Alfred Ndhlovu https://ipikai.org/author/alfredndhlovu/ The Story of Zimbabwe in Poetry Thu, 25 Aug 2022 13:49:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/ipikai.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-ipikai-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Alfred Ndhlovu https://ipikai.org/author/alfredndhlovu/ 32 32 200483121 Umswane WeDube https://ipikai.org/issue-1/umswane-wedube/ Tue, 10 May 2022 02:31:59 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=702 Abadala bathi umswane wedube ngoseswini,bakhohlwa ukuthi sikhulu, silamathumbu. Amadlelo abukeka luhlaza kude,Ngaphetsheya kwemifula lezifudlana,Ngaphetsheya akulalwa,Kuhle kuyadliwa, kodwa kuyafiwa njalo. Umswane wedube ngosesiswiniLapho elehlisa khonaLenyise, lihlafune ntando.BalibukeBalihlonipheBalibuke, Abadala bathi umswane wedube ngosesiswinibakhohlwa ukuthi ohambileyo uhambe lesisu sakhe,njalo uluzulayo yilo olubambayoUkuhamba kuzala indunaIsu somhambi singangophonjwana lwembuziOhambileyo, ufile.Ofileyo kadli.

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]]> 702 Izibongo Zesilo https://ipikai.org/issue-1/izibongozesilo/ Tue, 10 May 2022 02:29:49 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=700 Nkunz’ emnyama ephila ngokwethusela.Sil’ esidla abantwabaso ,Sadl’ abamnyama,Sadl’ abamhlophe,Sadl’ amathole,Sadla lenkunzi,Sadl’ izalukazi lamaxegu.Bakuph’ oCithigazi?Bakhal’ eguswini.Bakuph’ oNhlalakahle?Batshayana ngamakhanda nje. Sith’ esiza ngobungane,Aabemuk’ okaNkomo,Kwaba yikulala kwesizwe.Mhlawumbe siyovuka ngokuza kwendodana yomuntu.Ngemali wabathenga abafundi bakho.Wabaphosa emagumbini amane elizwe.Ngezipho, bayitshumayela eyakho inkohliso.Okwesithuko esilamandla,Yasibopha isizwe, zatsha zaphela ezaso impande. Wena thole elingela melusi.Abanye babuzana ngokuthi uLobengula watshonaphi?.Thina sibuzana ngokuthi wena wavelaphi… Read More »Izibongo Zesilo

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