Mogogi wa mogodu —
The guide has led us to ntwa ya tsogo.
Moferefere ya sesole!
Popomfsa… go kwa khutso?
No.
Kgotso is here.
Boemo bjo bo sa suthego:
It will not move.
It cannot break.
Thlokego ya merusu —
That is the goal.
Poloko ya ntwa must be the end.
You have passed on, distant and silent, o departed soul,
you are no longer here; life has left you whole.
You have been laid to rest in the cold, unyielding ground,
and where your voice once answered, no echo can be found.
Oh, O re tlogetse o hlokofetše—
You have left us, erased, wiped away,
breathing no more, cold as if fast asleep today.
This letter carries no spirit,le hloka moya,
it reaches for a shadow that was once my moya.
O, how the heart has turned into stone Pelo ye thata
severed feelings, emotionally detached, left all alone.
To feel nothing, go hloka go kwa, in this silent place,
unresponsive to the tears that fall across my face.
Go senyegile—all is broken, ruined, and still,
motionless paper resting on a frozen windowsill.
Whose time has run out, go felilego sebaka,
a page deprived of joy, drifting into the dark.
Oh, but I write to you ka nnete, in complete, unvarnished truth,
remembering the living one, yo a phelago, from the days of our youth,
when feelings responded, warm, empathetic, and bright,
filled with delightful joy, radiating pleasing light.
(For all the girls in Kwa-Zulu-Natal)
I am the Dahlia of Durban, a dramatic, dazzling
detonation of pure, palpable power and passion.
My layers are like the waves of the Indian Ocean:
deep, complex, powerful and utterly unstoppable.
I bring the heat of the Durban sun in my petals,
fiery, furious, fabulous display of sheer force.
I do not bloom; I explode into being, shattering
all previous notions of beauty with force.
I am a living, breathing, blazing masterpiece that makes
fireworks seem quite and grey.
To witness me is to surrender to the overwhelming,
outstanding, over- the- top majesty.
Step hatua, move foward,from hire to there,
Think tambua,trees dont hang around with grasses despite they all start down here,
See tazamia, to envision yourself up there,
through listening,learning collecting all knowledge information and technology...Be smart as your phone.
All i wish and play for is for the rain,
i can simply dance with the mad,
and built my self Noah's ark, if it turn to flood,
claw walk run,run run run until you catch a ginger bread man,
keep on running, Mchaka Mchaka.
Hatua kwa hatua.
Friends are the one break, are the one built,
Friends are the one you should check keep straight get royalty,
Hatua ya kwanza nikuthubutu, yapili kutenda,
hatua mwisho ni futi sita,nyayo nani atazienzi atazifuata nakuzilinda.
STEP CHUKUA HATUA.
O 'ninakumbatia furaha ya maisha yako
Nitakumbatia furaha ya maisha;
Mungu amenipa;
Urefu wa maisha;
Na hatimaye ninatambua kuwa sasa niko huru;
Pokea furaha katika maisha aliyopewa na Mungu;
Kwa kweli kwa pumzi yake unapumua;
Furahi na kushangilia kwa vitu vyote;
Kwa maana Mungu huleta FURAHA kwa viumbe vyote
Haleluya-Halleluiah
O' I embrace to joy of your life
I will embrace to the joys of life;
God has given me;
Life longevity;
And I finally realize I'm now free;
Embrace the joy in the life God has given;
For truly with His breath you are breathing;
Be glad and joyous for all things;
For God brings JOY to all beings
Halleluiah
1/30/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021©
Ninafungua moyo
Kuhatarishwa na sehemu
mhemko wangu hukimbia
Mungu naomba unitumie
O’ My God, My Lord please consume me
Ole nimevunjika na kupasuka
Roho yangu imechakaa
Ee Mungu, Bwana Wangu
Tafadhali tumia
O’ My God, My Lord please consume me
Tumia kwa upendo
Nitumie kwa rehema rehema
Nitumie ili labda nizaliwe mara ya pili
Nipe tumaini
Kurudia zote mbili
Dhambi zangu, uchaguzi wangu mbaya
Tafadhali Bwana Mungu
Nitumie
O’ My God, My Lord please consume me
Lord have mercy
Have mercy on my ravished soul
Lord have mercy
O' My Lord, My God please consume me
1/29/2021
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2021
ke Motau šemane ya go ja di wela
Ke Motau lesogana kgaah! Šateeh ka tsena
Ke mopulana wa moswati
Lesogana la go hloka nyatsi
Tšešu ditaola ke rile go dirutwa ka tsena mong'waseloko ka yo tsoma
Ba nswayile tsebe go kwa bonkgolo
Bare "sa Mošemane a se go itaola "
Ke go tšwa lesolo a tšama tšwela babo mokgola
A ke tšwe mokhi ke nne, tšwa maruping a kgoši Sekwai
Tlase tlase thabeng tša go kguma ka tswai
Bare go mpona ba ka sefokeng
Ba opa magoswi bare "Thobela Morena!
