Njengobe imvula nesitfwatfwa
kwehla kuchamuka ezulwini,
kungaphindzi kubuyele kulo
kungakawuniseli umhlaba,
kuwente uhlume uphindze utsele titselo,
khona kutewutsela inhlanyelo yemhlanyeli
nesinkhwa salowo lodlako,
linjalo-ke nelivi lami leliphuma emlonyeni wami:
Lingeke libuye kimi yabayaba,
kodvwa liyawukwenta loko lengikuhlosile,
liwufeze umgomo walo lengilikhiphele wona.