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Plural form of poëm.

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The whole universe, the people in unison, to Enlil in one tongue gave praise,” recollected an ancient Mesopotamian poem.
Indalo iphela, abantu bembumba-nye, babezukisa uEnlil ngamxhelo-mnye,” watsho njalo umbongo wamandulo waseMesopotami.

● Do you know this poem?
● Ngaba uyawazi lo mbongo?

What humble appeal is made in the fifth poem?
Sisiphi isibongozo sokuzithoba esenziwa kumbongo wesihlanu?

(Genesis 4:8) Reflecting the violent spirit of his day, Lamech composed a poem boasting about how he had killed a young man, allegedly in self-defense.
(Genesis 4:8) Ethetha ngogonyamelo lomhla wakhe, uLameki waqamba umbongo eqhayisa ngendlela ambulele ngayo umfana othile ngenjongo yokuzikhusela.

The Encyclopedia of Religion notes that “key Buddhist texts were given fresh interpretation; apologetic literature, new poems, and new laws and regulations were promulgated that modified and, indeed, transformed aspects of the Buddhist message so that it could graft onto, and in some ways revitalize, dimensions of the indigenous folk religions and of the Confucianism and Taoism of that land.”
IThe Encyclopedia of Religion ithi “iindinyana eziphambili zobuBhuda zacaciswa ngokutsha; kwabhengezwa uncwadi lokubuthethelela, imibongo emitsha, nemithetho emitsha eyathi yazihlaziya yaza, eneneni, yaziguqula iinkalo zesigidimi sobuBhuda ukuze bube yinxalenye, yaye ngezinye iindlela bomeleze, iinkalo ezithile zeenkonzo zabantu bomthonyama nezobuConfucius nobuTao zelo lizwe.”

The poem “Paradise Lost” brought Milton fame
Umbongo othi “Paradise Lost” wambeka emanqwanqweni lo kaMilton

Psalms 42 and 43 are both attributed to the sons of Korah, since together they are in reality one poem in three stanzas, linked together by a recurring verse.
INdumiso 42 neyama-43 kuthiwa zabhalwa ngoonyana bakaKora, ekubeni eneneni xa zizonke zingumbongo omnye oziziqendu ezithathu, zonke zinxityelelaniswa ngendinyana ephindaphindwayo.

This is a connected poem made up of short discourses as though from a father to a son, dealing with the need for wisdom to guide the heart, or the whole inner person, and to direct desire.
Eli candelo lingumbongo osuka komnye umbongo ukuya komnye owakhiwe ziintetho ezimfutshane ngokungathi ngubawo ethetha nonyana, elithetha ngokufuneka kobulumko bokulondoloza intliziyo, okanye zonke iimvakalelo zangaphakathi nokulawula iminqweno.

This is summed up in a memorial poem written for him in Latin after his death: “No ordinary testament did he leave behind him.
Oku kuvakaliswe kakuhle kumbongo wesiLatini owabhalwayo ngokufa kwakhe owawusithi: “Ngasemva akashiyanga nje ilifa eliqhelekileyo.

A psalm is a sacred song or poem used in the praise and worship of God.
Indumiso yingoma okanye umbongo ongcwele osetyenziswa ekudumiseni nasekunquleni uThixo.

In a farewell poem to Denmark, Brahe wrote in Latin: “Foreign people shall act kindly towards me —so is the will of Jehovah.”
Kumbongo awawubhala xa wayeshiya iDenmark, uBrahe wabhala ngesiLatini wathi: “Abantu basemzini baza kundiphatha kakuhle—oko kukuthanda kukaYehova.”

According to an ancient poem, Ebla was “shattered like a ceramic vase.”
Ngokutsho kwembongi yakudala, iEbla ‘yaqhekezwa yaziingceba okwesitya sodongwe.’

Some interpret this poem as a symbol of the annual cycle of the seasons during which life-giving rains are overcome by the torrid heat of summer and return in the autumn.
Bambi bathi lo mbongo ufanekisela umjikelo wamaxesha onyaka ekuthi ebudeni bawo iimvula ezinik’ ubomi zoyiswe yingqatsini yelanga lasehlotyeni zize ziphinde zibuye okwindla.

The first written evidence comes from an epic poem by Lucan written about A.D. 65.
Ubungqina obabhalwayo bokuqala buza kwi-ephiki yombongo ngoLucan wabhalwa ngo A.D.65.

In one poem about a dispute over rulership, Baal defeats El’s favorite son, the sea-god Yamm.
Omnye umbongo othetha ngokulwela ulawulo, uthi uBhahali woyisa uthixo wolwandle uYamm, ongoyena nyana uthandwayo nguEl.

While composing poems in this style, inspired writers usually followed the alphabetical order.
Xa babeqamba imibongo efana nale, ababhali abaphefumlelweyo babebhala oonobumba ngokulandelelana.

The fifth poem is not acrostic, though it does have 22 verses.
Umbongo wesihlanu awubhalwanga ngokolandelelwano loonobumba, nangona nawo uneendinyana ezingama 22.

The poem became a major hit song in Japan a few years ago, but it also caused a lot of confusion.
Kwiminyaka embalwa edluleyo, lo mbongo kwenziwa ngawo ingoma ebalaseleyo kwelaseJapan kodwa ke amazwi awo ababhida abantu balapho.

9 These sacred, lyric poems are written in unrhymed Hebrew verse and display unsurpassed beauty of style and rhythmic flow of thought.
9 Olu ncuthu lwemibongo engcwele lubhalwe ngemihobe yesiHebhere engenamvano-siphelo kwaye ibonisa isimbo esisulungekileyo nesingenakugqweswa nokudluliselwa okutyibilikayo kwengcamango.

An inspired poem or hymn.
Umbongo ophenjelweyo okanye iculo.

The turning point came when she found a book of poems that was absorbing to her.
Kwabakho inguqulelo xa wafumana incwadi yemibongo eyayinomtsalane kuye.

The next line of Kipling’s poem referred to this.
Umgca olandelayo kumbongo kaKipling ubhekisela kuko.

De Vaux observes: “On reading these poems, one understands the repulsion that true believers in Yahwism and the great prophets felt for this worship.”
Lo ka-de Vaux uthi: “Xa ufunda le mibongo, unokusiqonda isizathu sokuba abanquli bakaYahweh nabaprofeti baluthiye kangaka olu nqulo.”

Earlier in the poem, he expressed his frustration and anxiety over his feeling unable to serve God fully because he had become blind in his 40’s.
Ekuqaleni kwalo mbongo, wavakalisa udano nokuxhalaba ngokunxulumene nemvakalelo yakhe yokuba engenakumkhonza ngokupheleleyo uThixo kuba waba yimfama ekwiminyaka yakhe yama-40.

This strange question, posed by a child, appeared in a poem written by Carl Sandburg some 50 years ago.
Lo mbuzo ungaqhelekanga nowabuzwa ngomnye umntwana wawukumbongo owabhalwa nguCarl Sandburg kwiminyaka engama-50 eyadlulayo.