Mandoza - Respect life

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[MamaLeetoLeano]

Listening 🎶 to this in 2024, thanks mandoza

[ntuthukozuma]

Ngiyabonga Ndozlin, 2024 your message still hits hard

[boitumelomahlobo]

This is a raw message from a father to his son(s).

[thatogerald]

In less than 5 minutes he warned us about Jail, Drugs and taught respect, courage and God. Danki Mshengu 🙏

[MondeMokoena-fq]

It's 2025 and as a 1 year 3 months recovering addict this jam is jamming nam

[jdawgjd]

I'm alive and not locked up in prison thanks to this song✊ since I was a kid I listened and paid attention to this song, good life lessons 💯Thank you Mandoza👊, RIP Nkalakatha.

[capetownwild]

Heard this on the radio today. Killer track.

For all the others who were wondering:

Full Grammar
[English]

(This one goes out to my boys!)
(Abafana bami bonke)
[All of my boys]

Hlonipha i-life boy
[Respect life boy]
Hlonipha impilo boy
[Respect life boy]
Hlonipha ugogo nomkhulu
[Respect grandma and grandpa]
Ukuze iinsuku zande ezweni
[So your days will be long in this land]

Hlonipha i-life boy
[Respect life boy]
Hlonipha impilo boy
[Respect life boy]
Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko
[Respect your father and mother]
Ukuze iinsuku zande ezweni
[So your days will be long in this land]

Hlonipha i-life boy
[Respect life boy]
Hlonipha impilo boy
[Respect life boy]
Hlonipha bonke abantu
[Respect everyone]
Ukuze iinsuku zande ezweni
[So your days will be long in this land]

Yiba mnene nje ngejuba
[Be gentle like the dove]
Ngokukhaliphisa okwekati (?)
[But cunning as a cat (?)]
Ungasabi ukuthatha ama-chance
[Don’t be afraid of taking risks/chances]
Ungavumi ukuwela phansi
[Don’t allow yourself to fall down]
Ufunde ngesifo socansi
[Learn about sexual diseases]
Ubheke nabaphansi
[Look to your predecessors (ancestors?)]
Ungakhohlwi uku-build-a nekasi
[Don’t forget to build/uplift the hood too]
Ungayithathi imali yegazi
[Don’t take blood money]

Ubheke nabafazi
[Look out for women]
Ngoba bafa bazi (?)
[Because they die knowing (? – take secrets to the grave)]
Bhekela abasweleyo
[Look after the needy]
Ukhulume nomphakathi
[Speak to your community]
Ungafeli ngaphakathi
[Don’t give up on yourself (? – die on the inside)]
Ungakhohlwa nokuthandaza
[Don’t forget to pray]
Ngoba uJehova uzokumangaza
[Because Jehova will amaze you]
Ubaba uzoba nawe
[Dad will be with you]

Hlonipha i-life boy
[Respect life boy]
Hlonipha impilo boy
[Respect life boy]
Hlonipha ugogo nomkhulu
[Respect grandma and grandpa]
Ukuze iinsuku zande ezweni
[So your days will be long in this land]

Hlonipha i-life boy
[Respect life boy]
Hlonipha impilo boy
[Respect life boy]
Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko
[Respect your father and mother]
Ukuze iinsuku zande ezweni
[So your days will be long in this land]

Hlonipha i-life boy
[Respect life boy]
Hlonipha impilo boy
[Respect life boy]
Hlonipha bonke abantu
[Respect everyone]
Ukuze iinsuku zande ezweni
[So your days will be long in this land]

Hlonipha i-life boy
[Respect life boy]
Hlonipha impilo boy
[Respect life boy]
Respect yourself boy
[Respect yourself, boy]
Ukuze nathi sizokuhlonipha
[So we can also respect you]

uBaba uzokwenza sure
[Dad will make sure]
Ukunika zonke iikhali zempilo
[That he gives you all of life’s weapons]
Ezivutha umlilo
[The most powerful ones (? – that burn like fire)]
Nje ngama langabe
[Just like ?]
Ngoba angifuni uhambe ne-fashion
[Because I don’t want you to follow the trends/fashion]
Ngasifunda isifundo sami
[I learnt my lesson]
For angifuni wenze the same flop
[Because I don’t want you to make the same mistake]
Ubaba alityunile
[That dad made (‘tuned’)]

