Ai Mana, ndondor' umenye

Ai Mana, ndondor’ umenye

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Werekan’ uko ndi kose,

Ntifat’ uko ntari

Ndondorer’ uyu mutima:

Ni Wow’ ushobora

Kugaragaz’ ibirimo,

Mu bgihisho bgawo

Umurik’ ahatabona,

Ah’ umwijim’ uba

Ump’ umutim’ ukangutse,

Uzinukw’ icyaha

Kand’ umeny’ ibyo nibgira

N’ imigambi yanjye;

N’ ibimbamo binyanduza,

Bikangir’ imbohe

Mvugutira kand’ unshure,

Inkamba zimvemo,

Umpindur’ icyuma cyawe

Uhor’ ukoresha

Maze nkwikubit’ imbere

Mpishurirwe rwose

Yukw Iman’ ar’ urukundo

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