hi bengicela kuth thina kwa Xaba sihlukile na kuno Xaba abathi mabethakazelwa bafake u Shwabade. ngoba ekhaya kith kwa Xaba sifaka uMthiyane
Othi ngize naze mese ngiyakuchazela mfo
XABA
SHWABADA
NONKOSI
WENA OWASHWABADELA INKOMO NEZIMPONDO ZAYO
WASHWABADELA INHLUBU NAMAKHASI
WASHWABADELA ISINKWA SEBANDLA
BASE BETHI SIDLIWE UMNTWANA
KANTI SIDLIWE UMLANDAKAZI
MBOKOZINDE
MLOTSHWA
NINA BAKWA SINXA SIYAKHATHALA YINI
WENA NOMASIKISIKI
INYONI ESINDWA ISISILA SAYO
NONKOSI OMUHLE NONYAWO LWAKHE
NZALA IBUSA NGOKUNCISHANA
NB. [Mthiyane! Nginikeza!]
Lezi zithakazelo ezimbili ezingenhla ziyasebenza kwezinye izingxenye zezwe, kuphela nje ukuthi aziqhakambanga kwezinye. ‘UNginikeza’ kanye ‘noMthiyane’ kwakungamanye amakhehla aphuma ozalweni lwaka Xaba ezindaweni ezithile, emva kokuba umndeni ususabalele kakhulu nezwe. Ngakho iningi lethu alijwayele ukuzisebenzisa. Okumnandi nokumele sigxile kukho ukuthi sonke siwuXaba, sisibongo sinye, ngalokho simunye, singumuntu munye. Isithakazelo which can be regarded as a common denominator ileso esithi ‘NONKOSI’ bese kuba ileso esithi ‘SHWABADA’ noma ‘SHWABADE’. Isithakazelo esithi ‘NONKOSI’ siphinde sisetshenziswe nangabantu bakwa Msimanga noma Msimango. Omunye wobaba bakwa Xaba wangitshela ukuthi abakwa Msimanga badabuka kwaXaba. Kuthiwa omunye wabafowethu emndenini wakwa Xaba waganga nomunye udadewethu khona ngaphakathi emndenini, ngalokho base sebeyaxoshwa. Emva kokuganga kwabo kwase sekukhuzwa kubatshazwa, uma kubatshazwa kwabe sekuthiwa ‘Isimanga!’ Kuthiwa saqhamuka kanjalo-ke isibongo sakwa Msimango. Kwathi-ke uma sebexoshiwe baphuma nesithakazelo sethu esithi ‘NONKOSI’ njengoba besasisebenzisa ngisho nakalokhu.
Nazi engizaziyo mina
Nonkosi
Mashwabada
Owashwabadela izindlubu namakhasi
Washwabadela inkomo nezimpondo
Wena owasobodela indlubu namakhasi
Abahlephulisinkwa siyebandla
Basebethi sihleshulwe umtwana
Kanti sihleshulwe nguMlandakazi
Nomboko zinde
Mlotshwa
Nina bakwaSinxe siyakhathala
Nonkosi omuhle nonyawo lwakhe
Zala kubusa nokuncishana
