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by Patricia Bamurangirwa


  Mbona atarabashyitsi nkabasanzwe

  Aba nibagatumwa aliko turareba

  Baduteyemo imirwi batwita amazina

  Batwambika ibyera ngo tulizihiwe

  Aliko bo bazi ko baduculika

  Aho mba mpagaze iyo duhagararanye

  Aho bazararamira ngo bandebe mumaso

  Rudahigwa jje mbanabarangije hose.

  Babonye mbaphukamiye bacyeka ko bambonye

  Banyurwa manuma ngo mbayuwabo

  Naho napfukamye kuba Karoli

  Ngo bimbere indorerwamo mbarunguruke

  Dore ko amacenga yabo ankura umutima

  Imbabazi zirusha izanyina wumwana

  Ngo badukunze kurusha uko twikunda

  Maze menye ibyabo mfate imigambi

  Haciye kabili bacira Data ishyanga

  Bamuziza ko yanze kubaha Urwanda

  Abashenzi babona ko nabishimye

  Bati ngwino Karoli wowe uru uwacu.

  Ubwo ngo bazi ko ngiye kuba ikibambasi

  Bakankinga bakica abange

  Ngo sinkili Rudahigwa nabaye Karili

  Rukabu nababwiye ko bibeshye

  Nti ndacyali Rudahigwa wa Musinga

  Iwacu kirazira ntiduhana abacu

  Ahubwo turabitangira iyo bibaye ngombwa

  Uwo numurage nasanze

  Nzarwana kurwanda muburyo bwose

  Aho kugirango ruzarohame mbireba

  Nzarwitangire nibiba ngombwa

  Murabizi ko munteze kenchi

  Imitego nyisimbuka mubireba

  Nubwo mwanjanye iwanyu narawurenze

  Nkubitoyimanzi mugiye kubona mumbona Inyanza

  Nti nimugenze buhoro Igihe nikigera, nzabizanira

  Kuko ndi Rudahigwa, rudakurwa kwijambo

  Nacyane iyalilirengera abange.

  Nimubona mbizaniye muzatinye

  Kuko bizaba biteguye ahakomeye

  Icyonanze nakarengane mu Rwanda

  Ibyo mutsindagira mushaka kubyitwaza

  Ngo ubuhake nuburetwa kandi nibugumeho

  Aliko jje kuko nchaka ubwisanzure bwanyabwo

  Ataribyo mutubeshye mubyita democrasi

  Umunyarwanda akorane nundi atitwa umuhakwa

  Ayo niyo majjambere yukuri akwiye

  Ndashaka ko dutera intambwe mubujijuke

  Bitarubwo bujiji mushaka kuduhezamo.

  Babashyitsi bagatumwa babibonye batyo

  Bati ibintu nibibili uhitemo kimwe.

  Kureka abanyarwanda bakaguma mubuhake

  Cyanga tukwice amanwa ava turutware.

  Rukabu ati murabeshya ubuhake ndabwanze

  Abanyarwanda ntibavukiye ingoyi

  Sinareka ngo mwimakaze amateshwa

  Sinaba ntibindeba ndi Mutara

  Sinaba igitsimbanyi ndi Rukabu

  Kandi naravutse ngo nzabe urumuli

  Sinshaka kubiba ibitotsi

  abange batazasarura ingonera

  Ndashaka kuzasiga inzira imbuto itazazima

  Ndashaka kubatega umutego

  Uzaruhura Urwanda umutima

  Rukitsa umutima ugasubira mugitereko

  Kandi nzatsinda umwijima byo nta shiti

  Mbizanire kuko ndi Rudatinya

  Nkubito Yimanzi nzaza mbizi

  Nzasezera murukali nokubahungu

  Mbasange hanze mubanze kujijwa

  Mbamare ubwoba ntinaje mbizi

  Nti nakera niko bigenda

  Iyo inzuzi zerekanaga insinzi ko arubwitange

  Byitwaga kunwa amata ugatanga

  Ugahereza abejeje icyogihe kigeze

  Nimunyica sinzaba mfuye nzaba ntabaye

  Ikindi kandi nzaba ntanze

  Mpaye abajeje inzuzi kuko bahali

  Amaraso yange azaba icyuhagiro

  Cyagihe nababwiye nikigera

  Igihe cyahanuwe nabahanga bacu

  Ko amaraso yange azaba intsinzi

  y’Urwanda nabanyarwanda

  Ariko akazasama abayahangaye

  Nzababera inkoma rume

  Mbabere umusemburo wubwitange

  Byatinda byatebuka igihe kizaza

  Rukabu nzabatega urubyiruko ruzaza alintarumikwa

  Ruva aho ruzaba rubundiye rutabare

  Baze bakomereze aho nagejereje

  Ruzabanyanyagiramo rukabanyanyagiza

  Rukabakura amata mukanwa rukabakoza isoni

  Bazayaramiza ababo bashire inyota

  Bazasugira bagasagamba

  Bazaba Rutinwa babe ibirangirire

  Bakenyeze Urwanda ubumwe

  Rwitere urukundo

  Ikizabaranga nukwanga

  akarengane nagasuzuguro

  nkibinanga.