Se mpone bosonyana wa nnyatša
Sešu sereto ke serutile phatlalatša
Ke serutilwe go jewa molatša ka dinawa tša maisimane a go tšwa mošola
Ruri ka nnete di ntšwetše mohola
Nteseng ke ithweše dipataka
Ke di file ke yola Rakgolo pele mathomong bupi e sale lepotetšana.
Baba ruhusu yako Rehema ya Mwana Rehema yake iwe juu yetu
Baba Niokoe na mdomo wangu;
Kitendo hiki ninapokiri;
Hizo dhambi na makosa;
Nimekuwa sina imani;
Baba ruhusu yako
Rehema ya Mwana;
Rehema yake iwe juu yetu;
Yesu rehema Yesu huruma na neema Hatuokoa kutoka kwa kifo cha milele; Kwa maana iko mbinguni mahali nitakapoishi milele
~
Father
Save me with my mouth;
This action when I do confess;
Those these sins and transgression;
I've been faithless;
Father allow you
Son's mercy;
His mercy to be will endow on us;
Jesus mercy;
Jesus mercy and grace;
Saves us from eternal death;
For it's in heaven;
a place I'm going to live for all eternity;
7/13/20 © 2020
Mimi ninastahili-I AM WORTHY
Mimi ninastahili
kwanini unaniangalia
Mimi ndiye
Sijakufanya chochote
Mimi ndiye
Kwa hivyo kupendeza,
bado unaniogopa
Angalia ndani yako mwenyewe
Mimi ninastahili
why you look at me
I am He
Mimi ninastahili
I've done nothing to you
I am He
Mimi ninastahili
So endearing,
yet still you're fearing me
Look inside yourself
Mimi ninastahili
I Am worthy
7/10/20
written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020 ©
Kosa Lipi kukukosea?
Penzi Mbona waniteka!
Hisia sizo tetereka,
Kuni za huba kuchochea,
kambani kunifunga,
Penzi nisikutoke,
Hata usiponifunga,
Penzi siwezi ponyoka.
Mitetemo yenye huba,
Mapigo ya moyo kuchonyota,
Yanifanya kibogoyo,
Hali kuwa nna meno,
Niseme nini tena?
Penzi laniteka!
Kutekwa penzini,
Kutoroka siwezi.
Mtekaji ni laazizi,
Kwa Mapenzi simuwezi,
Kanifunga kwa hisia,
Minyororo yenye kopa,
Kutoroka mie siwezi,
Kwa mapenzi namuenzi,
Ameniteka milele,
Burudani yetu milele.
Wasema subira yavuta kheri,
Kamba iliyovuta kheri yakatika,
Yakatika na Uzito wa huba, uliojawa na mahaba,
Na safari ya mapenzi, iliyojaza sheheni,
Kwake nimetia Nanga, sihitaji kivuko,
Nasema hivi, Nitaolewa kesho.
Haba na haba hujaza kibaba,
Kibaba kilichosheheni mapenzi ya Dhati,
Moyo ukafurika, kwa pepo za mapenzi yake,
Sihitaji feni zenyu, kwake upepo napata,
Nasema hivi, Nitaolewa kesho.
Safari ndefu ya mapenzi, iliyojawa machafuko,
Chombo alishikilia usukani, captain wa mapenzi,
Zake huba haziyumbishwi, kwa nyangumi au papa,
Nasema hivi, Nitaolewa kesho.
Hayawi hayawini sasa, yamekuwa na kunenepa,
Yanini kukondeana, wakati twashibana,
Sifurukuti hafurukuti, mapenzi Ndiyo nguzo yetu,
Nasema hivi, Nitaolewa kesho.
