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Poem by Nyiko Maluleke 15yrs ‘I want’

14th May 2007 | Other items by

I want

Violated
Ignored
Discriminated
Criticized
No voice
No audience
Where are only rights
Oh!
Actually
I mean
Mine
Yours
Us
Our human rights

I need one
I demand one
Ask one
Struggle for one
Voice for one
We all need
A thing
Mine
Yours
Our
Human rights

50 Comments to “Poem by Nyiko Maluleke 15yrs ‘I want’”

  1. MALULEKE VUKOSI Says:

    WHAT A GOOD POEM,KEEP IT UP I AM PROUD OF YOU.YOU MAKE OUR SURNAME RECOGNISED

  2. Khazamula Simon Maluleke Says:

    Khanimambo Mn’wanati,you have proven Van’wanati to be capable.
    We shall follow your footsteps. Meanwhile, I’m also attempting to write our short history. It’s about the Xitota/Guyu family’s remnants who currently live in Limpopo. It overs a period of about eleven decades. I have sent it to the Tsonga Language Research and Development Centre for reviewing and publication and I hope they’ll respond positively.

    Inkomu Muxadzi

  3. NYIKO "MASHAVELE"NGOBENI Says:

    U SWI BILE MFANA,MAKE US PROUD IN TURFLOOP.

  4. Nicol Nyiko Mhinga Says:

    Ndzi hlayile,ha ku tsokombela ka tsalwa, u xi tsarile we muxadzi yana emahlweni u luleka. LULEKA MN’WANATI

  5. Wisani Goodness Maluleke Says:

    U POEM ARE GOOD,TO ME IT SERVE AS MOTIVATION TO TSONGA PEOPLE. KEEP IT UP MY BROTHER.

  6. WISANI GOODNESS MALULEKE( MAPENGANI) Says:

    good job, because u motivate young blacks who think of writing poems.

  7. nyiko evans mavilele Says:

    you did well mfana,you make us as tsonga speaking people to be proud.nikombela u ya emahleni notsala ti poem.from Nyiko Evans Mavilele La Saselamani Village

  8. ELIA Says:

    HE NYIKO KHOMIS SWESWO U KURISA RI XAKA RA MATSONGA MACHANGANA NI HITI NYUNGUBYISA, ELIA MATIZANI A SALEMA

  9. khoseni lucky Says:

    YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB, U NGA CHERIWI MOYA WO BIHA HI VANHU VA LE HANDLE YANA MAHLWENI U YISA MINTITHO YA WENA LEYO SASEKA PHAMBHENI NA HINA HI TSAKA HI SWONA,LUCKY KHOZA eSALEMA EHANSI KA SHIKUNDU

  10. Maluleke Rhulani Leslie Says:

    Ahe Ahaa! Mn’wanati
    U xi endlile xa miehleketo
    U tsundzukile u komba vuswikoti
    hi kula van`wanati
    hi mintirho leyinene
    ya mn’wanati

  11. Mashele Gift Says:

    What i hav learn in life, since i was born 20 something years bac, i hav learned dat very few ppl are creative,moreover, you r one of them, so, please foza do like wise. because you are now a star just like ……….Eskai Mphahlele…….from Mashele( Nyiko a ri ka Xikundu.

  12. TSUTSU MAHLAZA Says:

    LOKO KURI HINA VATSONGA HATIYUNGUBYISA HI WENA YANA EMAHLWENI U KURISA RINXAKA RA VATSONGA. KU SUKA ESALEMA KAYA .TURFLOOP CAMPUS

  13. TSUTSU MAHLAZA Says:

    YANA EMAHLWENI MUTSONGA WAKA HINA HA TI NYUNGUBYISA HI WENA MINTIRHO YA WENA YA KHESEKA SWINENE TSUTSU KU SUKA E TURFLOOP KAYA HILE SALEMA

  14. Matsu Mahlaza Says:

    Va tsonga hikwerhu vatukulu va gwembe na dzavana ahi hlayiseni ndhavuko.ahiti nyungubyiseni hi ndhavuko waka hina,hinga chaveni.hikwakokwako laha hinga ahihlayiseni ndhavuko.loyi ari Tsunduka aka Matsuu kusuka kwala salema kambe hi xikolo nikumeka E Vaal University of Technology

  15. renny seseni(masetsola) Says:

    thanks or your poems guys they are reay encouraging, God Bess!!!

