kahlil Gibran Wayeyimbongi, umzobi, umbhali weencwadi kunye nombhali wezincoko wazalelwa eBisharri, eLebanon, ngo-1883. Wayesaziwa njengembongi yaselubhacweni kwaye ukwangomnye wezona mbongi zifundwa kakhulu kwihlabathi. Kwimibhalo yakhe, egcwele i-mysticism, idibanisa iimpembelelo ezahlukeneyo kubuKristu, ubuSilamsi, ubuYuda kunye neTheosophy. Ezona ncwadi zakhe zidumileyo zezi Inzuzo, ebunjwe ngezincoko ezingamashumi amabini anesithandathu waza wayibhala xa wayeneminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu, Uphambene o Amaphiko aphukileyo. Kwakhona wabhala iinoveli zethoni egxekayo njenge imimoya enemvukelo. Umsebenzi wakhe uguqulelwe kwiilwimi ezingaphezu kwama-30 kwaye uthathiwe kwithiyetha, i-cinema kunye nezinye izifundo, ngenxa yendalo yonke. Wahlala phakathi koMbindi Mpuma kunye neMelika apho wabhubhela khona eNew York eneminyaka engamashumi amane anesibhozo. Kolu khetho lwemibongo namabali siyamkhumbula.
kahlil Gibran - Imibongo kunye namabali
Imibongo
ndlela-ntle ayikho
Inene ndithi kuni
ukuba ndlela-ntle ayikho:
Ukuba kubizwe phakathi kwezidalwa ezimbini
ezingazange zifunyanwe
ligama elingeyomfuneko.
Ukuba kuthiwa phakathi kwababini banye,
lilizwi elingenantsingiselo.
Kungenxa yokuba kwihlabathi lokwenene lomoya
kukho ukudibana kuphela
kwaye ungaze uhambe kakuhle
nangenxa yenkumbulo yomntu othandekayo
ikhula emphefumlweni ngomgama,
njengesandi sentaba ngorhatya.
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Umtshato
Nazalwa kunye kwaye niya kuhlala kunye ngonaphakade.
Uya kuba kunye xa amaphiko amhlophe okufa esasaza imihla yakho.
Ewe; niya kuba kunye kwinkumbulo ethe cwaka kaThixo.
Kodwa umoya wezulu mawuxhwithe phakathi kwenu.
Thandanani, kodwa uthando musani ukulubopha iqhina.
Kwangathi, kunokuba, ulwandle oluhambayo phakathi konxweme lwemiphefumlo yenu.
Zalisani iindebe zomnye, kodwa ningaseli kwenye indebe;
Nikane isonka senu, kodwa ningasityi kweso siqwenga sinye.
Culani nidanise kunye kwaye nivuye, kodwa ngamnye wenu makazimele.
Nika intliziyo yakho, kodwa kungekhona ukuba iqabane lakho libe nayo,
kuba sisandla soBomi kuphela esinokuqulatha iintliziyo.
Yibani kunye, kodwa hayi kakhulu,
Kuba iintsika zetempile zahlukene.
Awukhuli phantsi komthunzi womsipres okanye umsipres phantsi komoki.
uxolo nemfazwe
Izinja ezintathu zagcakamela ilanga zancokola.
Inja yokuqala yathi ebuthongweni bayo:
'Kumnandi ngokwenene ukuphila kwezi ntsuku zilawula izinja. Qwalasela ukuhamba kwethu ngokulula phantsi kolwandle, emhlabeni, nasesibhakabhakeni. Kwaye ucinge umzuzwana malunga nezinto eziqanjiweyo ezidalwe ukuthuthuzela izinja, zamehlo ethu, iindlebe kunye neempumlo.
Yathetha neyesibini inja, yathi.
“Sibuqonda ngakumbi ubugcisa. Sikhonkotha inyanga ngesingqi ngaphezu kookhokho bethu. Kwaye xa sizijonga emanzini sibona ukuba ubuso bethu bucace ngakumbi kunobezolo.
Wathi owesithathu:
-Kodwa eyona nto inomdla kum kwaye iyonwabisa ingqondo yam kukuqondana okuzolileyo okukhoyo phakathi kwamazwe ahlukeneyo ecanine.
Ngelo xesha babona ubambi bezinja esiza.
Izinja zontathu zadubulana zaza zankcunkca kwisitrato; Njengoko babebaleka, yathi inja yesithathu:
-Oh Thixo wam! Baleka ubomi bakho. Impucuko iyasitshutshisa.
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Iidayos
Ngemihla yamandulo, xa inyikima yokuqala yafika emlonyeni wam, ndenyuka intaba engcwele, ndathetha kuThixo, ndisithi:
“Nkosi, ndilikhoboka lakho. Umyalelo wakho osithekileyo ngumyalelo wam, Ndikwenzele kona ngonaphakade kanaphakade.
Kodwa uThixo akazange andiphendule, Wadlula njengesiphango esinamandla.
Kwaye emva kweminyaka eliwaka ndenyuka ndaya entabeni engcwele, ndaza ndathetha noThixo kwakhona, ndisithi:
“Mdali wam, ndisisidalwa sakho. Undenze ngodongwe, yaye ndinetyala kuwe ngako konke endikuko.
Akaphendula uThixo; Wadlula njengewaka lamaphiko ngokuphaphatheka ngokukhawuleza.
Kwaye emva kweminyaka eliwaka ndayinyuka intaba engcwele kwakhona, ndaza ndathetha noThixo kwakhona, ndisithi:
“Bawo, ndingunyana wakho. Inceba yakho nenceba yakho indidlise ubomi; Kodwa uThixo akandiphendula; Wadlula njengenkungu egqumathelisa iintaba ezikude.
Kwaye emva kweminyaka eliwaka ndayinyuka intaba engcwele kwakhona, ndaza ndaphinda ndabongoza uThixo, ndisithi:
-Nkosi yam!, ulangazelelo lwam oluphezulu nokuhlutha kwam, ndiyizolo lakho kwaye wena uyingomso lam. Ndiyingcambu yakho emhlabeni kwaye wena uyintyatyambo yam esibhakabhakeni; kunye siya kukhula phambi kobuso belanga.
Wangqiyama phezu kwam uThixo, Wasebeza amazwi amnandi endlebeni yam. Waza njengolwandle lugubungela umsinga ongenela kulo, Wandanga uThixo.
Ndithe xa ndisihla ndaya emathafeni, nasezintlanjeni, ndabona ukuba uThixo ukhona.
imibongo emihle. Andizange ndifunde nto ngaye. Enkoso ngokwabelana.