Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe
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"Blessed be the Land of Zimbabwe" (Shona: "Simudzai Mureza WeZimbabwe"; Northern Ndebele: "Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe") is the national anthem of Zimbabwe. It was introduced in March 1994 after a nation-wide competition to replace "Ishe Komborera Africa" as a distinctly Zimbabwean song. The winning entry was a song written by Professor Solomon Mutswairo and composed by Fred Changundega.
The Ndebele Words are:
- Phakamisan iflegi yethu yeZimbabwe
- Eyazalwa yimpi yenkululeko;
- Legaz' elinengi lamaqhawe ethu
- Silivikele ezithan izonke;
- Kalibusisiwe ilizwe leZimbabwe.
- Khangelan' iZimbabwe yon' ihlotshiwe
- Ngezintaba lang' miful' ebukekayo,
- Izulu kaline, izilimo zande;
- Iz' sebenzi zenam', abantu basuthe;
- Kalibusisiwe ilizwe leZimbabwe.
- Nkosi busis' ilizwe lethu leZimbabwe
- Ilizwe labokhokho bethu thina sonke;
- Kusuk' eZambezi kusiy' eLimpopo
- Abakhokheli babe lobuqotho;
- Kalibusisiwe ilizwe leZimbabwe.
