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1255:Nkosi, sikelel' iAfrika,
1131:Fear Him and revere Him,
1072:Bemvaba zonke zelilizwe;
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1045:Zimkhumbule umDali wazo;
1030:Malupakam' upondo lwayo;
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1259:Yizwa imithandazo yethu
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1079:Sikelel' ulimo nemfuyo;
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2020:Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
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1239:Yihla moya, yihla moya
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1220:Yiva imithandazo yethu
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1101:Neziggito, Nezono zayo
1097:Nkosi Sikelel, Afrika;
1092:Awemfundo nemvisiswano
1088:Sikelel' amalinga ethu
1074:Ubathwese ngoMoya Wako
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1083:Zalisa ilizwe nempilo
1063:Nawo onk'amanenekazi;
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200:" (Namibia)
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