“Sithi masizodibanisa amehlo. Akuhlanga lungehliyo. Kunje kuzo zonke izizwe. Tutwini.” MHLELI: Ngokubona kwami sehlile isibalo sabalaleli bohlelo iSigiya Ngengoma. Into eyenza sehle abantu abalusakazayo. Mzi wakowetu, siti kuni, Nango amalinga etu okunik'nza." Inewadi yamabali enjengale, kunye nezibongo ezikbyo esi-Xoseni, sekuyiminyaka umbhli-lo ebona ukuba iyafuneka emzini, ngokukodwa kwimpi entsha evelayo, engazinto ngezinto zomzi esinguwo. Ukufa kwamadoda amak-dlu abesazi, amabali etu,-Iomabali engazuzwanga kuwo abhlwe,
-kube yilahleko enkulu kuti tina Maxosa. Ngokoke, nakuba siqale sekusemva, siti masesihlanganisa imvutuluka eseleyo yalomabali, ukuze izizukulwana ezizayo zazi ukuba kwak6 kwako izizwe ezisiti.
(b) Ukuqala kwendlu Yase kunene;
Ekufakweni kwamapepa abAIwe ngabanye sizame ukiiwabeka namagama abo, mhlaumbi onobambiso (nom de plume) abazibize ngabo. Incwadi le,-nakuba kade kusitiwa masiyib≤ ngesi-Ngesi,-siyib&1e ngesi-Xosa, ukuze ibe nokufundwa ngabo bonke. Inkoliso yenewadi ezib&lwe ngamadodana amnyama afundileyo zingesi-Ngesi; Ionto-ke ibange ukuba zifundwe ngabambalwa, abaneta'msanqa lokwazi isi-Ngesi, luti ukbmokazi lungabi nakuzifunda.
Inewadi le iko'lise ngezibongo. kuba iyeyona nteto bopble ku o bonke ubuoiko besi-Xosa, yaye iyeyona nteto ishwankat6la zonke izafobe zokuteta esiXoseni.
Abanye, mhlaumbi, abayi kuba nakuyiqonda ngokunqaba kwamazw nangokuswela umoya wokubonga. Inkoliso yezibongo, zamaqaba, iyakufunyanwa inamazwi achsekfleyo kubantu basesi-KoIweni abaluvo lu-et6-et6, abangatandiyo ukuba izinto zibizwe nganiagama azo. Silingile, inxalenye yalamazwi, ukuwalahla, mhlaumbi ukuwambittisa ngengubo yokuhlonipa. Lont.0 asibanga nakuyenza kuwo onke, kuba, kubonakele ukuba ngokwenjenjalo siya kutshabalalisa umoya nomp6nga wembbngi.
Ke kwabo boti backing ububi ngokuqubisfLna namazwi anjalo, siti, Ububi kocinga ububi."
Izibongo zifakwe njengoko, zamkelwe ngako em.lonyeni wemb6ngi; into eyenziweyo kukulungisa, ukuvana kwemigea (rhythm) namazwi. Inkoliso yezibongo, zabantu ngabantu, iyafana. Lonto ibonisa ukuba imbo'ngi zenye indawo bezizandisa izibongo zazo ngokuvela izibongo kwezinye im.b6ngi.
