjalo, akukho zithonga zivela eNtshona. Ingoma yenziwa, umthi utyalwe kwisiphunzi esiqhume iqokobhe.
Emva koko, kumacala omabini, amagosa ahamba esiya emthini aza athetha, isigqibo senziwa.
Amadoda avela kumacala omabini agqiba kwelokuba, nangona kungekudala emele abulale kwakhona, iKrismesi ifanele ibe lixesha loxolo.
Ngaphambili kwamiselwa isivumelwano, njengoko amadoda ayedibana, abelana ngeengoma, izabelo kunye notywala, iifoto zeentsapho kunye nezihlobo.
Ibhola ekhatywayo yayikuphela kwemfazwe ngobo busuku, ii-Allies ngokuchasene namaJamani, kwaye akukho mntu waziyo ukuba ngubani "ophumeleleyo."
Ubusuku buzaliswe luthando kunye nobuzalwana, ukutya kunye ne-schnapps, i-brandy, i-rum kunye nengoma.
Eqonda ukuba ayesilwa “ngokwawo,” okubi kakhulu ukuba awazange ayiphose phantsi imipu yawo.
Ukunyuka nokuhla ngaphambili kwakunokusasazeka, imikhosi iphosa phantsi imipu, ibuyele ekhaya.
Ukumemelela kwiinjengele, ukuba babeyifuna ngokwenene imfazwe, ukuba bayilwe phakathi kwabo.
Ukuphelisa iminyaka emine yoloyiko, ngaphambi kokuba iqale.
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