We went down, we went down, we fell into the ancestors' pools, we swam and swam – Thwahadima Mukhegulu wa Muloi! She came out of the waters of the lake, the child is alive!
They say: We go yonder to fetch the water of chieftaincy! The ancestors say: Let the children of the nation rejoice, they will praise the King!
They say we go yonder to fetch the water of chieftaincy! – Ḍaula ya re muremuhulu (1011: Young man down–nḍwa mulogoni– khwara–thekha musha–zwe ḓo luga musheni wa vakhegulu–phegu re lora ga kheṱhageni–mullo u ḍuga ga nḓe, leḽagoni ge gosha ya hu phebela!