hai abantu bang’hlule, kuyini na bengazwani nokuthula bengihlule
ngingenelwa amanzi endlini, baqamba amanga yini na, kanti ngenzeni na
ngiyazi uhamb’izolo, kodwa obuya, obuya themba lami
dali ngiyazi uhamb’izolo, ngiyakukhumbula obuya themba lami (mhmm obuya themba lami)

oh, uhlale wazi, uhlale wazi
ngeke mina ngikhohlwe nguwe (mhmm obuya themba lami)
oh, uhlale wazi, uhlale wazi
ngeke mina ngikhohlwe nguwe (mhmm obuya themba lami)
oh, uhlale wazi, uhlale wazi
ngeke mina ngikhohlwe nguwe (mhmm obuya themba lami)
oh, uhlale wazi, uhlale wazi
ngeke mina ngikhohlwe nguwe (mhmm obuya themba lami)

mhm obuya themba lami
mhm obuya themba lami
mhm mhm mhm (ngiyakukhumbula)
mhm mhm mhm (obuya themba lami)

hai abantu bang’hlule, kuyini na bengazwani nokuthula bengihlule
ngingenelwa amanzi endlini, baqamba amanga yini na, kanti ngenzeni na
ngiyazi uhamb’izolo, kodwa obuya, obuya themba lami
dali ngiyazi uhamb’izolo, ngiyakukhumbula obuya themba lami (mhmm obuya themba lami)

oh, uhlale wazi, uhlale wazi
ngeke mina ngikhohlwe nguwe (mhmm obuya themba lami)
oh, uhlale wazi, uhlale wazi
ngeke mina ngikhohlwe nguwe (mhmm obuya themba lami)
oh, uhlale wazi, uhlale wazi
ngeke mina ngikhohlwe nguwe (mhmm obuya themba lami)
oh, uhlale wazi, uhlale wazi
ngeke mina ngikhohlwe nguwe (mhmm obuya themba lami)

mhm obuya themba lami
mhm obuya themba lami
mhm mhm mhm (ngiyakukhumbula)
mhm mhm mhm (obuya themba lami)