Asive

Imbongi ka-Yaaseen ku-Asive (Clicks Bolded, Phonetic Guide)

Hoo! Asive! Inkosazana yam!
(Crowd echoes: “Hoo!”)
(Ah-see-veh! Inn-koh-sah-zah-nah yahm!)

Ilanga liyakhala, kodwa ukukhanya kwakho kudlula konke,
(Ee-lahn-gah lee-yah-khah-lah, koh-dwah oo-koo-khah-nyah kwah-kho koo-dloo-lah kohn-keh)
Intaba ziyakhanya, ziqhathaniswa nomoya wakho,
(Inn-tah-bah zee-yah-khah-nyah, zee-khha-tah-nee-swah noh-moh-yah wah-kho)
Nje ngelanga lihleli phezulu, ndicinga ngawe.
(N-jeh ngeh-lahn-gah lee-hleh-lee phee-zuh-loh, nn-dee-seen-gah ngah-weh)

Asive! Mntakwethu, imbali yam entle!
(Ah-see-veh! Mhn-tah-kweh-too, eem-bah-lee yahm ent-leh!)
(Crowd echoes: “Entle!”)

Izandla zakho ziyamthinta umoya wam,
(Ee-zahn-dlah zah-kho zee-yahm-theen-tah oo-moh-yah wahm)
Ilizwi lakho liyandikhuthaza,
(Ee-leez-wee lah-kho lee-yahn-dee-khoo-thah-zah)
Ngelixa ndijonga emehlweni akho, ndifumana indlu yam ekhuselekileyo.
(Ngeh-lee-khah nn-dee-jon-gah eh-meh-lah-khwen-ee ah-kho, nn-dee-foo-mah-nah een-dloo yahm eh-khu-seh-leh-kah)

Hoo! Ndiyakuthanda, ndiyakukhumbula!
(Hah-woo! Nn-dee-yah-koo-thahn-dah, nn-dee-yah-koo-khoom-boo-lah!)
(Crowd echoes: “Ndiyakuthanda!”)

Izihlandlo zakho zihlala kum,
(Ee-zee-hlahnd-loh zah-kho zee-hlah-lah koom)
Ngelixa ndiphupha, ndibona ubuso bakho,
(Ngeh-lee-khah nn-dee-poo-pah, nn-dee-boh-nah oo-boo-soh bah-kho)
Ndiyamamela, ndiyamthanda, ndiyaphila ngawe.
(Nn-dee-yah-mah-meh-lah, nn-dee-yahm-tahn-dah, nn-dee-yah-pee-lah ngah-weh)

Asive! Igama lakho ligcwele ubuntu,
(Ah-see-veh! Ee-gah-mah lah-kho lee-gc-weh-leh ooboon-too)
Liyaphuma emlonyeni wam ngamandla omoya,
(Lee-yah-poo-mah em-loh-nyeh-nee wahm ngah-mahn-dlah oh-moh-yah)
Ndikhala, ndiyacula, ndiyakuthanda,
(Nn-dee-khah-lah, nn-dee-yah-koo-lah-lah, nn-dee-yah-koo-thahn-dah)
Hayi, ndiyathand’ wena kuphela, akukho mnye.
(Hah-yee, nn-dee-yah-thahn-d’ weh-nah koo-pee-lah, ah-khoo koh mn-yeh)

Hoo! Asive! Umhlaba uyayibona inkazimulo yakho!
(Ah-see-veh! Oo-mhlah-bah oo-yah-yee-boh-nah een-kha-zee-moo-loh yah-kho!)
(Crowd echoes: “Yebo!”)

Imilambo iyagxuma, izihlahla ziyakhala,
(Ee-mee-lahm-boh ee-yah-gkhu-mah, ee-zee-hlah-hlah zee-yah-khah-lah)
Amagagasi olwandle ayakumkhumbula,
(Ah-mah-gah-gah-see ohl-wahn-dleh ah-yah-koo-mkhum-boo-lah)
Ukhanya lwakho luyaphelela,
(Oo-khah-nyah lwah-kho loo-yah-peh-leh-lah)
Ngelixa izulu liyakukhumbula, ndiyakukhumbula, ndiyakuthanda.
(Ngeh-lee-khah ee-zoo-loo lee-yah-koo-khoom-boo-lah, nn-dee-yah-koo-khoom-boo-lah, nn-dee-yah-koo-thahn-dah)

Asive! Inkanyezi yam, iNkosi yamaphupho!
(Ah-see-veh! Inn-khan-yeh-zee yahm, een-kho-see yah-mah-poo-poh!)
(Crowd echoes: “Hoo!”)

Amadlelo avulelekile, izintaba ziyavuma,
(Ah-mah-dleh-loh ah-voo-leh-leh-kay-leh, ee-zeen-tah-bah zee-yah-voo-mah)
Ilanga liyakhala, kodwa wena uyakhanya,
(Ee-lahn-gah lee-yah-khah-lah, koh-dwah weh-nah oo-yah-khah-nyah)

Hoo! Ndiyaphila ngawe, ndiyakuthanda,
(Hah-woo! Nn-dee-yah-pee-lah ngah-weh, nn-dee-yah-koo-thahn-dah)
Hayi, akukho mnye ongafani nawe, Asive!
(Hah-yee, ah-khoo koh mn-ye