When I loved

I hail you son of the soil

I hail you warrior of the ravines

You roamed the lands of our forefathers

Godide child of Sompisi

You who hunted and gathered

Warrior of my heart

You ran and thundered the plains of Zululand

Alongside the Great UShaka your paramount ancestry fought,

The pale skinned one ambushed you in the battle of the blood river

He with the mind of Impisi,

Just when they thought they had conquered us.

From the ruins we rose from the ashes we blossomed

We imprison their offspring with our freedom

I hail you son of Zulu I hail you son of the Soil

Just as the spear pierced the cursed hearts of the English and the Boer

We pierce their offspring with our freedom

I hail you wena Mbhele, kaKhuboni, Godide,Ndlela, Sompisi,

Wena Maphekwa nelitye,

kuvuthwe lona kushiyeke iBhele

My ancestry ululates as I walk into your embrace

Those who ululated your safe return from the battle of Isandlwana

Ululate our union

To say we are blessed is the least we have been anointed

I look into your eyes and I see heaven

I look into your eyes I see myself

I look into your eyes and I am safe

I look into your eyes and your soul calls out to me

I look into your eyes and I see the divinity that binds us

I child of Phakathwayo from the great house of Qwabe

Izala nkosi

I have been crafted just for you wena Ndlela ka Sompisi ,

I honor you “Ndoda emadodeni”

I hail you Godide ka Sompisi ka Ntuli