Bandidibanisile emva kokuba kude kwam,

kwaye bawuhlonipha umnqophiso wam wangaphambili

Nangona kukho umona,

bayizalisekisile isithembiso sam ngomanyano

Owu, uvuyo lwam koku kusondela!

Owu, intsikelelo yethamsanqa lam nenhlanhla yam!

Inyanga yam epheleleyo indiphalele ngomanyano,

Owu ntsikelelo yam, ndizifumene iinjongo zam

Ngoko ke buthelani, nina nyembezi zamehlo am,

Kwaye cima, wena mlilo womnqweno wam

Kuba ndisebusukwini bam bobudlelane,

Kwaye umthombo wam wokomoya ucocekile

Ndizithathile iindebe zam [zothando],

Phakathi kwevumba lereyihana neerose

Ezandleni zofefe ekuhambeni kwakhe,

Othimbayo, onomzimba omxinwa nonesidima

Ngamanye amaxesha ucula athi, "Thatha indebe yam,"

Namanye athi, "Nasi isidlele sam."

Ukuba ndithi, "Owu Nkosi kayiwaka,"

Uphendula athi, "Owu Mkhonzi kayiwaka."

Ukuba unika abanye isiselo esixutyiweyo,

Undikhetha mna ndedwa ngokusulungekileyo

Eluthandweni lwakhe, kubekele ecaleni ukundibeka kwakho ityala,

Kwaye ulahle uluvo lwam lobubi nobulungisa

Kuba umlilo womnqweno wam eluthandweni lwakhe,

Unjengonwabo olungunaphakade lweParadesi kum