1. O-ta-tu ga-li-ka-na Ta-te,

E tu kwa-the-le tu ko-ke-ke,

Uu-kwa-tya we wa dhe-nga mba-nda.

O-ho-le, uu-kwa-tya wo-mbe-po.

No-na-ndo tu ka-le nuu-no-ngo,

Ngee ka-tu yi na o-two-wa-la.

Na-tu ko-ke-ke-ni o-ho-le

No-ku yi u-li-ka mii-lo-nga.

2. Na-tu ka-le-ni ha-tu ga-ndja,

Ta-tu i-nye-ngi-thwa ko-ho-le.

O-ho-le, ka-yi na o-nko-ne.

O-ha-yi dhi-mi-ne po ya-lwe.

Na-tw’ i-dhi-dhi-mi-ki-le ya-lwe

No-ku-ya kwa-the-la a-lu-he

Mo-ma-u-dhi-gu ngo-ka ye na.

O-ho-le i-ha-yi hu-lu po.