Ezindlebeni ngilaleleni,
Emaqapheleni ngiqaphelisiseni,
Impiloyami nginikela kini,
Umvunisi ubuya negqobe,
Bantabami imiphanda ibulawa izakhelani,
Bantabami nami ilanga liyongishonela,
Inkonjane yakhela ngodaka,
Sengiphilela nina bantabami.

Nithathe iziyalozami,
Eyami indima sengiqedile,
Amageja alingene abalimi,
Umkhumiso usulingene izintondolo,
Qaphela akekho onothando ukudlula umzali,
Sengiphilela nina bantabami.

Isalakutshenwa sibona ngomopho,
Kwazise umvundla ziwunqanda phambili,
Ibangalami seliphelile,
Phela asiguginamaxolo,
Amandla aseyangiphelela,
Izinsuku sezibaliwe,
Okungapheli kuyahlola.

Sengiphilela nina bantabami,
Impilo iyasetshenzelwa,
Seniyodla izithukuthuku zenu,
Ayikho inkomo yobuthongo,
Akukho ndlovu yasindwa umbokowayo,
Ibangalami seliphelile,
Inyathuko sengiyayithatha,
Icilongo selikhalile,
Amasango asevulekile,
Sengiphilela nina bantabami.

Okhokho sebengihlangabezile,
Umdali usevumile,
Amathemba aseyangiphelela,
Bantabami angivalelisi,
Kodwa lesosikhathi siyofika,
Anginibangeli usizi,
Lezonyembezi zizosulwa,
Nihloniphane bantabami,
Osehlabe eyakhe akaphikiswa.

Umangiwushiya lomhlaba ningakhali,
Ngiyobe sengingezwa nhlungu,
Ngiyobe sengendele kobaba mkhulu,
Ningakhali ngoba lezonyembezi ziyongibangela inkungu endleleni yami,
Konke sengikushiya kini bantabami,
Sengiphilela nina bantabami.

Phakamani da poet