Zintab’ ezigobhoz’ amanzi anosawoti ngilileleni

Ngafika ngezinyembezi ngiyohamba ngezinyembezi

Ngifik’ emhlabeni ngangikhal’ izinyembezi

Okwakuyibika lokuthi eyam’ impilo iyoba lusizi kuyoze kube sethuneni

Injabulo kweyam’ impilo ibilokhu incikinciki

Zintab’ ezigobhoz’ amanzi ngilileleni

Mhla ngiwufulathela Lo mhlaba ngikhaleleni

Ningiduduzelen’ amabele engawashiy’ egwansile

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Zintab’ ezigobhoz’ amanzi ngilileleni

Sengilele kolwam’ ukhukho isitha sesingihlasele

Laph’ isitha sifun’ ukungibona ngiphangalele

Sijabula lapho ngibinyabinyeka ngisezinhlungwini

Zintaba ezigobhoz’ amanzi ngikheleleni

Ningazibambi ningazigodli zinyembezi zenu

Mazimfimfe zigobhoze ziphume zonke ezikhoxeni

Mazigeleze zehle njalo zimantise umhlaba

Ngoba luyobe selufikile usuku lobumnyama

Zintab’ ezigobhoz’ amanzi lilelan’ inyanga

Zintab’ ezigobhoz’ amanzi lilelani’ ilanga

Ngoba bekuthokoza njalo ngami zingikhanyisa

Bezingeseka zingiqinisa nethemba zilibuyisa

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Ngoba angiseyukuphinde ngibone ubuhle bazo

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Engiyobe sengiwezwa sengithwel’ umhlabathi ngesifuba

Zintab’ ezigobhoz’ amanzi ngilileleni

Lapho sekuthiwa jokola themba amathunzi ayewukela

Ngiyovala amehl’ ami ngilale ngokuthula

Zintab’ ezigobhoz’ amanzi ngilileleni

Ngoba ngiyobe ngingekho ezulwini

Ngilileleni zintab’ ezigobhoz’ amanzi

Ngoba lo mhlaba awuseyukuphinde ungibone

Kodwa ngizobe ngisemathunjini awo Lo mhlaba

Zintab’ ezigobhoz’ amanzi lilelani yonk’ indalo

Zintab’ ezigobhoz’ amanzi ngilileleni

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