1Maye kuwe, wena mchithi,
2Awu Thixo*, woba lomusa kithi;
3Ekukhwazeni kwelizwi lakho, izizwe ziyabaleka;
4Elakuthumbayo, lina zizwe, kubuthwa sengangathi kuqoqwa yisikhongwane,
5UThixo* uphakeme ngoba uhlala phezulu,
6Uzakuba yisisekelo esithembekileyo sesikhathi senu,
7Khangelani, amaqhawe akibo ahlaba umkhosi emigwaqweni!
8Imigwaqo emikhulu ibetha umoya,
9Ilizwe liyalila njalo liyachitheka.
10UThixo* uthi, “Khathesi sengizavuka,
11Liqukethe ngamakhoba,
12Abantu bazatshiswa bafane lekalaga;
13Lina elikhatshana, zwanini engikwenzileyo;
14Izoni zaseZiyoni ziyathuthumela;
15Ngulowo owenza okulungileyo,
16lo nguye umuntu ozahlala ekuphakameni,
17Amehlo enu azayibona inkosi ebuhleni bayo,
18Ezingqondweni zenu lizakhumbula ukwesaba kwakuqala lithi:
19Abantu labayana abaklolodayo kalisayikubabona futhi,
20Khangelani iZiyoni, idolobho lemikhosi yethu;
21Khonapho uThixo* uzakuba ngolaMandla wethu.
22Ngoba uThixo* ungumahluleli wethu,
23Izintambo zakho zeseyili ziyaxega.