  16. renny seseni (masetsola) Says:

    Guys your poems are good & encouraging keep up the goodwork. and to tell you the truth i took time to chech them. you are great!!!

  17. watiwa watsala nwana nyini .hati nyugubyisa hiwena .tiyani aka tz la saselamani Says:

    az.oc.tecircehtnull@inayit

  18. konx mdunwazi maluleke Says:

    He nyiko, khomisa sweswo, u ya emahlwewni u kurisa ndangu wa ka maluleke,

    from knox[TUT] PRETORIA MAIN CAMPUS

  19. LUKANI MASHELE Says:

    HEY,THAT FINE MATSONGA YO TSHAVA KU TSONGOLA XA MUNHU,EVERYONE NEED TO BE RECOGNISED IRRESPECTIVE OF WHERE R U CMING FROM AND WHICH ETHNIC GROUP DO YOU BELONGS YOUR MESSAGE REMAINS INTACT WHEE M’NWANATI WALK TALL BE SEEN INDULGE YOUR SELF LIVE LIFE TO THE FOOLEST SWA TSOKOMBELA KUTI NYUNGU BYISA HI RIRIMU RERHU ( RA RIKWERU ) INKOMU LUKANI MASHELE A TRUE AFRICAN

  20. mbhazima khosa ka nsimbhi Says:

    khomisa sweswo,u khavisa ririmu ra manana.namina nita ku
    landzela ku ngarikhale.
    waswitiva hina matsonga hiri ku dya ikuengeta.

  21. matimba maluleke Says:

    well down may god, bless u coz u now where u are coming from

  22. mashele Says:

    that`s sound great…kip it up…we are all proud of you…make limpopo a star province.

  23. Mashale T Says:

    Ndzi ti nyungubyisa ngopfu ku twa no vona matsonga ya ti yimela hindlela leyi, yanga tiviwi hi leswo biha ntsena, kambe ni leswo saseka tani hiloko hina matsonga hi ri vanhu va vutlhari swinene. Ingi hinkwerhu hinga tiyimela kufana na wena wa ri kwerhu.loko akuri nhlangano wa hina matsonga ani ta ku viva matsonga.

  24. Onasiss Mathebula Says:

    Ndzi ku hluvulela xihuku Nyiko. Vito ra wena ri fambelana na minturho ya wena. U nga tshiki nyiko ya wena yi dyiwa hi muhlwa.

    Ndzi khumba hi mhaka yin’we ntsena, vanhu vo tala loko va kombisa nseketelo wa vona va tirhisa Xinghezi ku tlula Xitsonga. Loko hi lava ku Xitsonga xi wa xa xiyimo xa le henhla hi fanela ku xi vulavula, ku xi tsala no xi hlaya.

    Ririmi ra va dya nhlapfi ra hi pfuna, kambe Xitsonga eka vatsonga i ririmi ra manana. Ku rivala Xitsonga hi rivala manana. A hi rhandzeni Xitsonga xerhu xi ta hi nandzihela loko hi xi twa, hlaya no xi vulavula.

    Nyiko ndzi ku bela mandla ndzi vuyelela.

    I Onasiss Mathebula eRhodes University, khatsa.

  25. samson matizani Says:

    keep it up u homee u make us proud

  26. jafta chaka Says:

    Hey, man! I’m as well a developing poet who is interested in stage performances. I act, sing (hip-hop) and play a guiter and would like to say well done for being liberal and break off the steriotypical chains that Tsonga people can’t do good. I’m proud of you and would like to share some of my staff with you.

