Izinkondlo: Ngivumele ngihambe.

Emhlabeni ngifikile njengelanga,
Ngaliphila ixesha lami njengasekuseni kuya emini,
Kepha manje sekuyisikhathi sokuba ngiyosithela ezintabeni,
Usuku lwami seluphelile,
Amathunzi ayangixosha sekumele ngiyocambalala emahlabathini,
Nyezi wami lelizwe ngilishiya kuwe ukuba ulikhanyise ebumnyameni,
Mina sengizobona ngamehlo akho sibani sami,
Sala ungibekele kahle izulu lami,
Ungibekele iso emhlabeni,
Ungibhekele emathunzini nasemathafeni laph’ ebengiphumula khona,
Dedel’ isandla sami ngifulathele,

Ndlela zami zivuleka sengibona ngamehlo enqondo phambili,
Ngidondolozela ngidonsa kanzima,
Ngiphefumula ngephika sengibamba umoya wokugcina,
Ziphuma zizehlela ezihlathini ngingenamandla okuzesula,
Ngikubheka ukhala ungishushuzela njengomntwana ungeke usangibamba ungivimbe kulendlela,
Ungeke wangisiza uthanda ungathandi nakuwe sekuphele imizamo,
Ungibuka ngiphelela ezandleni zakho,
Ubona ngiqhaqhazela,
Sengakubuka ngakugqolozela,

Ngigodola ngigqokile,
Uhlavane lundlangile emzimbeni selwakhile,
Ngigedezela ngiquma ngibubula,
Ngichanyiswa ngiqukulwa ngitatanyiswa,
Endlini encane ngiphekezelwa ngixhakiwe,
Emtholampilo ngiyiswa ngigqutshwa sekwasala umndondo,
Ngitshathwa njengo godo,
Ogogo bephuma bengena bezongidungula,
Kudla ngifunzwa,
Mzimba ngigezwa,

Kubongwe ngivukile ekuseni ngalibona liphuma lishona,
Ngibanjwa ngibuthwa nezibi,
Ngigwiliza esizibeni ngingasenawo amandl’ okubhukuda
Ngicwila ngishona phansi ngingeke ngazenyusa,
Sengibheka ngacwebile amehlo angakhali ngisho nonyembezi,
Ungibheka ububule uklinywe isibibithwane usidinde esikaNandi,
Ngikuthulise ngenhliziyo nangaphakathi,
Amandl’ ami sekuphele nawokucwayiza,
Ngingeke ngakuthulisa ngomlomo,

Zingishaqa kabuhlungu izinhlungu,
Sebethandazela koPhezulu ukuba angethule lomthalo wezinhlungu,
Bemnxenxa ukuba ephethe indlela yami okungenani engithathe,
Uvumelana nabo ngekhanda,
Keph’ ngenhliziy’ uyenqaba,
Uthi asimcelele eliny’ ithuba,
Mhlampe ubesengaphila,
Keph’ uyayibon’ inyan’ iyaphika,
Inyama icubekile,
Namathambo asebuthakathaka,
Emzimbeni sengiphundlekile ngishayekile,
Sale usuvuma ukuthi sengithathekile,
Ngokuba nami sengivumile,
Kepha enhliziyweni yakho ngisabambekile,
Ngidedele ubavumele bengithandazele bengicelele ukuba ngijubalale,
Ngivumele ngilale,