Gedig: Imfundo

Gedig in isiXhosa:

Imfundo

Namhla ndiphuma’ iphulo nexa yokudinwa
Ukudinw’e ndinako kwahlul’ izazi
Imfundo namhla iyatsarha
Bendizanyiselela kuyo ngethemba
Abanfundiwayo suka bandicekisa
Izinyo lenkuku alinqabe kuyaphi njengayo
Yona ifana nje nomlambo
Mlambo oyimfundo ngonomsinga
Kuwel’ indadi ezinamagama ngokuzeyisa
Ezinamagama zingamagama kwangento
Bathi abawala bayiqwalasela isisitshixo
Isitshixo esiloluhlobo sinesithunzi
Xa besitheth’ emntwini ndingathi ukude
Ngenguye othambis’ akagqoloma
Ndiyaloyika lona elo qhaga
Kukhulu okungaphaya kwalo
Ngaphaya kwalo zizijwili zezingqala
Ngaphaya kwalo akukho sizi nabuntu
Ngaphaya kwalo konk’ okushukumayo kulapho
Bulela wena ugcoba olungelweyo
Ube namawenu nomthetheleli
Abaninzi ababuyanga besancokola
Kuphela babuye sele kucatshulw’ eBhayibhileni
Umkhulu Bhayibile nabeza nawe

Gedig vertaling in Engels:

Education

Today I started a campaign because I was tired
This tiredness I have cannot be explained by wise people
Education today is bad
I was getting something with hope
Suddenly the students despised me
The tooth of a chicken is not as scarce as education
Education is like a river
The river of education has streams
Only well-known swimmers will pass this river
Well-known people who are famous
The first observers of education say it is the key
The key has an important role
This type of key has dignity/ respect
If it had to speak, it would say it is far
The who gets it is lucky
I am scared of that lock
There is a lot behind that lock
Behind it there are laments and sighs
Behind it there is no mercy or kindness
Behind the lock is all that matters
You must be grateful when happy things go well for you
You had ancestors and God
Many didn’t come back alive
Instead they came back quoting the bible
The Bible is big that came with you