Ndiboleke ilihlo ndikulobele
Nantsi indaba “kwa Xhosa”.
Intombi engekazekwa iyashosha
Esithathiwe iyarhulisa.
Ethathiwe ibonakala ngeqhiya
Entloko ekhomb’ ukuba ulotyoliwe.
Izijalumani namapinifa
Kuba umswenkowakhe okhombuzekiwe.
Uyatshazelwa okukhombukuthi
Ungumlobokazi.
Unxibijezi abophe neskhafu
Ukuhlonipha iinkomo zomyeni.
Kwa Xhosa sithetha ngekhaza
Udelinkonu uyokwenda.