Thula, thula, mntwana,
Umama akekho,
Uyothez’ inkuni,
Sizophuz’ incumbe
Um’esebuyile,
Thula, thula,
Thula, mntwana!
Singing songs, saying rhymes and playing games are natural ways to develop children’s language skills. They are enjoyable activities that help children to relax and learn more easily. When adults do these things with children, it builds a sense of trust and strengthens the bond between them. Try our multilingual rhymes below.
Thula, thula, mntwana,
Umama akekho,
Uyothez’ inkuni,
Sizophuz’ incumbe
Um’esebuyile,
Thula, thula,
Thula, mntwana!
Nans’ inunu iza,
Ihuba icasha,
Izolum’ ingane
Ingane kamama,
Ngob’ ikhala,
Ikhalel’ ubala.
Casha wena ngane,
Uthul’ uthi du!
Uthul’ uthi du!
(Kungahambisana nokwenziwa ngezandla. Emgqeni 2, isandla singamiswa okomlomo wethiphothi, kuthi emgqeni 4 isandla noma ingalo igotshwe njengesibambo sethiphothi. Emigqeni 4 no-5 kungalingiswa ukuphuma kwamanzi ethiphothini eya enkomishini.)
Woza we mvula,
Uzosithela we!
Ngawo amathonsi
Abandayo qa!
Siyakuthanda
Thina bantwanyana
Uma sidlala
Ucabhayiyane,
Co! Co!
Ucabhayiyane.
Umoya uyasitshela
Uma usuzofika.
Kugcwale imifula,
Kugcwale imihosha.
Siyowelaphi na?
Solal’ ezihlahleni,
Sidle izindoni.
(Lapha u-A, angashiwo ngumuntu oyedwa noma iqembu A. Ku-B, kwenanela abeqembu B.)
(Lapha kungaba namaqembu amabili adedelanayo ngemigqa.)
We bafana!
Iyo!
Aph’ amathole?
Iyo!
Azodlani?
Iyo!
Umgqushumba.
Siyamthanda ugogo,
Ugogo naye uyasithanda.
Thina siyamnakekela,
Naye thina uyasinakekela.
Simphembela umlilo,
Simfudumezel’ amanz’ okugeza,
Asixoxel’ izinganekwane,
Thina silalelisise,
Ulwazi lwakh’ olunzulu.
Thina siyamthanda ugogo.
(Lapha kungadedelwana. Iqembu elinye lingade liphawula, libuye libuze. Elinye iqembu lingasho eminye imigqa esampendulo njengokuthi: “Yile ndoda,” nokuthi: “O, hhayi, ngiyesaba!”)
We Nomathemba!
Ushaywe ubani?
Yile ndoda.
Ibiz’ ize lapha,
O, hhayi, ngiyesaba!
Gibela nant’ ihhashi.
O, hhayi, ngiyesaba!
Ehl’ amathamb’
Ebhek’ ezansi,
Enyuk’ amathamb’
Ebheke phezulu.
Thiba mathiba, selashona!
Wawusus’ amaphepha antininize,
Namuhla akhela kuwe.
Wawunyathela izibankwa zibaleke,
Namuhla zicashelana kuwe.
Thiba, kade wawubona.
Izindimbane owawuzithutha kazibalwa,
Wena mshado, wena mngcwabo,
Wena ongembeswayo sewalala.
Nixoxelana ziphi nenyanga?
Culani bantwana besikole,
Cikozani ngamaphimbo amtoti.
Culani ngobunono, manono.
Umculo wenu umnandi,
Umnandi njengowezinyoni,
Ezicula kamnandi emahlozini.
Culani nani zinyoni,
Culani kamtoti emahlanzeni,
Cwengani ngengcwenga yamaphimbo,
Majuba nithi: “Amdokwe! Amdokwe,
Amabele avuthiwe ehlanzeni!”
Cikozani nize nicimeze.
Culani nani bophezukomkhono:
“Phezu komkhono! Phezu komkhono!
Mfazi wadl’ imbewu!”
