Ukuhwalala Kwenkosi EngenaMbuso
Enhliziyweni yogwadule olungapheli,
Ihlezi yodwa esihlalweni sesihlabathi, inkosi ewileyo;
Umbusi wombuso ongasekho,
Ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka esingenalutho, esingenazinkanyezi,
“Ukuhwalala kwenkosi engenambuso”, ukunanela kokuphela kwakhe.
Kwake kwakhanya, ukukhanya okuziqhenya phakathi kwezingelosi,
Kodwa ukuziqhenya kwamdonsela ekujuleni kobumnyama,
Manje inkosi yalutho, embusweni oyincithakalo,
Lapho umoya uhlebeza izingoma zamandla ashabalala.
Ezungezile, isihlabathi kuphela, ufakazi othule
Ngobukhulu obulahlekile namaphupho aphukile,
Wonke amachashaza, isikhumbuzo sokwehluleka kwakhe,
Wonke umoya womoya, isililo ngalokho okwakukhona.
Nabalandeli bakhe, abake baba ngabalandeli abathembekile ekuhlubukeni,
Bayalishiya ithunzi lokuhlanya kwakhe;
Isinyathelo ngesinyathelo, sibheke ekukhanyeni kwentethelelo,
Emshiya ecabanga kwalasha lomzwangedwa wakhe.
Akukho ukuzisola enhliziyweni yakhe emthunzini wakhe,
Akukho mthandazo emlonyeni wakhe womlotha,
Kuphela ukuthula, umngane othembekile ekushoneni kwelanga,
Ngenkathi isihlalo sobukhosi sesihlabathi sincibilika kancane.
“Ukuhwalala kwenkosi engenambuso,” kuhleba umoya,
Ihubo elikhuluma ngokuphela kokuziqhenya,
Ukuwa kwababekela inselele isibhakabhaka,
Futhi wathola isiphephelo ngobusuku baphakade bomphefumulo wakhe omnyama.