1. Ndokudai pose,
Ishe ane nyasha.
Izwi nderenyu Ishe,
Rine runyararo.
Ndokudai, She ndokudai;
Pose ndokudai!
Ndiropafadze, Ishe; ndouya Tenzi!
2. Ndokudai pose;
Garai muri pedyo.
Zviyedzo zvoneta
Kana muripedyo.
Ndokudai, She ndokudai;
Pose ndokudai!
Ndiropafadze, Ishe; ndouya Tenzi!
3. Ndokudai pose,
Rufaro marwadzo.
Uyai muve neni,
Hupenyu hapana.
Ndokudai, She ndokudai;
Pose ndokudai!
Ndiropafadze, Ishe; ndouya Tenzi!
4. Ndokudai pose,
Mutsvene mutsvene.
Ndiitei wenyu zvedi,
Imi waMwari.
Ndokudai, She ndokudai;
Pose ndokudai!
Ndiropafadze, Ishe; ndouya Tenzi!
Manzwi: Annie S. Hawks, 1835–1918
Mumhanzi: Robert Lowry, 1826–1899