Izulu eldume ngomnyama,
Kwa-khangel amankengane,
Laduma sakuhalalisa,
Sakungqongqoz’ emasangweni ezulu,
Kwaye kwazamazam izkhonkwane kwelakwa Ngwane,
Kuhalaliselw’ inzinyane leMbube,
Elimis’ isizwe sika Phunga noMageba ngethunzi,
Zulu nankumsindo wamahlokohloko,
Okhal’ uphindelela esishayamthetho oNdini,
Okuyinkomo kadade kwezakwabo,
Abanye beth kaylaye,
Abanye beth kayvuke,
Wathel umthelo ekade bewfungela bewnyokoloza,
Ikroba lomlilo elibaswe lakhwezelwa kwaPhindangene,
Sukuma Mntwan usethule lomthwalo kazahlule,
Umlomongawodwana eminy igabe ngokvunana,
Wayenz indaba Mbabazane mahaqa,
Ngokukhomb indlela,
Nangamhla bekucokofula,
Bekubek’ amabala nangamhlophe,
End’ indlela ka Zulu,
Kakad umlungisi uzthelisisila,
Bethi hamba luteku okwenkalankala,
Wophatha zashod’ izishebo zentathel ez’maxhobondela,
Ngokuxhomondel’ ezesihlalo sikZulu,
Lagug’ iphakethe labavubel’ ibhodwe lenzondo,
Kwethu KwaZulu benyokoloza okwezindlondl’ esgodlwen seMbube,
Phinde Mageba abasophinde bagiye ngethambo lakho,
Bengakulokotha ngaliphi Zulu,
Bangakulinga ngaliphi Mageba,
Angane elakho liyazisholo ngelokuMisuZulu,
Indabephekwe emakhosombeni yaputshuluka,
Yaqhum ubsaphasapha emaphepheni,
Yakhex’ imilomo kovovo liyakhipha,
Ziyekeni bantwana lezondaba,
Azingangani zilinganiswa noyihlo,
Kanye noyihlomkhulu,
Anisaboni nanxa senikhashelwa,
Amadlozenu esenihlamukile,
Esechem isdana negaz lasebukhosin’ kwelakwaNgwane,
Inkonyane enhle kwelakithi kwaKhangel amankengane edid imibala,
Yaygqigq’ ingonyama zayphumputh izimpumputhe,
Ziyphumputh isemehlweni inkosi yazo,
Abathe beyijijimeza ngomjojantaba yadlubundela,
Abathe besaybheke ngaphakathi,
Yab isigcwel izinkalo,
Efukanyelw’ abakwa sgogo,
Yagugumba, baygcin isentenden yesandla,
Kant’ sebebamb’ amaqub’ enyoni,
Inhlamv’ yelanga ekhanyise ngomnyama kwaKhangel amankengane,
Yakhanyisa kwazamazam’ uZulu wonkana,
Kwaye kwananela nombutho wamaNgisi kwelaseNgilandi,
Zasho ngazwilinye zonk’izizwe zith umile umbuso kaZulu,
Isimanga seNkosi ngokukhalipha nxazonke,
Abathe beysukumisa yahlala,
Bath’ beyhlalisa yasukuma,
Umshintshi we dina alenz’ iblakfesi,
Washintsh’ iblakfesi walenz’idina,
Yathib’ inkunz yakithi kwaKhangel amankengane,
Yathib’ engath izogogola mabuth’ akwaZulu,
Nangamhl’ itotoba kancane iyovalelis’ iNdlovukaz yakwaZulu,
Wenzengakhona Mageba wabhulukundlela,
Beth’ vum ukbethelwa kuhle kwenkos’ uJesu kwezasebhaybhelini,
Wangkhumbuz isilo sakwa Dukuka ngokukhalipgha nxa zonke okwenkemba,
Wangkhumbuz’ umbhobhosh’ omnyama ngokuyikizel ashiy’ impiyakhe,
Wenze ngakhona Mageba,
Besiyoba yini ngaphandle kwakho,
Yibinda nkosi…