Yalianza kama chemichemi, sasa yafurika kama bahari,
Ilikuwa ni bahati, kufurika kwake hivi,
MUNGU AKITUJALIA, Hii ya kesho tatimia,
NASEMA HIVI, NITAOLEWA KESHO
Lord you yet love me
And I am so glad you do
Ninatubu kwa dhambi zangu
Zot. Bwana wewe bado upendo mimi
Sassssa mimi majuto nillipoteza
Mengi ya haki
Kwa sababu nilikuwa funga juu
Katika dhambi zaangu
Na mimi alikuwa kufurahia kwao
Wakati wote
Tamaa na harufu, vizuri
Sasa mimi inafanyika ya wokovu
Ainipatia
Bwana wewe bado upendo
Mimi
Baba Mungu bado upendo
Mimi wewe bado upendo mimi
Baba Mungu bado upendo
Mimi, wewe upendo kwangu
Na kwa mara moja na kwa wote
Nimekuwa kukombolewa nafsi
Yangu, Oh, Oh, Mungu na nina furaha ulifanya
Bwana wewe bado upendo mimi
Na nina furaha kufanya
And I am so glad you do
Lord you yet love me
Bwana wewe bado upendo mimi
Lord you yet love me
And I am so glad you do
1/25/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2019
UPENDO WANGU NIPENDA KWENYE MOYO WAKO-MY LOVE I LOVE YOU BEYOUND YOUR SOUL part 3
upendo wangu nakupenda zaidi ya nafsi yako;
harufu ya nafsi yako;
ukurasaant wa mlio wako;
Hii ina maana gani kweli;
Busu ya pumzi yako;
Mkojo wako kipofu;
upendo wangu nakupenda zaidi ya nafsi yako;
upendo wangu nakupenda zaidi ya nafsi yako;
Ananiacha uaminifu waziwazi;
upendo wangu nakupenda zaidi ya nafsi yako;
Ninakupenda zaidi ya nafsi yako;
Kama kugusa kwa roho yako;
Ananifanya niwe mzima;
Kwa mpenzi wangu nakupenda zaidi ya nafsi yako;
Na pekee yangu nitapenda nitakuacha;
Na hili ndilo lajua;
Kwa mpenzi wangu nakupenda zaidi ya nafsi yako;
Kwa mpenzi wangu nakupenda zaidi ya nafsi yako;
1/1/18
written by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2019
-- Kukupenda wewe Loving you Loving You --swahili
Kukupenda wewe Loving you Loving You
Kukupenda wewe Loving you Loving You
Kukupenda wewe Loving you Loving You
Hakuna mtu anayeweza kuwa bora zaidi kuliko wewe;
Hakuna mtu anayeweza kupamba uzuri wako;
Milele, hivyo kukumbatia;
Na kama upendo kwamba baada yako;
Tafuta Baba
Tafuta Baba
Baba kumpa moja
M imi ndimi huyo;
Kukupenda wewe Loving you Loving You
Ku Kukupenda wewe Loving you Loving You
kupenda wewe Loving you Loving You
Kukupenda wewe Loving you Loving You
Na ikiwa ningeweza kuwa kama unataka;
Nami nitakuwa zaidi ya unahitaji;
Kila kudumu, hivyo kukubali kama mimi kukumbatia wewe
Kukupenda wewe
Kukupenda wewe
Pamoja kama sisi wawili ..
Tafuta Baba, (wote pamoja)
Wewe na mimi kwa upendo
Wewe na mimi wenzi wa roho (wote pamoja)
Kutafuta Baba
Kuwa milele, hivyo kukubali sisi mbili
Milele kukumbatia sisi kufanya
08/29/18
Written by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2018
From anthology “A LOVE FOR YOU”
Fuga kuku mechagua, kuku wa yetu asili,
Mayai wajizolea, kula jenga wako mwili,
Kuku kwa yai tokea, nayo ndani yake mwili,
Mayai sije maliza, kaja kosa kuja taga.
Kaja kosa kuja taga, kisa hakuna uzao,
kwa mikogo kajikaga, kitafuna chote leo,
badae takuja bwaga, na sipate kimbilio.
Mayai sije maliza, kaja kosa kuja taga.
Sitake ionja sumu, kwa maziwa siyonayo,
Hospitali kugumu, takosekana tibayo,
Kodoa nalo jukumu, uone yarefushwayo,
Mayai sije maliza, kaja kosa kuja taga.
Kisa moto kuwashia, sitoe yote makuti,
Kivuli kakupotea, na amani sije keti,
Usambe sikukwambia, sing’amue tofauti,
Mayai sije maliza, kaja kosa kuja taga.
Liuza maziwa pupa, leo ndama twatabika,
Tabika kitoka kapa, maziwa yanamashaka,
mashaka kwa zao pupa, livyojalia Rabuka
Mayai sije maliza, kaja kosa kuja taga.
Wanotumia wa moza, vya kwao sijevimwaga,
Nia mifugo ongeza, mayai tele kitaga,
Ya ndani mekueleza, mfanowe nawe iga,
Mayai sije maliza, kaja kosa kuja taga.
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