1 Musengwa, ohuŋwa ahale nahale obaaye mago geefe.
2 Konyo otonde esozi oba konyo otonde ehyalo nʼebirimo,
3 Wagamyayo abaatu mwiroba
4 Emyaha olukumi hu ewe jiri hyʼoludaalo olwejo olwabitire
5 Ogima abaatu batiina emagombe mangumangu,
6 wayire mu mugamba limera,
7 Obusungu wuwo butusihiirisa,
8 Ebibi byefe biri ŋalafu eyi oli,
9 Emyaha jeefe jisaliwaho olwʼobusungu wuwo,
10 Obungi wʼendaalo ejʼobulamu weefe jiri emyaha esanvu,
11 Njʼani amanyire amaani gʼobusungu wuwo?
12 Tusomese obuupi wʼendaalo jʼobulamu weefe,
13 O Musengwa, olyosa ŋe ohuba nʼobusungu?
14 Otwijusenga nʼohwenda huhwo ohubitiirifu mu mugamba,
15 Tuŋe esangaalo ohutusasula ebiseera bira ebyʼohubonaabona,
16 Olage abaŋeeresa babo ebyamaliholiho,
17 Leha ehisasabirisi hya Musengwa Hatonda weefe hitubeho,