I Ukufika Kwe-Lizwi Kwa-X6sa I
XX Imfazwe kaTLLtfila . . 193
XXIII Umnomb6 we-Nkosi nokuqala Kwendlu yase-Kunene . . 226
XXIV Ama-Gealeka nezibongo zawo . 229
XXVII Ama-Jingqi nezibongo zawo 259
XXVIII Ama-Ndlambe nezibongo zawo 268
XXX Aba-Tembu nezibongo zabo . 290
XXXI Ama-Gwelane nezibongo zawo 306
XXXIII Ama-Gqunukwebe nezibongo zawo 311
XXXIEV Ama-Meke nezibongo zawo . 319
XXXVI Aba-Mb' nezibongo zabo . . 323 XXXVII Ama-Zizi nezibongo zawo . . 328
XLI Ama-Bomvana nezibongo zawo 340
YCLII Ama-Mpondomse nezibongo zawo 346
Lll Izwi Labantu . . 486
LVI lzit-hko ze-" Zwi Labantu 60C LVII Leliba 504
LIX Ukubanjwa kwe-Nkosi, neziganeko
LX Izinto Ngezinto 513
NDIVUYISWA lixesha lokuvela kwarn kwelilizwo, kuba ete u-Mnini-ntozonke ukundibumba kwake wandibumba ngexesha lokut'mela kwake i-Lizwi lake ezweni lakowetu. Ekute-ke ekufikeni kwalo nabafundisi aza amakbsi etu alamkela; nditi-ke ukuzibalisela izihlobo zam:-Kwafika umfundisi ndiyinkwenkwe, bekute ngapambi kokufika komfundisi lowo kwavuka u-Nxele umfo ka-Bhlala, no-Gaba umfo ka-Ntsikana; kwabe ikukuqala kokubona kwam i-Lizwe, endicinga ukuba iminyaka yobupolofeti balomadoda, kususela ku 1816 kuze kulo we 1905, yi 89. Umfundisi wokuqala abesiti ama-Xosa ngu-Sodyoyi wafika wakb, kwa-Sihota. Emva kwake kwafika u Rev. John Brownlee nge 1820. Mandingene ekuqaleni kwam ukuliva i-Lizwi. Kwafika u-Ntsikana evela e-Gqora wafika wema kwa-Mankazana. Wandiq6lisa u-ma ukuya nam etyalikeni, nge-Cawa, kwa-Ntsikana. Ityalike IcaNtsikana ibisenzelwa ngapantsi komqonchi, izitulo ingamatye. Ngeloxesha, ekuboneni kwam, sasingati sintanganye no-Dukwana, u-Kobe emkfilu kunati. Akahlalanga kakulu, u-Ntsikana, kwa.
Mankazana. Kute nge 1824 wesuka ubawo noNxhe, kwa-Mankazana, beza esikolweni e-Gwali, wafikela ubawo kwa-Matshaya. Ngeloxesha amaNtsikana ayese wonke, aye ebepe'twe ngu: Phlaza, Hoga, Xelewa, Rwexwana, Mazaleni, Noyi, TNIatsh %ya, Pe'yi, Mtybbile, Nginya, Thmo, nabanye. Ayeke onke epetwe ngu-Kobe, into ka-Ntsikana, umfo plunge kunene pezu kokuba abantu beloxesha babenco'le kak-dlu. Afika ama-Ntsikana, e-Gwali, u-B761uneh ep%hlwe ngamalawu akwa-Sihota. Bekutiwa elama Lawu icala, e-Gwali, ngumzi waseMagwangqeni, kutiwe ehnye icala lomzi lelama.Ntsikana.. Wahlala-ke apo umfo ka-Gaba walishumayela ilizwi lika-Tixo kwaaqoboka abantu abaninzi.
KWATi xana umzi uxonxe kunene indlebe ukupu'lapdla u-Nxele, iziziyunguma emzini wonke, wavela u-Ntsikana, es elesiti yena kutiwa:-" PAtu'ma abantu, u Nxele uyabalahla."
Kwati *ese-Gqorh, kuba wayete ngalanto yokuba bckusiti va ama-Ngqika ayakuba zinkurti, imbovane namawa, nayq wavuza namanye ama -Ngqika awaye ,thmbele inteto ka-Nxele, esoyika nokoyika ukuba yonye yezonto zibhliweyo, ngasentla, waba kwa;Ndlambe e-Gqoia apo. Wati ke ngamhla utile wav-uka kusasa lingeka p-dmi ilanga way'ebuhlanti njengoko, belinjalo isiko lakwa-Xoga; indodi ibivukela ebuhlan ti.
