1 Tala liloba oyo mosakoli Abakuki azwaki na emoniseli :
2 Oh Yawe, kino tango nini
3 Mpo na nini ozali kolakisa ngai
4 Yango wana bato bazali kotosa lisusu mibeko te,
5 Botala nanu malamu bikolo mosusu
6 Nakotindela bino bato ya Babiloni,
7 Bazali bato ya somo mpe bato oyo babangisaka,
8 Bampunda na bango ekimaka mbangu
9 Bango nyonso bayaka nzela moko
10 Batiolaka bakonzi mpe basekaka bakambi,
11 balekaka lokola mopepe
12 Boni, ozali Yawe te wuta na ebandeli ?
13 Miso na Yo ezali peto koleka,
14 Okomisi bato lokola bambisi ya ebale,
15 Moto mabe azwaka yango nyonso na ndobo,
16 Bongo abonzelaka monyama na ye mbeka,
17 Boni, akosepela solo kotika