Yiyo ley k’indolosa yakwaKetsiwe,

Yindembelel’umhlol’endimthandayo,

Ntombi kaTol’uyakwaz’ukulawula,

Ok’uval’iintand’ekade ingen’umoya.

Gxogxo lukaKetsiwe mna lundoyisile.

Sisiduli esintusi kwezimdaka.

Ngubani na ongazibonanga izikolo?

Ezivele zaxel’amakhowan’emva kwemvula,

Inkqubel’equkuqele yaxel’ibhadinlixheshwa,

Ulawulo olunendili nesihomo.

Izint’ezintle zivele ziphophoma

Zadlula kwabanye besathe qwaka,

Naxa kunjalo siyabulela

Kalok’injal’iba bye esizweni,

Ukuz’ilawule ngokufanayo.

Silibonilel’ikhakh’elijikelazayo,

Kwibanga leshum’ukukhuthaza,

Koompondo-zihlanjiw’iinjuz’ukufunda nokufundisa,

Kaloku’ikhwele lizelwe nomntu

Kodw’izinyabi zona azikhweleti

Okwazo kukuthi khumubembe,ziman’ukhukhalaza.

IMaluti District ngathi kum inethamsanqa

Kubi ilawulwa inene,

Int’egalela ngazo zombini,

Ibetha ngeliZwi nangemfundo ekhokelela ebomini,

Ebomini bokuziphilela amhlabeni.

Ngunto-yayizolo mna andiyilibali.

Umahlek’izolo kuse equmbile,

Umaqumba namhla kus’ehlikile,

Umathath’apha kant’uthathe phaya.

EmaXhosen’inkom’iqeshw’isaphila

Kuba kwefileyo akukhutshwa zimnyama.

Kuwe ke mna ndiqesh’ifondarha

Kub’ithethe lifanel’ikomkhulu.

Udiza-dala,gqudu lomsimbithi.

Mna ke ntombi yomgquba 

Ndithethile ngawe ntombi KaTolo,

Ngoku mdishiyel’amaxhwangusha.

‘Zungasizimeli mhla wagoduka

‘Kuze nathi siboph’imithwalwana,

Sibeth’ungqongq’uQamat’akakhawulele.

Kalok’ongafiyo ngonesono,

Yiyeken’intomb’ishiyel’abafazi.

 Ncincilili!!

E Hlwayi