XHOSA LYRICS

1. Nkosi, sikelel' iAfrika;
Malupakam'upondo lwayo;
Yiva imitandazo yetu
Usisikelele.

CHORUS:
Yihla Moya, Yihla Moya,
Yihla Moya Oyingcwele

2. Sikelela iNkosi zetu;
Zimkumbule umDali wazo;
Zimoyike zezimhlonele,
Azisikelele.

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3. Sikelel' amadod' esizwe,
Sikelela kwa nomlisela
Ulitwal'ilizwe ngomonde,
Uwusikelele.

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4. Sikelel'amakosikazi;
Nawo onk'amanenekazi;
Pakamisa wonk'umtinjana
Uwusikelele.

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5. Sikelela abafundisi
Bemvaba zonke zelilizwe;
Ubatwese ngoMoya Wako
Ubasikelele.

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6. Sikelel'ulimo nemfuyo;
Gxota zonk'indlala nezifo;
Zalisa ilizwe ngempilo
Ulisikelele

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7. Sikelel'amalinge etu
Awomanyano nokuzaka,
Awemfundo nemvisiswano
Uwasikelele.

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8. Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika;
Cima bonk' ubugwenxa bayo
Nezigqito, nezono zayo
Uyisikelele.

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

1. Lord, bless Africa;
May her horn rise high up;
Hear Thou our prayers And bless us.

CHORUS:
Descend, O Spirit,
Descend, O Holy Spirit.

2. Bless our chiefs
May they remember their Creator.
Fear Him and revere Him,
That He may bless them.

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3. Bless the public men,
Bless also the youth
That they may carry the land with patience
and that Thou mayst bless them.

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4. Bless the wives
And also all young women;
Lift up all the young girls
And bless them.

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5. Bless the ministers
of all the churches of this land;
Endue them with Thy Spirit
And bless them.

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6. Bless agriculture and stock raising
Banish all famine and diseases;
Fill the land with good health
And bless it.

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7. Bless our efforts
of union and self-uplift,
Of education and mutual understanding
And bless them.

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8. Lord, bless Africa
Blot out all its wickedness
And its transgressions and sins,
And bless it.

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