Ekufikeni kwake-ke ebuhlanti uphngelelene nenk*e nkwc egama lingu-Ngeongolo, u-ADawoti elinye igama layo. Le-nkwenkwe yayi ngumtshana kaPeyi into ka-Ntshingana enkulu, no-C6wu ek-unene',' ozele u-Affiana, Ngcolomba, no-Dayfle osisityebi segusha nenkomo e-Rafu ngoku. U-Ce'wu lowo waWdela kulonina e-Mamfenemi, abanye sebemazela ubu-Mfene, kanti ngum-Ma. U-Peyi ngu-yise ka Gqoba, um-Ciia. U-Ngcongolo ngokwake yinto yase
ndazwe, injalonje-ke lento akuko' mntu uyakuyazi ingenguye u-Ngeongolo (Rev. Mr. Read umfi omdala). Zite zakunduluka izizwe wawuqala unisebenzi omk-6lu awawutanda wawugeina kwada kwaselmieni, umsebenzi wokushumayela i-Lizwi lika-Tixo.
Umise, wati, makup-6tunywe lankomo wayeyiiume ii-Nxele, bate bakuti abantu awayebatAma asimazi, okunye akakuvuma nayo, wati yena, umntu eniyakuti xana niyayo emzini niblangane naye, nguye lowo ; okanye akasayi kuk6 angavumi nayo woninikela. Kwaba njalo okunene, babuya nayo inkomo leyo. Ute-ke makuyiwe kushunyayelwa kuNdlambe into emgeneyo. Eye washunyayczwa ufike wati:-" Mak' alale u-Ntsikana ndisapi2ap-6la u-Nxele." Upindise abantu wati, 11 Lento ayitsho ukuti mandilale, iti manditete." Babuye bengenazwi. Kute kwakubon' ukuba kunjalo, yafika imini yokuba isizwe siye kwa-Gompo, apo u-Nxele wayesiti abantu baya kup-dma k6na. Saqokoza isizwe, waye u-Ntsikana esiti, 49 Niya kubona, ayik' lonto, into mna endiyibonayo niyakubuya senizingela inyamakazi." Uti owayeko, Sanela ukuhlamba-nje kodwa, saba singaqwalasela, saqwalasela, yaba yingongolotela." Kanti-ke baya kubuya sebezingela okunene.
Waqal' apo-ke umzi ukufun' ukuti ngxumbu ngokuti, inteto yomfo ka-Gaba inamava.
yake, ati :-Sele Sele I Sele 1 11 Yizani nonke zih1welendini, yizani nina bantwana, nize kuva izwi lale-Nkosi, ihzwe libuyele layingqongana, owoliva ngowohhlaulela. Sabelaniniyabizwa ezulwini! Sabelani niyabizwa pezulul Sele! Selel Selel Se!e Hom, hom, hom, hom I Atsho-ke ati neincilili angene kwase ndlwini. Yeka-ke abantu ndawonye nentsapo ukuya. Woman ebubula, ebu-, bula, pamb! kokuba atyalusele ukuvuma. Kuye kwaya kaloku kwakiingela, abesele bhrdmla umfo ka-Gaba seleyingwexa amehlo, kub' amehlo ak6 ebemaki5lu ebomvu. Ityalike ibingena kabini, kusasa nangokuhlwa ngemihla yeveki, iti -nge-Cawa ingenue kat4tfi, kusasa, emini, nangokuhlwa. Lwaye uninzi lwamabandla lusiti uyagreza, makasikwe, lalivusokazi eliVilu elo.
Yabinz' inkwenkwezi, isixelela,
Lemal' enkulu-na siyibizile?
