Ahee, Mautswi wee!

Ke mahodu maokgokgoā€¦

Ke Mautswi a kgoro yao Ntlhonyana ā€˜a Mabeba!

Mabeba ke wa ā€˜o Mmabadikile ā€˜a 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 ā€˜a mamphallwa ā€˜a Batlokwa

Keyena pitsi yao Mmanaka a Sekodi,

Pududu ya sekoti sa Mmapela ā€˜a Batlokwa,

Bareti ba yona batlhwa badutį¹§e mafikene,

Bona ba tlhwele ba lebeletį¹§e Mphakane,

Bangwe ba hoelela Mabjanene,

Botlokwa ā€˜a Mmamelodi ā€˜a pela ya dithaba.

Bare wena oyane Moletjie go eta,

Ofihle obotį¹§e le Machema ā€˜a 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 ā€˜o 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