Hosi Katekisa Afrika (Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika) was sung and translated into Xitsonga in 1899 by Reverend Mboweni.
The following lyrics are in a Xitsonga dialect known as Xirhonga (Eastern);
HOSI KATEKISA AFRIKA
Tana moya,
Tana moya tana, tana moya
Tana moya tana, tana moya
Tana moya wa ku xwenga
Hosi katekisa, hine vana vaku.
Hosi katekisa Afrika
A dri drumisiwe vitu draku
Yingela minkhongoto yeru
Hosi katekisa, hine vana vaku.
Tana moya,
Tana moya tana, tana moya
Tana moya tana, tana moya
Tana moya wa ku xwenga
Hosi katekisa, hine vana vaku.