Ku rurembo rwa Dawid' Umwami

Ku rurembo rwa Dawid’ Umwami,

Kera harih’ uruhongore;

Umwan’ ahabikirwa na nyina

Mu muvure w’inka warimo

Uwo mwana ni we Yesu,

Kandi nyina yitwaga Mariya

Yaje mw is’ asig’ iWe mw’ ijuru,

Bamuraza mu ruhongore;

Kand’ uburiri bwar’ umuvure,

Nubwo yar’ Umwami wa bose

Umukiza wacu wera

Yabanye n’ aboroheje nka twe

Kand’ akir’ umwana, yubahaga

Ababyey ‘akabakorera;

Yabagandukiye muri byose;

Yabakundaga bihebuje,

Natwe, nubwo tur’ abana,

Tumere nka Yes’ uko yar’ ari

Yatubereye nk’ uworoheje,

Kand’ ari we Nyir’ imbaraga !

Yarakuraga nk’ abandi bana:

N’ icyitegererezo cyacu

We yababaranye natwe;

Bituma tunezeranwa na We

Uwo Mwana mwiza wo gukundwa

None ni W’ utegeka byose !

Azagaruka, twe tumubone,

Yes’ Umwami n’ Umucunguzi

Kand’ ashorera tw’ abana

Ngw’ atugeze mw ijuru, tubane

Azaboneker’ abamukunda,

Atakiri mu ruhongore;

Azab’ ari mw’ ijuru ku ngoma,

I buryo bg’ Iman’ ihoraho:

Tuzamwikubit’ imbere,

Tumusingizany’ iteka ryose