1 Oh Thixo, khumbula okusehleleyo
2 Ilifa lethu seliphiwe abezizweni,
3 Sesizintandane ezingelaboyise,
4 Amanzi okunatha siyawathenga;
5 Labo abasixotshayo basihlezi ezithende;
6 Sazinikela kwabeGibhithe labe-Asiriya
7 Okhokho benza isono kodwa kabasekho,
8 Sibuswa yizigqili,
9 Isinkwa sisithola ngendlela eyingozi
10 Isikhumba sethu sitshisa njengeziko,
11 Abesifazane bayahlukuluzwa eZiyoni
12 Amakhosi alengisiwe ngezandla zawo;
13 Izinsizwa ziyahoqiswa ematsheni okuchola;
14 Abadala sebesukile esangweni lomuzi;
15 Ukuthokoza akusekho ezinhliziyweni zethu;
16 Umqhele usuwile ekhanda lethu.
17 Ngenxa yalokhu inhliziyo zethu zibuthakathaka;
18 ngoba intaba iZiyoni silugwadule,
19 Wena, Oh Thixo, busa nini lanini;
20 Kungani uhlezi usikhohlwa?
21 Sibuyisele kuwe, Oh Thixo, ukuze siphenduke;
22 ngaphandle kokuba nxa ususilahle kokuphela