Ngikhumbule engimaziyo
Kodw' akekho eduze kwami
Engimthandayo, onothando
Kodw' akusilona olwami
...
Ngazalelwa KwaZulu
Ngizalwa yinzalo KaZulu
Ngancela ulimi lwesi Zulu
Ngabafica bekhuluma isiZulu
...
God yesterday i was embraced,
but today im embarrassed.
Yesterday someone was loving me,
but today his leaving me.
...
Ngikhuzeni Ngisothandweni
Ngikhumbule engimaziyo
Kodw' akekho eduze kwami
Engimthandayo, onothando
Kodw' akusilona olwami
Amehlo enhliziyo ayambona
Awenyama adlal' izifiso
Kude phambili
Kude emuva ngidlal' inkumbulo
Ngicabanga lezo zandla
Ezingithinta maqede igazi lixoxe izindaba
Lawo mehlo angibuka maqede ngishalaze
ngizicingise ubala
Awu! angingeyiphathe eyomlomo
ongimanqaza maqede ngibaqake
ngeke walibona inoni ngisuke sengicela kwaba Kwa Mnyovu
Ngidlal' inkumbilo yalo engimthanda ngokungangabazi
Kungenasizathu
kodwa ngenxa yothando engimthandangalo