Ithabo lokulotjha ngethempelini
1Kumkhaleli; livunywa ngeenodo zeGathi; lamaKhorarhi; irhubo.
2Maye iyathandeka indlwakho,
Somnini, Mninimandlawoke!
3Umphefumulwami uyalangazelela,
iye, ufisa ukuba sesirhodlweni sakaSomnini;
ihliziywami nomzimbami ululukela uZimu ophilako.
4Zimami, Somnini,
ngitjho nemirwibili ifunyene ikhaya ema-aldarinakho.
Kosami, Mninimandlawoke,
nekonjani ifunyene indlwanayo
lapha ibeka khona amadzinyanayo.
5Babusisiwe abahlala endlinakho
ngombana bakudumisa nini nanini.
6Babusisiwe abantu amandlabo akuwe,
iye, labo abanhliziyo zinomendo weZiyoni.
7Lokha nabadabula umrhoba wemithi yebhalisamu,
bawenza waba siyalu
nezulu lokuthoma lawusibekela ngitjho nangamachibi.
8Baragela phambili ngamandla ekhambeni labo
ngombana bazakuvela phambi kwakaZimu eZiyoni.
9Somnini, Zimu Mninimandlawoke,
yizwa umthandazwami,
beka indlebe Zimu kaJakopo.
10Zimu, yelela umvikelethu,
uqale ubuso bomzeswakho.
11Kwamambala, ilanga ngesirhodlweni sakho
lihle kunamalanga ayikulungwana kenye indawo.
Kungcono ngibe sembunjwaneni wendlu kaZimami,
kunokuhlala ematendeni weenkhohlakali
12ngombana uSomnini uZimu ulilanga nesihlangu;
iye, upha umusa nokuhlonipheka.
Ayikho into ehle ayigodlako
kilabo abakhamba ngobuqotho.
13Somnini, Mninimandlawoke,
ubusisiwe umuntu othembela kuwe!