1 «Nangaloziizi kwo Rurema woꞌbushobozi bwoshi angashungisiri ikyanya kyoꞌkutwa kweꞌmaaja za banangora-mabi.
2 Abanabyaha, bali mu tyeza amabuye
3 Banali mu nyaga ifuuvi bapunda baabo.
4 «Banali mu shemya abakeni, mbu bashaagage mu njira,
5 Yabo bakeni balyagagi nga punda wa mwiꞌshamba,
6 «Yabo bakeni, iri bangalooza ingano, kandi iri imizabibu,
7 Bali mu laala ubushigi bwoshi, balyagagi bukondwe.
8 Ikyanya invula iri mu nia ku malambo, bali mu yami loba.
9 «Yabo babi, bali mu yongoola abaana beꞌfuuvi ku bifuba bya banyina.
10 Yabo bakeni bali mu bagendeesa bukondwe, buzira mirondo.
11 Banakizi yenga amavuta mu mizehituuni ya banangora-mabi,
12 «Ikyanya bakola bagaafwa, bali mu gongeera.
13 «Yabo banangora-mabi, bali mu hagana noꞌmulengeerwe.
14 Umwitani ali mu vyuka shesheezi kare-kare,
15 Umushule naye, ali mu lindira izuuba litee sooka,
16 Abazimba, bali mu tula inyumba bushigi,
17 «Ikyanya buli mu yira, imwabo yo shesheezi.
18 «Kundu kwokwo, bali mu nyerera duba
19 Yabo banangora-mabi, nakuzimu ali mu banyereza,
20 Ndaaye úwâye ki shubi bakengeera.
21 Umukazi, iri angabula ibuta,
22 Yabo bandu babi, kundu bangaba bali banabushobozi, banasikamiri,
23 Kundu Rurema angabaleka bakizi tuula mu mutuula,
24 Na kundu bakiri bakulu,
25 Aahago! Ka hali umundu úwangadeta kwo bitali kwokwo?