1
Mwami, wakomeretse:
Ni twe waziraga !
wahemuw’ utyo, Mwami,
Ushinyagurirwa
Ker’ utaraza mw isi,
War’ ufit’ ubwiza !
Dor’ uko bagushyize
Mur’ abo bambuzi
2
Mpindukirir’ undebe,
Mukiza w’ ukuri:
N’ impano y’ imbabazi
Njya nkuboneramo
Yesu, waramfiriye:
N’ ibyanjye wazize;
Ump’ amahoro masa
Kuko nkwiringira
3
Kand’ imipfire yawe
Ni yo yankijije
Intera kugushima
Mu kubaho kose:
Imbabazi n’ izawe,
Mucunguzi wanjye
Nah’ urupfu rwantera,
Nta cyakunkuramo
4
No mw ipfa ryanjye, Yesu,
Uzambe bugufi:
Urupfu ni runsinda
Uzamar’ ubwoba
Kokw umubiri wanjye
Uzabor’ uveho;
Nyamara, rizakubona
Mu maso, Mukiza
5
Mukiza wanjye mfite
Ubwuzu n’ ishimwe,
Ngo ndeb’ inkovu zawe
Wagize kubganjye!
Umpe kunesha rero,
Nkuko wanesheje
Hahirw’ uzapfa apfira
Muri wowe, Yesu !
