1 Nka byalu ku̱bi̱tetagi̱sya mu kyanda, rundi ndagali̱ mu b̯wi̱re b̯wa kukesa,
2 Nka mantanta akwelongoolya atakwi̱cya,
3 Mbooko zikuuta mbaraasi, nkobba nizibboha mi̱nwa mya ndogoyi̱,
4 Mudoma otali̱mwi̱ramwo mu mu̱li̱ngo gwa b̯udoma,
5 Bei̱tu̱ nookwi̱ramwo badoma, bolookye nka kubali basu̱ru̱,
6 Kutuma mudoma b̯ukwenda,
7 Nka magulu ga mulima kugeicala nigasuleeba,
8 Kuha mudoma ki̱ti̱i̱ni̱sa
9 Lugeera lwa badoma bacwa,
10 Muntu akoresya mudoma milimo rundi muntu gyakagi̱i̱rye,
11 Mudoma ei̱ri̱ra kukora byab̯udoma,
12 Waaweeni̱ho muntu akwezeta wa magezi̱?
13 Mugarei akuweera, “Ntali gili hanzei mu muhanda!
14 Nka mulyangu kugwicala nigwehinduhindulira ha pata zaagwo,
15 Mugarei waakolya itongi mu nnyeni̱,
16 Mugarei yeezeta mu̱gezi̱
17 Muntu yeezi̱ngi̱i̱rya mu mpaka zitakumukwataho,
18 Eisana nka muntu mugweraru,
19 yooyo muntu agobya mwi̱ra,
20 Nkwi̱ hazitali mworo gu̱lu̱mambe,
21 Muntu abyokereerya izongobo aleeta kulwana,
22 Makuru gacwe ganolira akugegwa
23 Bantu babaza birungi nibakutekereza kukora bibiibi,
24 Muntu wa nnobi̱, agobyagobya bantu na bigambu byamwe,
25 Nab̯walibazanga birungi teetei̱, otalimwikiriza,
26 Nnobi̱ gyamwe gisobora kwebi̱sa hab̯wa bu̱gobya,
27 Muntu alilima b̯u̱hya, ali̱b̯u̱gwamwo,
28 Kalimi kab̯u̱gobya kanoba gi̱kagobeerye,