O Nehanda Nyakasikana!
Kunozove riniko,
Isu VaNyai tichitambudzika;
Mweya Unoera!
Kunozove riniko,
Isu VaNyai tichidzvinyirirwa?
Ko, inga taneta wani nokunwa misodzi;
Ko, toshirira kudzamara kuve riniko?
Ko, inga panguva yechando miti inozvizorodza,
Inokuhumuka mashizha yombowana rudekaro,
Kwozoti nokuchena kwokunze yodombera;
Mashizha yovawo nenhenhere inoyevedza;
Shiri nemhuka nenyuchi dzokwezvwa nehwema,
Ko, isu rugare ruchatisvika riniko?
Vana vacheche vatinobereka,
vawakatipa Iwe Samasimba,
vanova ndivo vadyi venhaka dzedu,
nhasi vokura vakasunzumara munyika yavo,
Voshaya nzvimbo dzokurarama nokuzvidekadza?
Apa nepapo pazere rufuse,
Makumbo avo ane matuzu nokupfuviswa neriri pfumojena.
Ko, vosvikepiko?
Mudzimba dzose nomumisha yose vari kutandwa pamwe nokurohwa;
Munzvimbo dzose nomumatare mose avanotongerwa, vari kungourayiwa senhunzi,
Pasina chikonzero, pasina mhosva
Pfuma yenyika nhasi yakatorwa vakagovana paukama hwavo vepfumojena.
Nhasi vari kudya mafuta ayo nyika
Isu tichidya nhoko dzezvironda
Nhasi vari kudya, vakora sehochi
Isu toondoroka sembwa ine gwembe
Nhasi vagere murusununguko
lsu todzipwa huro nemajoto
Rusununguko, Nehanda, ndorupi?
Hamungaburukirewo kwatiri here?
Harahwa dzedu dzobatwa sepwere
Munyika yawavapa, musiki mugoni!
Havasisina rukudzo panyika.
Havasisina chavanacho
