Mbes uriy ubabaye

Mbes’uriy’ubabaye,

Wambay’ibitabutse

Birihw amaraso ye,

Mutubwir’uw’ ari we

Dor’ukunt’ ananiwe

N’igiti yikoreye !

Ko yaboshywe nabi se,

Ninde kand’aziz’iki ?

Uwo munt’ ubay’atyo

Niwe Nyir’ ubugingo

Ibicumuro byawe

Ni byo bamujijije

We kujarajar’utyo:

Sang’Uwagupfiriye;

Pfukam’i Gologota,

Wihan’ ubabarirwe

Dor’amahw’ asongoye

Ni yo kamba yam bitswe,

Kand’intebe y’ ubwami

Yabay’ Umusaraba

Mbes’Umwam’ ugizw’atyo,

Namumenyeshwa n’iki ?

Soma ’icyo kirego, ngo

Yesu w’ i Nazareti

Umva Yes’avug’ ati:

Nshuti yanjy’umenye ko

Icyankuye mw ijuru

Ar’ukukubeshaho

Ni wowe mbabarizwa,

Bakanshinyagurira

Emera nkurokore,

Nkuzuze n’Iman’ubu

Ndakwihaye, Krisito,

Byos’ubimbabarire,

Umpumur’umenyeshe

Imibabaro yawe

Non’ inzir’undangira

Niyo nzajya nyuramo,

Nger’i Wawe mw ijuru,

Nzahore ngusingiza !