Ngibabona behla benyuka befuna uthando.

Ungafunga ukuth babika ukhetho,

Baya le na le, abasaz’isiphetho.

Bakhathele baludaka lokuphahleka,

Izithukuthuku zabo zomel’oboyeni,

Bamatasa bahubh’utalagu.

Khala zome mtaka mama,

Sezadlula lezonsuku zothando lweqiniso.

Uma ngikhulum’iqiniso,

Ngalugcina kubaba nomama.

Olwanamuhla lukhetha amabala,

Ungath’usemathandweni kanti ubala.

Sezaqomel’ubukhazikhazi nendlala.

Ingakho bezibazibazi, bangena bengazi

Ukuth bazolanda izibazi.

Kumapetupetu nobani uziphantela yena.

Kusemdlalweni wesigcawugcawu,

Abalingiswa bashintshwa mihla namalanga.

Imishado isiyaba ngeyemzuzwana.

Nhloboni yothando le?

Abanye baphilel’ukubhonywa,

Ukukhihla esikaNandi sekwaba

Insakavukel’umchilo wesiswaba.

Abanye bahlel’emajele angemajele

Ngenxa yombele ogwansile.

Nhloboni yothando le?

Um’ungenamali khohlwa uthando,

Um’ungenamoto uzonethwa nobani?

Uphetheni esandleni,

Okusenhliziyweni angikudingi.

Olwanamuhla lunhloboni kapende?

Luyinqindi okanye isibhakela?

Nezimfene ukube zinayo imali,

Ngabe sibanga nazo izintombi.

Eyemizwa sebeyishay’indiva.

Angithi badlala izinkanuko nendlala.

Bathi babambe igugu kanti ubala.

Nhloboni yothando le?