Thixo owaseBhetele,
Osikhokeleyo;
Othe wena kule ntlango
Wakhokel’ oobawo!
Izitarhuziso zethu,
Ziy’ etronen akho.
Sisikelele ke thina
Nabantwana bethu.
Kule ndlela yobumnyama
Esikhohlisayo,
Sikhanyisele, sikwazi
Ukuphuma kuyo.
Sigqume ngamaphik’ akho,
Salathis’ indlela
Eqabela entabeni
ide ifike ekhaya.
Sikhokele kolu hambo
Lwalaph’ emhlabeni,
Kuba srsinyule wena,
Thixo waphakade