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Sthandwa sami sase mnqamlazweni,
Emazweni lapho ezintabeni,
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Mama ngisenguye owakho
Ngisakhasa ngingena ezintangeni,
Ungithatha ungibeka emathangeni,
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Lapho ngilele ngicambalele ngesisu ngithe cubalala,
Ngibalekele ilanga emnyango elibalele elomisa amalala,
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Zulu oMjukwana kaNdaba,
Nginimemeza emajukujukwini,
Nginivusa emaphusheni nginiphephetha amehlo nganal' usiba,
Nasi isizukulwane senu sizidika sizigwaza ngowaso,
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Ezweni sekuthulekile phakathi kwamabili,
Phakathi ezindongeni zendlu yokuzikhulula,
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Yebo ungibonisile.
Ungivule amehlo wangibonis' impilo,
Bengihamba ngigxumagxuma wangikhuba ngawa ngabhadalala ngesisu,
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Nkosi sikhuleka kuwe ngomthandazo,
Siguqe ngamadolo sahlanganis' izandla savala amehlo sabheka phezulu,
Izinyembezi ziyahlengezela ngenxa yokuhlupheka esikubonayo,
Sindlala lomthandazo phambi kobuso bethu,
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Ngivumele ngihambe.
Emhlabeni ngifikile njengelanga,
Ngaliphila ixesha lami njengasekuseni kuya emini,
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Lemfihlo yethu,
Ukube ubungazisile ngosuk' lokuqala ngikushela,
Sonke lesisikhathi ngikulindile,
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Underground poet
Ibhadi lezinkondlo zami,
okanye isandla sami asibhali siye sithinte emanonini abo
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