  27. thymon Says:

    Mina ni Tinorangwenya matshama a lotekile
    Hi loko ni tiphata, vito ra le tintomeni
    Ndzi ba swigingi swa ntikelo hi vutsonga byanga, ni nga tipfinyingi
    Swona no ka milenge,a ni ta giya
    Phela le Giyani hi bopmba hi ku giya
    Hiri ha faneriwa le ka Mafenele, va hi navela
    A hi tiyeni ka Matiyani
    Hi lamulela Malamulele tiko ra hina
    Hi nga tshami hansi hi nava milenge,eTshamahansi, Pprust
    Hi nga ku tititi bya madewewe, eka Mtititi!
    A hi gandlaneni va Gandlanani eJoni hi kurisa ndhavuko
    Hi vulavula xitsonga bya tinyenyana ta tilo
    Phela va hi nyandza, hi kutinyadza
    Tiva tshaku,ku nga rona masungulo ya vuwena bya wena Mtsongooo!
    Tshika ra George na Ndlamini, u vulavula ra Mthavini hambi uri joni
    va kombe leswaku wa tinyungubyisa hi rona, u nga tinyumi i raku
    Nyiko nwana manana u nyikiwile tinyiko
    Bokoxela va ku twa leswaku wa boxa
    Bokoxela hi ra manana hi nga mama rona, mina na wena
    Phela ra Jojo ri nga hi hupa swi nyumbha
    Khatsaa!
    Xa mina ku bomba hi xitsonga ni nga mama xona
    A’ntivi wena

  28. thymon Says:

    BOMBA M’TSONGA

    Mina ni Tinorangwenya matshama a lotekile
    Hi loko ni tiphata, vito ra le tintomeni
    Ndzi ba swigingi swa ntikelo hi vutsonga byanga, ni nga tipfinyingi
    Swona no ka milenge,a ni ta giya
    Phela le Giyani hi bopmba hi ku giya
    Hiri ha faneriwa le ka Mafenele, va hi navela
    A hi tiyeni ka Matiyani
    Hi lamulela Malamulele tiko ra hina
    Hi nga tshami hansi hi nava milenge,eTshamahansi, Pprust
    Hi nga ku tititi bya madewewe, eka Mtititi!
    A hi gandlaneni va Gandlanani eJoni hi kurisa ndhavuko
    Hi vulavula xitsonga bya tinyenyana ta tilo
    Phela va hi nyandza, hi kutinyadza
    Tiva tshaku,ku nga rona masungulo ya vuwena bya wena Mtsongooo!
    Tshika ra George na Ndlamini, u vulavula ra Mthavini hambi uri joni
    va kombe leswaku wa tinyungubyisa hi rona, u nga tinyumi i raku
    Nyiko nwana manana u nyikiwile tinyiko
    Bokoxela va ku twa leswaku wa boxa
    Bokoxela hi ra manana hi nga mama rona, mina na wena
    Phela ra Jojo ri nga hi hupa swi nyumbha
    Khatsaa!
    Xa mina ku bomba hi xitsonga ni nga mama xona
    A’ntivi wena

  29. TLANGELANI FLOYD Says:

    khomisa sweswo maluleke unga cheriwi moya wo biha i tlangelani floyd khosa aka mbayeni.

  30. vutivi delight shembetu Says:

    Khanimambo Mn’wanati,you have proven Van’wanati to be capable.Nyiko ndzi ku bela mandla ndzi vuyelela. vutivi from TUT soshanguve,,EKAYA POP CITY

  31. TLANGELANI FLOYD KHOSA Says:

    khomisa sweswo maluleke unga thleleli dhaku i TLANGELANI FLOYD A.K.A KHOSA.@TUT SOSHANGUVE.4RM SASELAMANI KA MBAYENI A KHONENI.INKOMU.

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  33. Thulani Mkhabela Says:

    Hi khensile nantswo wa ku tsokombela ka swona, kudya i ku engeta.

  34. setfree hlungwani Says:

    loko makwerhu a endla swa kahle tikokakoki u ya quawula hati nyungubyisa hi wena mn’wani. nothing is imposible in this world unless you are imposible yourself. well done guyu

  35. setfree hlungwani Says:

    loko makwerhu a endla swa kahle tikokakoki u ya quawula hati nyungubyisa hi wena mn’wanati. nothing is imposible in this world unless you are imposible yourself. well done guyu. i sono kwala salema kaya buya.

