1 E Rurema Nahamwitu, we mwene ukuyihoola.
2 Uyimukage, maashi!
3 E Nahano, banangora-mabi bagaahisa halinde mangoki
4 Yabo banangora-mabi, si booshi bali mu yikangaata,
5 E Nahano, yabo babi bagweti bagafutiiriza abandu baawe,
6 Yabo babi, bali mu yita banamufwiri, neꞌfuuvi,
7 Bali mu deta kwokuno:
8 E bizeeze, mutee yisaliza bwija.
9 Si Rurema ye kabumba ukutwiri, anali mu yuvwa!
10 Rurema, ye mu yerekeza ibinyamahanga.
11 Ngiisi byaꞌbandu bali mu salira,
12 E Nahano, ahiriirwi ngiisi ye ugweti ugayerekeza,
13 Kundu angalonga amakuba, si ugaki múluhuula.
14 Nahano atâye jandirire abandu baage,
15 Imaaja zaabo, zigashubi twibwa mu kati koꞌkuli.
16 Aahago! Balya banangora-mabi, nyandi úgandabaala mu kubalwisa?
17 Nahano átaki be ye gandabaala,
18 E Nahano, ikyanya nꞌgakutabaaza, mbu ulushando lwani lukola mu tyerera,
19 Neꞌkyanya nâli yuvwiti ingerania,
20 Abaami babi, ka byangaziga kwo muyijibane? Nanga maashi!
21 Bali mu yibiika kuguma, gira bahagane na ábakwaniini,
22 Kundu kwokwo, Nahano Rurema ye gweti úgakizi njuutira.
23 Yabo babi, ikyanya bali mu yifunda mu byaha,