KuKo indawo esinqwenela ukuyilungisa kulo eliculo lika-Ntsikana kuba ayivalah nto iyi-te'thyo. Le ndawo ikumgca wokugqibela iti :-" Lomzi wak6nana simbizile iyimposiso. Lamazwi ebefanele ukuti .-" Lomzi ka-Kbnwana siwubizile "-Lo Konwana wayeteta yena nguyise bo Jotello no-Jiyelwa nabanye ; yinto yasema-Jwareni, ka-Mtika, yomlibo wakwa Soga. Lomzi wayewumemela enguqukwerii kuba ubulumelwane oludala lwama-Cira olwalububukwe bake, kuba umkake wase-kunene, unina ka-Mako'mbe (Dukwana) yayi ngum-Jwarakazi. Mhla wasabela lomzi kumbla kwaguquka u-Mazaleni, kwati ukwalekela oko kwaguquka u-Soga, USongcangeashe, udolo limdaka into ka-Jotello enkulu. Lo-Kbnwana ngumyeni wasema-Bamb6ni, kwa Rila.
Yonk' into namhla iyabonwa
14GUMT" omDE ohlabe pants napezulu, Obufanelw' ukubongwa ngawo amahlwempu, Obufanelw' ukubongwa zizo izityebi, Obufanelw' ukubongwa nga;wo ama-Tsliawe. Nguso-Nqenqe', usdI4 sinecibi ngapezulu, Ulu-Talatala, undlov' inemix&k' ezingalweni. Ngumang' angabonwa engasokiiz' abonwe liliso lenyama, Kodwa. ukuz' abonwe wobonwa lelomp6fumlo. .Tgu-Nkos' iyabazi bonke abangabayo.
Hay' intombi zelilizwe ezingaconiswayo,
Zive, kusitiwa intombi izuze ilmntwana.
Ndaza ndeva ilizwi lindityela" Aba ke bate dwe ubabonayo, Irngubo zentliziyo zabo zihlanjiwe Egazini layo Imvana;
Akwaba, nati beli lizwe soxunela Sakuva kubaliswa ngelo ka'ya, Ukuba kunye nabo sebelap6, Sibuse wena Yesu kwelo B&twe.
Yenz'-amanzi o-Mk6manzi ahlokome, Enze isijwili nesik&lo sikfimbule Ukuba siyinzalo kowabasindisayo Ekubulaw6ni kwintlambo yo-Mp&nza.
B&ngisa intlondi ezimbi Emzimnyati, Ude u-Mrolosi no-Mpompoti Yangane nom-Zambezi ngeno,,uquko, Ziqayise kunye ngo-Baptizesho.
Ntab' endlw' enkulu yeziHngo, Sihlala sodw' endlwini njenge ntaka, Sihlala sodw' endlwini yase mafini Kanti kulondawo ugodukile.
Ka'm'tsho lo ute inkolo mazibe mbini, Oko u-Tixo ate malube lunye, Amasiko obumnyama nobuqaba Siwashiye ukuba sik6lwe senze nina?
Ndimangele kuwe Mhlaba,Kuba nguwe umdlezana, Owanyisa abantwana, Sebeb6de ama dlaba.'
Bayanuka, bate bfttyu, Iffina, Yise, ndite iuqu: Ndibabiza ngamac' onke, Ndibamema ngako konke.
Nabo nabahlolokazi, Ukuze bangasileli,Yenzani ubulungisa,, Xa nip6te ukugweba.
Not' ukuba ninemvume, Okunye ke nilungile, Ilungelo lalomhlaba, Ndoninika, nolixhmla.
Ingaba ke ngu Mnumzetj,'
Bangapi-iia abapAntse, Abo bafe befikile ? Babe ngaba c6plleyo, Sebe ngaba pantsileyo I
Kuwo onke amabala,
Umhlab' uyolile, uvus' okudala,
'Zip' intombi zenu, i-Zwi liyintoni? Zigqibe lomhlaba zifuno-Misisi; Ziqcslie zindiwan a, ziq, ?n' ulwamityi, Zivum' o-vayise ezi ndlolotini.
