O Wena obona iinyembezi zam ziqukuqela njengemvula engapheliyo

Zivela emehlweni am omabini, ngelixa isifo sibonakala emzimbeni wam

Ungamangaliswa, nokuba ndithe ndafana namasali angenabomi

Kuba iqhadi lithile kwithafa, phakathi kwemithi ye-bān nentaba

Lifumene kusemthethweni kwiinyanga ezingcwele ukuchitha igazi lam

Mangaliswa kakhulu yimeko yam, kuba andizange ngaphambili

Ndoyike ubunzima, nokuba bungandolulela izandla zabo

Kodwa uthando lundenze isithulu, kwaye amazwi am athethelwe ilize

Isicwangciso sobomi sibethile ingonyama ngamehlo eqhadi eliselula

O mhlali wasethafeni, yiza uhlangule umhlali wasehlathini!

Isithandwa sam sihlaselwe intliziyo yam ngeentolo ezingenakubalwa zamehlo aso

Sandishiya ndibhadula, ndingenalo naluphi na ukhokelo

Xa andibethayo kwaye utolo lwakhe lwayenza buthathaka unyamezelo lwam

Ndasilandula isilonda kwaye ndalufihla utolo ngaphakathi entliziyweni yam

Kuba amanxeba abangelwa sisithandwa akandiziseli ntlungu

Nanini na xa inyanga yam ivela, inyanga ngokwayo iyazifihla

Kudala ndichitha ubusuku bam ndicinga kwaye ndivuka ngenxa yokumthanda

Umphefumlo wam ngowakhe, negazi lam, nokuva kwam, kunye nokubona kwam

O wena undigxekayo ngokumthanda, uthando ngokwalo lisisiphumo

Ukuba loo mnxu mkhulu ubukudle wakuqeda, ngebungakhange ugxeke okanye utshatshaze