Uth'uyalal, uyavuka, bayakumosha
Uth'uyaphakama, uyazama, bayakona
Kuyoze kube nini uphila kanje
Uth'uyabona, uyazikhona, bayakumosha
Uzalwa nje, bayazi uyaphila
Ukhula nje, bayibonil'indlela yakho
Uhamba nje bakubalel'iintsuku
Kanti ubajongile ngalo lonk'ixesha

Ntinga ntaka-ndini (ndini) ndini (ndini) ndini 
Kuyoze kube nini (nini) nini
Bekujongile

Ndihamba no Thixo wam, iintshaba zam zindifungele
Ndihamba ne Dlozi lam, iintshaba zam zindijongile
Zinyanya, Bawo, ndiyababona
Ndihamba no Thixo wam, iintshaba zam zindijongile

Wololo, Eshe!
Mina angazi noma ngivul'amehlo wami noma ng'hlale ng'cimezile
Ngoba make ngawavula ng'bona bantu bengenza okubi, ngibe ngithulile
Thongo lami, Thongo lami kant'indlela yiphi
Lethan'ukukhanya kimi, musani ukulokhu ning'gqilazile

Khala zome 
Khala zome khala zome khala zome
Ngoba sezadlula lezo nsuku
Seza dlula, lezo nsuku khala zome

Khala zome
Khala zome khala zome khala zome
Ngoba sezadlula lezo nsuku
Seza dlula, lezo nsuku khala zome
Ishi! Eshe!

Ntinga ntaka-ndini (ndini) ndini (ndini) ndini 
Kuyoze kube nini (nini)

Ndihamba no Thixo wam, iintshaba zam zindifungele
Ndihamba ne Dlozi lam, iintshaba zam zindijongile
Zinyanya, Bawo, ndiyababona
Ndihamba no Thixo wam, iintshaba zam zindijongile

Ntinga ntaka-ndini (ndini) ndini (ndini) ndini 
Kuyoze kube nini (nini) nini
Bekujongile

Ndihamba no Thixo wam, iintshaba zam zindifungele
Ndihamba ne Dlozi lam, iintshaba zam zindijongile
Zinyanya, Bawo, ndiyababona
Ndihamba no Thixo wam, iintshaba zam zindijongile