I don't know how many people know this, but his wife was brutally murdered many years ago in front of her children while Tsepo Tshola was away on tour. My mother cried for months nonstop because she was her cousin. In this song he speaks of his wife in the first verse. Now they are together in heaven. Rip Ntate. Lumelisa Akhali.

I remember when I lost my job and I use to play this song and it consoled me. I have been blessed now and have two houses and two cars.I have a Mercedes-Benz and an Audi. I use to cry myself to sleep with this song. But God never gave up on me👐👐👏

That's my young brother on the bass guitar. Well done man. Keep it up. So proud of you

O ne o nkalimile motswalle (You had lent me a friend) Oa re putsa ka lerato (Who loved us) Leha pelo e utloile bohloko (Even though the heart is hurting) O entse thato ea hao (Your will was done) Ntataise Jehohva (Lord raise me up) Ke mofokoli wa hao (I am your poor servant) Ke thekeselle maotong a hao (I am kneeling at your feet) Wena mopholosi waka (You are my Saviour) Ke bepitswe ke bohloko (Although my heart sighs in grief) Tlholohela ya moratuwa waka (With the longing of my beloved) Ha ke tseke Ntate (Father I don’t know) Ke mpa ke ikopela matla (But I ask for strength) Ntumele hle ntate (Father grant me) Ka tiisetso le mamello (Perseverence and patience) Ka hohle, hohle Ke leke hore (In all ways to say) Ho lokile, ho lokile (It is well, it is well) E ho lokile x2 (Yes, it is well) Ntate ha ke sa sepela (Father while I stray) Hole le lehae la heso (Far from my home on life rough’s way) O nthuse ke tsebe hore (Oh teach me to say from my heart) Ho lokile, ho lokile (It is well, it is well) Seo o nkalimileng sona (What you had lent me) Ha o re ke se busetse (When yous say it is time to return it) Ke teng ke sa leka hore (Even then I will say) Ho lokile, ho lokile (It is well, it is well) Le ha o re ke le sale (Even should you say I should stay away) Le ba ratang ho fitisa (From those who’d forget about it) Le mo ke sa lika hore (Still I will try to say) Ho lokile, ho lokile (It is well, it is well) Le ha lefu le buhale (Even though death brings misery) Le khaola ts’iu tsaka (And hurts my feelings) Ke santse ke lika hore (I will still say) Ho lokile, ho lokile (It is well, it is well) Fela ha kena le wena (But if I have you) Bohloko le di hlorisong (In my pain and my sorrow) Hohle ntate ke ntse kere (All in all Father I say) Ho lokile, ho lokile (It is well, it is well) Le ha lefu le buhale (Even though death brings misery) Le khaola ts’iu tsaka (And hurts my feelings) Ke santse ke lika hore (I will still say) Ho lokile, ho lokile (It is well, it is well) Fela ha kena le wena (But if I have you) Bohloko le di hlorisong (In my pain and my sorrow) Hohle ntate ke ntse kere (All in all Father I say) Ho lokile, ho lokile (It is well, it is well)

Eish...Rest in Peace Ntate Tshola.Your passing has brought me here.May your soul find eternal rest in the loving arms of the Lord.

I am on separation with my wife and on divorce process. This song reminds me of golden good days we had together. I miss you my love.

We just laid my mother on the 24.03.2024 and she loved this song hence it was played thru out his funeral . 😢 RIP mummy 🙏😭💔🕊️🤍 I miss you so much

you never really understand the power of this song until you suffer a personal loss. it goes in deep... RIP Ntate Tshola

5 years ago I lost my mom 💔, I was almost 700ks away from where she was, played the song throughout the journey and I was comforted 🥺🥺. Rest In Peace Olady 😭😭😭

To my unborn that I never got to meet. I love you. I tried joining you but you and your great grandfather told me my journey wasn't done yet. Il continue making you proud and I hope you smiling down on me

I find myself facing financial adversity after my car has been repossessed. However, I still regard myself as fortunate considering the fact that Covid has swept many souls and leaving many households devastated. May God preserve his Strength and continue to bless us even more his his beautiful voice. My greatest wish is for him to perform at my wedding. I should get my finances right first. Even if he can do it virtually I will still be fulfilled.

