Izinganekwane zesiZulu

Inganekwane: Unogwaja onejubane

Kwasukasukela, kwakukhona unogwaja onejubane. Emandulo kwakukhona unogwaja owawugijima kunazo zonke ezinye izilwane epulazini. Wayeziqhenya kakhulu impela ngokuthi uyazehlula ezinye izilwane epulazini ngokugijima. Wayengakwazi nokuzibamba elokhu exoxela ezinye izilwane ukuthi ungumgijimi ovelele yena. “Ngigijima ngishiye nesithunzi,” wayeqhoshela ngokuphindelela umngani wakhe, ugwinsi. Ngelinye ilanga ekuseni unogwaja nogwinsi bahlangana esangweni elingena ensimini yasepulazini. Akuthathanga isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuthi … Read more

Inganekewane: Amawele

Kwasukasukela, kwakukhona amantombazane amabili angamawele, ayeneminyaka eyishumi kanti amagama alamawele kwakungu Lungile noNokulunga. Langalimbe kuvalwe izikole acela kuyise ukuvakasha ekhaya komama, kugogo wabo. Lamawele ayekwazi ukwenza yonke imisebenzi yasekhaya: ukugeza izitsha, ukupheka, ukuhlakula, ukutheza  kanye nokukha amanzi. Endaweni ayeyigugu futhi ethandwa kakhulu ngenxa yokukhuthala kanye nokuziphatha kwawo. Ayeziphatha kahle kakhulu edlula onke amantombazane asendaweni. Zazikhona izinkomba … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Ubuqili bemfene

Kwasukasukela, wakukhona umama owayehlala nomntwana wakhe. Umakhelwane wakhe kuyi mfene. Imfene yayidume ngokuntshotsha iphinde idle abantwana. Umama wayesebenza emaplazini kude kakhulu nekhaya. Umama wayenendlela afundisa ngayo ingane yakhe futhi yayazi ukuthi nguye kuphela okhuluma nayo ngaleyo ndlela. Njalo umama uma ebuya wayethi, “Mntanami ngivulele, ngikuphathele isinkwa nebhotela.” Umntwana wayevula ngemuvanje kokuzwa lawomazwi kamama wakhe. Imfene … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Izinkwa ezintathu

Kwasukasukela, kwakukhona indoda eyayisebenza ezimayini iminyaka eminingi ingasayi ekhaya. Kwathi mhla ithatha umhlalaphansi umqashi wayo uzoyinika imali engango-R5000.00 noma izinkwa ezintathu. Isinkwa ngasinye sinomumangalisokqnye kanye nomyalelo waso. Yacabanga indoda yathi, ‘kulungile mlungu wami, nginike izinkwa’. Isinkwa sokuqala umyalelo uthi ungahambi ngendlela enqamulelayo. Isinkwa sesibili noma ungahlwelwa ungangeni muzi wamuntu. Isinkwa sesithathu noma yini ozofike ukubone … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Ugogo nabafana abathathu

Kwasukasukela, kwathi ngelinye ilanga ugogo ezihambela eya ehlathini wahlangana nabafana abathathu abangagqokile. Wahamba nabo ugogo waya nabo endlini wafika wabanika izinto zokugqoka. Wathi ugogo, “Obani obani amagama enu bantabami?” Baphendula abafana, “uNgembazo, uSobathathu kanye noNgabangcono.” Wathi ugogo, “Ngembazo ngicela uyothenga isinkwa ubuye sizodla”, ahambe uNgembazo afike esitolo acele ukuthenga. Odayisayo abuze ukuthi uthengani, engakhulumi athi, … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Imfene nonogwaja

Kwasukasukela, kwakukhona umama mfene wayehlala ngokuthula emgedeni, ehlala nengane yakhe encane okwakuwukuphela kwayo. Njalo ekuseni wayevuka ehambe eyozingela, ashiye ingane yodwa. Wayeyishiya eyenzele amasi amaningi ezokwazi ukuwadla aze abuye. Wavuka ekuseni njengenjwayelo, wenzela ingane yakhe amasi wase yahamba, kanti unogwaja ucuthile naye ulambile. Unogwaja wayazi ukuthi imfene njalo ishiyela ingane amasi. Wayilinda yaze yayosithela, wase … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Indoda emfishane

Kwasukasukela, kwakukhona indoda emfishane kakhulu. Lendoda yayihlala yodwa ngenxa yokuthakatha futhi inenhliziyo embi. Langa limbe kunomsebenzi kwamakhelwane, yahamba yaya khona lendoda. Yathi uma ifika yahlala nabantu ababehleli ebhentshini. Lendoda ngobufishane bayo yayingabonakali, ukudla kunikwe abantu abaseduze nayo kuphela kuzwakale izwi elincane,”Yini ndaba ningincisha mina?” Abantu baxakeke ukuthi yini le ekhulumayo manje abayiboni. Kuhambe isikhathi uze … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Indoda yembongolo

