Ubozidl’uzibek’amathambo,

Ukuzala ukuzelul’amathambo,

Namuhla uzicaba amathambo,

Kusas’uban’ozokulul’amathambo?

Abanye bayazizal’abanye bayazidla,

Unembeza wabazidlayo uyabadla,

Zidle mtakababa ezakho vele,

Uzidle uzishiye amathambo,

Kwabazizele ngibabamb’ithambo,

Umnkantsha walamathamb’uyakhala,

Kungenzeki nawe kusasa uvuke ukhala,

Kungenzeka uwakhalele lamathambo,

Hleze lamathambo uyokhalela kuwo,

Ubozidla uzibeke amathambo,

Inyama endal’iyavuk’ogqokweni,

Kusasa usizi luzokubamba oqotshweni,

Amathamb’ayokhulum’esiswini,

Ekhalela ukulahlwa ezibini,

Ekhalel’ukukhishwa esibelethweni,

Ekhalel’ukungabekwa emhlabathini,

Ekhalela ukuzulazul’ezinkalweni,

Uyokhal’ufise nokuziphos’eweni,

Isivuno sokutshala kwakho sizokuxaka,

Kuyanikelwa nangaye uma esekuxaka,

Kusa kusa mtakababa kusemhlabeni,

Njengob’umbulala nje kusas’uzomdinga,

Emzini kusasa bazobe sebemdinga,

Nawe sewudinga ozokuval’amehlo,

Nawe usumdinga keph’ungasamutholi,

Usuthola izinhlamba ngokungamtholi,

Amathambo esefungil’ukuth’ungamtholi,

Nowawalahl’amathambo ungasawatholi,

ODokotela naBahlengikazi sebehlulekile,

Izinyanga nezangoma sezizame zahluleka,

Nabathandazi nemithandazo isihlulekile,

Ukhumbule ukuthi wazidla zonke,

Ngesikhathi wena udla ubusha bakho,

Wakhohlwa ukuzidla uzibek’amathambo.