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Ntabwo ndamenya nez’ icyaturnye Iman’ ingirir ‘ubuntu,
Bigaturn’ ingir’ uwo mu muryango w’ abana bayikunda!
Kuko nzi nez’ uwo nizeye,
Kand’ ariwe ushobora byose,
Niwe undindir’ ubugingo,
Kugeza urya munsi.
2
Ntabwo nzi nez’ uburyo yampaye, Uko kwizera gukiza,
N’ubury’ Ijambo rye ryampaye amahoro yo mu mutima!
3
Sinzi ubury’ Umwuka yihanisha abanyabyaha nkanjye
Kumenyesh’ abandi ibya Yesu, Bidutera kumwizera,
4
Ntabwo nz’ icyo nateganirijwe, Ar’ icyiza cyangw’ ikibi,
Imibabaro n’ iminsi myiza, Byose bir’ imbere yawe.
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Sinzi igih’ Umwam’ azazira, Ndetse n’ ahw’ azaturuka,
Niba mbana na Yesu mur’ iki gibe, Nzamusanganlra
