Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
I’ve heard about this baby boy
– Ndivile ngalo mntwana
Who’s come to earth to bring us joy
– Ngubani oza emhlabeni ukuze asizisele uvuyo
And I just want to sing this song to you
– Kwaye ndifuna nje ukucula le ngoma kuwe
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
– Oku kuya kwenzeka, okwesine, okwesine
The minor fall, the major lift
– Ukuwa okuncinci, ukuphakama okukhulu
With every breath, I’m singing Hallelujah
– All breathing, i’m singing Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
A couple came to Bethlehem
– Kwafika isibini Ebhetelehem
Expecting child, they searched the inn
– Lindokuhle nyathi-seeking inn
To find a place, for You were coming soon
– Ukufumana indawo, kuba uza kungekudala
There was no room for them to stay
– Kwakungekho ndawo yokuhlala kuyo
So in a manger filled with hay
– Ngoko emkhombeni ozele ifula
God’s only Son was born, oh, Hallelujah
– Unyana kathixo okuphela kwamzeleyo, haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
The shepherds left their flocks by night
– Abalusi bayishiya imihlambi yabo ebusuku
To see this baby wrapped in light
– Ukuze ubone olu sana lusongelwe ekukhanyeni
A host of angels led them all to You
– Iingelosi ezininzi zizisa kuwe
It was just as the angels said
– Zathi iingelosi
“You’ll find Him in a manger bed”
– “Uya kumfumana ebhedini yomkhombe”
Immanuel and Savior, Hallelujah
– Uimanuweli nomsindisi, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
A star shone bright, up in the east
– Inkwenkwezi ekhanyayo, phezulu empuma
To Bethlehem, the wise-men three
– Ebhetelehem, amadoda alumkileyo amathathu
Came many miles and journeyed long for You
– Wafika iimayile ezininzi kwaye wahamba ixesha Elide Kuwe
And to the place at which You were
– Kwaye kwindawo obukuyo
Their frankincense and gold and myrrh
– Intlaka yabo yentlaka yokuqhumisa negolide nemore
They gave to You and cried out Hallelujah
– Bakunika bakhala Besithi Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
I know You came to rescue me
– Ndiyazi ukuba ufuna ukundisindisa
This baby boy would grow to be
– Lo mntwana uya kukhula
A man and one day die for me and you
– Umntu kwaye ngenye imini uyafa ngenxa yam nawe
My sins would drive the nails in You
– Izono zam ziya kuqhuba iinzipho Kuwe
That rugged cross was my cross too
– Loo mnqamlezo wawungumnqamlezo wam
Still every breath You drew was Hallelujah
– Sekunjalo wonke umoya Owawuzoba Yayinguhaleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