Kwasuka sukela, kwakukhona indoda eyayihlala yodwa , ihlupheka kakhulu. Le ndoda yayihlala eduze nomfula owawaziwa ngezimanga, yayizihlalela nembongolo yayo kuphela yashonelwa abazali isencane kakhulu. Ngelinye ilanga yavuka yathatha izinto zayo zokudoba yaqonda emfuleni yadoba usuku lonke kodwa yangabamba lutho. Yathi ingathatha isinqumo sokuphindela ekhaya, yathi uma iphosa amehlo emanzini yabona ufishi omkhulu yabe isiphindela khona … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Umlingo wenduku

Kwasukasukela, kwakukhona umfana osemncane ephethe, eyiNkosi esigodini. Wayephila kahle futhi enakekela isigodi sakhe ngomlingo wenduku, ayinikwa uchakide. Lo mfana wayebusa kahle kodwa kwahamba isikhathi kwaba nezinkinga ngoba abantu babethembele kuye njengomholi wesizwe. Babenezidingo eziningi futhi ezingapheli. Umfana wacabanga isu lokubabulala kodwa esaba ukuthi kungase kushabalale konke ayesenakho. Umfana wahamba wayovakashela iNkosi yakwesinye isigodi eyocela izeluleko … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Izilwane ezinezimpondo

Zonke izilwane ezinezimpondo zahlangana zahlela umcimbi omukhulu. Lokho akwehlanga kahle kunogwaja njengoba yena engenazo izimpondo. Wabona kukuhle ahambe ayofuna izimpondo zenyamazane eyafa. Wahamba wazithola izimpondo. Walungisa kahle inhloko yenyamazane yalingana nenhloko yakhe. Wathatha inomfi wanamathisela kahle wanamathisela enhloko yakhe. Wazibona emuhle, kumfanela, wabe eseya khona emcimbini. Wamukeleka wangena ngaphakathi. Zamangala zonke izilwane ezinezimpondo zibona uzakwabo … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Ikati lesikhwama

Kwesukasukela, kwakukhona umlimi owayenamadodana amathathu. Kwahamba iminyaka washona umlimi, akashiyanga lutho ngaphandle komshini wakhe wokugaya ummbila, imbongolo kanye nekati. Indodana endala yathatha umshini, indodana yesibili yathatha imbongolo yahamba nayo, kwase kuthi umagcino wathatha ikati. “Ayikho into engizoyenza,” kubalisa umagcino, “Ngizovele ngidle leli kati bese ngenza amagilavu ngesikhumba salo. Emuva kwalokho ngingasenalutho kulo mhlaba, ngizofa ngibulawe … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Umfana oyisiwula

Kwasukasukela, kwakukhona umfana owayeyisiwula. Lomfana wayengenabazali wakhula kanzima. Abantu babengamthandi lomfana futhi wayengenabo abangane. Wayesebenza ukulusa izinkomo emzini yabantu. Abantu babeshaya sengathi bayamthanda uma kukhona ekufanele abenzele kona njengakho ukwelusa, ukusenga kanye nokulima. Kwakuthi noma kukhona okonakele endaweni kuthiwe nguye umfana owonile. Wakhula ke umfana ngaphansi kwalezizimo ezinzima. Kwakunzima noma umfana esethi uzama ukweshela ngoba … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Umama nezinkukhu

Kwasukasukela, kwakukhona umama nezingane ezintathu, amantombazane amabili nomfana omncane. Lo mama wayenomakhelwane ofuye izinkukhu eziningi ehluleka ukuzivalela zonke ehhokweni lakhe. Izinkukhu zikamakhelwane zazijwayele ukungena zidle ummbila kalo mama. Umama wabiza ubaba wakwamakhelwane wamtshela ukuthi akhuleke izinkukhu noma azivalele. Waxolisa umakhelwane washo ukuthi ziningi kakhulu zibuye zimehlule ukuzilawula. Kwathi ehambile umakhelwane, zaphuma izinkukhu zagcwala egcekeni lalomama, … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Ukubekwa kweNkosi yezilwane

Kwasukasukela, kwakukhona izilwane zifuna ukubeka inkosi yazo. Izilwane zonke zanquma umhlangano, emhlanganweni kwathiwa ozobekwa abe iNkosi kumele aqede isaka likapelepele angasho ukuthi, “hl hl hl.” Nangempela yaqala impungushe yaluma owodwa yathi, “hl hl” kwathiwa phuma. Kwalandela indlovu yaluma yathi, “hl hl” kwathiwa phuma. Zalandela zonke izilwane zonke zathi, “hl hl” zabuyiselwa eceleni.  Kwabizwa unogwaja, waluma … Read more

Ziyini izinganekwane?

