Ndiyeke thethe

Ndidicela ndibolek’ indlebe

Ndithethe ndithetha isiXhosa

SiXhosa somXhosa

Esisulungekileyo somXhosa

Nditsho sigagxojwanga

Sixele mpukane marhiwini

Ndiyeke ndidanduluke ndibhodle

Ndibize magama ndidlala

Ngolwimi kuba kaloku

NdingumXhosa womXhosa

Othetha isiXhosa phathi,

KwamaXhosa emaXhoseni

Apho kungqushwa khona

Kungqushwa mbhona

Kutsho kufuduk’ indlala

Ngendityatyadula ndixele

Hashe lomdyarho likqukqa,

Ligqabadula lingqwashe zingqwashu

Ntonje ndiphelelwe ngamazwi