And beside it, all night long, a lantern burns, and they never take their eyes off it, and there is always a man watching the Star [by which he means the compass-card] and he sings out a sweet tune telling that all goes safely, and with the same chant directs the helmsman.
Kwaye ngaphandle kwayo, ubusuku bonke obude, isibane savutha, kwaye zange bawasuse amehlo wabo kuso, kusoloko kukho indoda ebukule iinkwenkwezi (Ngendlela athi yikhampasi-khadi).