Charo chang'anamuka
Kwiza mphepo zihene
Lwandi tikulwazgana
Uku tikuguzana
Tichali pa chivumbi
Njala nayo yanjila
Bachali pa mphindano
Tamuona zoba
Uyo wakwiza m'phiri umo
Nkhondo myumba, nkhonde mkhonde
Nkhonde mkhonde
Waiwona nkhondo ikufumira mdera
Waiwona nkhondo
Nkhondo ili m'mapiri
Yagodobokera mu dambo
Yakhilira ku mphako
Waiwona nkhondo
Yakabisama mu nguyi
Yikwenda m'milonga pera
Mpaka yabila mu nyanja
Waiwona nkhondo
Nkhondo ili m'maphale
Yakatchota m'vindimba
Yatumphukira pa silya
Waiwona nkhondo
♪
Nkhondo
Nkhondo
Nkhondo
Nkhondo
Nkhondo m'dambo
Nkhondo m'dambo
Nkhondo m'khonde
Nkhondo m'khonde
♪
Mwangugonelezga tulu
Mulwani wali m'muzi
Kwenda kumlomo mwazi
Dozo nthowa yose
Pakuseka nga ndi munthu
Kweni bati ntcha chimbwe
Chazangambala m'khonde
Chanivwandamira
Zani mundipoke ine
Nkhondo mkhonde, nkhondo myumba
Nkhondo mkhonde
Waiwona nkhondo ikufumira mdera
Waiwona nkhondo
Nkhondo ili m'mapiri
Yagodobokera mu dambo
Yakhilira ku mphako
Waiwona nkhondo
Yakabisama mu nguyi
Yikwenda m'milonga pera
Mpaka yabila mu nyanja
Waiwona nkhondo
Nkhondo ili m'maphale
Yakatchota m'vindimba
Yatumphukira pa silya
Waiwona nkhondo
♪
Nkhondo
Nkhondo
Nkhondo
Nkhondo
Nkhondo m'dambo
Nkhondo m'dambo
Nkhondo m'khonde
Nkhondo m'khonde
♪
Nkhondo yafika
Nkhondo yafika m'charo
Zoba wanjila
Zoba wanjila m'muzi
Kweni kuti
Nkhuti ndiwopenge chara
Pakuti imwe
Mukundivikilira mu ulwani
Pa mtende
Yesu wakuba papo
Pa visuzgo
Napo ntheura pera
Pa matenda
Napo wakuba wane
Nanga pa nyifwa
Yikundisanguluska nkhoswe yane
Yesu ndiyo
Wakatonda visuzgo
Ipo ndiyo
Wakatonda kwananga
Enya ndiyo
Wakandondaso nyifwa
Wakatondaso
Wakatonda satana
Mulwani wane

Waiwona nkhondo ikufumira mdera
Waiwona nkhondo
Nkhondo yanjira ku nkhando
Yakhilira ku luvumbu
Uko bakusanyira ma vumbwa
Waiwona nkhondo
Nkhondo nja kuthupi chara
Nesi ya ku ndopa pera
Tikulimba na mizimu
Waiwona nkhondo
Nkhondo ili mu mtima
Ili m'maghanoghano
Yakaonekera mu thupi
Waiwona nkhondo
♪
Nkhondo
Nkhondo
Nkhondo
Nkhondo
Nkhondo m'dambo
Nkhondo m'dambo
Zoba m'phiri umo
Nkhondo m'khonde
Nkhondo m'nyumba
Nkhondo
Nkhondo m'khonde
Nkhondo
Nkhondo mu mtima
Nkhondo m'dambo
Nkhondo mu mtima
Nkhondo m'khonde
Nkhondo m'dambo