[Intro-Bridge] Ndabe zitha[King of kings] Nkosi yethu[Our king] Mholi wezwe lethu[Ruler of our land]

Lefatshe la bonata rona[This land of our ancestors] Lea halalela[Is holy]

Busa le lizwe bo[Rule this land] Busa le lizwe bo
Busa le lizwe bo
Lethu busa ngoxolo[Rule with peace] Is'khathi sifikile[The time has come] Is'khathi busa iyo[It's time, rule] Is'khathi sifikile[The time has come] Busa lomhlaba[Rule this land]

Is'khathi sifikile[The time has come] Is'khathi sifikile
Busa Simba[Rule, Simba] Busa Simba

Hem na iyo
Hem na iyo
Hem na nkosi bo[Rule, our king] Busa Simba iyo[Rule, Simba]

Hem na iyooh busa Simba iyo
[Oh, rule Simba] Hem na iyooh busa nkosi bo
[Ah, king of kings] Hem na nkosi booh busa Simba iyo
[Rule, our king][Oh, rule Simba] Busa Simba iyobusa Simba iyo
[Rule, Simba][Rule, Simba]

Ubuse ngo thando[Rule with love] Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo[Rule with peace] Busa Simba, Busa Simba[Rule, Simba, rule, Simba]

Ubuse ngo xolo[Rule with peace] Ubuse ngo thando[Rule with love] Ubuse ngo xolo
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo

[Chorus] Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle
The circle of life
[Outro] Circle of life