  Bambare icyubahiro gikwire Urwanda

  Icyo gihe muzavuga muti

  ngaba abahungu ba Nkubitoyimanzi

  Abo yaduteze yatubwiraga naba.

  Turareba bazanye nabashiki babo

  bateye ikirenge mucye tuberereke tugende.

  Uwarumwami w’Urwanda Mutara Rudahigwa wa III, yatabaliye Urwanda yitangira Abanyarwanda asanga ababiligi Bujumbura Iburundi azi neza ko bali bumwice, aliko asanga igihe cyokwitanga kigeze. Rukabu atanze byahungabanije akarere kose, Uburundi na Congo dore ko bari bamaze gufatana urunana kurwanira ubwigenge bwabo. Urwannda rwabaye mubwigunge kuva uwo munsi kugeza -aho Urubyiruko rwambukiye bakaza bitwa Inkotanyi -1-10-1990 bakarwana urugamba rubohoza Urwanda burundu.

  Rudahigwa numwe muntwali zabanyarwanda tutazibagirwa.

  RUDAHIGWA

  Nkubitoyimanzi you were the best in many ways. You show that in your early age.

  That Rwanda had you as its saviour. Apart from how handsome you were. With your height which had few Rukabu you had thoughts which had vision to build Rwanda.

  When you show people many times that you hate greedy people. Who had big stomach – which can’t ever be full? Whom you can think that they put their stomach on top of their hearts. And you hated people with that kind of heart. Which always they are in big sleep busy betraying their country.

  And say that Rukabu you will fight them. Because you love your country Rwanda.

  People like that, instead of building they break. When you judge first you see both sides. You believe in ideas but not to talk in backs of other people. Because that is original of hate for no reason. And I know that is one of which breaks up the country.

  I stand with them in a careful way as Rukabu. Rukabu you always say that son of Musinga you will not let them break the country. And say that when you were born Rwanda was a peaceful country, for all Rwandans. Your great parents put it together.

  And made Rwanda to be a respectable country. He knows stories like when Nsoro asked Rwanda for help. When his country was in trouble. Rwanda sends its soldiers (Ingangurarugo and others). Under their commander Seruzamba son of Kinani. When time came they give back their country Tanzania, and go home. At that time was Bushubi.

  You said that you will keep its pride. So Rwanda can be respectable for ever. You had many which made you to be brave and a hero. You heard a story when Ankole’s King invented Rwanda, Rwanda fight back and win them with their guns. You said that you will never be useless to Rwanda.

  You will show that heroes are always born.

  I will give good heritage to Rwandans who will be here for ever. Who will come after me will follow it. They will be who will think that they can take Rwanda for guaranteed. Time will come when they will be ashamed.

  I will always be Rudahigwa in hard situation. Wherever I will be I will be known for my bravery. Everyone who will see me knows that Rukabu I am there. I will be their parent, I will sacrifice for my people when it will be needed.

  I will give them their right, they will never be sad when I am there. I will not rest before Africa is out of dictators of colonialism. I will start with my areas. By talking with my neighbours. So that we can stand to our people to see that they will be free.

  We will fight them by building schools for our children.

  In that way they will grow up as understanding people. I will talk with Mutesa and Gasyonga. I will talk with Mwambutsa
and Rumumba. We will show them that here are our soils with our people.

  I am young but I see everything. I will get good examples from my parents. Examples of bravery. I will fight for the society in general. I remember what they did to make Rwanda to be wider. I see very clear our visitors.

  They are not normal visitors as I used to see others. They have an agenda but we are together. They divided us and give us their names! They give us white dresses to make us look smart. But they know that they are putting us upside down. When I am standing, when I am with them, the time they still struggle to look at my face, within no time Rudahigwa I had finish to look at them from the head to toes.

  When they saw that I kneeled to their gods. They were happy that they got me. And believed that I am theirs. Little they knew that I kneeled to be Karoli. So that can be my mirror to see them through. Their behaviour is scary.

  Especially when they show us a lot of love, more than how we love ourselves! Want to know about them and then know what to do after. After short time they sent my father in exile. Just because he refused to give them his country.