June 24 would have been my mom's 55th birthday. I listened to this song and cried out loud. Rest in peace mum. Robala ka khotso, ntate Ts'ola.

His version is the only one that matters😭

Someone Give THe Drummer Some Credit 🔥🔥

I Lost my twin Brother a week ago. This was his favorite song, he knew this song word to word. he taught me this song, I listen to it when i miss him because this song reminds me of him and the power that God has upon us. R.I.P to My boi will always Love you and you will always be in our hearts.

Lost my hubby same week Ntate Tshepo passed away. Played this song on burial day. 9months since I buried him. Ho lokile.

I can't believe I'm literally crying & having chills on my body by listening to this song 😭😭😭

This is a song that whenever I am feeling down, in need of strength, when I'm feeling hopeless, I play it to lift myself up. I remember the day I lost my younger brother in 2017, I played this song throughout for days. I'd played it when I lost my grandfather in 2010. This is my comfort song. Ntate Tshola's voice delivered it in a very special way.

That man in those drums is doing good job well done bro

A living legend. His voice is still the same & blessed.. We thank God for his live.

I'm a Zulu girl this man touched me with lyrics I didn't even understand. Hazelmere dam over 100000 people who don't speak his language singing along. My God what a loss 😞

Rest in peace legend 😭😭😭😭 Kulungile We all waiting for our name to be called

I almost didn't recognize Ntate Tshola until he started talking. He may be old but still has that powerful voice. What a legend.

- Seriously man, if you are a black kid, growing up in the 90’s anywhere in this part of the Sahara, Tshepo Tshola and Sankomota’s music was a part of your childhood. It was just there all the time, it played from next door, it poured from our parent’s Omega. It played at weddings. We absorbed this music with our baby food. These are hard times. We losing people we danced with, and the people that made the music we danced to. We losing our friends and families and idols. I hope we don’t lose our minds and spirits too. Rest In Peace to the village pope. He was amazing

What on earth did we do to deserve such big "losings"? This year we lost big time in this industry....

Phomola ka khotso Ntate Tšepo Tshola, ho lokile. ❤️

So heart broken. Rest in eternal peace Ntate Tshepo Tshola 😭. Leha pelo di utlwile bohloko o entse thato ya gae. Leha lefu le le bogale, holokile. O nkile se ne o re adimileng sona. 15.07.2021

Personally a week wouldn't pass without playing his music. I cried when I heard his passing. It hit me hard because his music has always got me going. May his soul rest in peace. He is a star shining bright tonight and forever. I love this man and will always love and cherish his music! Modimo a be le yena le his family.

RIP Ntate Tsepo Tsola, your music will forever live with us

In loving memory of my beloved Mom, Father and Brother. 1995; 1996 and 2012 . Rest in everlasting peace.

This was my father's favourite song and now that he's no more, i remember him by him

I was notified by my lil sister about her passing. I guess everyone around my cycle knows how much I treasure the man. May his soul find peace as he enter the realm of new life.

Needed to hear this song today more than ever🥺Lost a friend 💔 Thank you Tshepo

Emotional day for me today, came here to ease my pains 😥 Thank You Pope 🙌

wow... Tshepo can out sing many of these current so-called musician at his current age. We say "holokile", 2020 did its thing and better days are coming

His music is waaay older than me but it is sooooo relevant. #TsepoTshola forever. Siyakuthanda.

