[Verse 1]
Ndithwele kanzima
Ubomi bunzima nd’yakhala ang’zazi
Kalok’ uTat’ uBawo uyandithanda
Cela ning’amkele, cela ningivuselele

‘Thwele kanzima
Ubomi bunzima nd’yakhala ang’zazi
Kalok’ uTat’ uBawo uyandithanda
Cela ning’amkele, cela ningivuselele

[Chorus]
Thonga lami
(Thonga lami ling’vikela njalo)
Selishweleza kuwe
[?]
Yey-yeni boh

Bangifuna emarondini
(Yey-yeni boh)
Gogo ng’cel’ iyeza
(‘Cel’ iyeza)
Iyeza lokughaba
(Ng’khuphe lokughabha)
Ngikhuph’ inkathazo
Thonga lami
(Thonga lami ling’vikela njalo)
Selishweleza kuwe
[?]
Yey-yeni boh

Bangifuna emarondini
(Yey-yeni boh)
Gogo ng’cel’ iyeza
(‘Cel’ iyeza)
‘Khuphe lokughaba
(‘Khuphe lokughabha)
‘Kuph’ inkathazo
(Kuph’ inkathazo)

[Refrain]
Thonga lami
(Thonga lami ling’vikela njalo)
Selishweleza kuwe
[?]
Yey-yeni boh

Bangifuna emarondini
(Yey-yeni boh)
Gogo ng’cel’ iyeza
(‘Cel’ iyeza)
Iyeza lokughaba
(‘Khuphe lokughabha)
Ngikhuph’ inkathazo
[Verse 2]
Ngithwele kanzima
Ubomi bunzima nd’yakhala ang’zazi
Kalok’ uTat’ uBawo uyandithanda
Cela ning’amkele, cela ningivuselele

‘Thwele kanzima
Ubomi bunzima nd’yakhala ang’zazi
Kalok’ uTat’ uBawo uyandithanda
Cela ning’amkele, cela ningivuselele

[Chorus]
Thonga lami
(Thonga lami ling’vikela njalo)
Selishweleza kuwe
[?]
Yey-yeni boh

Bangifuna emarondini
(Yey-yeni boh)
Gogo ’cel’ iyeza
(‘Cel’ iyeza)
Iyeza lokughaba
(‘Khuphe lokughabha)
Ngikhuph’ inkathazo
Thonga lami
(Thonga lami ling’vikela njalo)
Selishweleza kuwe
[?]
Yey-yeni boh

Bangifuna emarondini
(Yey-yeni boh)
Gogo ’cel’ iyeza
(‘Cel’ iyeza)
‘Khuphe lokughaba
(Elokughabha)
Ngikhuph’ inkathazo
(Khuph’ inkathazo)

[Refrain]
Thonga lami
(Thonga lami ling’vikela njalo)
Selishweleza kuwe
[?]
Yey-yeni boh

Bangifuna emarondini
(Yey-yeni boh)
Gogo ng’cel’ iyeza
(‘Cel’ iyeza)
Iyeza lokughaba
(Ng’khuphe lokughabha)
Ngikhuph’ inkathazo

Thonga lami
(Thonga lami ling’vikela njalo)
Selishweleza kuwe
[?]
Yey-yeni boh

Bangifuna emarondini
(Yey-yeni boh)
Gogo ng’cel’ iyeza
(‘Cel’ iyeza)
‘Khuphe lokughaba
(‘Khuphe lokughabha)
‘Kuph’ inkathazo
(Kuph’ inkathazo)