Suduka mfondini, akuko nto into, Yekani sisele, sinxile sitshabe; Akukontw' isento, umhlab' upelile, Nambuso, namfundo, nali-Zwi, tu nto-nto,
Ngemin' elishushu ilanga le-Hlobo,
Uye kwezomini ulilela zona,
Ukuba ngazo-ke Watin' a-Ntsikana
Lenzuz' engenafa kwelizay' ilizwe,
Lambla nge ntlandlolo, yemfiko ye-Lizwi,
Kekaloku namhla, sisele ndawo-nye,
Lamkelwa kwa oko, yinkos'u-Lwaganda, Kwanga kuyaxokwa, kwimihla yokuqala. Wak6ny' izihlo, wonk' umzi Ka-Ngqika, Washukuma wonke, wabupitizela.
Zanduluk' i-Nkosi, zisiya kwa-Geina, Zisiya kubona, u-Yes' uno-Ngqika. Wenyuka no-AEau ehamba nehlati, Wabuy' enAmile, sel' yinto yenkosi.
Kwenziw' imihla lo, kv anukwa-nabantu,
Wendlu Ka-Sukwini. Ngu.nyana ka-Ngqika.
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Kub' ukuba njalo, ndibonise kade,,
Nge nkos' u-Lwanganda, amandl' elihaWo.
Kumzi wama-Tshawe, nguye u-Lwanga4da,
Kwezinye izizwe. Bamane, besanda,
Ngalo ndihamba-nje, ndisebudengeni.
Le mibuzo yami, nge uyipendula, Kub' ukuba njalo, tins, isasondla.
Xa ndikubonisa, iibom bomhlaba,
Ndakukuzekela, kumarw' amadala, Aseluhlangeni selebuntsomi'a, Ukuze ngokwako, ukwaz' ukuhluza, Intw' ezi zifezwa, ngokuzekelisa.
Doze dikupAye, kwimin' ezizayo, Wopon' inyakenye, yopom' opukoyo. Dip6yeke mama, woxamny' inqudequ, Zayw' eyi palkade, nedyebo ekaya.
Unjalok' umhlaba, usisigebenga, Esiheiid' abantu, ngesaci sosana,
Ukutsho-ke nditi, wuqonde umhlaba, Ukub' uhleli-nje, uvez' amaqinga, Okuwisa onke, onk' amagqoboka, Abewushiyile, uyawalandela.
LIM& enqineni, ngazo kany' ezonto Uzalatileyo, uka'laza ngazo, Ngazo-ke ez(jnt6, zimblambi wantaka, Uwuncoma ngazo, uyalilisela..
Umhlab' uyolile, umzi ugongqile,
Wonke, wonk' upela, uvele ngonwele, U-SataW ubonga, outshone nenkaba.
Itand' izisulu, ayik6 inene, lqash' amafusi, ibandez' umhlaba, lpet' amak*ele, ingenue izandla, It' intetw' endoqo, ingw' idla ngebala.
Ngamanz' epilel' ezintlabatini, Inxenye kunjenje, yenziwe ngonina, Yanikw' imik&la, yokuzitAndela, Yaqe'la ukuya, kwelakwanotanda.
Namhla zinyembezi, kwizindlu ngezindlu,
Bonke bazigudu, bemkil' abantwana,
Bemka'kwakupela, akwabeta no wani, Nanainhla kunjalo, yintambo bayemka,
Sixakiwe hini, kuba ninxa-zonke;'
Yizani sixAmle, amanzi omhlaba,
Nguntaminani, owamkela inani,
Ruk6blwa yeyona-nto, makube yiyo;
Kukuba ndisazi, kanene ukuba,
Kodwa-ke manditi, ka'ngela-ke nawe, Kwezam impendulo, ungenzi igukke;
Olu lungumhlaba, olu sigebenga,
'Kusus' ezo ndawo, zobo bugebenga.
