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