words from all of us

Mama singabantwana bakho, sicela ukuthi siyabonga.
Sibonga ukusiqguqguzela
Sibonga isizineke obenas
Sibonga ukubekezela
Sibonga yonke injabulo osike yona
Sibonga ukusithethisa
Sibonga ukusikhulisa, usihluza ukuze sibe yilabantu esiyibo manje.

Thank you for the FIRE that burns vigorously and brightly in each of us.

Your best was more than enough.

Sizokukhumbula, hamba ngokuthula
Siyabonga Mama

Nondumiso

Mama. Mama. Mama
If only I could say those words to you just to hear the slight irritation in your Tone saying "ungibizelani?"
Mama mama mama
If only I could say those words to you as you lie here just so you'd wake up and say "ngakutshela kuthi nawungivusa ungangi memezi"
Mama mama mama
If only I could say those words as I enter the house and find you sitting in the sofa saying "ungangi memezi endlini"
If only I could hear your voice once again
I've always wondered how it's like loosing someone so close to you but just the thought of it made me fear it even more
I wish you'd have taught me how to survive in the world without you
How do I deal with world troubles without recieving that random phone call from you saying you're juss checking up on me
Who am I gonna go to church with
Who is going to stay up till late with me just to tell me my childhood stories

I've seen you love the world even if it didn't love you back
I've seen you love us (your children) through it all
I've seen you care for us no matter the circumstances
I've witnessed your kindness and selflessness so many times that it amazed me of the good heart you have

Ngizobambelela kulokhu ongifundise kona kuze kufike la
The way I've seen you love taught me a little about you love
The way I've seen you care for your family, I know no other way but to care for family not just family but the world
Your kindness taught me nothing buh kindness
And I shall forever be grateful to call you my Mother-
The Woman who gives "Imbokodo" a meaning
The woman who made the phrase "mosadi otswara tipa kabo galeng" seem like an understatement
Ngiyohlezi ngikuthanda mama

Thamsanqa

Mama ngiyokhumbula indlela bowungifundisa ngayo izinto, uhlala uthi: ekhaya kini bezenziwa yini izinto zase ndlini manje mina ngihlulwa yini?

Uhlala uthi kimi mele ngifunde ukuzimela.

Ngiyokhumbula ukungithuma kwakho ngoba kungifundise okuningi, kungifundise ukuphila nabantu.

Ngiyokhumbula ukungithemba kwakho yonke into wawuhlala uthi: "tshelani uThami" ngoba wazi ukuthi izoyenzeka

Ngiyokhumbula indlela owawuhlezi usibeka phambili ngayo, nanoma kunguwe osidingayo.

Ngiyokukhumbula Mama.

Mandla

Mama with you around, I was never alone.
I could walk the earth feeling different
never fitting in, always on the fringe but I always knew I had a mother who loves me no matter what.
I was special to you.
I didn't need the world to understand because you didn't care that you didn't understand me, you loved me nonetheless.
You built me a home, with 3 other weirdos.
You taught me to love, family, that strength is not just physical, that my way is not always right and to believe in a power greater than myself. You taught me so much as you raised me to be my own man.

Nomsa

Mama ngiyokhumbula ubuntu bakho.

Ngelinye ilanga ngangihamba nawe sihlangana nabantu abathanda ukucela imali ngathi mina ungabaniki bahlale bacela noma uqeda ukubanika. Waphendula wena mama wathi ngimunike noma acela sekukaningi ngoba angazi mhlwawumbe indlela lomuntu adinga ngayo lemali yingakho acela kaningi.

Ngiyokhumbula indlela obowuthatha imali yakho yokugcina uboleke omunye umuntu, wena usale ungana lutho. Uthi: mhlawumbe loyo muntu uyidinga ukundlula wena. Wawuhlala ucabangela abanye abantu ukundlula wena. Uhlale usifundisa ukuxolela uthi singaboba nendzondo.

Uma ngicabanga ukuthi ngeke ngisakubona uhleka,

Angazi impilo iyoba njani ngaphandle kwakho kodwa ngothando, ukubekezela, nesibindi ongiphathise sona usaphila, ngizoqhubeka ngizame ukuze wonke umuntu abone kimi ukuthi bewungumuntu onjani.

Ngifikelwa usizi olungachazeki uma ngicabanga ukuthi ngeke ngiphinde ngibone lesiyasandla sikhomba uma ukhuluma ngoba bewuthanda ukukhomba uma ukhuluma. Uma ngicabanga ukuthi ngeke ngiphinde ngikuzwe ucula ngoba bewuthanda ukucula nasihleli nawe.

Uma ngicabanga ukuthi ngeke ngisezwa izindaba zakudala ebewuhlala ungixoxela zona. Angazi mama kodwa kulunge konke uyazi ongaphezulu ukuthi kungani.

Ngiyohlala ngikuthanda mama siphinde sibonane kwelizayo.