Bavuseni nalab’ omama
Abangakayidl’ imbewu, balime,
Batshale selethwese!
Lethwese ihlobo,
Kuhluma utshani nezihlahla,
Amagquma nezintaba kuhle,
Konke kuncwaba ngoNcwaba.
Lingene ihlobo,
Izihlahla notshani kuhlobile,
Yizimbali namacemb’ ayimibalabala,
Kuhle konke kudelile.
Sekungene ukwindla,
Indlala isingen’ indlela,
Yaqhela yashabalala,
Sesifinya ngezindololwane.
Sebufikile ubusika,
Namakhaz’ ashubis’ umnkantsha
Kasinandaba thina nawo,
Ayohamb’ asishiye sinjalo.
Isisekelo sempilo ukudl’ okusha,
Okutshal’ engadini yemifino,
Nasengadini yezithelo,
Imifin’ ethelel’ enhlabathini,
Nemifin’ ethelele ngaphezulu.
Imifin’ ekhiwe kahle,
Ibuy’ iphekwe kahle,
Yiyon’ enempilo enhle.
Izithel’ ezikhiwe kahle,
Zadliwa zisekahle,
Yizon’ ezinempil’ enhle.
Ukuze sikhule thina bantwana,
Siding’ ukudl’ okusekusha.
Siding’ imifino nezithelo.
Ukuze sikuthole sikudle,
Kumele sisebenze siqine,
Selekelel’ abazali bethu
Ekutshaleni nasekuhlakuleni.
Thina sinekhaya,
Lapho singabakhona,
Lapho sihlala khona,
Sihlala singumndeni,
Umndeni othandanayo,
Umnden’ othembanayo.
Sonke sinelinye ikhaya,
Ikhaya elingedluli,
Esothi sonke singedlula,
Kulo mhlaba sidlulele kulona.
Sihlale kulona unomphela,
Sithokoze kuze kube phakade.
Amazinyo ami,
Angubuhle bami,
Ngihleka ngawo,
Ngidla ngawo,
Ngimuhle ngawo.
Amazinyo ami
Ngiyawanakekela,
Ukuz’ ahlal’ ephilile.
Ngiyawaxubha njalo,
Ukuze angaboli,
Abolise umlomo.
Amazinyo ami
Ahlolwa udokotela
Ezinyangeni eziyisithupha.
Anezimbobo ayagcwaliswa,
Abolile ayakhishwa.
Ngiyawathanda, ngiyawanakekela
Amazinyo ami.
(Abahayayo bangalingisa ngokuhambisana nomlolozelo. Lapho bethi: “Bhengu! Bhengu!” bangashaya imizimba ngezindololwane ukulingisa ukubhula amaphiko. Lapho bethi “Kunyonini lokhuya” bangabheka phezulu bakhombe.)
Yaqhamuka inyoni,
Yandizela phezulu,
Yabhula amaphiko:
Bhengu! Bhengu! Yandiza,
Yandizela phezulu.
Kunyonini lokhuya
Okundizela phezulu?
Kufana noheshane,
Inyon’ edliz’ inkukhu.
Izinkukhu zonkana,
Zisala ziphithiza,
Zizihlom’ ezingcingweni.
Selokhu zazingelwa
Amakhosi oheshane,
Zakubon’ okukhulu,
Zakubeleth’ emhlane!
(Kungaba namaqembu amabili: elinye liyaphawula libuze, elinye liphendule. kanti bangahlangana bonke, babuze, babuye baphendule.)
Yebuya hobhe,
Uy’ uphetheni?
Ngiya ngipheth’ inyama.
Uya kuyosaphi?
Ngiyakuyos’ endle.
Ekhaya kunani?
Ngesaba obaba,
Bazongiphuca,
Bangiphuc’ idevu,
Lomnt’ omdala.
Ngiyalesaba,
LinjengoBholobha,
Ehlez’efusini,
Ethi: Maye!Maye!
Kazi ngoshonaphi!
Ngoshona kobaba,
EMgungundlovu.
