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Ngikhanyisele phuma langa sikothe, Nginabe lapho kunyazim’ izaqheqhe zolwazi lukaNgilokothe, Ngibon’ iqiniso ngemvelaphi yami, Ngingene kuqal’ ebandleni lezinjulalwazi,

Kuvalek’ igebe lentsha entul’ inqolobane yolwazi. Ngikhanyisele phuma langa sikothe, Kucweb’ isiziba seliba lokungazi kwami

Lapho nginethwa yimvula yezazi, kuphel’ ukungazi.

Ngiyasizw’ isizungu sokushiywa yinhlakanipho,

Inhlakaniph’ engijuq’ ekujuleni kwenhliziyo, Kuvuk’ usinga ngobuciko bamazwi, Amazw’ avezwa zimbongi nezinyosi,

Kuqubuk’ ezokungcweka ngolimi luqosheme.

Sengigadle zephuka ngenzululwane kaZulu, kleza! nesisekelo,

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Sekusele basifunze izichibi zezilimi zabo,

Izimonyo sezivele zisihlubulile sesiyimikhanyakude,

Sesiyimihlambi eyalanayo silugqubu lwankunzinye.

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Obhejane baphakulwa ubuqingiqingi siphuphuthekiswa ngamankengane,

Izinyawo ezilula abazibhek’ omenzelwa,

Bazihlinza bazihlahlele bahlomule abakuhlosile,

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Udiwo engani baluhlaba ukutetema,

Nxa kumaya abadala abangasenamanyala,

Ikhuba ngabakhwekazi nophezukomkhonto usehlanze ngedela. Ichweba lingenisile esintwini, Abanemindeni sebala ukhasha yilolude lokuhweba,

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