NDEBELE Words

Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe

Phakamisan' if'legi yethu yeZimbabwe
Eyazalwa yimpi yenkululeko;
Le gaze' elinengi lamaqhawe ethu
Silivikele ezitheni zonke;
Kalibusiswe ilizwe leZimbabwe.



Khangelan' i Zimbabwe yon' ihlotshi si we
Ngezintaba lang' miful' e bu keka yo.
I zulu kaline, izilimo zande;
Iz' sebenzi zenam', abantu basuthe;
Kalibusiswe ilizwe leZimbabwe.



Nkosi bu sis' ilizwe le-thu leZimbabwe
Ilizwe labo khokho bethu thina sonke;
Kusuk' eZambezi Kusiy' e Limpopo.
Abakho kheli babe lobuqotho;
Kalibusiswe ilizwe leZimbabwe.


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SHONA Words
Simudzai mureza wedu weZimbabwe

Simudzai mureza wedu weZimbabwe
Yakazvarwa nomoto wechimurenga;
Neropa zhinji ramagamba
Tiidzivirire kumhandu dzose;
Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe.




Tarisai Zimbabwe nyika yakashongedzwa
Namakomo, nehova, zvinoyevedza
Mvura ngainaye, minda ipe mbesa
Vashandi vatuswe, ruzhinji rugutswe;
Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe.




Mwari ropafadzai nyika yeZimbabwe
Nyika yamadzitateguru edu tose;
Kubva Zambezi kusvika Limpopo,
Navatungamiri vave nenduramo;
Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe.


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ENGLISH Words
Blessed be the Land of Zimbabwe

O lift high the banner, the flag of Zimbabwe
The symbol of freedom proclaiming victory;
We praise our heros' sacrifice,
And vow to keep our land from foes;
And may the Almighty protect and bless our land.




O lovely Zimbabwe, so wondrously adorned
With mountains, and rivers cascading, flowing free;
May rain abound, and fertile fields;
May we be fed, our labour blessed;
And may the Almighty protect and bless our land.




O God, we beseech Thee to bless our native land;
The land of our fathers bestowed upon us all;
From Zambezi to Limpopo
May leaders be exemplary;
And may the Almighty protect and bless our land.




Adopted in 1994
Words by Solomon Mutswairo (1924-)
Music by Fred Lecture Changundega (1954-)