ICulo leSizwe leNingizimu Afrika
ICulo leSizwe lingaphambaniswa noNkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
Iculo leSizwe lase-Riphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika. Izwe laseNingizimu Afrika selibe namaculo eziswe amaningana selokhu labunjwa ngonyaka wezi-1910 lapho lalabizwa khona ngeNyunyana yaseNingizimu Afrika. Kusukela ngalesi sikhathi lelizwe libe nezinguquko ezinigi kwezombuszwe okuholelein ukuthi icilo lesizwe lishintshe. Iculo lesizwe elisebenza manje libhalwe ngu-Enoch Sontonga (1897) u-C.J. Langenhoven (1918) kanye no-Marthinus de Villiers (1921).
Izinhlamvu zeCulo leSizwe
[hlela | Hlela umthombo]Iculo lesizwe lihlanganisa isizilimi ezinhlanu zaNingizimu Afrika, okubalwa kuzo IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, IsiSuthu, IsiBhunu kanye nesiNgisi. Libhalwe ngezilimi ezahlukahlukene ngoba lelizwe linezilimi ezikhulunywayo eziningi.
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| Ulimi | Izinhlamvu |
|---|---|
| isiXhosa | Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo, |
| isiZulu | Yizwa imithandazo yethu, Nkosi sikelela Thina lusapho lwayo. |
| isiSuthu | Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso, O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho, O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso, Setjhaba sa, South Afrika — South Afrika. |
| isiBhunu | Uit die blou van onse hemel, Uit die diepte van ons see, Oor ons ewige gebergtes, Waar die kranse antwoord gee, |
| isiNgisi | Sounds the call to come together, And united we shall stand, Let us live and strive for freedom In South Africa our land. |
Ukugxwekwa
[hlela | Hlela umthombo]Abantu abaningi baseNingizimu Afrika banokuligxeka iculo lesizse ngokuthi linezinhlamvu zesiBhunu. Bagxeka ukuthi leze zinhlamvu kwabe kuyizona azabe zisetshenziswa ngesikhathi kusabusa uhulumeni wobandlulo. lezi zinhlamvu zisuselwe eculweni ilabhalwa ngu-Enoch Sontonga.