1 Abandu ábakwaniini imbere lya Rurema, ikyanya bali mu fwa,
2 Ee! Ikyanya abandu ba Rurema bali mu fwa,
3 Si mwehe mulyagagi baana baꞌbalozi! Mukanabutwa naꞌbashule!
4 Nyandagi ye muli mu honyoleza, mbu honyo!
5 Muli mu yegera mwiꞌdako lyeꞌbiti byeꞌmyalooni, na mwiꞌdako lyeꞌbindi biti byeꞌbihunda,
6 Munali mu gendi toola amabuye mabaaje mu ndekeera,
7 Si muli mu kizi gira ubushule ku marango,
8 Munali mu mbindulira ingoto!
9 Muli mu yidadabika amalaasi, kiri naꞌmavuta,
10 Yibyo bitalaalwe byoshi, keera bikakushundeeza bweneene.
11 Aahago! Mukoli yobohiri nyandi, halinde mukizi mbwira ikinyoma?
12 Yago mabi, kundu mugweti mugaatona kwo biri biija,
13 Aaho! Iyo migisi yinyu, ikyanya mugagitabaaza,
14 Nahano adetaga kwokuno: «Muvwaruke, mulingaanie injira!
15 Rurema ayamiri ho imyaka neꞌmyakuula!
16 Ndagayama ndi mu mùlega, ndaganakizi mùrakarira.
17 Íbitumiri nꞌgarakarira Abahisiraheeri,
18 Yago mabi go bâli kizi gira, keera nꞌgagabona.
19 halinde banakizi nyivuga.
20 Haliko, banangora-mabi boohe, balyagagi nga kihuhuuta íkyatuza mu nyaaja.
21 Rurema wani adetaga kwokuno: