Shakata

Kuni sihamba sipheth amakhambi
sivika sinyathela sihlabelela
izwe lisakaza ligwinya abafazi
kusho umsakazo
awubuze amathambo
becambalele
intethelelo
isishebo
nalencebo
amadlelo aluhlaza
sgwaja ikhaza
sigqoka iziqhaza
bephaphalaz
sibafafaz
sibhakathaz
aw thina siyamasha la
aw thina siyamasha la
aw robobo shakatha
aw robobo shakatha

shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
aw robobo

kunini sihamba
sivuka siyi bamba
siphuma sikhahlela
sinamathele
siwela siwela
sigxhuma sikotela
silekelela
kukhany ama lambu
sidla isitambu
izingane zomkhandlu
sifuna umhlaba
siza nge haba
siwa siyihlaba
bubi sibu khaba
nhliziyo ithamba
kuphuka sikukhanda
senza esikuthandayo
senza esikuthandayo
akekho olambayo
akekho olambayo
aw thina siyamasha la
aw thina siyamasha la
aw robobo shakatha
aw robobo shakatha

shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
aw robobo

prayer :
smakade busisa abantu bakho
uphendule imithandazo yabo
basize ubavikele ubasekele
scela kuwe,
ubenathi ungasishiyi
ngisho ebumnandini baba
uthando lonke, kithi sonke
hamba nathi
ungasishiyi noma sikhuphi
ngisho ebumnandi

Thina siyamasha la
thina siyamasha la
aw robobo shakatha
aw robobo shakatha

shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
shaka ta
aw robobo