Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika Songtext
von Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Nkosi (Nkosi sikel′ thina lusapho lwayo)
Nkosi (Nksoi sikelea thina lusapho lwayo)

Shosholoza (shosholoza kulezo ntaba stimela s'phum′ eSouth Afika)
Shosholoza (shosholoza wena kulezo ntaba stimela s'phum' eSouth Afika)
Wen′ uyabaleka (wen′ uyabaleka) uyabaleka na? (Wena kulezo ntaba stimela s'phum′ eSouth Afika)
Wen' uyabaleka, (wen′ uyabaleka kulezo-ntaba stimela sphum' eSouth Afrika)
Shosholoza (shosholoza kulezo ntaba stimela s′phum' eSouth Afika)
Shosholoza (shosholoza wena kulezo ntaba stimela s'phum′ eSouth Afika)


(Wathinta amabhubesi (wathinta amabhubesi amabhubesi)
(Umlil′ ovuthayo ovuthel iziganga zizonke)
(Zilinde mina, zilind' umaqal′ ephenduke, adle ngepan)
(Hhish hhishi hhishi hho hhishi hhishi hhishi hho hhishi hhishi hhishi hho)
(Hhish hhishi hhishi hho hhishi hhishi hhishi hho hhishi hhishi hhishi hho)

(Wathinta amabhubesi (wathinta amabhubesi amabhubesi)
(Umlil' ovuthayo ovuthel iziganga zizonke)
(Zilinde mina, zilind′ umaqal' ephenduke, adle ngepan)
(Hhish hhishi hhishi hho hhishi hhishi hhishi hho hhishi hhishi hhishi hho)
(Hhish hhishi hhishi hho hhishi) ayiyi yiyiyiyi (hhishi hhishi hho hhishi hhishi hhishi hho)

Shosholoza (shosholoza kulezo ntaba stimela s′phum' eSouth Afika)
Shosholoza (shosholoza wena kulezo ntaba stimela s'phum′ eSouth Afika)
Wen′ uyabaleka (wen' uyabaleka) yabaleka na? (Wena kulezo ntaba stimela s′phum' eSouth Afika)
Wen′ uyabaleka, (wen' uyabaleka kulezo-ntaba stimela sphum′ eSouth Afrika
Shosholoza (shosholoza kulezo ntaba stimela s'phum' eSouth Afika)
Shosholoza (shosholoza wena kulezo ntaba stimela s′phum′ eSouth Afika)