ngakho-ke lowo bekungumama wami kanye nomfowethu omdala
bememeza omunye nomunye lolu usuku
lokuzalwa kukadadewethu isivakashi sethu
usuku lokuzalwa kwakhe kule mpelasonto futhi ngicabanga
ukuthi kufanele siphume
siyodla maduzane futhi bavele baqeda
ukumemeza omunye nomunye futhi ngizihlupha
ngokukhuluma siphansi kumama ngathi
ubelokhu eneminyaka emihlanu edlule ethanda
ukungishaya phansi phambi
kwakhe ngokungishaya phansi phambi
kwakhe bobabili bangabantu abanenhlonipho
nabazondayo emadodeni nokuzilolonga futhi zilungile
ngodlame futhi zivumela udlame futhi
zikholelwa ekushayweni ngokomzimba indoda
ehudulile noma ubani odlulisa ngempela noma
ngubani odlulayo abamzondayo ngenxa yezizathu zenkolo
noma izizathu nje zobandlululo
ngokujwayela
inkani izindlela ezindala zokucabanga
ezibhekene nobugovu nokuziqhenya nganoma yini kungenjalo-
ke bekungukungena kwephephabhuku levidiyo lanamuhla
mayelana nodlame olukule ndlu kule
minyaka emihlanu
eyedlule obekungumfowethu omdala ememeza
owesifazane onjengehhafu yobukhulu bakhe cishe uhhafu
wobungako bakhe ekhala Izinsuku zakhe cishe ezineminyaka engama-40
ubudala ucishe amkhalele u-40
bese emmemeza futhi ekhala
empeleni ngicabanga ukuthi
banobuntu obufanayo
bangabantu abanobuthi kakhulu abakhuliswe
ubuthi besilisa abaziphatha ngabantu
abangabenzi abanendaba nanoma yini ngaphandle kwe-
egos yabo