Verse 1
Nimuze mwese kumv' inkuru nziza
Z' agakiza kabgirizwa none
Yesu yabasanze: — Arabashaka;
Namwe muh' Umwami — Imitima
Verse 2
Mwitinyishwa n' uko mufit' ibyaha,
Ngw azabang' abater' umugongo;
Ntabgo yabigira: — Yasezeranye
Kwakir' uwihannye — Umwizera
Verse 3
Ni W' ubge wizanye gukiz' abantu;
Yavuye ku Witek' aza mw isi
Ngo tubon' ijuru, — Yaradukunze;
Yaratubambiwe, — Yaravumwe!
Verse 4
Abgira bos' ati: Jye nd' Ubugingo,
Kand' unyizera wese ntazapfa
Nzamuha kubaho — Mu bgami bganjye;
N' urupfu nzamuha — Kurunesha