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    Grocott's Mail ContributorsBy Grocott's Mail ContributorsAugust 8, 2019No Comments1 Min Read
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    Makhanda imbongi Dumisa Mpupha at the Amazwi/ Grocott's Mail 'Scots meets isiXhosa' pop-up poetry cafe at Amazwi on 7 June. Photo: Tom Jeffery

    The title of the poem is “a grinding stone” referring to women of South Africa and Africa at large. The imbongi is touching various things that are attributed to women. He recognises their role from when the person was in the womb to their struggle for the freedom. Halala makhosikazi!

    Aha Mfazi Ndini othwele inyanda yeSizwe
    Owu sihle isizalo somntu onguMfazi
    ewe umfazi uzalela omnye umfazi
    Siyabulela ngesizalo esihle sabafazi abaqina imixhadi
    belwela ilizwe lethu

    Besithi mayibuye iAfrika makulinganwe ngamalungelo
    ewe ngoku emisebenzini sixelenga ngofanayo,
    Besithi mawaphele amaDompasi
    ewe ngoku sinezazisi ezizi Ngcwadi
    Besithi wathinta abafazi wathinta imbhokotho
    ewe siwabonile Amandla embhokotho nobunzima abadlule kubo

    Babuthwala ubuhlungu nobunzima belizwe lethu
    eNkosi bafazi Ndini sithi mazinethole sibamba ngazo zozibini
    imizamo yenu yenzekile ndithetha ngobanina?
    Ndithetha ngabaFazi abathwala inyanda yelizwe
    besenza uxolo nothando eMzantsi Afrika

    Ewe liyinene elithi ukuzala kuzolula kuba balwele abantu bonke
    bayavuya abanye omama kuba bazele amaqhawekazi eAfrika
    inene sihle isizalo seAfrika sinamandla

    Phambili makhosikazi elizwekazi leAfrika
    Phambili maqhawekazi aseMzantsi Afrika
    Malibongwe igama lama Nina eAfrika
    Maliphile ilizwekazi leAfrika ngani Maqobakazana amahle
    Umanyamo ngamandla

    Ngu: Chumani Gocini

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