Kugukunda, mwami Yesu

kugukunda, mwami Yesu,

kuruhukir’ i wawe,

Nkaba mu gituza cyawe,

Birankwiriye rwose

kwemer’ amahoro yawe,

kuko waje kunkiza,

No kumenya kwera kwawe,

Bihora binezeza

Amahirwe yanjye nkunda

Ni Wowe, Yesu wanjye!

Uhor’ untabar’ iteka;

Ntugir’ ubg’ uhinduka

Urukundo rwawe rwinshi,

Waje muri twe mw isi

Ngw abazimiy’ ubashake,

Ubatarure bose

Koko, yitanze kubwanjye

No kumeny’aramenya

Yemeye kunshyira ma nzu,

Tukajya dusangjra

Mu ntege nke zanjye zose

Arashaka kunkiza:

N’ inyangamugay’ akunda

Kumfasha no kumpira

Amaraso yawe, Yesu,

Ni yo mas’ ashobora

Kunkurahw ibyaha byanjye;

Ampa gukiranuka

Mwe kumbgir’ ibindi byose:

N’Umurokozi wanjye,

Kandi yemera no kumpa

Amahoro y’ iteka