Nantso mna indawo, eyona imandla,
Kuba zonk' ezinto, uzik&nkanyayo,
Ubenza namhla-nie, kwakuyo lenoxoxo,
Yiza ndikutyele, ngWevu yakowetu, Akuko nfo into, kwezinto zoshunn, Uqaniele ngazo, kulengxoxo yetu. Zakupela zonke, kusale i-Lizwl.
Umhlaba lizala, yiva ndikutyele, ZoW ezi ziyolo, uq'ayisa ngazo, Zakutsha ngumfilo, ngomhlana wompeto Umhla, ndikutyele, wamfo ka-Magwele I
Maze undibuze, woz' undinqlnele, Ngomhla wokuhluzwa, kwentw' e zilityelwe, Kodwa-ke namhla-nje, ndifun' uqgndile, Nge mfundo no mbuso, ozik&lazelayo.
lpasi kaloku, nibAlelwa ngabo. Incwadi kaloku, nffundelwa ngabo Inteto kaloku, i i viswa nga o. Magqweta nantoni, kiitolikwa ngabo.
Kuw' onke lo mazwe, bazazeke kuwo, Kulapo k-wanani, nijozela-kuwo, Nikhlulwa ngabo, nasezintanjeni, Zobupfuganisa, base mu-Lungwini.
Ngexesha lendlala, kwa nexa le mfazwe, Nidla ngokusinga, kumzi wesikolo, Niwenze ihlati, lendlila nomk6nto, Nongiwe nilizwe niboninyakenye.
Kanti-ke kunjalo, kwenzek' izimanga,
Zentlancraiia zonke, kungeko balelwa.
Mak6 kaloku-nje, kugagan' iz' fub-,,
Kuba ndikutyele, asiwama-Xosa.
Kumhla ndalibona, umhlamb' u-Notsaykla,
Esi sinyaniso, sibizwa kwi soka,
Nibiza kunjalo, kup' ukwalamana I
Nibe-ke kunjalo, rtisiti ngelenu,
Akuko nasiko, nimis' umzi ngalo,
'Duvele kaloku, uhlamb' ezindawo, Ukuze ndiqonde, ukub' utet' into.
Yonke lemibulo, namanqe1ekfirna,
Kanene utini, ngemfundo yonyanal Uqa'yisa ngezinto, zingamatshijolo I Afunde kwap6la, ubullnganisa? Kwi ofisi zonke, ungev' izihlo.
Yabona mfondini, ndinqand' inyembezi, Ndakuzekazeka, ndizeka ezantsi, Ukuba kanene, ungayap' uyayo, Izwe eli lonke, magad' ahlabayo.
Yiyo-ke lemfundo, ugwagwisa ngayo, Bub' obugqoboka, uq&yisa ngabo ? Bub' obubukolo, undidinsa ngabo ? Yile miru'ngwane, nisifunze ngayo ?
-Undiqukaquka, ngalomgweb' uzayo, Nangampelo 3 ezwe, endingay' pikiyo, Ub' ukwenjenjalo, ungqwanganisela, Ngento nati sonke, sesingamanq na.
Inxenye yendawo, sezindifezile.
Uyazi ukuba, zintomb' ez' nesoya, Akad' ezendisa, kvintlanga ngentlanga.
Nagalel' itAla, inkomo nomhlaba, Zangena inkosi, zangena nezizwe, Akuk6nt' isele, zele kwa-Cihoshe, Lonke eloxesha, eny' isagongxile.
Watshona umhlaba, wemka no-Rwaqele.
Namhla anisento, ngamafokotshela, Into zokudlala. Intw' ezap6selwa, Ngala mankazana, ezinye intlanga, Exel' u-Ntsikana, suke nawazeka.
Ukuba kunjalo, mabandl' akowetu, Kftpani indoqo, ninan' ukwenj' oku ? Lahlani abafazi, bagqibe izizwe, Bat'nnbe ilmhlaba, usa po nobuzwe;
Ngexesha lemfazwe, kwanawo lombuso ?
