Se mphete uen’a ratehang

Se mphete, uen’a ratehang,
(Pass me not my beloved)
‘Moloki wa ka;
(My gentle Saviour)
Ha o ntse o utlwa ba bang,
(While you are listening to others)
U nkutloe le ‘na!
(Please listen to me too)
Jesu, Jesu, ke ya o rapela,
(Jesus, O Jesus, I’m begging You)
Ha o ntse o sitsa ba bang,
(While you are busy helping others)
Se mphete le ‘na.
(do not pass me by)

Ke ka ho hlomoha pelo
(I come with a humble heart)
Ke tlang ho wena;
(To You Lord)
Ha o hauhela batho,
(While you are merciful to others)
Nkhauhele le ‘na.
(Please be merciful to me)
Jesu, Jesu, ke ya o rapela, …
(Jesus, O Jesus, I’m begging You)

Na ke ne ke tla tshepa mang,
(who else could i have trusted)
Ha e se wena?
(If not You Lord?)
Ha o nts’u fodisa ba bang,
(While you are healing others)
Mphodise le ‘na.
(Please heal me too)
Jesu, Jesu, ke ya o rapela, …
(Jesus, O Jesus, I’m begging You)

Ha ke na se o khahlisang,
(I have nothing to offer you)
Ke mofutsana;
(I’m destitute)
‘Me ha o sa khese ba bang,
(while you are not cursing others)
se nkhese le ‘na.
(Please do not curse me)
Jesu, Jesu, ke ya o rapela, …
(Jesus, O Jesus, I’m begging You)

Jesu, na nka phelela mang,
(Jesus, who else can I live for?)
Ha e se wena?
(if not for You?)
A lerato le lekaakang;
(Love so amazing)
U nchoetse le ‘na!
(You also died for me)
Jesu, Jesu, ke ya o rapela, …
(Jesus, O Jesus, I’m begging You)

Tsohle tsee ke di thabelang
(Everything that I desire)
Di tswa ho wena;
(Comes from You)
ruri, ha o rata ba bang,
(Truly, while you love others)
Wa nthata le ‘na.
(You also loved me)
Jesu, Jesu, ke ya o rapela, …
(Jesus, O Jesus, I’m begging You)