[Verse 1]
Sondela, mhlobo wam
Nali ibali elide; apho kwaqala khona inkathazo -zozo
Ndakhuliswa nguyise wam, owaswelekelwa esemtsha
NguDarly wakhe, umama wam, uEdith Nomvula Thomas Mahola

Sasibathathu kumama wam, ndingowesbini ke mna
Umafungwashe katata
Ubhut' Doc Nceba, Tat' uMahola
UMahola

[Verse 2]
Zang' alile uyise wam mhla kwakufihlwa umzimba
Wesithandwa seminyaka, eDon Bosco kwaZakhele
Four rooms, with a dining-room table, eBhayi
Zange balile nabathathu eca' kwengcwaba lakhe
Sandl' esincinci salahl' uthuth' eluthuthweni singasazi nesizathu
Tyhini na bethuna usishiyil' uSis' Nono!
Usishiyil' uSis' Nono!

[Chorus]
Hayini!
Azange sayibona intombi enje eyakhuliswa yindoda, ay ay
Dlamini! Abazange bayibona
Intombazan' enje eyakhuliswa yindoda, ay ay ay
[Outro]
Sondela, mhlobo wam
Nali ibali elide, apho kwaqala khona inkathazo-zozo
Mama ndiyabulela
Tata ndiyabulela