We sangoma ngi velelwe
Oh, spiritual healer, I'm troubled
We baba ngivelelwe
Oh, my father, I'm in pain
We baba ngivelelwe
Oh, my father, I'm in pain
Busa le lizwe bo
Rule this land
Busa le lizwe bo
Rule this land
Busa lomhlaba wethu
Rule this land of ours
Busa ngo xolo
Rule with peace
Busa ngo thondo bo
Rule with love
Busa ngo thondo bo
Rule with love
Busa ngo thondo bo
Rule with love
Busa ngo xolo
Rule with peace
Ubuse ngo thando
Rule with love
Ubuse ngo xolo
Rule with peace
Ubuse ngo thando
Rule with love
Busa Simba, busa Simba
Rule, Simba, rule, Simba
Vusa amdlozi bo
Wake the spirits
Vusa amakhosi bo
Wake the ancestors
Vusa amdlozi bo
Wake the spirits
Oh busa Simba iyo
Oh rule Simba
Vusa amakhosi bo
Wake the ancestors
Vusa amdlozi bo
Wake the spirits