Memorial service for Nelson Mandela

Cathedral of the Holy Spirit2013

E Ihowā Atua,O ngā iwi mātou rāĀta whakarangona;Me aroha noaKia hua ko te pai;Kia tau tō atawhai;Manaakitia maiAotearoa

God of Nations at Thy feet,In the bonds of love we meet,Hear our voices, we entreat,God defend our free land.Guard Pacific's triple starFrom the shafts of strife and war,Make her praises heard afar,God defend New Zealand.

Welcome

Reading

The prophet

Isaiah

Reading

From:

Conversations with myself

Matthew 5

Leader: E te Ariki

All: Whakaronga mai ra ki a matou

• Nkosi sikelel' iAfrikaMaluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,

• Yizwa imithandazo yethu,Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.

• Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho,O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,Setjhaba sa, South Afrika — South Afrika.

• Uit die blou van onse hemel,Uit die diepte van ons see,Oor ons ewige gebergtes,Waar die kranse antwoord gee,

• Sounds the call to come together,And united we shall stand,Let us live and strive for freedomIn South Africa our land.

XhosaNkosi sikelel' iAfrikaMaluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,

God bless AfricaLet its (Africa's) horn be raised,

ZuluYizwa imithandazo yethu,Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.

Listen also to our prayers,Lord bless us, we are the family of it (Africa).

Sesotho

Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho,O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,Setjhaba sa, South Afrika — South Afrika.

Lord bless our nation,Stop wars and sufferings,Save it, save our nation,The nation of South Africa — South Africa.

Afrikaans

Uit die blou van onse hemel,Uit die diepte van ons see,Oor ons ewige gebergtes,Waar die kranse antwoord gee,

From the blue of our heavens,From the depths of our seas,Over our everlasting mountains,Where the crags give answer,

English

Sounds the call to come together,And united we shall stand,Let us live and strive for freedomIn South Africa our land.