Mhlaba Muni Lona Poem by Mphathi Thobumoya Mbhele

MHLABA MUNI LONA

KANTI KWENZAKALANI?
MHLABA MUNI LONA?

Ngafica amakhehla nezalukazi ensimini zilima
ngathi mangfika endlini ngabona abazukulu baphenduka
izaguga
aisuka lento iyanghlupga
mdali ngabe iwona yini lomhlaba obukade uthi
ngzohlala ngthokozile
uyazi mdali sengaba yinyamazane ngoba amabhubesi
ahleli engzingelile
Mdali ngiguqa ngedolo ngiyabuza
uphi umama wami ozongkhulisa
Mdali ungangzibi kungani eyami impilo wayiqala kwi
Sambulo?
Wangayiqala ku Genesise?
Ngsabathe ngiyahlehla akuhlehleki
Ngsabathe ngyaphambili akuyeki
eyami impilo ayisayi ndawo imile la
namanje ngsazbuza kungani mina Mdali wangdala
ngeskhathi sokubhubha
uma ngabe wawufuna ngikudumise ngangiyokudumisa
kanjani ngikhubazekile
okubi kakhulu nabazali wangphuca
kanti uqopha ifilimu yosizi ngathi yini mdali?
Angthule ngoba ngthanda izinyembezi ezingekho
zaphela ngenkathi uthatha ubaba uyomenza Ingelosi
yakho
ngempela mina Nkosi angzenzi iskhokho
njengoba ngiboshwe ngo zankosi benhlupheko
sengikhathele ukulalela wena namakholwa akho
ningkhohlisa nithi anglinde iksasa
what if tomorow never comes ubani oyingcwaba

KANTI KWENZAKALANI?
MHLABA MUNI LONA?

Ngabe kungcono kube angizange ngizalwe
kwasekuqaleni
ngabe kungcono kube ngaba yinkankane noma iskhova
ngoba sisebenza ebusuku
esaso isifiso sifezeka zonke iznsuku
noma ke ngimane ngiluse ifa
kuze ngizoceba nje ngabanye
sengaguqa ngedolo kwagqobhoka umhlabathi
kodwa ayiphendulwa imithandazo yami
nomhlabathi kube uyakhuluma ngabe uthi shwele
Mparty sekwanele

KANTI KWENZAKALANI?
MHLABA MUNI LONA?

Abanye bathi angthule ngthandaze ngenhliziyo
kanjani ngoba ENGAKHALI IFELA EMBELEKWENI
futhi sengbonile akekho ozongkhipha osizini
ngoba akusiwo umhlaba lona ngisesihogweni
ngise mlilweni ovuthayo ngijezela amacala obaba bami
ekbeni ngangingekho ebusheni babo
kungenzeka umdali emhlabeni wangfaka esihogweni
phela ukuzalwa kwami ukuvuka kuka Jesu
kungenzeka uMdali wajabula kakhulu
kungenzeka waliphuza kakhulu iwayini
bese wasifaka endaweni engafanele
ngempela masonile Mvelinqangi sxolele
mangabe khona iphutha esilenzile sitshele
akusiwona phela umhlaba lona
ngisho lo okuhleli kukhalwa kuwona
kungani kuphumela abanomona
sengnembuzo engaphenduleki
KANTI KWENZAKALANI?
MHLABA MUNI LONA?