During the time i lost my brother. It was the song that was giving the strength together with Psalm 23.❤❤❤

I'm so happy that we still celebrate this legend whilst he's still alive for me this particular song Holokile is his signature song,I like the whole improvisation starting with the band to the singer well done Ntate Tshepo

2015 2nd May I lost the most beautiful person ever. The mother of my 5year old daughter. Life hasn't been the same ever since. I will forever charish you my love. Life will never be the same again. The song puts me through all the time Rip Lebogang Ramokoka

The Prayer song - This song always evokes a deep emotion in me every time. Rest in peace Ntate Tshola, your music lives in our memories forever.

That bye bye part tore me apart.. Rest in Power Sir... We will always keep this treasure......Holokile Himpela

14 August 2021, on my daughter's birthday I lost my father whom at some point used to love singing this song. Ho lokile ho lokile🙏🙏

I was only 16 when I broke parents' rules (spending night out) and went to see you perform in a 6 to 6 festival at KaBokweni Stadium 1988 (Mbombela Nelspruit). Your raspy voice, your dance moves with that walking stick was a talk of the township long after you and Sankomota had left. Rest in song grootman.... It is well....Kulungile.

2022 am still listening.. This song will always comfort me.. Use me Lord i am vessel it shall be well

I’m from Kenya and I don’t understand most of the words but I have to say South Africans have a gift in music

I remember when i lost my dad in 2020 ,used to play this song because i was shattered .all thanks to ntate Tshola for lifting up my spirit ❤❤

10 years a lost my mama and I used to cry and play this music 😢😢😢

2021 and I still find comfort in playing this classic, when the pandemic has swept across the globe

2023 am still here enjoying his music... Like it is said legends never die though ntate Tsholas body left us his spirit dwells among us rest in peace

The way he was so emotional it indeed was a good bye. Rest in peace ntate Tshepo Tshola 😪😪

What a Legend! Today you are united with your beloved whom the song is dedicated to❤️❤️ rest in peace MoSotho Sebata!

Missing home south Africa 🇿🇦 how i wish I was with my family 👪 😢 still here in England 🇬🇧 I have lost 3 family members 4 weeks ago 😢

My living legend. I loved him from he started until now.

The legendary Ntate Tsepo Tshola is no more :( . Condolences to the family and music fraternity

This is a true legend❤ ....pure,raw and unmatched talent. Still to this day this song comforts me. Papa Tshepo taught me a lot through his performances. You can tell he rehearsed....always live!!! No backing track👊🏽💖🙆🏽‍♀️🙌🏼....I got the privilege to see him perform in Mamelodi while was I still a teenager and I remember for me, him and Papa Jonas Gwangwa were the show stopers. Stella 👌🏼👌👌

Lost my partner a few days back, nothing makes sense, I have alot of whys and if only, my heart has been ripped out of my chest, this song consoles me. It is well with my soul, rest easy Kwena.

This song reminds me of my late mother koleka hazel Dubula rest in peace mom

Whenever I play this song reminds me of my mom it was played at her funeral 😢❤❤❤ every time I listen to it I was becoming strong 😊🤗🕊️

This song has been playing in head the whole day. Never knew the meaning until a friend of mine lost his mom 2001 He played it this song the whole week prior to the funeral 😢... China man! Hope u good friend.

When I lost my son this song brought me so much comfort. Your music will live on Rest in Peace

Your passing is the reason I am here 😞😭 this song healed us when we lost our loved once 😭 RIP

I was there Carnival City.Rest in Peace

This song reminds me of my dad continue resting dad.❤

After hearing about your passing I immediately came here. Ntate Tshola you will finally be reunited le Mme Tshola, may your soul rest in peace. I am so touched.

This song is unbelievably powerful. I miss my mother so so much, I've been playing this song on repeat since 4am. I feel so weak. Hopefully one day I will be reunited with my queen.

I didn't understand the language, but I can't stop loving this music. RIP Legend.