  The bastard thought that I am happy with it! And tell me that I don’t have to to worry, I am theirs!

  The believed that they are going to use me the way they want. So they can get an easy way to kill my people. That I am no longer Rudahigwa, I am changed to Karoli. I told them that they lied for themselves. I am still Rudahigwa Musinga’s son.

  I told them that in my culture are impossible. I have to fight for my people, I can be sacrificed for them when necessary.

  That is our innate. I will fight for Rwanda in all means. Instead to wait and see when Rwanda is drowned. You know how many times you have tried to assassinate me. I was surprising you how I survived. Even when you took me to your country. With no time you saw me back home (Inyanza).

  I told you to take it easy, that time will come. That time I will come by myself. Because I am Rudahigwa who can’t change my mind from the truth to the rubbish. Especially when is side of help my people. At that time I will be happy to give myself to you. So that my blood can be cause of peace.

  In that way I will leave behind good heritage of bravery. Instead of leaving uselessness, laziness, or nothing behind me. When that time will come. And see that I come, to give up to you by myself. Be aware that it will not be a joke.

  What I want in Rwanda is freedom. What you insist is that domestic is not right, but have to be permanent with Rwandans, and here you call it democracy.

  That is what I refused; I want Rwandans to work with each other, but not in servants system. That is true improvement and proper democracy. What I want is Rwandans to be ahead in life, not that way you are trying to drown us in deep primitive for ever.

  When our abnormal visitors saw my plans, they told me that they two things I have to choose one. To let Rwandans die in domestic or to kill you in daylight and take Rwanda for themselves.

  Rukabu told them that no way to sell my people and my country. Rwandans they are not born to be servants forever, I can’t let you make rubbish point. I can’t say that I am not responsible when I am Mutara. I can’t be a coward when I am Rukabu.

  I was born to be the light. I don’t want to leave behind laziness to my people. So can’t be inheritance to them. I want to leave good seeds for tomorrow for their future. I want to leave back secret which will save Rwanda.

  So that can have back their peace and be happy in life. When you will kill me you will think that I died – but you will be made my seeds to grow quick and be strong. The seeds of peace, love and unity within Rwandans. The patriotic people don’t die, what they leave behind grow and go ahead again, they born every day. They will be told my work which I didn’t finish they will like it, and fight for it. When I will see that my seeds have got a way for tomorrow, I will come to give up myself to you, because I am Rukabu.

  Nkubitoyimanzi, I will be aware when I will come. I will say bye to my people. When you will see me, first you will be confused. I will tell you that go ahead I am ready. That is one of our cultures, when time comes for sacrifices for our people. We have a name of it – that is (GUTANGA), to give others and go in brave way.

  To give the one who will come for the right time, my blood will be blessings to them and their country, but will be a curse to them, who will not respect it. I will be with them everywhere. I will be spices for their work – sooner or later, time will come. Rukabu, I have a secret of young people who will see that they are capable. Will come from where they will be and come to save their country.

  Their high morale will shock you. They will start their work from where I will leave it. They will come with determination which will take you everywhere looking for survival. Will shame you, will be hungry and thirsty, when they will give their people enough milk to be no thirstier, no more suffering. They will have more children and become strong families and strong. They will have respect around the world.

  Rwandans will have their lives back and unity again. How you will know that is them they will fight for the right and they will not like ignorance like me now. They will be respected and fearfully with others around them. At that time know that is them I was telling you, my sons with their sisters.

  Can’t stand this heroism, let us go, our time is over.

  That was Rwandan King MUTARA RUDAHIGWA III. He was sacrificed for Rwandans and his country, when he went to meet Belgians in BUJUMBURA Burundi he was aware that they would kill him, but saw that it was time. After that was the beginning of trouble in the whole area, Burundi, Congo, as all of them were planning to fight for their freedom, Rwanda was in big upside down from then until when R P F came to rescue the country in 1990 and fight to give Rwandans the freedom they deserve.

  Rudahigwa is one of Rwandan heroes who can’t ever be forgotten by Rwandans.

  INKOTA YINDA

  Ndimbugita yicyatwa

  Yicyamamare kwisihose

  Abakuru nabato barandilimba

  Nomunyamaswa imihigo yange irahaganje

  Alimunyanja nokubutayu.

  Inkota yange ntaho idafite icyate.

  Dore ko igihumeka cyindamya cyikivuka

  Cyigatabaza cyiti nimutabare itarancha ijosi

  Ndasogota

  Nkanyanyagiza

  Ngasandaza

  Ikamba ryange ni Rusoferi.

