Bantu bomdabu, okomdabu kuyadabukisa <br />Sebekhohliw’ okomdabu <br />Awubabheke bayadabukisa. <br /> <br />Okomdabu <br />Makungasali sekuba ngumdabu <br />Ngumdali wadala <br />Wahlukanisa ngenhloso <br />Sahlanganisa ngezeth’ inhloso! <br />Sayimbumba bheka simunye <br />Sekuwu mandulo sibuyisel’ okwamandulo <br />Silibale kancane okwabo <br />Sivathe ngeze siko lethu <br />Uncwaba usudlulile <br />Phela lo ngu Mandulo... <br /> <br />Bantu bomdabu, okomdabu kuyadabukisa <br />Sebekhohliw’ okomdabu <br />Awubabheke bayadabukisa. <br /> <br />Buph’ ubuntu bantu <br />Nasala seningabant’ abangenabuntu <br />Ziph’ impumlo zophando <br />Ziph’ izandla zothando <br />Ziph’ izilo zonyango <br />Ezithi ndiliyilo <br />Zindenz’ iciko <br />Ndibuyel’ eziko ndicikoze <br />Ndimamel’ imzekeliso <br />Ndifund’ isiko <br />Masibuyelen’ emuva <br />Ngyabona syabhubha <br />Elabo lelisiko, liph’ elethuna? <br />Chini bethuna <br />Sazimbela thina lelithuna <br />Nali selifa ngabe yithina? <br /> <br />Bantu bomdabu, okomdabu kuyadabukisa <br />Sebekhohliw’ okomdabu <br />Awubabheke bayadabukisa. <br /> <br />Mhlaziyi sebehlukile nabahlaziyi <br />Bafundil’ abafundisekile <br />Ndodana buza kuyihlo <br />Ndodakazi buza kunyoko <br />Baniyalel’ indlela <br />Masibuy’ isizwe <br />Isiko akuyon’ ifashion <br />Keph’ ubuthina <br />Um’ ushiy’ ubuwena <br />Uba ngomuny’ umuntu <br />Ubushiya noban’ ubuwena <br />Ngoba buyohlezi budinga wena <br />Ukuze kube uwena hayi yena.. <br />Yen’ unobuyena, akadingi wena <br />Yek’ ukub’ uyena, ib’ uwena <br /> <br />Bantu bomdabu, okomdabu kuyadabukisa <br />Sebekhohliw’ okomdabu <br />Awubabheke bayadabukisa.<br /><br />Goodenough Sakhile Dlamini<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/okomdabu/
