Sjava is emphasising on how extraordinary this particular girl is. In doing this he can not seem to understand how her previous let her go as he suggests that they might have been drunk to let her go. He further emphasises that those whom have lost her have bad luck. With this being said Sjava then...
[Verse 1: Sjava]
Entlizweni yami, (mmm)
Khalesakh' isginci
Wang'buka wahleka
Yini awung bilivi? (chissa)
Akekho' omunye
Nguwe wena wedwa
I ex yakho inebhadi
Slima ngempela
How could he let you go wayphuzeni ngempela?
How could he let you go, be dawe yini ngempela?
[Chorus]
Ngempela, ngempela (ngempela)
Ngempela, ngempela (ngempela, ngempela)
Ngempela, ngempela (ngempela)
Ngempela, ngempela (ngempela)
[Verse 2: Howard]
Ngathi ngak'bhek' emehlweni
Ngavel' ngabon' uthando
Inhliziyo yami ikhetha wena (mmh)
Amehlo am ajonge wena
Gcwala, Ngiyagcwala
Baby you're the one for me
Gcwala, Ngiyagcwala
Baby you're the one for me
Gcwala, Ngiyagcwala
Baby you're the one for me
Believe me when I say
[Chorus]
Ngempela, ngempela (ngempela)
Ngempela, ngempela (ngempela, ngempela)
Ngempela, ngempela (ngempela)
Ngempela, ngempela (ngempela)
[Bridge]
I want somebody not like anybody
(Ngifuna wena wedwa sthandwa sami)
Wena you're that somebody not like anybody
(Ngithanda wena wedwa, awufani namuntu)
I want somebody not like anybody
(Ngifuna wena wedwa sthandwa sami)
Wena you're that somebody not like anybody
(Ngithanda wena wedwa, awufani nomuntu)
Wena muntu
My booboo
I will pay you inkomo yakho
My nunu
I love you
I really do
My putjununu
[Chorus]
Ngempela, ngempela
Ngempela, ngempela
Ngempela, ngempela
Ngempela, ngempela
Ngempela, ngempela
Ngempela, ngempela
[Outro: Howard]
Ke tlao tshwara ka letsoho
Keo utlwise monate
Ke rata wena
Sponono dikoti marameng
Why o nketsa so?
You gotta believe me
Ngempela was written by DJ Maphorisa & Sjava & Howard.
Ngempela was produced by Tshego AMG & Howard & DJ Maphorisa.
Sjava & DJ Maphorisa released Ngempela on Thu Feb 09 2017.