1 Ebigambo bya kabaka Lemweri bye yayogera, nnyina bye yamuyigiriza.
2 Ggwe mutabani wange, ggwe mutabani w’enda yange,
3 Tomaliranga maanyi go ku bakazi,
4 Ggwe Lemweri, si kya bakabaka,
5 si kulwa nga bagunywa ne beerabira amateeka,
6 Ekitamiiza mukiwenga oyo ayagala okufa,
7 Mumuleke anywenga yeerabire obwavu bwe,
8 Yogereranga abo abatasobola kweyogerera,
9 Yogera olamulenga n’obwenkanya,
10 Omukazi omwegendereza ani ayinza okumulaba?
11 Bba amwesiga n’omutima gwe gwonna,
12 Aleetera bba essanyu so tamukola kabi,
13 Anoonya ebyoya by’endiga n’anoonya ne ppamba,
14 Ali ng’ebyombo by’abasuubuzi,
15 Agolokoka tebunnakya,
16 Alowooza ku nnimiro n’agigula;
17 Omukazi oyo akola n’amaanyi omulimu gwe,
18 Ayiiya ebyamaguzi ebirimu amagoba n’abisuubula,
19 Anyweza omuti oguluka ppamba mu mukono gwe,
20 Ayanjululiza abaavu omukono gwe,
21 Mu biseera by’obutiti taba na kutya,
22 Yeekolera ebibikka obuliri bwe,
23 Bba amanyibbwa,
24 Omukazi atunga ebyambalo ebya linena n’abitunda,
25 Amaanyi n’ekitiibwa bye byambalo bye,
26 Ayogera n’amagezi,
27 Alabirira nnyo empisa z’ab’omu nnyumba ye,
28 Abaana be bagolokoka ne bamuyita wa mukisa,
29 “Abakazi bangi abakola eby’ekitiibwa
30 Obubalagavu bulimba n’endabika ennungi teriiko kyegasa,
31 Mumusasule empeera gy’akoleredde,