(Sung in Xhosa)
Nkosi yami phendula ngiyacela x2 (Answer me my God, I ask you)
Refrain:
Phendula phendula phendula x4 (Answer me, answer me, answer)
Sinikela kuwe sincamile ngokwethu x2 (You sacrificed yourself for our sake)
(Refrain)
Umhlaba wonke, ujonge nguwe (You were pierced to save me)
Ihlube kuyethu, Yaziwa nguwe (You were stripped in public for us)
Anezifo zethu, Sophiliswa nguwe (You heal our diseases)
Unovuyo lwetu, Luvela kuwe (You appear to speak on our behalf)
(Refrain)
Hau Afrika, Afrika…
(Refrain)