Nga’ngena ejele ngaphuma
[I got into jail and got out]
Ngaphinde nga-survive-a
[Yet I still survived]
Ngabhem ama-drugs ngaphuma
[I took drugs and got out (of them)]
Phinde nga-survive-a
[Still surivived]
Ngoba ngiyathandaza everyday
[Because I pray every day]
(?)
[?]
Ngiyazi ukuthi impilo yami
[I know that my life]
Ngiyi-dedicate-ela kuMdali
[I dedicate it to the Creator]

Hlonipha i-life boy
[Respect life boy]
…

[fundilekheswa]

This one goes out to my boys abafana bam bonke
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Hloniph' ugogo nomkhulu
Ukuze intsuku zande ezweni
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Hloniph' uyihlo no nyoko
Ukuze intsuku zande ezweni
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Hlonipha bonke abantu
Ukuze intsuku zande ezweni
Iba mene njenge juba ngik'khaphise okwekati
Ungasabi ukuthatha amatshansi
Ungavumi ukwela phansi
Ufunde ngesifo so cansi
Ubheke nabaphansi
Ungakhohlwa uk'phila nekasi
Ungaythathi imali yegazi
Ubheke nabafazi
Ngoba abafabazi
Bhekela abasweleyo
Ukhulume nomphakathi
Ungafeli ngaphakathi
Ungakhohlwa nokuthandaza
Ngobu uJehova uzokumangaza
Ubaba uzoba nawe
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Hloniph' ugogo nomkhulu
Ukuze intsuku zande ezweni
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Hloniph' uyihlo no nyoko
Ukuze intsuku zande ezweni
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Hlonipha bonke abantu
Ukuze intsuku zande ezweni
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Respect yourself boy
Ukuze nathi sokhlonipha
Ubaba uzokwenza sho ukunika zonke iykhali zempilo
Ezvuth' umlilo njengamalangabi
Ngoba angifuni uhambe ne fasion
Ngasfunda isfundo sam
So angifuni uyenze the same flop ubaba alitshunile
Ngangen' ejele ngaphuma
Ngaphinde nga saviver
Ngabhema ama drugs ngaphuma
Ngaphinde nga saviver
Ngoba ngiyathandaza everyday
Alikho elamahala
Yazi ukuthi impilo yami ngiyi dedicatela kumdali
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Hloniph' ugogo nomkhulu
Ukuze insuku zande ezweni
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Hloniph' uyihlo no nyoko
Ukuze insuku zande ezweni
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Hlonipha bonke abantu
Ukuze insuku zande ezweni
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Respect yourself boy
Ukuze nathi sokhlonipha
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Hloniph' ugogo nomkhulu
Ukuze insuku zande ezweni
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Hloniph' uyihlo no nyoko
Ukuze insuku zande ezweni
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Hlonipha bonke abantu
Ukuze insuku zande ezweni
Hloniph' ilife boy
Hloniph' impilo boy
Respect yourself boy
Ukuze nathi sokhlonipha

2022 anybody

[fortuneshandu]

Just resigned from my job and I have no idea whats gonna happen next but I trust in God and my ancestors. Siyabonga Groetman ❤❤

[Nhlanhla_MaG]

"uMandoza wangthethisa wathi ngtheng idladla ukuze ngenz i life ibe ncono ku Mama". What a Grootman 🙏🏾

[SibongileNxumalo-qj]

Powerful message mduduzi may your soul rest easy my brother from another 🔥🔥🙏✌️

[mawisalife]

2022 & still appreciate this powerful message to this day. Listen to this mans teaching guys. Lala ngoxolo Ndoza 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

[lukhanyokama]

In the ghetto some of us were motivated by these kidda songs !!! # Respect

[zimelejustinthabethe]

who's listening in 2019? rest in peace Mandoza

[LawrenceMokomela]

I'm free from all bad things in life I receive in her name of Jesus, may his soul rest in peace great message from dis song

[kgasanehezekiel]

2020 still I am, playing this song. Let us learn from this song...

[btheartist]

Wow!.. this Track still resonates even today.. Damn! RIP King.

[thabosithole]

Long as I live I vow to listen this song for the rest of my being, eish timeless hit, RIP Mshengu

[nzirinjabulo]

2021 this songs still makes sense. Timeless music. R I P grootman

[LoyisoTheTHinker]

REALLY 1 MAN CAN CHANGE THE WORLD WOW BHUT MANDOZA 2018.11.02