Ahee, Mautswi wee!
Ke mahodu maokgokgoā¦
Ke Mautswi a kgoro yao Ntlhonyana āa Mabeba!
Mabeba ke wa āo Mmabadikile āa Tį¹§haka,
Ka naga ba mofaletį¹§e photookoma,
Esita a ille lesolo le bangwe,
Gabake bare okgonne Mabeba,
Bafela bare o phositį¹§e Morwa-Rasekodi.
Ke Mokidikitlwa āa mamphallwa āa Batlokwa
Keyena pitsi yao Mmanaka a Sekodi,
Pududu ya sekoti sa Mmapela āa Batlokwa,
Bareti ba yona batlhwa badutį¹§e mafikene,
Bona ba tlhwele ba lebeletį¹§e Mphakane,
Bangwe ba hoelela Mabjanene,
Botlokwa āa Mmamelodi āa pela ya dithaba.
Bare wena oyane Moletjie go eta,
Ofihle obotį¹§e le Machema āa Raseaka,
Ore photla tsebe oa reta tsokotlana!
Moį¹§omo ebe ele ofe lena batho ba -Tsherane?
Gobe o retwa tele Mabeba Rasekodi,
Ge `o retwa yena re bea marumo ka thoko!
Ge otlhafile seriting sa Ratlaila,
Bakgomana ka mphela ba phetheletį¹§a Mabeba.
Bare `o Mochalo leoā Kotlolo baile re phetheleditxe, badiya leano lao boela Mabjanengā¦
Mabune aoā Tį¹§haka le Matome `a Dikgosi!
Ba bona naga ya Botlokwa erena khutį¹§o!
Mabeba ke woaā Mmabadikile `a Tį¹§haka.
Ke barwa ba Makgapshyane ke lepompo,
O gola okaaka mosekanapye, okaaka more okwa Bokgalaka bja Makhura `a Molaba.
Keba `o Leupa la moseumane,
Batho ba ntį¹§hetį¹§e melora ka hloka le mohlahlamodi.
Keba `o monye-mohu wa `o Mmutlana,
Monye-mohu le mo kgobele sebete,
Ke yena motho waoā kgona o hlabanela ntwa!
Ke kelekete ke wele,
Kewetį¹§e mehlalene ya dikoloi,
Bare Nnoi are tsoga o robegile, ke mokgwa wa bo loforo āo rebega.
Ngwana wa motse oā moholo Kgaudi,
Kgaudi ya kgaola tlou mosifa.
Ke sehlako saoā Mmakgetlhe `a Leupa,
Ga seke se haela Mabeba motseā¦
Kenna bodiba bjo boholo bo phampha boduma dikwena,
Bja `o Mmabotsekola `a Tį¹§haka.
Bjona bjo bo hakilene Ramokgopa `a dibata,
Bo hakile le Mmamafa motswalae ngwana wa `o malome aye,
Bjare go motsietį¹§a a tį¹§habela thabene.
Mala-mabedi le yena o mpone a rothisa dikeledi,m
Yena orile ge a tį¹§haba, a leba kua Tsumele!
Lephalala, wena morwa-Mmamohaį¹§wa `a Titį¹§ana,
Otloba wa lapa ‘o phalala Mabeba
Mabeba kewa’o Mmabadikile ‘a Tshaka
Le ngwana wao Mmamonyai, Tidima ‘a difoto
Ke kgosi ye tsheu ya difoto, selema le diphoofolo,
Bangwe ba lema le basadi
Ba ‘o motlhoki ke letlile,
Yena Morwa Mmakgapsyane ke lepompo
O hola a kaaka mosekanapsye, o kaaka more
Okwa bokgalaka bja Makhura ‘a Molaba.
Mabeba ke Mmantotole ‘a Botlokwa
Ka tloropone o lototse sehowa ‘a Nape,
Makidikitlwa ona le Batho ba bonale…
Dibolaya wee!
Ke dilo tsao motlharemmipe ‘a Ngwato
ā Compiled by Moyahabo Mabeba