My name, Nomgqibelo Ncamisile Mnqhibisa- Magolenj Wa Selepe(1950s)
Look what they have done to my name... the wonderful name of my great-great-grandmother
Nomgqibelo Ncamisile Mnqhibisa
The burly bureaucrat was surprised. What he heard was music to his ears. 'Wat is daai, sê nou weer?'
'I am from Chief Daluxolo Velayigodle of emaMpondweni
And my name is Nomgqibelo Ncamisile Mnqhibisa.'
Messia, help me!
My name is so simple
and yet so meaningful,
but to this man it is trash...
He gives me a name
Convenient enough to answer his whim:
Maria ...
I ...
Nomgqibelo Ncamisile Mnqhibisa
by Magoleng wa Selepe
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