Ngamakhambi anephunga elimnandi
 eduze komthombo
 ucezu oluyindida lodonga
 bheka ngalé
 ikati elimnyama liyabona
 ithunzi lemiphefumulo
 ukungabi nalutho kokwehluka
 ukungahambisani komhlaba
 ukumisa ukugeleza kwezinkondlo
 isimo sokwamukela
 ekuthuleni kokucabanga
 lapho igatsha elide kakhulu lesihlahla esikhulu
 qhephuka emoyeni .

      Futhi uma ekhipha izinzipho zakhe
 kulezi zindawo zempande
 lapho amandla engqondo
 iguqula ibe amandla amsulwa
 ukubuka kukaMoya,
 kungukuhlukanisa izikhala, 
 imifantu kule mibono
 yini ukukhangisa, inkulumo-ze, umbono,
 ngisho isayensi nobuchwepheshe,
 izakhi ezishiya ngaphandle kwemizwa
 isigqila sesimanje esiye saba yiso .


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     Ubukhona obuthambile
 ngokukhala okuncane
 ingoma yomuntu
 ezinkungu zomoya ongaka
 ofakwe ngothando 
 nguNobuhle .

      ayisoze yabuna
 isithungu samathunduluka
 edwaleni elimanzi .

      Ukucabanga kwami ​​nje ethonsi lamazolo .

      Ubukhulu 
 uhlamvu lukayinki
 isithiyo esingaziwa sisusiwe
 i-saber eqondile phambi kwengoma ye-lark .

      ngenze ngihambe
 ezimpambanweni zemigwaqo
 isiphepho njengeqhawe elihamba naye
 womtshingo ohwamukayo emoyeni we-autan .

      singumoya
 singamandla
 thina, Imvelo Nomhlaba kuhlangene
 ekuqhekekeni kokuxhumana okuphilayo,
 umama wethu .


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      Ungafi emhlabeni ngeqiniso kuphela .

      Umsebenzi wezinkondlo ukuhamba lapho indlela yethu,
ngokubekezela, ukujula nokholo .

      Phakathi kwabasebenzi bobuciko be-debonair kanye nokufuna " njalo ukudlula okwaziwayo "
bekungeke kube khona uhlamvu lokuhlakanipha kohlanya
lokho kusenza sijule phakathi kwethu 
ukubonakaliswa kobukhulu obukhulu,
thina zinkozi ezingabonakali sizungeza iziqongo ezingabonakali ?


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