Umendo womkhonzi phakathi kwamanzi obusuku
Kwisigqubuthelo esimnyama sobusuku, apho cwaka khona,
Isicaka sobuThixo, sisongele ukukhanya, sihamba emanzini,
Ukuya kwikhaya laphakade likaYise, uMgade waLowo ungenasiphelo,
Indlela yokholo kulwandle olumnyama lokufa uqobo.
I-SURLS elilityelweyo, iimfihlo zahlebeza ngamaza,
Iidemon ezisemathunzini Isangqa, kunye ne-Angener efihliweyo kunye nenkohliso,
Izandi emoyeni, zivela kumathandabuzo amandulo noloyiko,
Bazama ukuchitha uxolo, ukucima ukukhanya okungcwele.
Kodwa isicaka, iliso limisiwe elukhanyisweni oluKhokli, alutshiwinga,
Ukholo lwakhe yindawo yentaba, iluma ubusuku, inene, iye kwaphela.
Entliziyweni, iculo lethemba liza kuhlala liza kuhlala liphezulu kuneendudumo,
“Uhambo oluya kuwe, utata, ngesaqhwithi namathunzi.”
Inyathelo ngalinye sisiqinisekiso, isenzo sokuvukela ubumnyama,
Ngokukhanya kobuThixo njengekhaka, nothando njengekrele,
Ukuhambela phambili kwiNdlela eNgcwele, i-Intrepid, Intliziyo yakho ivutha ngeCANDELO,
Ukuze kungabikho bubi, akukho thunzi, ingaphula ilokhoca yasebukhosini.
Utsho esithi: “Andiyi koyika, ilizwi elaphula inzonzobila,
“Kuba unam, malusi wam, entlanjeni yethunzi lokufa.
Ke, uBetchanen iziporho zexesha elidlulileyo kunye nemilinganiselo yangoku,
Hamba, ungakwazi, uhambo lokukhanya kobuThixo.
Uya kufikelela endlwini kaBawo, apho yonke into ifumana intsingiselo,
Apho ulwandle lokufa luguqula khona amanzi obomi obuhlaziyiweyo.
Apha, phakathi kwezithunywa zezulu abaziculayo nabangcwele abamkelekileyo.
Umkhonzi uyifumana kwakhona indawo yakhe, kunye nothando olungapheliyo.
Le yindlela uhambo lwenzeka ngayo, i-ateed kunye nezaqhwithi,
Isicaka sikaThixo, sikhanyisela kwaye singasodilili elukholweni,
Ufundisa ukuba kwabafi bobusuku obukhulu,
Ukukhanya kothando lobuthixo kuhlala kukhokela, ukhusela, kunye noloyiso.