Manya-A-Pelo

By PM Mohome

Manya-a-Pelo (Unbosoming of the heart) is a book of poetry in Southern Sotho.

• Language: Southern sotho
• Publisher: Via Afrika
• Release date: Nov 23, 2017
• ISBN: 9781415461013

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Helang! nkadimeng potloloto,

Ke tsebise baholo ba me,

Hore pelo e nkile dikgato,

Matshwafo a nkentse diteme.

Mpheng disebe le ikutlwele,

Ha pelo e hlatsa manya,

E ntsha a mabe mahlwele,

Le utlwe ha ke boka, ke kgelekenya.

Mangae ke a setjha dithothokiso,

Theneketso ya elela e hloka meedi.

Ke ya marena le ya ba se nang sebeso,

E tshwanela dibopuwa le dimedi.

Nteballeng haeba ke fositse,

Ke fahlile mmuso ka lehlabathe:

Ke hakilwe ebile ke lebetse

Ho roka marena, beng ba mahlabathe.

Pelo e tletse e a kgaphatseha,

E uba se ka watjhe ya leqaqa,

Le siilwe ke terene, le fefeneha,

Oto le le akga le lesetse ho qoqa.

Nkopeleng kgaupene Bafokeng!

Nna haeso ho binwa kgaupene,

Le ikutlwele di tswa ka sefubeng,

Dithallere pina tsa mohla monene.

Le utlwe kodia-malla paka-mahiomola,

Le mamele difela, meqoqopelo,

Le utlwe diaba le dietsahala,

Le utlwe dipatilweng tsa ya me pelo.

Le nkutlwe ha ke boka ke rapela,

Ke supa fatshe, ke supa hodimo,

Ke roka difate, ke boka dimela,

Ke phahla makunutu, ke tshwela makomo.

Ke bua ke tiile ke lomahantse meno,

Ka nnete pelo e mpeile pitso.

Matshwafo a nkentse nyewe,

Fuba se nkentse kgotla, se ntlhoma dipotso.

Kahoo mamela wena mokgotsi,

Ha ke phetla sefuba ke hlokofetse,

Ke ina pene pelong ya me mokgotsi,

Ke ntsha dihaeya, masa-a-kokometse.

Ke roka bafo, ke phafa marena,

Ke reneketsa lesea, ke boka sehole,

Difela, mangae kaofela ke a bina,

Ke Phoka-Mofokeng, ke nka haufi le hole.

FUBA SA KA

Sefuba sa ka ke bodiba se tebile;

Sefuba sa ka ke kweetsa se ruile;

Boteba ba sona bo hole, bo a