Jyan' umucyo mur' Afurika !

Jyan’ umucyo mur’ Afurika !

Gend’ uyimaremw umwijima !

Bwir’ abantu bose barimo

Yuko Yes’ akiza, —Ko yagukijije

Ni We Mwami; —Ni We Mwami:

Ni We Mana—Ijy’ ikiz’ abanyabyaha

(twebg’ abanyabyaha)

Mbese, mur’ Afirika hose,

Ko harimw umwijima mwinshi ?

None kugira ng’ ushiremo,

Yes’ aragutumye—Kuvug’ Ubutumwa

Wiceceka !—Wiceceka !

Jyan’ umucyo—Umurikir’ Afirika

(abo mw Afurika)

Harihw ingororano nziza

Yesu yiteguye gutanga:

Azazih’ umuntu witanze

Ngw avug’ Ubutumwa, —Ngw ajyane n’ umucyo

Reba Rwanda !—Reba Rwanda !

Icyibaza: —N’ ik’ i Rwanda ikubaza ?

(Mbe, n’ ik’ ikubaza?)

Reba Yes’ Umwana w’ Imana

Yari mw ijuru hamwe na Se;

Maz’ abonye tugiye gupfa,

Ava mu bwiza bwe, —Aza mur’ iyi si,

Ni ko gupfa; —Ni ko gupfa

Urw’ isoni—Rwo ku musaraba mubi

(ari twebg’ azize)

Mwami Yesu, nsabye k’ umfasha,

Ukankiz’ ibyaha bindushya,

Bigatuma ntabasha rwose Kuvuga

k’ ukiza, —Ngo nkuber’ intumwa

Itatumwe—Itatumwe

N’ abakuru, —Itumwe n’ Uwampfiriye

(ker’ i Gologota)