Ngenze Inkosi Yohlanga. Poem by Thabani Khumalo

Nxese kuwe, ngqungqulu yesigodi senziki yegusu -
Nxese kuwe, ngokudumaza igama lenkazimulo yobukhosi bakithi -
Wena owadl' untan' endlovu othandekayo anduba umbolisele amanqe -
Nxese kuwe, wena odl' uholahola lwenyoka, olungaveleli abantu,
uma lubavelela lubahlolela isimanga sokufa.
Mzilikazi khumalo; sitha sokulunga kwenkolelo yombhalo webhayibhili,
Ndlangamandla asemandleni amakhulu - balakhulu,
Butho leNjomane elokhela isihogo semigobho ngelangabi elikhulu:
Phinda wehlele ezweni Ndlamadoda, buya futhi!

Mahlafuna izizwe njengenhlaka yeSafice esiduma,
Nhliziyo yemamba engenaso isihelo
ngesimanga sobubi bayo obuzilayo,
Mkhonto wesidli esingakhangwa yibuhle bokudlala kwamabala,
Wena oweyisa usiko lwenkolo yakubo kaThixo wasezulwini:
Sengilungele ukukwamukela futhi ezweni.
Sengibuyile ekhaya kwaSintu Siyakhethwa,
sengilinde ukuthunywa nguwe baba wami -
ngokuba isihlalo sobukhosi bukababa -
sonke nenkazimulo yaso - singesami.
Ngiyiyo njalo inkosana yakwaNdebele,
uThabani ophilayo.