Nyanga, muhlekazi womnyama,

Wen’ owaditshaniswa nenyanga!

Yathi yon’ ithwal’ izikhwama,

Yetsheth’ izimpondo nemigodla,

Wena wawenyuk’ uy’ ezulwini.

Wen’ omuhle ebusuku

Laph’ abanye bemathunz’ amzizi,

Uhlangane nabo bakusinde.

Kodwa wena ma uqhamuka,

Kuqin’ amadolo ngihambe.

Ngikubonile ngisekhaya

Ungiphumele phezu kwethantala

Lamanz’ emisinga yolwandle.

Ngama ngaphuthelwa kuhamba,

Ngakhex’ umlomo ngadla ngamehlo.

Obab’ omkhulu bakubon’ uphuma,

Ugqolozela umhlaba kanje,

Uphuphis’ abalel’ ubuthongo,

Ufunz’ izimbongi ngamazwi,

Ziwaqephuze zikhihliz’ amagwebu

Asik’ imizwa yomphefumulo kuphela.

Nami ngifunze Nonyezi,

Nyezi wemingcwi yokusa,

Obuhle bakho buqhamuka

Phezu kwamadamu emifula,

Nasohlazeni lotshani bezintaba.

Wen’ odud’ izithandani

Engizibon’ emizin’ emikhulu

AbeLung’ abayivus’ emathanjeni

Abantwana bakaZulu noXhosa

NomSuthu. Ngithi ma nami ngithi

Ngiyaphuma ngidonswa okudonsa

Umunt’ ophila enozwelo lwemvelo,

Ngithuke ngikhalelwa zinsimbi.

Ngiphakele nami kuleyo ndebe

Ongiphakela kuyo lapho

Ngikhumbul’ ekhaya, ngibon’ amahlathi,

Ngibon’ izigodi ezimbiwa imichachazo,

Ngizwe ukuduma kolwandle,

Ngibon’ ucansi lwamasimu akamoba,

Engiwakhumbula maqede ngibheke

Phezulu, ngikubone uliqand’ elimhlophe,

Ngikhothame. Ngabe ngiyakwanga.

Pho!