Translation of lodwa in English:

lodwa

1
alone
on its own
‘Sibon'ikhwezi seliphezu kwentaba || Seliphume lodwa lathi qekelele [imigqa emi-2 yenkondlo]’ — We saw the morning star above the mountain || It came out alone and stood out [two lines of poetry]
‘Lolu hlelo belungahambi lodwa njengoba belugcwele amaphutha’ — This programme could not proceed on its own because it was full of flaws
2
only
‘Wayegqoke ibhulukwe lodwa ngaphandle kweshethi’ — He was wearing trousers only, without a shirt
‘Ungadla uphuthu lodwa uluqede’ — You can eat the crumbly porridge only, and finish it