Sendisiza
- reaching God before You.
Taking inspiration from the isiXhosa Methodist Hymn 175,
Sendizisa declares the return to God, self, and love through the lens and the pen.
1. Ndiza ndingento yalutho,
(I come destitute as I am,)
Ndicengwa ligazi laKho,
(Encouraged by your blood)
Elaphalazwa ngenxa yam;
Sendisiza, se ndisiza.
(Here I come, here I come)
2. Ndiza ndingento yalutho
I come destitute as I am
Ndize kuhlanjwa nguLowo,
(I have come to be cleansed by the One,)
Onamandla okuhlamba;
(Who Has the power to cleanse ;)
Sendisiza, se ndisiza.
(Here I come, Here I come.)
3. Ndiza ndingento yalutho
(I come destitute as I am)
Ndingoyimfama zizoono,
(Blinded by sin,)
Ndize kuzivuma kuWe:
(I have come to confess to You):
Sendisiza, se ndisiza
(Here I come, here I come.)
4. Ndiza ndingento yalutho,
(I come destitute as I am,)
Ndizele yintanda—buzo;
(I am doubtful ;)
Noko ndino koyika:
(Even though I am scared ;)
Sendisiza, se ndisiza
(Here I come, here I come.)
5. Ndiza ndingento yalutho,
(I come destitute as I am,)
Ndize kucela uxolo,
(To ask for forgiveness,)
Ndize kufun’ inkululo:
(I long to be set free :)
Sendisiza, se ndisiza
(Here I come, here I come.)
6. Ndiza ndingento yalutho,
(I come destitute as I am,)
Se nditsalwa lolo thando,
(Attracted by that love,)
Endandingalwazi mina:
(That I did not know ;)
Sendisiza, se ndisiza
(Here I come, here I come.)
Amen
- The Methodist Hymnal
Sendisiza
Isigaba sokuqala
Ihambo :Isigaba sokuqala
We revisited the church
The song was much softer and slower
With a much kinder rhythm, a wave of prayer
We came back home,
To the dreamers and visionaries
We practiced how to fly
What a glorious trip
Our destination was a sacred place
We came back home,
We bathed and pampered our parent’s feet as instructed
We nurtured our children,
We taught them how to fly
We taught them patience,
We taught them pace
We taught them the language of dreams
We taught them rhythm and hymn
We taught them prayer
We taught them how to fly.
Se ndisiza
Mhlawumbi ndiyasondela
Mhlawumbi ndiyasondela
Ungakwazi ukundiphindela zona?
Eneneni nangenyaniso ingenzeka sithetha ngezizathu ezahlukeneyo.
Ekugqibeleni ndibawela ukholwa uba nam izikhalo zam uyaziva,
nje ngo kuva uthetha ngazo
ndiyendixole ekubeni
noko uyandiva ukuba ndizama ukuthini.
Le ndiyizamayo yindlela yophuma
ngoxolo
xa sobabini sihleli
sicinga ngesiphelo,
sazi ukuba sifikelele njani kuso.
