N'kosi Sikelel' i Afrika

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N'kosi sikelel' i Afrika

Author (Zulu): Enoch Mankayi Sontonga
Tune: [Bless, O Lord, our country, Africa]
Published in 5 hymnals

Representative Text

English-
Bless, O Lord, our country, Africa,
So that she may waken from her sleep.
Fill her horn with plenty, guide her feet.
Hear us, faithful sons.
Hear us, faithful sons.
Spirit descend. (Spirit, Spirit.)
Spirit descend. (Spirit, Spirit.)

Swahili-
Bwana ibariki Afrika,
Iliipate kuamka.
Maombi ye ta yasikilel.
Utubariki.
Utubariki.
Uje Roho. (Uje, Uje.)
Uje Roho. (Uje, Uje.)

Zulu-
Nkosi sikelel’ i Afrika,
Malupakam’ upondolwayo;
Yiva imitandazo yetu.
Usisikelele,
Usisikelele,
Yihla Moya. (Yihla Moya.)
Yihla Moya. (Yihla Moya.)

Source: The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal: official hymnal of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church #656

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Author (Zulu): Enoch Mankayi Sontonga

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First Line:	N'kosi sikelel' i Afrika
Title:	N'kosi Sikelel' i Afrika
Author (Zulu):	Enoch Mankayi Sontonga
Meter:	Irregular
Language:	Zulu
Notes:	English translation: "Bless, O God, our country, Africa" by Katherine Rohrbaugh; Swahili translation: "Bwana, ibariki Afrika"
Copyright:	Public Domain