1 Uyo Herihu anashubi deta kwokuno:
2 «Unyigenderere hiniini.
3 Ngaki kuyereka ngiisi kwoꞌMulemi wani ali woꞌkuli,
4 Yaga magambo go ngola ngaadeta, gooshi gali goꞌkuli.
5 «Yuvwagwa! Kundu Rurema ye mwene ubushobozi,
6 Atali mu lekeerera banangora-mabi, mbu babe ho.
7 Yabo beene ukuli, atali mu leka ukubatanduula.
8 «Yabo bandu, iri bangaba bali bashweke neꞌminyororo,
9 Rurema ali mu bayereka ibyaha byabo,
10 Ikyanya ali mu bakengula,
11 «Kwokwo, iri bangasimbaha Rurema, banabe bagweti bagamúkolera,
12 Haliko, iri bangaba batamútwaziizi, lyo bagayitwa ku ngooti.
13 Yabo banangora-mabi, bali mu bona Rurema buligo.
14 Bayamiri bagweti bagayifunda-funda mu bitalaalwe,
15 «Kiziga Rurema ye mu baleeza mu malibu,
16 E Hayubu, Rurema agweti agakufuusa mu nguuke,
17 Buno, keera watwirwa ulubaaja kuguma na banangora-mabi.
18 Lolaga! Utakengeere wayanga ulubaaja, mu kuhemukira ubugale.
19 Kundu wangalonga ubugale bweneene, unabe ukola kikalage,
20 Utakizi yifwija kwoꞌbushigi buyije,
21 Utanagendi yifunda mu byaha,
22 «Kengeera kwo Rurema ye mwene ubushobozi bwoshi.
23 Ndaaye úwangashungikira Rurema byo agaagira.
24 «Kwokwo, ukizi kengeera ukumúhuuza hiꞌgulu lyeꞌmikolezi yage,
25 Abandu booshi, bakoli bwini ngiisi byo Rurema ali mu gira,
26 «Ee ma! Rurema ali mukulu bweneene.
27 Ali mu yikumaniza amiiji geꞌnyaaja,
28 Iyo nvula, ali mu giyijuza mu bibungu,
29 «Ndaaye úsobanukiirwi ngiisi kweꞌbibungu biri mu yajaala,
30 Rurema ali mu tabika imilavyo imúsokanane,
31 Kwokwo, kwo Rurema ayamiri ali mu kyula,
32 Ali mu ba afumbiiti imilavyo mu maboko gaage,
33 Iyo milavyo, iri mu menyeesa kweꞌnvula ikola igaania.