Verse 1
Sioni sanganir' Umukwe
Gend' umwerek' umunezero
Wibonez' imbere y' Umukwe
Gir' umwete wo kwitegura
Nezerwa, nezerwa,
Umukw' agushakahw impundu
Nezerwa, nezerwa,
Ngwin' upfukamir' Ihoraho
Verse 2
Umukiza wacu yavuye
Ku ntebe y' ubwami mw ijuru
Yagaragaye mu uruhinja
Rwaryamishijwe mu muvure
Verse 3
Yabay' igitambo gikwiye
Yababarijw' i Gologota
Yapfiriye bose bo mw isi
Duhabw' agakiza k' Imana
Verse 4
Yaneshej' umwanzi Satani,
Ndetse n' urupfu rwaratsinzwe
Yaduhishuriy' ubugingo
Twahawe kuzabahw iteka
Verse 5
Agenderer' abababaye,
Abah' amahoro y' ukuri
Azahora ku ngom' iteka,
Kukw ar' Umwam' ukiranuka