Usinik' ityala, lokuclta umzi?
Umhla kwaf' u-Runqa,, kwato'tyw' u-Maqoma
Inxenye isilwa ? Kunjani-ke ntanga!
Zonke ezizinto, undibfila ngazo, Zq.zenu maqaba, kfipani indoqo.
Sitina-ke abo, mfondini wakwetu? Kauvele kaloku, msukuba simumu. Ndisukulwe nguwe, msukonway' intloko, Ukutsho-ke nditi, "pani indoqo.
Nibuza kubani, kuyiyo lemini ? Nizala-kutyelwa, zibona ngoloph ? Nilila ngabani, ngenxa yeza nzwli, Zobubi bomhlaba? Lo ndaw' ikwa kuni.
Yiyo-ke londawo, sifanayo ngayo, Tina magqoboka, kwanani maqaba. Samkel' amankazana, akade esenda, Aseva. kutyelwa, ngabawa hlabayo.
Tina magqoboka, kwa nahi maqaba,, Boake abamnyama, abantu belizwe,
Owala intombi, yenkos' u-Mdushane,
U-Sut' u-Mntan' omhle, intombi kwMvaxeni,
lKub' uyazivuma, nezami indawo,
Endikoy' se ngazo, ezizin.vaniso.
Wenze njengendoda, kuyo le mibuzo, Undibuze ngayo, nje ngeyam' inteto,
Kub' ukuba njalo, imis' inyaniso,
Ngazo ezi ndywala zis' "pe nengqondo,
KwABAxo mzini utile intlanganiso enkulu yolutsba oluntsundu, ekute lengxoxo flandelayo yenzeka pakati kwalo. Lwaye lonke lungabantu ababe noziqanaqwana zemfundo, ekute ke ngoko ekuxoxeni kwabo, wati lowo waxoxa, wabuza, wapendula, ngangenani lokuqonda kwake ekokelwa nanga mabona-ndenz ile elihlabati ezinto ake wazibona, waziva, kususela kwezamini zokuqonda kwake, nokude asiwe esikuleni, kude kuse kwezokupilma kwake kuso.
Kulamanene sizakuk%ngela ingxoxo yawo, amadodana amatandatu ab' ete kwase sikuleni, akanela kuti ato'Malallse ezifundweni zawo zodwa, aqeqesheka at%mba, ati tsaka kwapela; akolisa ngento yonke kubafundisi bawo, kubazali, kwizihlobo, nakwintshaba zemfundo, nezemb6desho; sapu'melela ngokutandekayo isiq%mo sokufundiswa kwawo. Amagama awo aye ngo,-Qond'-Imfundo, Qond'-Ilizwe, Fel'-Inene, Baz'-Amehlo, Swel'-Igukwa, no Nyinata.
Entlanganisweni apo kwakuko esinye isitandatu samadodana. Nawoebekwasemfundwenikuseloko wona ebete esawo isimilo, sapa'mbanisa kanye kunesalaw-- matandatu okuqala. Ngab'ehlala lemih1a, kuko ntwana ngantambo zihlala zith6ka ngawo, nokuba kukuk'tama, kukulibala akutAnywa, kukukohhsa, kukuhlala enesizatu sokuzilandulela entweni zonke, nokuba zezinjanina. KukApisa ngokungeva, kukwapAla imitoto, kukuma ezihanqeni izwe nezolo, kuteta izinto ezif' amanqe. Ukuzincoma, ukugagamela izinto ezing&walingeneyo. Ukuhlal' eziranela izinto, nazifundiswayo, nokuba kusekufundeni amashishini, nokuba kiisezi klasini, nokuba kupina. Ahlala izinto ezik,%ngela ngeliso eHgoso, enjalo nje enobunx%mo ezintweni, etanda ukuti lomihIa afundiswe into ezintsha, nokuba ezokuqala akakaziqondi na. Amagama awo yayi ngo Fan'-Atete, Rauk'-Emsini, 'So-Ligoso, -Mbbng'-Ay'zibongi, Mseb'-Usesweni, no Yiwenani.