  Ubwema bwange bukandagira hose

  Munzego zose ningano zose

  Ntampuhwe ntambabazi

  mba ndwana kungoma yange.

  Ngira gifasha ingabo yange nimwe rukumbi.

  Nayitoranije nashishoje

  Mbanza kugira impungenge ko bazayihunga

  Yenda bavumbuye imigimbi yayo

  Bashishoje bakitegereza ikirezi inigilije.

  Dore ko umudende wayo akenchi aligihanga.

  Icyo cyirezi cyayo nirugamburuza

  Gishashagirana nki inyenyeri

  Giteye ubwuzu iyukireba

  Ukaba wakwifuza nokucyirunguruka

  Nubwo utagishyikira ngo kibe hafi

  Ubwo ugakubita urutoke kurundi

  Uti yenda ejo nzagushyikira

  Nkwiyegereze hose

  Ubwo bwiza bwawe bunsesekareho

  Kuva kumutwe nokubirenge

  Nguhobere nkwereke urukundo

  Nkwigaragureho ndetse nakwisasire

  Ngusenge umpeke unjane ahonja hose.

  Urigase icyo cyirezi akabyita umugisha

  Akaba asogongeye uburyohe bwacyo

  Agasanga cyiryoshye kurushya umutobe

  Ati byanze bikunze nzakwiruka inyuma nzagutunge.

  Ubwo nange nkaba nakubonye

  Ntingwino niwowe nalintegereje

  Uwo nteye imbone nkuwo simfafate icyate,

  Ahubwo jje mufataho igikingi.

  Byaba mahire ngasanga ntabuphura

  Ubwo nkagura inda nkamwiba umutima

  Kuko mbanza kuyungurura

  Inyangamugayo zindahemuka

  Nabona uzangora nkamuha ibye nkagenda

  Ubwo ngashaka uwo nzegukana
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  Namubona nkamwibasira

  Mubwirwa nuko ankanga ngo ninyangamugayo

  Kandi jje namuteye imbone

  Nti nayubusa nzakujjana

  Kukodinkabakozi bose

  Mbe nkabatumwa gushaka abayoboke

  Nange mbanchaka kugira benchi.

  Ngaharanira kutaneshwa ngo ndeke ejo uzananire

  Ugume mumubare muto winyangamugayo

  Nti reka bagumye babe inkeho nzakujjana.

  Nibiba ngombwa nzagusogongeza.

  Unkulikire aruko umenye uko ndryoshye

  Aho nzakugira umugaragu wange.

  Ningira amahirwe uzabe imbata

  Ninguhaga nzakurekura mfate abandi

  Ubwo usigare ubunga ubunza imitima

  Ntakikujjanye.

  Dore ko akenchi abo njugunye mbajugunya nabi

  Nokwa Nyangamugayo baguhunge

  Ubure amajjo, ubara ibyahise, byabaye ibyabandi.

  Uti nange kera nari nkanaka.

  Icyo gihe bati umva ngo ararata inkovu zimilinga

  Ndi ntabikangwa uwansogongeye nibake banyikura

  Nibake tubana simbahindure ingeso

  Ngo mbace kunchuti zabo zimbata

  Ndetse iyo nchatse mbigisha ingendo

  Byaba ngombwa agahindura imvugo

  akaniga amajwi uwo bahuye akamenya ko namujjanye

  Ndinkozi yamahano ntampuhwe ntasoni nigeze

  Ntibabeshye ngira icyonfana na Rusoferi

  Sintinya nimiryango kuyicagagura

  Nkayisandaza nkasiga aribishwange

  Ndi intabikangwa nigerera nababyeyi

  Nkabamenesha amabanga bagahemuka.

  Cyanga abana bati ntuzongere kumbyara

  Hahirwa unchikira akananira

  Akantunga mubwitonzi

  Agakomera kumurava nubunyangamugayo

  Uwo usanga bamwifuza.

  Nahubundi jje iyo nitumye igihugu bwo

  Dore ko ngira amacenga

  Abagituye babamo ukubili

  Abo nemereye guhaka bakandilimba

  Bakemera ko bavukanye amahirwe

  Kubera ubwo bwiza bundanga

  Cyagihugu kubwamakuba

  Bagatangira kunchuranwa.

  Ubundi nkababashyiramo amacenga

  Dore ko nayagiriye mumashuli

  Hakaba ubwo mbyanga bakamarana.

  Ubwo igihugu cyikaba cyiroramye

  Ahongaramye nkikora muntoke

  Nti burya banyirukira bataramenya

  Batabanje kwiha umwanya ngo bashishoze

  Ngo bamenye ko nahagurukijwe nokuyungurura.

  Ndetse nokulimbura

 

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