1 Mwana mu̱gezi̱ yeegwa bbaawe byakumulamba,
2 Murungi byabaza bi̱mu̱heesya birungi,
3 Akwerinda kalimi alinda b̯womi b̯wamwe,
4 Bantu bagarei bendya bintu kandi tibabitunga,
5 Muntu murungi anoba b̯u̱gobya,
6 B̯urungi b̯ulinda mwinganiza,
7 Haloho yeefoora mu̱gu̱u̱da naali munaku,
8 Mu̱gu̱u̱da acungurwa itungu lyamwe,
9 Barungi beisana taara gikwaka ni̱gi̱syani̱a
10 Myehembu mileeta b̯ujune,
11 Itungu lya b̯wangu b̯wangu limalika b̯wangu,
12 Ku̱ni̱hi̱ra mu kitaabbeho ki̱hi̱mbi̱sya mutima,
13 Atalambwa yeeleetera b̯ujune,
14 Kwegesya kwa bagezi̱, gubba musu gwa b̯womi,
15 Kwetegereza kuleeta mbabazi̱,
16 Mu̱gezi̱, akoresya kwetegereza
17 Mukwenda ateesigwa aleeta b̯ujune,
18 Agaya kuhab̯urwa, yeegimbira nnaku na muswaru,
19 Kutunga kiwegombanga kikuha kusemererwa,
20 Alibata na bagezi̱, nayo abba mu̱gezi̱,
21 Kabii kagyenda na babiibi,
22 Murungi ati̱ga itungu libagwetera na beezukulu,
23 Kisambu kya munaku kyerya binene,
24 Atakwata mubbeere kuhab̯ura mwanawe abba amu̱nobi̱ri̱,
25 Barungi babba nabibakudya nibeicuta,