Mwami, wakomeretse

Mwami, wakomeretse:

Ni twe waziraga !

wahemuw’ utyo, Mwami,

Ushinyagurirwa

Ker’ utaraza mw isi,

War’ ufit’ ubwiza !

Dor’ uko bagushyize

Mur’ abo bambuzi

Mpindukirir’ undebe,

Mukiza w’ ukuri:

N’ impano y’ imbabazi

Njya nkuboneramo

Yesu, waramfiriye:

N’ ibyanjye wazize;

Ump’ amahoro masa

Kuko nkwiringira

Kand’ imipfire yawe

Ni yo yankijije

Intera kugushima

Mu kubaho kose:

Imbabazi n’ izawe,

Mucunguzi wanjye

Nah’ urupfu rwantera,

Nta cyakunkuramo

No mw ipfa ryanjye, Yesu,

Uzambe bugufi:

Urupfu ni runsinda

Uzamar’ ubwoba

Kokw umubiri wanjye

Uzabor’ uveho;

Nyamara, rizakubona

Mu maso, Mukiza

Mukiza wanjye mfite

Ubwuzu n’ ishimwe,

Ngo ndeb’ inkovu zawe

Wagize kubganjye!

Umpe kunesha rero,

Nkuko wanesheje

Hahirw’ uzapfa apfira

Muri wowe, Yesu !