Kudala-dala kwakukho inkwenkwe
eyayikwazi ukubaleka nokutsiba
kunye nokugwencela. Yayikwazi
nokulinganisa ingxolo yengabangaba.
Kodwa yayingakwazi kuqubha.
Kanti yho, indlela
eyayikufuna ngayo.
Ngenye imini yaqaphela ...
... intlanzi
eyayingakwazi
nayo ukuqubha!
Yayifuna ukunceda intlanzi.
Ngoko ke yayifaka emanzini ...
... yaze intlanzi yabuyela
ebomini bayo!
Kodwa inkwenkwe nayo yayifuna
ukufunda ukuqubha.
Yaze intlanzi
yabonisa
inkwenkwe indlela
yokufaka umlomo
wayo emanzini ize
ivuthele.
Olunjani lona ulonwabo!
Ngosuku olulandelayo,
inkwenkwe yakukhumbula
eyayikufundiswe yintlanzi.
Nantso ke, inkwenkwe
eyayikwazi ukubaleka nokutsiba
nokuqabela, kunye nokulinganisa
ingxolo yengabangaba, yayifunda
ukuqubha njengentlanzi.
The Fish That Couldn_t Swim (IsiXhosa)