Every time when I listen to this song , I think about my past, even now when I go through difficulties just say holokile , even when batho bankutlwisa bohloko still say holokile, Thanks again Ntate Tshola your song keeps me going witholding nothing against anyone

I'm here again 2 years later, mourning my grandmother who passed away this afternoon. Listening to this song because once again I'm all by myself over 1000 kilometers away from home. ke ntse kare ho lokile Jehofa

The music of Faso is an inexhaustible source of sweetness. It allows us to plunge deep inside ourselves and at the same time resonate with our fellow man, Yé Lassina Coulibaly❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I lost my brother on 16 September 2010. This song comforted me. Listening it today missing my dear brother. 😢

May his soul RIP.

Ahhhh grootman the way I couldn't believe your departure from earth 😭😭😭one of my biggest wishes was meeting you in flesh, your music will live forever. Just know that you were loved by all❤️RIPOWER

The emotional attachment can be seen, scrutinize the video just after that sip. And towards the end of the song you can sense how fragile a soul can be. one of my favorite song. Just like the majority of those who are uplifted by the song, I can listen to it all day. An excellent song.

30 Aug 2020 i watched my mom pass away in my arms. My heart is still heavy she was in deep pain and she is resting in peace now. This song reminds me of that day and it give me power to face this world. 🕊

I'm in love with Bass guitar 🎸 it makes Mzantsi music unique

Rest in peace our beloved brother we will always love you so much be blessed with love from God amen

Bass guitar man!!!! That cort is fireeee

This song always reminds me of my late grandmom 😔

Ho lokile Ntate in 2021,tsepo ea rona e ho Jehovah, ke eena atla re fetisa boebong bona 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Oh..my God this song💔💔💔RIP my lovely mom i am really struggling to accept your passing after so many years..Holokile holokile😭😭😭

Rest in Peace Ntate, you shall always be remembered. South Africa thanks your contribution to the Arts industry.

Aaauuuuww i was at this concert “before covid” 😍😍😍

RIP Ntate Tshola , Holokile man of God, love from Tanzania 🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿✌️👏👏

2021 whose here with me

2022 I still find the song comforting I lost my beloved uncle Njengabo Skosana and my younger brother Fisukwenza Masina I still get comfort listening to this song, Thanks you Lord

Last time I saw my mom alive, we were going to the hospital with my sister Metro fm played this song. I miss you mommy

Rest in Peace Tshepo Tshola. Your music will live forever. Condolences to your family, fans and colleagues💔

What a great artist. We appreciated you when alive, but I feel you more now. Thank you you were a gift to Basotho and the entire world. Love you ntate

Ntate Tsepo you will always be in our hearts and hearts of our children, our grand children, our grand grand children , all our generations. Long live in heaven. We are coming and we will meet you there

Even in this Global crisis we thank our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ....

I would like to dedicated this song to this unknown guy that lost he life via car accident by NANA SITA... RIP MAN WE TIRED TO HELP YOU BUT GOD ALREADY HAD PLANS WITH YOU AND HE CALLED YOU..

Legend his muzik soothing and healing. Will be missed dearly. His work and contribution lives on. 🤗

Death will never separate us from the LOVE we have for YOU!!! Rest in Peace and Love Ntate Tshola!

Just always remember my mom and gran 😢. Life goes on I guess…. Will always love this song.

Robala ka kgotso ntate ya hao tema oe phetile, ho lokile ho lokile. Your memory will live in our hearts forever...RIP The Village Pope

Ntate Tshepo what an amazing voice so authentic and powerful. When he performs this song I am always reminded of my late Grandmother, Koko Dorah Maluleke

Continue resting in perfect peace big man "the village pope" I can't get enough of this song I love everything about it!

After 25years of not knowing my Dad and knowing that he passed on,when I wanted to meet him Holokile Morena😭😭♥️🙏 04 February 2023 The Day I found out about Him (Holokile Morena )

Blessed to have grown-up listening to your Song's, Thanks for your special talents you will always be in our Heart's, Now that your number is called Rest In Power..

May our good God bless your soul and Rest in perfect peace... this song gives me HOPE