All of you, my friends, who have fought tirelessly at our sides, I ask you to make this June 30, 1960, an illustrious date that you will keep indelibly engraved in your hearts, a date of significance of which you will teach to your children, so that they will make known to their sons and to their grandchildren, the glorious history of our fight for liberty...
Nani nonke, bangane bami abaye balwa ngokungakhathali eceleni kwethu, ngiyacela ukuba nenze lolu suku lwangoJuni 30, 1960 usuku olukhazimulayo eniyolugcina ezinhlizweni zenu naphakade, usuku enizozifundisa ngalo ngokuziqhenya izingane zalo, ukuze nabo bahlanganyele namadodana abo nabazukulu babo indaba ekhazimulayo yomzabalazo wenkululeko.