1Oh Thixo*, khumbula okusehleleyo
2Ilifa lethu seliphiwe abezizweni,
3Sesizintandane ezingelaboyise,
4Amanzi okunatha siyawathenga;
5Labo abasixotshayo basihlezi ezithende;
6Sazinikela kwabeGibhithe labe-Asiriya
7Okhokho benza isono kodwa kabasekho,
8Sibuswa yizigqili,
9Isinkwa sisithola ngendlela eyingozi
10Isikhumba sethu sitshisa njengeziko,
11Abesifazane bayahlukuluzwa eZiyoni
12Amakhosi alengisiwe ngezandla zawo;
13Izinsizwa ziyahoqiswa ematsheni okuchola;
14Abadala sebesukile esangweni lomuzi;
15Ukuthokoza akusekho ezinhliziyweni zethu;
16Umqhele usuwile ekhanda lethu.
17Ngenxa yalokhu inhliziyo zethu zibuthakathaka;
18ngoba intaba iZiyoni silugwadule,
19Wena, Oh Thixo*, busa nini lanini;
20Kungani uhlezi usikhohlwa?
21Sibuyisele kuwe, Oh Thixo*, ukuze siphenduke;
22ngaphandle kokuba nxa ususilahle kokuphela