Ngokwasemphefumlweni ndixhwalekile;

Kulenkonxa ndivalelekile;

Kudala ndiphungu-phunguza,

Ndifunana nekroba.

Kanti isono sam siyintoni?

Andinamva andinamphambili.

My soul is empty,

Each day is a struggle;

I’m fighting an unknown battle.

Hayi! Mandingaxoki!

Ndizamana nomoya wam;

Ndizamana nomphefumlo wam.

Nkosi! Ndicela lendebe idlule,

Kodwa ingabi ngokokuthanda kwam,

Ibengokokuthanda kwakho.

Ndicel’ikroba lokuphumela;

Amandla ayaphela;

Ithemba liyandishiya.

Kudala ndicela, ndithandaza;

Ndiyacinga ndizode ndithethe ndophele.

Ndicel’ikroba lokuphumela.