| Uma ngingalala amaqhawe ayoshawa la
| If I don't sleep, the heroes will shower here
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| Mina ngilivikelambuso, ngi’vikelambuso
| I am defending the country, I am defending the country
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| Mina ngilivikelambuso
| I am the defense minister
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| Nkabi yinsika yesizwe Yeyi
| Nkabi is a pillar of the Yeyi nation
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| Uma ngingalala amathuba ayoshabalal'
| If I can't sleep the chances are gone
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| Mina ngyiskhali seynsizwa
| I am a young warrior
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| Uma ngingalala izinsizwa ziyophapha la
| If I don't sleep, the young men will wake up
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| Mina ngi’vikelambuso, ngi’vikelambuso
| I am defending the country, I am defending the country
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| Nkabi livikelambuso
| It is a bad defense
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| Mina ngilivikelambuso, ngi’vikelambuso
| I am defending the country, I am defending the country
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| Nkabi livikelambuso
| It is a bad defense
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| Ngangena ngasungul ushun
| I went in early
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| Bath' abadala ozongena akabuyi
| The elders say that whoever enters does not return
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| Bathi lenqola ay’dum
| They say that this car is not famous
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| Kant' abaphush abaphans abavum
| They don't push, they don't give, they don't agree
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| Hhay suka abadede
| Well, let them go
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| Mina ngiyinkabi eyazalwa yembethe
| I am an ox born of dew
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| Hhayi nxe, suka abang’xege
| Not at all, get rid of the slackers
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| Ngawugubha lomgodi nje ngeke bangimele
| If I shake this mine, they will not stand for me
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| Eshe, lena bath' ayizondi
| Well, this one is not hateful
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| Kwafa kwasan inkabi ayxoli
| The ox died suddenly
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| Yaz nina anibona besith syadlala
| Come on, you can't see we're playing
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| Inkabi ayidon
| An ox is not a dog
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| Mina ngingayiqala ngingayimela
| I can start it and I can stand for it
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| Ungangitsheli nge beef nginayihlaba ngingayipheka
| Don't tell me about the beef, I can chop it and cook it
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| INation ningayibuza inganitshela
| You can ask the Nation and it will tell you
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| Mina ngigqok' uBrentwood isketi singang’xega
| I'm wearing Brentwood's loose skirt
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| Nkabi yinsika yesizwe. | I am a pillar of the nation. |
| Yeyi!
| Hey!
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| Uma ngingalala amathuba ayoshabalal'
| If I can't sleep the chances are gone
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| Mina ngyiskhali seynsizwa wo
| I am a young warrior
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| Uma ngingalala izinsizwa ziyophapha la, wo!
| If I don't sleep, the young men will wake up, oh!
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| Mina ngi’vikelambuso, ngi’vikelambuso | I am defending the country, I am defending the country |
| Nkabi livikelambuso, Yeyi!
| It's a bad way to protect the country, Yei!
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| Mina ngilivikelambuso, ngi’vikelambuso
| I am defending the country, I am defending the country
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| Nkabi livikelambuso (Shun Wenkabi)
| Shun Wenkabi (Shun Wenkabi)
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| Yey
| Yeh
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| Mina ngangena ngaphatha
| I went in and took care of it
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| Bas’nikez' is’hlalo ke abanye basaba
| They gave him a seat and others fled
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| Mina les’hlalo ngyasthanda
| I love this seat
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| Anitshele obehleli seng’khona angahamba
| Tell the one who was already there to leave
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| Hebe! | Hebe! |
| Les’godi ngiyasthatha
| I'm taking this pit
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| Uma kukhona onenkinga abofika ngizomlanda
| If anyone has a problem, I will come and get them
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| Eshe! | Aye! |
| Iynsizwa niyophatha isizwe eseNkabi bafana ningapaka
| Iyinsizwa, you will lead the nation in Nkabi, guys, you can park
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| Umfana ngingamshaya ngingamkhothisi
| I can beat the boy without giving him a break
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| Nge’nduku zam' ngijike ngingamhlikihli
| With my sticks I turned around without rubbing him
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| Ubheke ubheke angakukhohlisi
| Make sure he doesn't deceive you
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| Ngamphiph' is’londa nje ngijike ngingak’pholisi
| I just got a wound and turned around before it healed
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| Loshun owevikelambuso mina ngingedwa ngingagingqa amabutho
| The one who defends the country, I am alone and I can defeat the troops
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| Uthini? | What you say? |
| Kukhona onombuzo? | Anyone have a question? |
| Nkabi Nation, Shwele umshubo!
| Nkabi Nation, Forgive me!
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| Nkabi yinsika yesizwe. | I am a pillar of the nation. |
| Yeyi!
| Hey!
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| Uma ngingalala amathuba ayoshabalal', wo
| If I don't sleep the chances will disappear, wo
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| Mina ngyiskhali seynsizwa wo
| I am a young warrior
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| Uma ngingalala izinsizwa ziyophapha la, wo!
| If I don't sleep, the young men will wake up, oh!
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| Mina ngi’vikelambuso, ngi’vikelambuso
| I am defending the country, I am defending the country
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| Nkabi livikelambuso, Yeyi!
| It's a bad way to protect the country, Yei!
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| Mina ngi’vikelambuso, ngi’vikelambuso
| I am defending the country, I am defending the country
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| Nkabi livikelambuso
| It is a bad defense
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| Yey
| Yeh
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| Nkabi yinsika yesizwe. | I am a pillar of the nation. |
| Yeyi!
| Hey!
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| Uma ngingalala amathuba ayoshabalal', wo
| If I don't sleep the chances will disappear, wo
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| Mina ngyiskhali seynsizwa wo
| I am a young warrior
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| Uma ngingalala izinsizwa ziyophapha la, wo! | If I don't sleep, the young men will wake up, oh! |