Siyabusa
Thonjwa,
izinja
zegame! (
Izinja
zegame!)
Ubunkunzi
abulingani,
mina
ngiyinkunzi
eyondlekile
Futhi
enenkani,
wembhemu
ngiyahlaba,
Angeke
kume
ucijadunu
wenkunzi
phambi
kwami,
Ngithi
suka
mbhemu,
ngiyazi
linile
izulu,
Sekubhonga
nokwejezi,
ucija
ndunu.
Ngiyihlaba
ngazo
zombili,
ngiyifake
edingweni,
Ngiyasho
yimi
inkunzi
nje,
ngibuya
phansi
edumbe,
Ngimile
ngisho
ngobunkunzi
bami,
Abake
bangizama
behluleka,
namanje
basehluleka.
Uyoyithola
emhosheni,
idla
nezakwabo
mfoka
Zulu,
Story
bakhuze
mza
wami,
bazithela
enkunzini
mfoka
Mvimbezeli,
Mashinga
kushaye,
nakhu
kutabuzela
kuza
ngakuwe,
Akwazi
ukuthi
uwena
iqwele
yami
egoli
lonke.
Ngiyihlaba
ngazo
zombili,
ngiyifake
edingweni,
Ngiyasho
yimi
inkunzi
nje,
ngibuya
phansi
edumbe,
Ngimile
ngisho
ngobunkunzi
bami,
Abake
bangizama
behluleka,
namanje
basehluleka.
Siyabusa
Thonjwa,
izinja
zegame! (
Sharp
sharp!) (
Yebo,
mkhaya!)
Ngiyasho,
siyabusa!
Thonjwa
ngumfana
wami, (
Aweh!)
Nkosi
yama-piano! (
Shisa
nyama!)