Awu yeheni, awu yeheni, awu yeheni!
Awu yeheni, awu yeheni, awu yeheni!

Sengize ngathol' uthando, awu we baba
Mkhwenyana leth' inkomo, awu we baba
Sengize ngathol' uthando, awu we baba
Mkhwenyana leth' inkomo, awu we baba

Zangen' inkomo kwaKhumalo
Awu isi yemeyem. Awu yelele babo
Uyathath' umakoti namhlanje
Awu isiyeme yem. Awu yelele babo

Sengize ngathol' uthando, awu we baba
Mkhwenyana leth' inkomo, awu we baba
Sengize ngathol' uthando, awu we baba
Mkhwenyana leth' inkomo, awu we baba

Bamenyiwe bonk' omkhelwane (webaba)
Kuzokikizwa, kikizwa laph' ekhaya (webaba)
Bakhona bonke nabomndeni (webaba)
Uthando namhlanje lungumanqoba (webaba)

Ngithol' indoda emadodeni
Wangenz' umuntu namhlanje
Awu yelele heh heh
Ngibizw' umakoti nmhlanje
Awu isiyem yem, awu yelele babo

Sengize ngathol' uthando, awu we baba
Mkhwenyana leth' inkomo, awu we baba
Sengize ngathol' uthando, awu we baba
Mkhwenyana leth' inkomo, awu we baba

Awu yeheni, ngathol' umendo namhlanje
Bajabul' abakithi namhlanje
Awu yeheni, ngathol' umendo namhlanje
Bajabul' abakithi namhlanje

Sengize ngathol' uthando, awu we baba
Mkhwenyana leth' inkomo, awu we baba
Sengize ngathol' uthando, awu we baba
Mkhwenyana leth' inkomo, awu we baba
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