(Chorus) Busa le lizwe [Rule this land] Busa le lizwe [Rule this land] Busa lomhlaba wethu [Rule this land of ours] Busa ngo xolo [Rule with peace] (Repeat)
Shwele baba [Hail to you, Father] Siyakubongela [We are grateful to you] Usi lethel' injabulo [You brought us happiness] Noxolo [And peace]
Shwele baba [Hail to you, Father] Siyakubongela [We are grateful to you] Liqhakazise baba [Brighten our future] Ngo thando [With love]
(Repeat chorus twice)
Bayede baba [Father, we salute you] Sikhokhele bo [Lead us] Busa lomhlaba [Rule this land] Ngo thando [With love] (Repeat)
Busa ngo thando [Rule with love] Busa ngo thando [Rule with love] Busa ngo thando [Rule with love] Busa ngo xolo [Rule with peace]
(Chorus)
Ubuse ngo thando [You must rule with love] Ubuse ngo xolo [You must rule with peace] Ubuse ngo thando [You must rule with love] Busa Simba, busa Simba [Rule Simba, rule Simba]
(Chant) Hemna iyo Hemna iyo Hemna nkosi
Oh busa Simba iyo [Rule Simba] Vusa amakhosi [Wake the ancestors] Vusa amdlozi bo [Wake the spirits] Busa Simba iyo [Rule Simba] (Repeat to end)