‘Zombambelela kusomandla (I will hold onto the Lord)
Ngoba nguy’umdali wento zonke (For He is the creator of all) (Repeat)
Ngizozifihla kusomandla (I will hide myself in the Lord)
Ngoba nguye olothando lonke (For He has all the love) (Repeat)
Uthando lakhe lujulile (His love is pure)
Ngoba lumnadi (And wonderful)
Uthando lwakhe lujulile (His love is pure)
Alupheli loluthando (And never ending) (Repeat)
Kuye kwamemeza baprofethi emandulo (The prophets prophesied long ago)
Kumemeza abantu abadala kangaka (The elders are calling)
Webantwana kanisalaleni ngani (Children, listen and learn)
Umbiko wokuzalwa kenkosi uJesu (Their message is on the birth of Jesus)
Nansoke inkanyezi (The wise men)
enhle kunazozonke (Followed this star)
Eyalandelwa isiswe (That appeared)
Zivela empumalanga (in the East)
Baba/Mama, baba/mama wami; (Father/Mother, My Father/Mother)
Mama/Baba (hmm) Bhinc'(hmm) ibeshu lakho (Father/Mother, Your apron(?))
Simemeza ngazwi linyi (hmm) (We declare that which we know)
Sithi (hmm) Izelwe (hmm) (The word says that He is)
Inkosi Yamakhosi (The King of Kings) (Repeat)
Uquinsile umprofethi (The truth spoken by the prophets)
Yinhle kunazozonke (To the whole world)
Masiyindandeleni (Of that star)
Khona sizophumela (That we should follow) (Repeat)
Saqala Sabezwa besho (He first heard them tell us) x2
saze sabona nathi embhalweni (then we saw the writings)
{Sabe, sesiyakholwa, (Then we believed)
yilolo esikufundayo lithini ibhabeli} x?(What we read in scriptures) (Repeat)
(Sung in Yoruba)[AGL’s African Acapella/Choral week 2013]
Refrain: Betelehemu (Bethlehem)
Awa yo, a ri Baba gb’ojule (We rejoice for we have a trustworthy father)
Awa yo, a ri Baba f’eyin ti (We rejoice for we have? a dependable father) (repeat)
Ni bo labe Jesu? (Where was Jesus born)
Ni bo labe bisi? (Where was he born?) (Repeat)
Betelehemu iluwa la, (Bethlehem, city of wonder)
Ni bo labe Baba o daju (That is where Father was born)
Inyi, inyi, furo (Praise, praise, be to Him)
Adupe fun o, jooni, (We thank you, today)
Baba olo reo (Gracious Father)
Mwari muri zuva redu (God you are our light)
Rinopenya pauzuru (You shine from Heaven)
Asi mweya ungaone (So that we may see)
Paunozofamba napo (And walk in it’s glory)(Repeat)
Mwari muri nhowo yedu (God you are our shield)
Hatidzitye hondo dzedu (So we do not fear any battle)
Dzose dzino kundwa nemi (For you fight for us)
Tigouya nekufara (And we to rejoice)(Repeat)
Munotipa ngoni dzenyu (He is compassionate)
Munotipa neutsvene (He is righteous)
Munopa vanonamata (He gives us our worship)
Munopa makomborero (He gives us our blessings)(Repeat)
Makomborero makuru (Abundant blessings)
Makomborero edenga (Immeasurable blessings)
Ariko avanofunga (He is always by your side)
Kuti Vanodiswa nemi (And that He desires you)(Repeat)
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