Izinkondlo Zothando Ezimfishane

Izinkondlo Zothando

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Bengikuthanda ngithi ngizokushada,
Kuwena ngenz’ izethembiso zezulu nomhlaba,
Okungabonwanga abanye
Wena wakubon’ usengesam’ isithandwa,
Angish’ ukuthi buya
Kodwa ngifis’ ukwazi isizathu sokuphuma kwami enhlizweni yakho,
Mina bengikuthanda ngolweqinis’ uthando,
Konk’ okubi bengikugwema ngingalifun’ ihlazo,
Kalula nje kanjalo wena wayihlahlel’ inhliziyo yami ngembazo,
Waziqed’ izifiso zolweth’ uzalo,
Namhlanje yazi lokhu, ubungolwam’ ubambo,
Ngaphansi kwentshisekelo yothando
Sobabili besizoluhamba loluhambo,

Bengikholelwa kuwe, ngithi naw’ uyakholelwa kimi,
Kanti ngiyazikhohlisa ngiphuph’ isibil’ emini,
Ngiyohlezi ngikukhumbula ngamahlay’ ebengikuthekelela wona,
Ngob’ ukuhamba kwakho sobe ngakuqonda,
Ngizibuz’ ukuthi, kwaba yibhadi nom’ umhlola?
Nanamhlanje impendulo yakhona sobe ngayithola,

Uhleko lwakho belufihle lukhul’ enhlizweni yakho,
Ungisondez’ eduze nawe
kant’ usifuba singungubele ngaphakathi kwakho,

Isithombe sakho sihlezi sibuy’ emqondweni wami,
Noma ngithi ngiyazam’ ukukukhohlwa
Kodw’ ayivum’ imizwa yami,
Ubuyiqabung’ eliyinukisa kamnand’ inhliziyo yami,
Ngakuthanda ngokweqile
Wangenza ngakhohlwa isimilo sami,
Ngakwenz’ ithemba lawo wonk’ amathemb’ ami,
Wazazi zonk’ izifiso namaphuph’ ami,
Ngazam’ ukukubuyisa
Kodwa ngathol’ ukuthi usukhohlwe unomphela ngami,
Sengiyinhlekisa phambi kwabangani nabazwana nami,
Nanamhlanje ngiyafis’ ukwaz’ isono sami,

Sobe ngasikhohlw’ isenzo sakh’
Enhlizweni yami,
Hamba juba lami kodwa ze bengakucuthi phambili,
Phel’ olwakh’ uthando lusamile namanje kweyam’ inhliziyo,