Jali clan praises in isiZulu & English
Sijongo! ~ Sijongo!
Shongolo ngiyakwesaba ~I am afraid of the millipede
Ngesabβ imiledzeledze ~ I fear its multitudes of legs
Nina bakwaBhengu ~ You of the house of Bhengu
Okwathi nidonsβ entabeni ~ Of whom it is said your hills are steep
Naphenduka nathi βjatiβ ~ You turned and said βjatiβ
Nabhekβ emuva kungafanele ~ You headed back, which was unfitting
Kwaze kwathiwa ningabakwaJati ~ Until it was said you are of the house of
Jati
Sigampu! ~ Sigampu!
Ngwane! ~ Ngwane!
Dlabazane! ~ Dlabazane!
Ninβ enimbewumbili ~ You who are of two seeds
Itshe likaNtunjambili ~ Rock of Ntunjambili
Elingavulwa ngabantu ~ Which is not opened by humans
Elivulwa yizinkonjane ~ It is opened by the swallows
Zona zindiza phezulu ~ Those which fly above
Nyaluthi ajingijole ~ Bullrush millet and bramble-berry
Ngcolosi! ~ Ngcolosi!
Phumela! ~ Phumela!
Mdineka! ~ Mdineka!
Nyawo kaziphumuli ~ The feet do not rest !