Uphawu
Ibali
Into esiyenzayo kukuba wena, ukukhanya kwethu,
Kwindawo yokuhamba, apho amaphupha abalekayo,
Ngeendwali ngamagxa, njengomthambisi othambileyo,
Ukubonakalisa ubuntu, ukwenza ingxelo ngesibindi, ifashoni iba lulwimi, ibali eliza kuxelelwa.
Ukusuka ekuphumeni kwelanga ukuya ekutshoneni kwelanga, kuwo wonke umntu,
Imigca kunye nejikajika ijika, ngokuhambelana ngokugqibeleleyo,
Ukucofa amandla akho, ngemibala eqinile kwaye iqaqambile,
Isiseko sokuqiniseka, ukubeka ukukhanya kwakho ngaphakathi.
Ukuhleba iintsomi zesithuba sezothando.
Uvuthuza ngolusu, nomoya othambileyo,
I-symphony yentuthuzelo, ikuzisa lula.
Dlula kwaye bhetyebhetye, ihamba njengoko usenza njalo
Ndinibethelele kwintuthuzelo, njengamaphupha azalisekileyo.
Ukusuka ekuphumeni kwelanga kuqhuba ukuya kwilanga yoga,
Ngothando nenkxaso enobubele,
Ukukhupha ifom yakho, ngobabalo kunye nokukhululeka,
Ukuvumela ukuba woyise, naluphi na umngeni uthandayo.
Njengoko woyisa iindawo ezintsha, ngamandla nobuchule,
Zonke izinto esizenzayo kukuba, kuzo zonke iiviw kunye nentambo,
Ukuphucula ukusebenza kwakho, njengoko ubhale ibali lakho ngaphambili.
Kwindawo yemidlalo, simi ecaleni,
Ukubhiyozela uhambo lwakho, ngovuyo nekratshi,
Konke esikwenzayo kukwenzela wena, kwinkanuko yakho kunye ne-aspiration
Ke masikhokele, ukholo lwakho,
Sisoyise, sifikelela esibhakabhakeni,
Kuba konke esikwenzayo kukwenzela wena, umfundi wethu ozinikeleyo,
Ukuxhobisa, kuphefumlela, kwaye ndikuncede ube yeyona nto ilungileyo.
Kwihlabathi lezemidlalo kunye nempilo ephilayo,
Injongo yethu, injongo yethu, ubutyebi bethu obungonaphakade,
Into esiyenzayo kukuba wena,
Ukubhiyozela ubuhle bokuba ungubani.
