By Mbizo CHIRASHA, World BEYOND War, Julayi 9, 2020
IZIQULATHO ZENKULULEKO
Iimboniselo zamanzi omlambo donga, umlambo
I-Sokoto iqukuqela iinyosi zenkululeko, isela ubumnandi bamashumi eminyaka
Yesivuno senkululeko
I-Taraba kunye nokuku okuhamba kwamaxesha okulandelelana
Ubushushu kwiinyembezi kunye nehlobo elisegazini
Iimpawu ezinkulu zenkululeko zicula inkululeko
Inkululeko yabantu, yabantu kunye nengoma yabo
Isingqengqelo sesingqisho, isingqisho sokudubulana
I-Tsaunin mainono, amathambo e-tsaunin Kure, ehambisa intliziyo ye-tsaunin ukuru
Isingqengqele esivakalayo phantsi kweenyawo zoomama kunye nabantwana bentshontsho lomhlaba ugcinwe kwioyile nethemba.
Iimpawu zenkululeko
Uneminyaka yobudala nezizukulwana ezifana ne-baobab
Umongo weendawo zokuhlala ezilalini kunye nokuzalaniswa kwezizwe
Iicawa zicula zamkela iimpungutye zenyanga yesilivere
Ukucula itune enye, ngolwimi olunye, cula oomama boki, vuka dade mbumbe
Cula iingoma ze-bachere, danisa umdaniso we-gavako
Iimpawu zenkululeko
Uneminyaka yobudala kunye nezizukulwana ezifana nemithi yebhanana
Ookumkani beli lizwe, ndiyacula ngawe
Ingoma yamathambo, amathunzi, amatye, impazamo kunye nomsi
Iimpawu zenkululeko
Ndicula ngookumkani abanolusu olukhazimlayo emva kwe-cocress ye-coco butter
Ukuphefumla kwabo kunuka ubisi lwe coconut
Ndicula nge modibo ye gombe, obong of obioko, ewe weQhawe
Ndicula ngawe baban lamido, o-Lagos
Iimpawu zentsingiselo yenkululeko kunye ne-olowo
Iimpawu zenkululeko
Ukubetha amashumi eminyaka ukukhanya kunye nokunuka
Ukunyamezela amashumi eminyaka yobusuku kunye nethemba
Ukulala kumashumi eminyaka wobusuku obunzima kunye namaphupha
Imilambo ye-gobe, i -kulu kunye ne-ab, inyuka yenkululeko
Izisu zakho zihlanza ilanga lenkululeko, yenkululeko
Oko iingwenya kunye nezirhubuluzayo zikhulelwe ilanga lenkululeko kwaye
Inyanga yenkululeko
Iimpawu zenkululeko
Ngaphezulu kwe-tsaunin kuki, tasunin shamaimba, amahobe kunye neenciniba
Ukupholisa ubumnyama bobusuku, nokutsha kokusa
Iimboniselo zenkululeko ziyancuma kwiintaba zeli lizwe
Esi sisiqhamo sam somdiliya somdiliya kumhlaba owawuhlawulelwe isidlo sakusasa
I-Omelette yobukrakra kunye ne-beetroot yobumnandi
Iimpawu zenkululeko
Le yimbiza yam ethandekayo yokulinganisa ilizwe elinentliziyo
UVelvet kunye nomphefumlo wakhe yingqolowa yengqolowa
Iimbalasane zenkululeko zicula kunye nam, ingoma yenkululeko,
Cula Bello, cula azikiwe, ucule awolowo, ucule u-shehu
Ingoma yabantu, abantu nengoma yabo.