endala, efundileyo kunene ; eb'ite kwase butsheni yawafumana kunene amalungelo emfundo, iwenzelwa ngabantu bolunye uhlanga; yak-6tshwa impala kwimb6pelelo zobumnyama, zokuqalaqaleka ; inemah ezibhnkini, inemihlaba, inemfuyo ; ewe umfo lo epfimelele kanye kwinto zonke. Elinene ke kunyulwe Iona ukuba libe ngumphti-sihlalo kuba umfo ubesel' enamava.
ezindlela kuq-dtywa zona zomona, namakwe'le, nolunya. Uvakele ek%Iima ngobushushu obukfflu esiti,-"Nokuba kukwizindlu ezffundisa amashishini, nokuba kuse zikuleni zomtinjana, tu nto yona siyenzelwayo ngoiu ngaba bantu. Mna okwam nindibona nje sendincamile, ingaba nini kambe madodana, nani mtinjana wakowetu eningaba nisakblwa; koko ningekabaqondi aba bantu kuba nisengabantwana. Asikuko' nokuba ndiyayibulela lendawo nindibeke Ikuyo kwesi sihlalo, kukona nambla ndiyakuk' ndizive izimvo zenu, ngohlobo abasifundisa ngalo aba bantu. Lempato basipete ngayo, nelikehe likoyo kuzo zonke izinto; sahlala tina sibuyiselwa emva kuzo. Ndok6 ndipele apo okwangokti; ndoti ukuze ndipfime egusheni, ndide ndive okwenu manene akowetu, ndisazi nokwazi ukuba kwala manqakwana ndiwenzileyo, ayanele okwanamhla nje lengxoxo ukuba mayivut*e." Utsho ke wahlala pants.
Okukwazi unak6 nje,
Lokuba ngu 'B6didlaba.'
Ke, mfondini, lento umntu
Obe vele akaba mntu, Akakwazi ukumk6nza Omnyuse wayintaba.
Ababantu bayaketa, Kuyinene inanamhla.
Wonke umntu onengqondo, Engotanda kwa nemfundo,
Zonk' izinto zingaka nie,
Kon' ukuba inyaniso,
Ukuze sibe luhlangaSisamelwe kukutyalwa;
Intw' eyaye ingumhlaba,
Kuvingcelw' umncedi wabo,
Efikile kulo mbuso,
Unikiw' amalungelo,Awomhlaba, nawemfundo, Zbnk' izintw' abengenazo.
Ezizinfflu zozimfundo, Nezimali zingumqolo, Zffundisa abantwana Baba bantu balufipa;
Aba ntwana bafundiswa Engilane, kwe Pesheya, Babewezwe, bafundiswa,
Kodwa pambi kokuhlala,
Ukutsho ke ntlanganiso,
K6na gxebe umbulelo Siwuswele ngolu hlobo, Asifundi-na kwi mp-aku
Nditsho ngok' ukuti, 'T'ize!'
It' inteto yakuba nje,
Ab' exelwe ngu Ntsikana,O-Ngcongolo, no-B, neli,
Kwi Zik&h ngu-Nompehle.
Ngawo la ke ngeligala Sele namlila ezivundo;
Kunjalo ke ntlanganiso,
Xa ndilapo ke anditsho,Xa siefiba inyaniso,Ukuti akuko zinto
Singabi ngo X8eb'-U8esweni,
Kuyo yonke enye into,Esizele nembfibiso
Ina namhla kusenjalo.
Ngalo mntwana ukuxela:
Lomf' udume ngobup6xo, Kanigwebe ngalo ndawo.
Kub' efana onke, onke.