Izinganekwane izingxoxo ezivamise ukuxoxwa ebusuku uma sekuzolalwa noma uma abantu sebesezingutsheni. Izinganekwane ziyaxoxwa nasezikoleni njengezifundo kubantwana. Emandulo kwakuthiwa inganekwane ayixoxwa noma ayethiwa emini ngoba uzomila izimpondo. Izinganekwane zesiZulu zisiza ukuhlanganisa umndeni, ukulalela, ukucabanga, zihluza umqondo ngenkathi uxoxa abalalele balangazelela ukwazi isiphetho. Izinganekwane zehlukahlukene, kukhona ezikhuluma ngabantu kanye nezilwane. Kukhona ezikhuluma ngabantu kuphela nezikhuluma ngezilwane kuphela. … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: UGogo noMkhulu

Kwasukasukela… Kwakukhona uGogo noMkhulu ababegula futhi beguge ngokufana bobabili, babehlala bodwa. Kwathi ngelinye ilanga uGogo wathula wacabanga, wajula ngomqondo. UGogo wabiza uMkhulu ngemuva kokucabanga, “We myeni wami, ngicela uze ngapha.” Weza umkhulu bahlala phansi. Bathi behlala phansi uGogo waluqala udaba, “Mkhulu, nginecebo lapha engikade ngilicabanga. Ngicabanga ukuthi sihambe siyoziphosa eweni khona sizofa sobabili kanye-kanye ngoba … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Ufudu

Kwasukasukela… Kwakukhona imbuzi, imvu, inja, unogwaja kanye nofudu. Babehlala ndawonye endlini eyodwa. Kwathi ngelinye ilanga belambile, bahlanganisa imali yokuyothenga ukudla. Bathuma ufudu ukuthi luyothenga ukudla esitolo. Nangempela luhambe ufudu, kwaphela amalanga amabili wonke, lutho ukubuya ufudu. Kuzwakale uNogwaja esephakama ngolaka, “Uyabona lento yokuthi kuthunywe ufudu luhamba lunyonyoba indlela yonke, thina siyafa indlala!” Kuzwakale ufudu luphendula … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Iqhude nojakalasi

Kwasukasukela… Kwakukhona uQhude noJakalasi, uJakalasi wayebulawa indlala. Wakhetha ukuthi ake aphume kancane ayozingela, wehla njalo emhosheni, mayethi uphakamisa amehlo nali iqhude esihlahleni. UJakalasi wase uzama amaqhinga akhe wathi, “Sawubona weQhude.” Avume uQhude ngokunengeka, anwebeke athi, “Yeeeeeeebo”. UJakalasi abuze uQhude ukuthi ubengayile ngani emhlanganweni. Abuze uQhude ukuthi bekuthiwani emhlanganweni. UJakalasi amtshele ukuthi kuthiwe izilwane zingabe zisadlana. … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: Unogwaja

Kwasukesukela… Kudala emandulo izilwane zisakhuluma kanye nabantu, kwakukhona unogwaja owawuhlakaniphile kunazo zonke izilwane zasehlathini. Unogwaja lona wawuzihlalela wodwa. Izilwane zehlathi zazinenkosi yazo enamandla, ibhubesi. Izilwane bezazi ukuthi ziphephile kubantu abazingelayo. Kwesinye isikhathi inkosi yezilwane yayehluleka ukunakekela izilwane uma kunesomiso ngoba ezinye zezilwane zazizifela. Bahlanganake nonogwaja ngoba kwakwaziwa ukuthi iwona wodwa ohlakaniphile futhi onamacebo amahle, bezokhuluma … Read more

Inganekwane yesiZulu: UChakijana nezinyamazane

KwesukesukelaCosiKwakukhona, izinyamazane noChakijana.Sampheka ngogozwana Ngelanga elithile kwasuka indoda yalibhekisa ehlathini ngenhloso yokugawula khona ehlathini. Ifike ke ehlathini nembazo yayo ibone umuthi efuna ukuwugawula, nebala ke iqonde kuwona bese iyaqala ke ngembazo yayo, ishaye kabili kathathu ngembazo yayo ogodweni kanti bude buduze kukhona iNtenesha. Ithe ingezwa umsindo wokugawula iNtenesha yabaleka yashiya isithunzi sayo, kanti izohlangana neMpunzi … Read more