Nowa ku ki wubak' iyo nkuge?

Nowa ku ki wubak’ iyo nkuge?

Urakor’ iby’ umupfapfa rwose

Dor’ utuy’ imusozi,

kandi nta maz’ ahari

Iby’ ukora biratuyobeye

Uwiteka ni we wabivuze,

Yukw abagizi ba nabi bose

Abujuj’ is’ ibyaha

bazamarwa n’ amazi

Ayo maz’ azabar’ umwuzure

Bagir’ inama yo kubazanya

None Nowa yab’ avug’ ukuri

Bati: Habe na gato,

ntidukwiye kwemera,

Twi komeze mu byo kwinezeza

Igihe na cyo gihita vuba

Nowa yubakan’ umwete rwose

Bose bamurebaga

ni ko bamusekaga

Bati: Noneho Noa yasaze

Nowa yumvir’ Iman’ Ihoraho

Yi njira muri ya nkuge vuba

Yinjirana n’ abandi

bagiriw’ imbabazi

Ubw’ Iman’ ibakingir’ urugi

Nukw abantu baraseka cyane

Bakomanga ku rugi bavuga

Bati: Nowa, sohoka

Iyi mvur’ irahita

Wi tubeshya ng’ uri mu rugendo

Ijuru risa n’ iritobotse

Ubwo ha gw’ imvur’ itey’ ubwoba

Bati: Turarimbutse

nk’ uko Nowa yavuze

Dor’ urupfu ruratuzengutse

Umv’ ukw Imana yabashubije:

Nowa yajyag’ abigisha rwose

Mubi gir’ ibikino,

mwanga kwumvir’ intumwa

Ni ryo teka muciriwe none

Nukw amaz’ aterura ya nkuge

Ireremba kuri wa mwuzure

Abicaye mu nkuge

bafitemw amahoro,

Kugez’ ubwo bazasohokamo

None natwe dufit’ iyo nkuge:

N’ agakiza twahawe na Yesu

Nib’ ushak’ amahoro,

ngwino wihitiremo,

Agakiz’ ureke kurimbuka