Singabe Sifanisa
Icawe mazivalwe
Siye ezintilini.
23Siyapela Zimbumbulu
Sifuna Izibuko 105
Kuba sadunyelwa “buxhonti”
Kodwa singenaboya.
24Asaziwa zi Nkosi
Nati asizazi
Sizizinja nje zidlula 110
Zigxota “amaxhama”
25Kanti lento izinkosi
Sisicamagushelo
Sazo izikalo
Zaso Isizwe sazo 115
Camaguni!
Mgqwetho defends Marshall Maxeke’s editorship of Umteteli wa Bantu against the charge that it splits the South African Native National Congress. The conduct of some of the Congress leaders, she claims in response, has itself brought about internal dissension.
3 [The split within Congress]
Listen! You’ll hear
of the split within Congress,
graver than any
Rev. Maxeke, B.A. might have caused.
1Hawulele! Hule! 5
Nontsizi foresaw it.
Tramps’ ancestors
are no match for mine.
2Tired of snipping,
we came out of our holes: 10
you might as well lie
as snip at an issue.
3Maxeke’s split?
Neighbour, you’re blind
to internal dissension 15
in National Congress.
4Today we’re a team:
you’ve done a good job,
exposing the filth
before I could reach you. 20
5Stoke up the fire,
President Makgatho!
Watch the sparks
swirl up today.
Hule! Bo! 25
6The ancient of days
says the nation is stunned:
National Congress is chomped
like corn on the cob.
3 [Uqekeko lwe Congress]
Pulapulani! Nizakuva!
Uqekeko lwe South African
Native National Congress,
Ingelulo oluka Rev. Maxeke B.A.,
1Hawulele! Hule! 5
Ndanditshilo mna Nontsizi,
Iminyanya yakowetu
Ayibambani neye Xelegu.
2Siyapuma egusheni.
Sidiniwe kuncwela 10
Ukuba Siyancwela
Ingab’asinanyani.
3Uqekeko luka Maxeke?
Walulibala ke nawe
Mfondini wakowetu 15
Olwe National Congress.
4Namhla Sigagene
Tyapile wenjenje
Utyile amanyala
De ndakufumana. 20
5Kaukwezele!
Nto ka Makgatho (President)
Nandzo intlantsi
Namhlanje ziq’uq’umba
Hule! Bo.’ 25
6Uti u Xego-Dala
Isizwe simangele
Kuba i National Congress
Seyidliw’amaq’ashu.
7Our people are spent, 30
urged over the edge.
I’d carve the meat
for a guide to a ford.
8Halala! As we said:
National Congress, 35
envious watchers
would grind you to dust.
9Please consider
your internal split:
your bloated body 40
comes as a shock.
10Cape Native Congress
and Bantu Union!
The ford’s struck by lightning:
our future’s cloudy! 45
11Which one of the two
appeals to the people,
raises their hopes
of Africa’s return?
12Maxeke, B.A., 50
says Africa’s scuppered
when Cape Town and Jeppe
urge us over the edge.
13The ancient of days
calls out at the ford: 55
he’ll stand toe to toe
with both liars today.
14Without leave from Congress
they urge us over the edge,
they preach their sermons 60
and grab the headlines.
15And as a result
Natal Congress walked out,
and the Free State walked out,
and the Cape’s splinters splinter. 65
7Abantu bayapela 30
Kukufunzwa eweni
Ndindim ngendimlumela
Nowalat’izibuko.
8Ha-la-la! Sasitshilo
National Congress 35
Boze bona bakubone
Oc’ul’ukunyatela.
9Kaukangele ke
Uqekeko lwako
Kwanokummangalisa 40
Kokutyatyambileyo,
10Yi Cape Native Congress!
Bantu Union!
Zulu osebenzela ekaya!
Ne Zibuko esingazi ngomso. 45
11Yiyipina ke kuzo
Eginyisa amate
Nenika abantu itemba
Lokubuyiswa kwe Afrika?
12Uti oka Maxeke B.A., 50
Yatshona i Afrika
Ngo Funz’eweni base Kapa
Kunye nabase Jeppe.
13Uti u Xego-Dala