Bangiph’ ucwephe,
Lukhuhl’ izilwane,
ZakwaMasasa.
Masasa vuka!
Ngivuke kanjani
Ngibulewe nje
Abafana
BakwaThabethe?
Thabethe muphi?
Yena lo osenhla,
Oshay’ inkomo idindilize
KwezikaNkeshe.
Nkeshe yini le?
Umsila wenja,
Uyanuka uthi phu, uthi phu, uthi phu phu phu!
(Kungaba namaqembu amabili, elinye liyabuza, elinye liphendule. Kanti bangahlangana bonke, babuze, babuye baphendule.)
Obani bona?
Omantindane.
Bathweleni bona?
Bathwel’ imigqomo,
Bayisaphi bona?
Bayis’ esangomeni,
Sangom’ esinje,
Asigezwa ngenyandezulu
Yon’ eshay’ inyamazane
Ithungel’ emadevini,
Ochith’ ukhophe
Alufak’ edokweni,
Unogwaja mpe!
Isele bhakla! bhakla!
Umkhont’ etsheni hhu! hhu!
Izibankwa pheshe, pheshe!
(Nalapha kungaba ngamaqembu amabili, elinye liyaphawula noma libuze, elinye liphendule. Kanti bangahlangana bonke, babuze, babuye baphendule.)
Sawubona wethu.
Yebo wethu.
‘Phumaphi na?
KwaMatshekana.
Wadlani na?
Isinambathi.
Singani na?
Ngomcengezana.
Abantu pho?
Wo bhekle! Wo bhekle! Wo bhekle!
Ngiyabathanda abazali bami,
Nabo ngiyazi bayangithanda,
Bayangikhulisa futhi bangenzela konke okuhle.
Ngiyabathanda omkhulu nogogo,
Nabo bangithanda njengabazali bami,
Yibona abangikhulisela abazali bami,
Babakhulisa kahle.
Ngiyabathanda omalume nomalumekazi,
Bangiphatha kahle uma ngibavakashele.
Nabazala bami ngiyabathanda,
Sidlala kamnandi nabo.
Umnewethu nomnawami ngiyabathanda.
Nabo bayangithanda, bangikhonzile.
Thina nabo sikhonzene siyathandana.
Kuhle ukuthandana uma nizalana.
Isiphiwo sokukhuluma
Siyisiphiwo sokuphila.
Thina bantu siyakhuluma,
Sikhuluma sibange umsindo.
Izilwane nazo ziyakhuluma,
Okwazo ukukhuluma
Thina kubuye kusidide.
Ukukhuluma isiphiwo sokuxhumana;
Bakhuluma ngezandla, amehlo, namakhanda
Thina saphiwa umlomo, ulimi namazinyo,
Ngakho sibanga umsindo sizwane.
Abanye abakhulumi, kabezwa, kababoni.
Thina esibonayo, esizwayo nesikhulumayo,
Kuhle simbonge ongabonwayo
(Kungakuhle uma yaziwa ngekhanda, ukuze oyihayayo akwazi ukuyaluza, asikaze, agiye njengembongi.)
Thatha magqabhagqabha,
Nyoni engadlelwa nyama,
Ingani ezinye ziyosiwa,
Zizalele amaphuphu.
Ngikuthanda ugcogcoma,
Ugcobhoza ngomunwe
Ezimbizeni zodwani
Nasezinkambeni zembali.
Ngilandela ngamehlo
Laph’ ilanga liphuma,
Ngiguquke liyoshona,
Ngikukha, ngikubuka.
Woza luvemvane,
Ukhulu wath’ undiza
Ezigangeni njengembuzikazi
Engayibon’ ithwel’ umqhele,
Umqhele wakho ngamabala,
Ayizidindi ngathi mabi,
Kanti ayizizingelezi
Ngathi abekwe ngesandla.
Umuhle, vemvane ndini,
Umuhle ungahayi ngoma,
Ufiphaza abasinisi behubo,
Abasiki bezihlangu zifane nawe.