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Sihl’isibhaka-bhaka phezukomhlaba

Sikhulu asinasiphelosiyabukeka

Sibonis’ubukhulu bobuhle boMdali

Mhl’umhlaba nento zawo

Mvelisi wezityalo neentyatyambo

Wen’ungaphantsi kwesibhaka-bhaka

Mvula ziman’ukuwela phezu kwakho ukuz’hlal’lungile

Lihl’ ilanga, liphuma linge liyadlisela

Itsho yonk’indalo ibonakalis’ukonwaba

Kuba ifumana ukufudumala

Ngubo yendalo engabangwa bani

Zintl’iinkwekwezi esibhaka-bhakeni

Zinge zidlisela ngobuqaqawuli bazo

Zithe saa ngokushiyana kwazo

Zinga ziyadanisa xa ujongile

Sithénkosi Bawo ngomhlab’sinike wona

Ukuba siwusebenze sibe nokuphila kuwo

Enkosi ngezityalo nezilwanyana zawo

Enkosi ngokusinika ubunganga bokuzilawula

Siph’esikhulu esihle kangaka

Safika sinento yonke

Singa singasiphatha kakuhle

Nathi ngokunjalo bantu abakuso