Kukho isizukulwana esitshabhisa uyise,
Singamsikeleli unina;
Kukho isizukulwana esihlambulukileyo kwawaso amehlo,
Esingahlanjwanga ekungcoleni kwaso;
Kukho isizukulwana, hayi, ukuqwayinga kwamehlo aso,
Ukuziphakamisa kweenkophe zaso!
Kukho isizukulwana esimazinyo angamakrele, simabamba azizitshetshe
Zokudla iintsizana ehlabathini, namahlwempu phakathi kwesintu.
Isimungunyi-gazi sineentombi ezimbini, ezithi, Ethe, ethe!
Zintathu izinto ezingenakuhlútha;
Ziné ezingàtshoyo ukuthi, Kwanele:
Lelabafileyo; kukungazali;
Ngumhlaba ongàhluthiyo ngamanzi;
Ngumlilo ongàtshoyo ukuthi, Kwanele.
Iliso eligculela uyise,
Lidele ukumlulamela unina,
Aya kulikrukra amahlungulu asemlanjeni,
Alidle amathole exhalanga.
Izinto zintathu ezibalulekileyo kum;
Hayi, ziné endingenakuzazi:
Yindlela yexhalanga esibhakabhakeni,
Yindlela yenyoka etyeni,
Yindlela yenqanawa esazulwini solwandle,
Yindlela yomfo nentombi.
Injalo indlela yomfazi okrexezayo:
Uyadla, asule umlomo,
Athi, Andenzanga bubi.
Ngaphantsi kwezinto ezintathu umhlaba uyanyikima,
Ngaphantsi kweziné ukhohliwe kukuthwala:
Ngaphantsi kwesicaka, xa sithe sangukumkani;
Nesidenge, xa sithe sahlútha sisonka;
Ngaphantsi kwesigele sentombi, xa sithe senda;
Nesicakakazi xa sithe sadla ilifa lenkosikazi yaso.