Wake up ruler, your time for sleeping has passed. Arise, prepare, attend to your duties; time passes quickly. Ruler, stop being idle. Your people await your leadership at home. Arise, set the Lord's house in order, announce and spread the word about the Lord. The nations of the earth will praise you. Ruler, stop being idle.

1. 169. Ndlalifa Yombuso
Ndlalifa yombuso
mus’ ukulala,
Kufuphi nekhay’
ulalelani?

2. Vuka, phaphama,
hloma izikhali;
Khalipha, ixesha
liyadlula.

3. Ndlalifa yombuso
sukulibala;
Umvuzo wakho
ukhon’ ekhaya,

4. Vuka, lungisa
iNkosi iyeza,
Khauleza,
hlangabeza
iNkosi.

5. Izizwe zomhlaba
ziyahlokoma,
Ziyathuthumela
kukoyika;

6. Mamela iinqwelo
ziyazongoma;
Ndlalifa, musa
ukulibala.

7. Ungalandeli
izinto zomhlaba,
Phawul’ uzuko
lwazo luyadaka;

8. Ziqhawul’
imbophelelo
zotshaba;
Ndlalifa, zinikel’
umva zonke.

9. Ncin’ iliso
uphakamis’
intloko; Lindela
uzuko lukaYesu;

10. Bona! kukufuphi
sekufikile;
Ndlalifa, gcoba,
nize nicule.