1 Umuleevi Habakuki akahuuna Rurema, kwokuno:
2 E Nahano! Keera nꞌgayuvwa hiꞌgulu lyeꞌmikolezi yawe ya kahebuuza.
3 Rurema Mutaluule agweti agayija,
4 Agweti agayija alangashiini ngiꞌzuuba.
5 Imbere lyage, ali mu tee lungika ikiija kikayu,
6 Ikyanya ali mu yimanga, ikihugo kinajugumbane.
7 Nꞌgabona kwaꞌbandu beꞌKushani bakongamiri mu maheema.
8 E Nahano! Ka wâli rakariiri inyiiji?
9 Keera ukafwora umuheto gwawe, wanatungira neꞌmyambi yawe.
10 Ikyanya imigazi ikakuloleekeza, yanayami jugumbana,
11 Ikyanya irya myambi yawe ikayinywerereka, ikayami tanguula, waa!
12 Wâli kizi lenga-lenga mu kihugo, iri unakoli rakiiri.
13 Si abandu baawe boohe, ukagendi bakiza,
14 Yabo bagoma, ikyanya bâli tuyijiiri, kwo batushaabule,
15 Ukalenga mu nyaaja,
16 Iri nꞌgayuvwa kwokwo, ibya mu nda byanalyamuza liguma, gyuu!
17 Ibiti byeꞌmitiini kundu bitahembiri,
18 Kundu kwokwo, niehe ngakizi shambaalira Nahano.
19 Nahano Rurema, ye misi yani.