Joko ya hao e bobebe (with English translation)

1
Joko ya hao e bo bebe
(Your burden is light)
E nkgatholola pelo
(it soothes my heart)
Tumelo ho nna ke thebe
(Faith is a shield)
Etla mphemisa lefu
(that saves me from death)
Nyakallo ke e fumane
(I have found great joy)
Tseleng ya hao Morena
(by walking with the Lord)
Dira ho nna di qhalane
(Enemies have scattered)
Ke hloletswe ke wena
(Because you have saved me)

2
O re ho’na ke lelale
(He told me not to cry)
Ke tshephe lehodimo
(but to look unto the heavens)
Moeti ha a kgathale
(a sojourner never grow weary)
O pepjwa ke Modimo
(they are carried by the Lord)
Efela o dutse jwale
(He is still the same and He never changes)
E sa le o nthatile
(and you love me still)
O mphodisitse matswalo
(You have calmed me down)
‘Me jwale ke thabile
(and that is why I’m filled with joy)

3
Ha ke hlahelwa ke dillo
(When trials come)
O ntekola ka mosa
(He surrounds me with His mercy)
O ntlela ka di polelo
(He always tells me Good News)
Tse phakisang ho nthusa
(the Good News that saves me)
Ha ke re: ke mofutsana
(when i say i’m poor)
O re: Che, o’na lenna
(He says to me: “No, I’m with you”)
Ha ke re: Kgoro ya hana
(When i say i wont make it to the gate)
O re, che, o tla kena
(He says to me: “No, you will enter”)