Sjava
Akabuye
[Intro: Sjava]
Akabuye
Ngithi akabuy’ ekhaya
Akabuye, akabuye
Eshe

[Chorus: Sjava]
We mama nomalome
Nathula nathi duu (Nathula nathi duu)
Umfana wakomuny’ umuzi, udlala ngodadewethu
Ngob’ emthanda
We mama nomalome
Nathula nathi duu (Nathula nathi duu)
Umfana wakomuny’ umuzi, udlala ngodadewethu
Ngob’ emthanda

[Post-Chorus: Sjava]
Ngcono abuy’ ekhaya (Makabuye ekhaya)
Bangamane bathi umbuy’emendweni
Ngob’ usbali um’engayiyeki lento, ng’yolal’ ejele mina
Ngcono abuy’ ekhaya
Bangamane bathi umbuy’emendweni
Ngob’ usbali um’engayiyeki lento, ng’yolal’ ejele mina

[Verse 1]
We mkhwenyana we sbali
Ng’sayomangalеla mina enduneni
Iyicala phela lеnt’ oyenzayo
Seng’yahamba ng’yobikel’ umlumnzane
Ngakutshela ngathi (Ngakutshela ngathi)
Uyekele udadewethu
Mawungasamfuni mus’ulokh’ ulwisana naye
Sengaze ng’thath’ is’bhamu ng’yobulala
Ngiyobulal’ isoka ladadewethu, ubaba kamshan’ami
Ngithe hlekani ukudl’ uthule
Usulokh’ ufun’ ukuthi mina nawe s’bukane kabi nabashana
[Chorus: Sjava]
We mama nomalome
Nathula nathi duu (Nathula nathi duu)
Umfana wakomuny’ umuzi, udlala ngodadewethu
Ngob’ emthanda
We mama nomalome
Nathula nathi duu (Nathula nathi duu)
Umfana wakomuny’ umuzi, udlala ngodadewethu
Ngob’ emthanda

[Post-Chorus: Sjava]
Ngcono abuy’ ekhaya (Makabuye ekhaya)
Bangamane bathi umbuy’emendweni
Ngob’ usbali um’engayiyeki lento, ng’yolal’ ejele mina
Ngcono abuy’ ekhaya
Bangamane bathi umbuy’emendweni
Ngob’ usbali um’engayiyeki lento, ng’yolal’ ejele mina

[Verse 2]
Yingane kaBaba lena
Yingane yakwethu le
Sekungcono sibuyisele
Sibuyisel’ ulale
Ngish’ ubaba emathuneni
Ngeke az’aphumule
Uma mina ng’vumile
Ingane yakwethu ikhale
Zinkomo ngamane yijike
Kungcono simbuyisele
Zona zonke yiphelele
Nob’hlobo bethu b’phele
[Chorus: Sjava]
We mama nomalome
Nathula nathi duu (Nathula nathi duu)
Umfana wakomuny’ umuzi, udlala ngodadewethu
Ngob’ emthanda
We mama nomalome
Nathula nathi duu (Nathula nathi duu)
Umfana wakomuny’ umuzi, udlala ngodadewethu
Ngob’ emthanda

[Post-Chorus: Sjava]
Ngcono abuy’ ekhaya (Makabuye ekhaya)
Bangamane bathi umbuy’emendweni
Ngob’ usbali um’engayiyeki lento, ng’yolal’ ejele mina
Ngcono abuy’ ekhaya
Bangamane bathi umbuy’emendweni
Ngob’ usbali um’engayiyeki lento, ng’yolal’ ejele mina

[Outro]
Zinkomo azibuyele (Zibuyele kubo)
Naye az’buyisele (Emndenini wakubo)
Yingane kaBaba lena (Ayibuy’ ize kubo nayo)
Zinkomo azibuyele (Zibuyele kubo)
Naye az’buyisele (Emndenini wakubo)
Yingane kaBaba lena (Ayibuy’ ize kubo nayo)