Language

Lyrics

English translation^[6]

Xhosa

Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,

God bless Africa
Let its (Africa's) horn be raised,

Zulu

Yizwa imithandazo yethu,
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.

Listen also to our prayers,
Lord bless us, we are the family of it (Africa).

Sesotho

Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,
O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho,
O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,
Setjhaba sa, South Afrika, South Afrika .

Lord bless our nation,
Stop wars and sufferings,
Save it, save our nation,
The nation of South Africa, South Africa.

Afrikaans

Uit die blou van onse hemel,
Uit die diepte van ons see,
Oor ons ewige gebergtes,
Waar die kranse antwoord gee,

From of the blue of our skies,
From the depth of our sea,
Over everlasting mountains,
Where the cliffs give answer,

English

Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom
In South Africa our land.