  36. GiyaniSimon Maluleke Says:

    Ha nkhesa guyu. Ha ti nyungubyisa hi nwina, ahi khomiseni sweswo.

    Giyani Simon Maluleke

    Bulwini Village (Ka Mulamula)
    Malamulele

  37. Sphiwe Ashley Taka Chauke Says:

    I ntswamba ni vulombe eka mahlo xikan’we ni miehleketo ya mina nitiphinile swonghasi hi poem ya wena, swilava ku beriwa mavoko ni milenge minkulungwani andzaha vuli keep the good wrk up homie.. Sphiwe ntukulu wa mr Xikolokolo kwala Salcity

  38. Nyiko Says:

    Hakunene vito ra landzelela,u na nyiko he Nyiko.Hati nyungubyisa hi wena ka nyiko ya wena mn’wanati.Ku hava xoka xi nga endleki la misaveni handle ka loko wena u nga endleki hi vuwena.

    Nyiko Thimeon “Biko” Dumazi
    Mhinga zone nwe(kaya ka tokoto/vutivi)

  39. Nyiko Says:

    Hakunene vito ra landzelela,u na nyiko he Nyiko.Hati nyungubyisa hi wena ka nyiko ya wena mn’wanati.Ku hava xoka xi nga endleki la misaveni handle ka loko wena u nga endleki hi vuwena.

    Nyiko Thimeon “Biko” Dumazi
    Mhinga zone nwe(kaya ka tokoto/vutivi)

  40. Bantsi Makhandeni Says:

    Na mina ndzi yima yi re’ ra lavan’wana. U huma kwihi he Nyiko? Loko u huma ka Malamulele tikatsi eka ntlawa lowu va nge i 851 ka Facebook. Wu kumeka laha http://www.facebook.com/makhandeni#!/pages/851/152577014774834?ref=ts. Hambi u nga humi kona kam’ hi nge vileli. Vatsari na vahlayi hinkwavo va amukelekile.

  41. Qhubekani Nhubunga Says:

    Wa swiba san Kurisa ririmi ra hina ra Xichangana na ndhawu ya hina ya Saselani.

  42. MAKAMU TSHEPO Says:

    i wud lyk 2 extend my word of apreciation 4 such a precise,vivid n astonishing poem dat gav us readers as a igft.it ic of imperative vitality dat we hav poets lyk urself at our village.u wrote ur poem in such a reader-freindly parlance dat i didnt exepct from a secondary neophyte lyk u.i instigate n incite dat n u keep up de gud wrk n dnt luk dwn upon urself.bravo

  43. basani miyelani minor Says:

    indeed u ar a real MUTSONGA, who shows who u ar , im proud to be part of this tradition. keep doing it up. KAYA NDZI HUMA KA NSIMBHI, SWESWI NDZI KWALA U.J JOHANNESBURG DFC

  44. NTWANANO NWA_SAM Says:

    U ARE TALENTED KEEP IT UP

  45. hosi tovey Says:

    hati nyungu byisa hiwena Tinyiko yana mahlweni na nyiko ya wena, tovey ka shikundu

  46. Ntsumele Singi Says:

    what a good poem, wahisa nwana va vanhu, keep it up neh boy

  47. Bruce maluleke Says:

    Mayeke mun’wanati mudyi wa bangu xinyela babeni macimba tihuku ya lema rihlelo.

  48. recks shivambu Says:

    yong man khomisa sweswo u nga thleri dhaku, u endla hina matsonga hiva proud hi mitirhi ya wena.loyi a kuri recks shivambu ku suka ka shikundu tshaveni kavo boti nicky na boo thesi

  49. Nyiko Ngobeni Eka Mashavele Says:

    Just perfect and outstanding Poem, i love it…………………

  50. RITO SHEMBETI. MHINGA ZONE 1 Says:

    Keep up the good talent Nyiko.

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