Qala bakuhlahlatha sewuphumelele basalele

Ukukuhlahlatha uhlulekile bazokuvinjwa yini?

Abant’ bahleba olele ethuneni ophilako uyini?

Abant’ bakuhleka urarhararha ufa ufe uqaliwe,

Ngokuya ngabo kuhle okumbi, okuhle kumbi;

Nawutlhagako kuhle, kumbi nawuphumelelako,

Phumelela uhletjelwe ipumelelo kunomtlhago,

Kubuhlungu khulu ukuhletjelwa ukudobha phasi.

Yamukela uzokuhlala ungileyo into abakubona

Ungiyo emandiyenabo ngitjho ungazitjhugulula

Kungakho kufanele ungazitjhugululeli ukukara

Abant’, abant’ angeze ubakare usavunguza

Mahlangothi woke ummoya womona ephasini,

Nawuzokukara abant’ bawa uZimu abakhuphe

Iinhliziy’ zomgade wentaba abafakele zezimvu,

Ungazitjhugululi utjhugulukele ukukara abantu

Abahlulwa kuzikara zibeke phambili kunabantu

Abahlulwa kutjhugulula iingqondo zab’ ngawe,

Abahlulwa kukwamukela amatjhugulukwakho,

Ithab’ alifunyanwe nguwe kokuthoma kunomunye.