1.
Simbai mungoni dzaShe,
Ivai vakarurama;
Tsungai murwire Mwari,
Nemwoyo wose kushanda
Simbai ! Simbai!
Mwari achanda kutya.
2. Simbai mungoni dzaShe,
Gadzirirai kushanda;
Uyai muvayamure
Vose Vanoshaya simba
Simbai ! Simbai!
Disai kuita basa.
3.
Simbai mungoni dzaShe
Irwai nerake simba;
Munjodzi zhinji tsungai,
Shingirirai mukurwa.
Simbai ! Simbai!
Mufarise nokukunda
Walter Henry Windybank