Ndisele ndedwa
Ndibethwa ngumva ndedwa.
Ndicinga andide ndigqibe
Kuba eyam impilo ibineetshomi phakathi.
Ndandingaziva yimincili
Ndizibona ndingothandiweyo.
Xa ungabuza ucingo nefestile
Ukuba iyandazina, zingavumelaphezulu.
Bendizindwendwela ngorhatya
Ekhaya besazuba ndilele.
Bekuba kungacinywa isibani
Ndilinde kancinci ndibesendiyeqa.
Ukusa kuyobonwa ndim
Sele ndibuya kwamathandantliziyo.
Namhlanje ndisele ndedwa
Lulila into engapheliyo usana lwam.
Umama akandincedi
Uthi andibize itshomizam.
Itshomizam zindibalekile
Ziyofuna abangenabantwana.
Ndandithi nditya ubom
Kanti buzotya mna.
Unomafastele undingqingile okwethole
Andisakwazi ndisho nokuyogqibezela isikolo.
Umama undikhumbuza iziyalo
Aye ndiyala ngazo imihla namalanga.
“Uze uziphathe kahle ntombam
Ungaleqi ukuzala, ufunde ugqibe isikolo.
Ungayileqi impilo kuba ayibaleka
Abafana boshiya uphethe usana
Bona babe beqhubeka nempilo”
Ndisele ndedwa
Nonomafestile
Umama untanam wametha igama
Wathi ngunomafestile kuba ndandiphuma ngayo.