XOLLY MNCWANGO-NKOSI BHEK' IBANDLA LAKHO LYRICS AND TRANSLATION
Nkosi, bhek’ ibandla lakho (Lord, look at your church) Uyabona selomile (You see it is dry) Limbathise ngomsa wakho (cover it with your mercy;) Konk’ okwethu kuphelile. (All of our works are gone) Thel’ uMoya oyiNgcwele (Pour out the Holy Spirit) Phezu kwabantwana bakho. (On top of your children) Vus’ owakho umsebenzi, (Revive your Work) Libathszw’ igama lakho. (So there's a proclamation of your name) Usizwisi lawomandla (Let's taste the power) Abafundi bathenjiswa, (That the followers of your ways are promised) Silifunze lelobandla (So we are like that church) Elaqala, labusiswa. (which was from the beginning, it was blessed.) Usathane simnikile (Satan we gave him) Amathuba enhlizweni; (opportunities in our heart;) Keph’ uMoya simcishile, (but we refrained them from the Holy Spirit,) Sekumnyam’ emphefum’lweni. (it is now dark in our soul) Thel’ uMoya oyiNgcwele (Pour out the Holy Spirit) Phezu kwabantwana bakho. (On top of your children) Vus’ owakho umsebenzi, (Revive you