(Kungaba namaqembu amabili: elinye liyaphawula libuze, elinye liphendule. kanti bangahlangana bonke, babuze, babuye baphendule.)
Yebuya hobhe,
Uy’ uphetheni?
Ngiya ngipheth’ inyama.
Uya kuyosaphi?
Ngiyakuyos’ endle.
Ekhaya kunani?
Ngesaba obaba,
Bazongiphuca,
Bangiphuc’ idevu,
Lomnt’ omdala.
Ngiyalesaba,
LinjengoBholobha,
Ehlez’efusini,
Ethi: Maye!Maye!
Kazi ngoshonaphi!
Ngoshona kobaba,
EMgungundlovu.
Bangiph’ ucwephe,
Lukhuhl’ izilwane,
ZakwaMasasa.
Masasa vuka!
Ngivuke kanjani
Ngibulewe nje
Abafana
BakwaThabethe?
Thabethe muphi?
Yena lo osenhla,
Oshay’ inkomo idindilize
KwezikaNkeshe.
Nkeshe yini le?
Umsila wenja,
Uyanuka uthi phu, uthi phu, uthi phu phu phu!
