(Chorus)
Busa le lizwe [Rule this land]
Busa le lizwe [Rule this land]
Busa lomhlaba wethu [Rule this land of ours]
Busa ngo xolo [Rule with peace]
(Repeat)
Shwele baba [Hail to you, Father]
Siyakubongela [We are grateful to you]
Usi lethel' injabulo [You brought us happiness]
Noxolo [And peace]
Shwele baba [Hail to you, Father]
Siyakubongela [We are grateful to you]
Liqhakazise baba [Brighten our future]
Ngo thando [With love]
(Repeat chorus twice)
Bayede baba [Father, we salute you]
Sikhokhele bo [Lead us]
Busa lomhlaba [Rule this land]
Ngo thando [With love]
(Repeat)
Busa ngo thando [Rule with love]
Busa ngo thando [Rule with love]
Busa ngo thando [Rule with love]
Busa ngo xolo [Rule with peace]
(Chorus)
Ubuse ngo thando [You must rule with love]
Ubuse ngo xolo [You must rule with peace]
Ubuse ngo thando [You must rule with love]
Busa Simba, busa Simba [Rule Simba, rule Simba]
(Chant)
Hemna iyo
Hemna iyo
Hemna nkosi
Oh busa Simba iyo [Rule Simba]
Vusa amakhosi [Wake the ancestors]
Vusa amdlozi bo [Wake the spirits]
Busa Simba iyo
